The fifth studio long-player and first outing from
Breaking Benjamin to rely on the talents of a more or less completely new lineup (founder, frontman, and namesake Benjamin Burnley remains at the wheel),
Dark Before Dawn, which also features the talents of
Shaun Foist (Picture Me Broken), bassist
Aaron Bruch, former
Red guitarist
Jasen Rauch, and ex-
Adelitas Way guitarist
Keith Wallen, stays true to the band's unwavering allegiance to all things late-'90s/early-2000s post-grunge/hard rock. In the six years since 2009's
Dear Agony, Burnley has endured issues of both the legal and health varieties, and much of the 12-track set is spent attempting to process that period of personal upheaval, with standout cuts like the slow-burn single "Failure," the anthemic "Defeated," and the soaring "Close to Heaven" and "Angels Fall" leading the charge.
![Title: Dark Adrenaline [Bonus Track]](https://prodimage.images-bn.com/mimages/0000000000000_p0_v0_s90x140.jpg)
![Title: Here and Now [Clear & Black Vinyl]](https://prodimage.images-bn.com/pimages/4059251380269_p0_v1_s90x140.jpg)
![Title: Leave Scars [Deluxe Edition]](https://prodimage.images-bn.com/pimages/5051099620889_p0_v1_s90x140.jpg)