PENNSYLVANIA ROCKERS BREAKING BENJAMIN DROPPED THE LEAD SINGLE FROM THEIR 4TH AND POTENTIALLY FINAL STUDIO ALBUM DEAR AGONY ON THIS DATE IN 2009…SOON AFTER, THEY WENT ON AN EXTENDED BREAK DUE TO FRONTMAN BENJAMIN BURNLEY’S CHRONIC ILLNESS CAUSED BY ALCOHOL ABUSE. IRONICALLY, DEAR AGONY WAS THE FIRST ALBUM BURNLEY WROTE WHILE COMPLETELY SOBER BUT THE DAMAGE TO HIS BODY PERSISTED, AND WHILE THE BAND WAS ON TOUR EARLY ON IN 2010 IN SUPPORT OF THE ALBUM BURNLEY’S ILLNESSES FORCED THE THEM TO STEP AWAY FROM TOURING AND THEY WENT ON AN INDEFINITE HIATUS AND DIDN’T RESURFACE UNTIL 2014 BUT WITH ALL NEW MEMBERS EXCEPT FOR NAMESAKE BENJAMIN BURNLEY STILL AT THE HELM…THE LEAD SINGLE OFF OF DEAR AGONY SPENT 2 WEEKS AT THE TOP OF THE BILLBOARD ROCK CHART…HERE IT IS…”I WILL NOT BOW” ~ROXY
