Editing Breaking Benjamin (section)

===''Ember'' (2017–2018)===
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The group's sixth studio album was first revealed to be completed in August 2017.{{sfn|Hartmann|2017}} The band toured with [[Avenged Sevenfold]] and [[Bullet For My Valentine]] on their North American tour,{{sfn|Childers|2017}} following with a U.S. mini-tour with [[10 Years (band)|10 Years]], and then a tour with [[Five Finger Death Punch]] beginning in the second quarter of 2018.{{sfn|Payne|2018}} In December 2017, ''[[Ember (album)|Ember]]'' and its lead single "[[Red Cold River]]" were announced for release in the second quarter of 2018 and January 5, 2018, respectively.{{sfn|Blabbermouth|2017}} On January 26, "Feed the Wolf" was released as a pre-order bonus, along with a release date for the album of April 13, 2018.{{sfn|Divita|2018}} Three subsequent songs—"Blood",{{sfn|Divita|2018b}} "Psycho",{{sfn|Divita|2018c}} and "Save Yourself"{{sfn|Hartmann|2018}}—were released ahead of the album as promotional releases. It sold 88,000 units in its first week of sales, debuting at No. 3 on the ''Billboard'' 200.{{sfn|Caulfield|2018}} "Red Cold River" peaked at No. 2 on the Mainstream Rock Songs chart,{{sfn|Billboard Mainstream Rock Songs 1061958}} and No. 5 on the Hot Rock Songs chart.{{sfn|Billboard Hot Rock Songs 1061958}}

Writing for the album began in 2016, with recording primarily happening in 2017.{{sfn|Mitchell|2017}} While Burnley remained the primary composer for the album, he stated that around half of it was written by the rest of the band.{{sfn|Wendowski|2018}} Burnley returned to producing for the album, along with the rest of the band,{{sfn|Davis|2018}} a first for the group. Rauch commented that the album pushes the boundaries with heavier material than the band's done in the past. He said "playing-wise, it's the most difficult album", and that they took advantage of the three-guitar player dynamic, but that the album nonetheless does not depart from Breaking Benjamin's established sound.{{sfn|Anderson|2017|loc=event occurs at 01:43}} Burnley explained that there was demand for heavier material from fans, and that the group was happy to reflect that.{{sfn|Burnley|2017|loc=event occurs at 03:25}} He later explained that he believed fans gravitated to the heavier side of the band, but that "we also make sure to explore our melodic and softer side too", saying that the album seeks to give both sides to the furthest degree.{{sfn|Blabbermouth|2018}}

Burnley stated that he chose ''Ember'' as the album title as something that could be the end of something or the start of it, but emphasized an intentional ambiguity to leave it open to interpretation.{{sfn|Wendowski|2018}} Official music videos were released for singles "Red Cold River", "[[Torn in Two]]", and "[[Tourniquet (Breaking Benjamin song)|Tourniquet]]" on January 18, April 12, and December 13, respectively, with Burnley explaining that they are part of a three-part continuity. The music video for "Torn in Two" is a continuation of a narrative started by "Red Cold River", and features references to all of Breaking Benjamin's past music videos.{{sfn|Wendowski|2018}} "Tourniquet" concludes the trilogy as a sequel to both previous videos.{{sfn|Christopher|2018}} Dancer and actor [[Derek Hough]] (who had previously covered "[[Ashes of Eden (song)|Ashes of Eden]]" in a choreographed music video){{sfn|Ganz|2017}} has an appearance on the album, saying that the opportunity was "a dream come true".{{sfn|Stubblebine|2017}} Burnley later explained that he reached out to Hough after seeing his cover of "Ashes of Eden", and that the song he is featured on is "The Dark of You".{{sfn|Childers|2018}}

[[File:Breaking Benjamin Louder Than Life Louisville 2019-09-29.jpg|thumb|Breaking Benjamin performing at [[Louder Than Life]] in 2019]]''Ember'' received mostly positive critical reception, and was noted both for its familiarity and its heavier stylistic shift. AllMusic's Neil Yeung gave a generally favorable review but emphasized its familiarity, saying, "As far as variety goes, this is a fairly standard collection of tunes from a band that is mainly concerned with giving fans what they want and expect."{{sfn|Yeung|2018}} Conversely, [[Loudwire]]'s Chad Childers called ''Ember'' "a heavy record—not just in terms of sound where you could argue that they've never sounded heavier, but also in terms of lyrical content", saying the group is "proving that they're better (and yes, heavier) than ever with plenty still left to say".{{sfn|Childers|2018b}} 

Luke Nuttall of ''The Soundboard'' gave the album a mixed review, saying, "Even the most dedicated diehard has to admit that this is far from groundbreaking or any sort of departure from their past material, and such an unashamed recycling of work seldom leads to positive results", but adding, "''Ember'' manages to elevate above radio-rock's most uninspired efforts, but this is purely for those who've been there all the way through; for everyone else, it's there to embrace or avoid as per want."{{sfn|Nuttall|2018}}