Título: Breaking Benjamin
Seção: Formation and Saturate (1998-2003)
Background: Breaking Benjamin is an American rock band from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, founded in 1998 by lead singer and guitarist Benjamin Burnley and drummer Jeremy Hummel. The first lineup of the band also included guitarist Aaron Fink and bassist Mark Klepaski. This lineup released two albums, Saturate (2002) and We Are Not Alone (2004), before Hummel was replaced by Chad Szeliga in 2005. The band released two more studio albums, Phobia (2006) and Dear Agony (2009), before entering an extended hiatus in early 2010 due to Burnley's recurring illnesses.

Conteúdo: 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 for breaking my fucking mic." This band included guitarist Aaron Fink, bassist Nick Hoover, and drummer Chris Lightcap, but soon broke up when Burnley moved to California. After returning to Pennsylvania with drummer Jeremy Hummel, Burnley formed Plan 9, which also included bassist Jason Davoli. Plan 9, a reference to Plan 9 from Outer Space, was continually misnamed as "Planet 9", therefore the group reclaimed the name Breaking Benjamin from the previous band, as Burnley still had promotional stickers with that name.  The three-piece first gained attention when Freddie Fabbri, a DJ for active rock radio station WBSX, put the group's track "Polyamorous" in rotation. 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. Jonathan "Bug" Price was credited on bass, replacing Davoli. After growing dissatisfied with their previous band, former bandmate Aaron Fink and bassist Mark Klepaski joined Breaking Benjamin. In early 2002, over a dozen record companies visited a two-night showcase where Breaking Benjamin was playing, and the group subsequently 

user: How many drummers did they audition?

assistant: This band included guitarist Aaron Fink, bassist Nick Hoover, and drummer Chris Lightcap,

user: How many copies of Phobia were sold?

assistant: CANNOTANSWER

user: When was Phobia released?

assistant: Breaking Benjamin began recording their first full-length major-label record, Saturate, which was released on August 7, 2002

user: Which other bands have Breaking Benjamin toured with?

assistant: In early 2003, Breaking Benjamin participated in the Jagermeister Music Tour, then toured as a supporting act for Godsmack.

user: What is the name of the new drummer for Breaking Benjamin?

assistant: After returning to Pennsylvania with drummer Jeremy Hummel,

user: What is the name of the former drummer of Breaking Benjamin?

assistant: This band included guitarist Aaron Fink, bassist Nick Hoover, and drummer Chris Lightcap,

user: How was the album received by critics?

assistant: 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,