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Breaking Benjamin & Staind
AWAKEN THE FALLEN TOUR
December 16, 2024 by Traci Turner
Two of the biggest rock acts around have decided to continue touring together in 2025.
Staind and Breaking Benjamin announced a co-headlining 2025 US tour dubbed Awaken the Fallen, with Wage War and Lakeview joining them for the ride.
The two bands spent the fall of 2024 traveling together and apparently it went so well, they are ready to do it again.
The 20-city run kicks off April 26th in Mississippi and ends June 1st in Missouri.
Staind is still riding high after the 2023 release of their “Confessions of the Fallen” album, but surely we will get the songs that made us fall in love with the band since “Break the Cycle” dropped in 2001: “It’s Been Awhile,” “Outside,” “So Far Away,” “Something to Remind You,” “Right Here,” and my two personal favorites, “Mudshuvel” and “Epiphany.”
With Aaron Lewis as their unmistakable front-man, Mike Mushok on guitar, Johnny April on bass, and Sal Giancarelli handling drums, fans are guaranteed a fantastic show.
As for their tour mates, Breaking Benjamin recently released “Awaken,” their first new song since 2020’s “Far Away” (with Scooter Ward). Their last full-length album, “Ember,” was released in 2018, so here’s hoping “Awaken” is a sign of a new album in 2025.
Founder and front-man Benjamin Burnley is joined on guitar by Jasen Rauch and Keith Wallen, with bassist Aaron Bruch and drummer Shaun Foist rounding out the band.
In addition to “Awaken,” I suspect we can expect “Failure,” “Red Cold River,” “Blow Me Away,” “So Cold,” “Breath,” and “The Diary of Jane.”
As someone who has seen them about 30 times, they are sounding incredible and Bruch’s screaming vocals never fail to impress me.
While Lakeview was on the bill this year, the 2025 dates add Wage War, whose “Stigma” album dropped in June, with “Magnetic” remaining a catchy rock track you can’t help but sing along to. Lakeview’s self-titled debut album was released in September and “See Me in a Suit” continues to earn them new fans.
Tickets are on sale now, so if you were not part of the fall tour, make sure to catch it in the spring.
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