Shortly afterward, Breaking Benjamin began recording their first full-length major-label record, Saturate , which was released on August 27, 2002, and produced by Ulrich Wild .
In early 2002, over a dozen record companies visited a two-night showcase where Breaking Benjamin was playing, and the group subsequently signed with Hollywood Records.
Out of the little media coverage received, Saturate garnered positive reception, with Jason Taylor from AllMusic stating that the album “has serious potential to become one of 2002’s most successful debuts”, feeling that “although it is repetitive and generic, it is undeniably addictive”, ultimately scoring the album 2.5 out of…
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After it became the number one requested track on the station, Fabbri financed the recording of the group’s eponymous EP , which sold all 2,000 copies that were printed in 2001.
Benjamin Burnley was originally in a band named Breaking Benjamin in 1998, that played “softer music”, such as Weezer and the Beatles covers, and was “nothing like” subsequent lineups. The name originates from an incident in which Burnley broke a borrowed microphone, prompting its owner to retort, “Thanks to Benjamin…
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