The New Breaking Benjamin Single Is "Something Wicked"

Last night, with barely any warning, alt-metal juggernauts Breaking Benjamin released "Something Wicked," the new single from their next album. For those keeping track at home, this is the album's second single, following "Awaken," which was released nearly eighteen months ago to the day. Fortunately, to hear the band tell it, the recording of their new album is more or less finished, with the final vocals being recorded at Welcome To Rockville. The still-untitled seventh album is the follow-up to 2018's Ember.

I can't pretend any longer / You slowly divide and conquer this way / I feel it becoming stronger / By light of dawn something wicked this way comes

As for the track itself, fans have been quick to point out how it harkens back to the band's early days, specifically their gold-selling 2002 debut Saturate and it's Platinum-selling follow-up, 2004's We Are Not Alone. Lead singer/ guitarist Benjamin Burnley's vocals in particular give the track some classic Breaking Benjamin flavor, as he effortlessly shifts between melancholy harmonies and that signature scream. The best moment comes when Burnley has fun with the end of the line "Bare the burden alone with no fear."

While no date is set for this new album, fans have plenty of opportunities to see Breaking Benjamin live this summer. The band will perform at Sonic Temple tomorrow, May 14th, in Columbus, Ohio. And starting next month, they'll hit the road with fellow alt-metal behemoths Chevelle for a co-headlining European/UK tour. In September, both bands will make their way back to the States for a tour with special guests STARSET and Kami Kehoe.

Check out the new track and tour dates below.

Breaking Benjamin's most recent album, Ember, is out now on Hollywood Records.

Sonic Temple
05/14 Columbus, OH @ Historic Crew Stadium

UK/EU Tour 2026
06/06 Nuremberg, DE @ Rock im Park *
06/07 Nürburg, RP @ Rock Am Ring *
06/09 Leipzig, SN @ Felsenkeller Leipzig
06/11 Hradec Kralove, CZ @ Rock for People *
06/12 Nickelsdorf, AT @ Nova Rock Festival *
06/13 Interlaken, CH @ Greenfield Festival *
06/15 Hamburg, HH @ Grosse Freiheit 36
06/16 Cologne, DE @ Live Music Hall
06/18 Clisson, FR @ Hellfest *
06/19 Dessel, BE @ Graspop Metal Meeting *
06/22 Berlin, DE @ Huxley's Neue Welt
06/23 Warsaw, PL @ Progresja Scena Letnia
06/25 Budapest, HU @ Barba Negra Track
06/27 Bucharest, RO @ Arenale Romane
06/29 Sofia, BG @ Arena 8888
06/30 Belgrade, RS @ New Tekstil
07/02 Zagreb, HR @ Culture Factory
07/03 Milan, IT @ Alcatraz Milano +
07/05 Barcelona, ES @ Barcelona Rock Fest *
07/07 Paris, FR @ Bataclan +
07/08 Amsterdam, NL @ AFAS Live +
07/10 Birmingham, UK @ O2 Institute +
07/11 Glasgow, UK @ O2 Academy +
07/13 Belfast, IE @ Telegraph Building +
07/14 Dublin, IE @ National Stadium +
07/16 Manchester, UK @ O2 Ritz +
07/17 London, UK @ O2 Forum Kentish Town +

+ with Chevelle
* festival appearance

Fall Tour 2026
9/2 Camden, NJ @ Freedom Mortgage Pavilion
9/3 Bridgeport, CT @ Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater
9/5 Wantagh, NY @ Northwell at Jones Beach Theater
9/6 Holmdel, NJ @ PNC Bank Arts Center
9/9 Toronto, ON @ RBC Amphitheatre
9/10 Darien Center, NY @ Darien Lake Amphitheater
9/12 Allegan, MI @ Allegan County Fair
9/13 Clarkston, MI @ Pine Knob Music Theatre
9/15 Burgettstown, PA @ The Pavilion at Star Lake
9/16 Noblesville, IN @ Ruoff Music Center
9/18 Tinley Park, IL @ Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre
9/20 Council Bluffs, IA @ Mid America Center
9/22 Shakopee, MN @ Mystic Lake Amphitheater
9/24 Kansas City, MO @ Morton Amphitheater
9/25 St. Louis, MO @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheater
9/28 Denver, CO @ Ball Arena
9/30 West Valley City, UT @ Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre
10/2 Las Vegas, NV @ Michelob ULTRA Arena
10/3 Anaheim, CA @ Honda Center
10/5 Phoenix, AZ @ Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre
10/7 Albuquerque, NM @ First Financial Credit Union Amphitheater
10/10 The Woodlands, TX @ The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
10/12 Fort Worth, TX @ Dickies Arena
10/13 Rogers, AR @ Walmart AMP
10/16 Tuscaloosa, AL @ Mercedes-Benz Amphitheatre
10/17 Alpharetta, GA @ Ameris Bank Amphitheatre
10/19 Tampa, FL @ MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre
10/20 West Palm Beach, FL @ iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre
10/23 Raleigh, NC @ Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek
10/24 Bristow, VA @ Jiffy Lube Live

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