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** Anthem Of The Angels was written about Ben's grandfather who passed away due to Alzemhiers.

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** Anthem Of The Angels was written about Ben's grandfather who passed away due to Alzemhiers.Alzheimer's.
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** When he was younger Ben suffered from depression and self destructive tendencies which lead him to try to drink himself to death. Songs like Away, Water, Dance With The Devil, Never Again are about his experiences with his addiction. Due to his excess drinking, he suffers from health problems. The fourth ablum Dear Agony is mostly about this.
** Anthem Of The Angels was written about Ben's grandfather who passed away due to Alzemhiers.
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** "Blow Me Away" appearing in Halo 2 could also count as this, as Ben is a huge fan of the Halo series.

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** "Blow Me Away" appearing in Halo 2 ''Halo 2'' could also count as this, as Ben is a huge fan of the Halo ''Franchise/{{Halo}}'' series.
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** Derek Hough who provides the backing vocals of "The Dark of You" is also a fan who previously [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phw49dse-J0 covered "Ashes of Eden"]].

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** Derek Hough Creator/DerekHough who provides the backing vocals of "The Dark of You" is also a fan who previously [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phw49dse-J0 covered "Ashes of Eden"]].
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** The label essentially led to the splitting of the classic lineup by bribing Aaron and Mark to sign off on some stuff without asking Ben while he was fighting his health issues.

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** The label essentially led to the splitting of the classic lineup by bribing Aaron and Mark to sign off on some stuff stuff, including a remix of "Blow Me Away" and allow the release of the greatests hits album, without asking Ben while he was fighting his health issues.
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* TakeThat: Ben did one of these to the reboot of Star Wars: Battlefront on his Instagram account. He claims he was supposed to promote the game in return for payment, but decided to violate the agreement because of how terrible he found the game.
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** The label essentially led to the splitting of the classic lineup by bribing Aaron and Mark to sign off on some stuff without asking Ben while he was fighting his health issues.
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* OneOfUs:
** At a concert they even asked their fans if they were excited for ''VideoGame/{{Halo 3}}''. Ben Burnley's also been seen wearing a T-shirt with the [[Franchise/{{Transformers}} Autobots logo.]]
** And of course one can't forget that they also contributed a song for the soundtrack to ''VideoGame/{{Halo 2}}''. Safe to say these guys love them some Halo.
** Ben is also a huge fan of ''Franchise/StarWars''-- the Original Trilogy and ''Film/TheForceAwakens'', not the Prequels or ''VideoGame/StarWarsBattlefront2015''; [[https://www.gamespot.com/articles/singer-who-destroyed-star-wars-battlefront-disc-an/1100-6432616/ he destroyed his copy of the latter]].
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** Derek Hough who provides the backing vocals of "The Dark of You" is also a fan who previously [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phw49dse-J0 covered "Ashes of Eden"]].

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* OneOfUs: At a concert they even asked their fans if they were excited for ''VideoGame/{{Halo 3}}''. Ben Burnley's also been seen wearing a T-shirt with the [[Franchise/{{Transformers}} Autobots logo.]]

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At a concert they even asked their fans if they were excited for ''VideoGame/{{Halo 3}}''. Ben Burnley's also been seen wearing a T-shirt with the [[Franchise/{{Transformers}} Autobots logo.]]



** Ben is also a huge fan of ''Franchise/StarWars''-- the Original Trilogy and ''Film/TheForceAwakens'', not the Prequels.
* PromotedFanboy: Shaun Foist was a fan before joining the band in 2014.

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** Ben is also a huge fan of ''Franchise/StarWars''-- the Original Trilogy and ''Film/TheForceAwakens'', not the Prequels.
Prequels or ''VideoGame/StarWarsBattlefront2015''; [[https://www.gamespot.com/articles/singer-who-destroyed-star-wars-battlefront-disc-an/1100-6432616/ he destroyed his copy of the latter]].
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Shaun Foist was a fan before joining the band in 2014.
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* TakeThat: Did one of these to the reboot of Star Wars: Battlefront on his instagram account. He claims he was supposed to promote the game in return for payment, but decided to violate the agreement because of how terrible he found the game.

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* TakeThat: Did Ben did one of these to the reboot of Star Wars: Battlefront on his instagram Instagram account. He claims he was supposed to promote the game in return for payment, but decided to violate the agreement because of how terrible he found the game.
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** "Blow Me Away" appearing in Halo 2 could also count as this, as Ben is a huge fan of the Halo series.
* TakeThat: Did one of these to the reboot of Star Wars: Battlefront on his instagram account. He claims he was supposed to promote the game in return for payment, but decided to violate the agreement because of how terrible he found the game.
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** Ben is also a huge fan of ''StarWars''-- the Original Trilogy and ''TheForceAwakens'', not the Prequels.

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** Ben is also a huge fan of ''StarWars''-- ''Franchise/StarWars''-- the Original Trilogy and ''TheForceAwakens'', ''Film/TheForceAwakens'', not the Prequels.
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** Ben is also a huge fan of ''StarWars''-- the Original Trilogy and ''TheForceAwakens'', not the Prequels.

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* BreakawayPopHit: "Blow Me Away" from the Halo 2 soundtrack.

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* BreakawayPopHit: "Blow Me Away" from the Halo 2 ''VideoGame/{{Halo 2}}'' soundtrack.



* OneOfUs: At a concert they even asked their fans if they were excited for ''VideoGame/{{Halo 3}}''. Ben Burnley's also been seen wearing a T-shirt with the [[{{Transformers}} Autobots logo.]]

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* OneOfUs: At a concert they even asked their fans if they were excited for ''VideoGame/{{Halo 3}}''. Ben Burnley's also been seen wearing a T-shirt with the [[{{Transformers}} [[Franchise/{{Transformers}} Autobots logo.]]



* PromotedFanboy: Shaun Foist was a fan before joining the band in 2014.

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* PromotedFanboy: Shaun Foist was a fan before joining the band in 2014.2014.
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* BreakawayPopHit: "Blow Me Away" from the Halo 2 soundtrack.
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** And of course one can't forget that they also contributed a song for the soundtrack to ''VideoGame/{{Halo 2}}''. Safe to say these guys love them some Halo.

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** And of course one can't forget that they also contributed a song for the soundtrack to ''VideoGame/{{Halo 2}}''. Safe to say these guys love them some Halo.Halo.
* PromotedFanboy: Shaun Foist was a fan before joining the band in 2014.
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* OneOfUs: At a concert they even asked their fans if they were excited for ''VideoGame/{{Halo 3}}''. Ben Burnley's also been seen wearing a T-shirt with the [[{{Transformers}} Autobots logo.]]

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* OneOfUs: At a concert they even asked their fans if they were excited for ''VideoGame/{{Halo 3}}''. Ben Burnley's also been seen wearing a T-shirt with the [[{{Transformers}} Autobots logo.]]]]
** And of course one can't forget that they also contributed a song for the soundtrack to ''VideoGame/{{Halo 2}}''. Safe to say these guys love them some Halo.
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* CreatorBreakdown: ''Dear Agony'' was written during the time that Ben Burnley began to suffer from numerous health issues. The title track was written about his ailments.
* ExecutiveMeddling: A minor example, the band originally wanted to release the song "Medicate" as a single, but the record company insisted on releasing "Skin" first. This is why [[CreatorBacklash Ben Burnley dislikes playing "Skin".]]
* OneOfUs: At a concert they even asked their fans if they were excited for ''VideoGame/{{Halo 3}}''. Ben Burnley's also been seen wearing a T-shirt with the [[{{Transformers}} Autobots logo.]]

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