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Breaking Benjamin's Last studio album, Ember debuted at #3 on the Billboard Top 200 and marked the multiplatinum band's fourth Top 5 debut on the Billboard Top 200, following 2015's #1 debut for Dark Before Dawn (Gold), 2009's Dear Agony (Platinum) at #4 and 2006's Phobia (Platinum) at #2. Ember spun off two #1 hits at Active Rock Radio with "Red Cold River" and "Torn In Two" marking the band's ninth #1 song. Their latest release, Aurora, featuring reimagined versions of the band's biggest hits and fan favorites also features special guests Lacey Sturm (ex-Flyleaf), Scooter Ward (Cold) and Spencer Chamberlain (Underoath). Aurora and Ember add to a healthy 7MM+ total album units sold for Breaking Benjamin, charting Top 10 across numerous countries worldwide and topping #1 charts across multiple genres, including Top Alternative Albums, Top Rock Albums, Top Hard Rock Albums and Top Digital Albums. Breaking Benjamin boasts an impressive 6.8 billion combined audio/video streams worldwide with a social imprint of over 6.5MM, a testament to the band's global influence and loyal fan base.

"It's good to be back in the Alter Bridge battle," Myles leaves off. "Every time we do a record, I'm reminded of how great it is to have this passionate and loyal audience. We don't take it lightly. We consider it an honor that people let us into their lives that way."

Formed in 2005 by guitarist and tech-guru Misha Mansoor, Periphery released their self-titled, debut album in the spring of 2010. In the few years since the band's introduction, the members of Periphery (vocalist Spencer Sotelo, Mansoor, guitarists Jake Bowen and Mark Holcomb, bassist Adam Getwood and drummer Matt Halpern) have been heralded as some of heavy music's best and brightest new players and innovators. They have landed on the covers of Guitar World, Modern Drummer and Bass Player magazines for their adept skill at balancing technically innovative playing alongside songwriting that's "enjoyable, occasionally evocative, and often brilliant" (Metal Sucks). The band's 2012 release, Periphery II: This Time It's Personal established "their own sonic territory" with their sophomore album, emphasizing "melody and texture over heaviness, resulting in a more mature and accessible sound (Revolver). Rolling Stone recently profiled Mansoor in their "Young Guns" series, highlighting the next generation's most notable guitar players.