Keith Wallen
| Keith Wallen | |
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Keith Wallen performing on February 14, 2015.
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Keith Wallen |
| Born |
February 24, 1980 Beckley, West Virginia, US |
| Genres | Alternative rock, alternative metal, post-grunge, hard rock, indie, ambient |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, Record Producer |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, piano |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Labels | Rockpie Records, Virgin, Hollywood |
| Associated acts | Breaking Benjamin, Adelitas Way, Copper |
| Website | facebook |
Keith Wallen (born February 24, 1980) is an American musician, singer-songwriter from Beckley, West Virginia, best known as the rhythm guitarist and backing vocalist of alternative metal band Breaking Benjamin, former guitarist and backing vocalist of Adelitas Way and the co-founder/lead singer/guitarist for Knoxville, TN based band Copper.
Wallen also co-wrote songs with Pillar ("Call to Action" and "Lose It All" from Confessions), Fuel ("Scars in the Making" from Angels & Devils), Saving Abel ("She Got Over Me" from Saving Abel) and Emmaus Road ("Unbelief" from Transformed).
Copper's roots go back to Beckley, WV, where Wallen and lead guitarist Shane Bragg had been friends since the first grade. They teamed up for occasional acoustic shows, but only began seriously putting a band together while Wallen was attending college at University of Tennessee in Knoxville and Bragg was enrolled at Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro. The original lineup included Wallen, Bragg, bass player Brad Reynolds, and a rotating pair of drummers. They recorded Copper's debut album, Exchange (2001). Drummer/singer Brack Owens joined soon after Exchange was released, and a second album, The Fragile Fall, was recorded with producer Travis Wyrick and released in 2003. Bragg then left the band and was replaced by Shawn Lickliter. Owens and Lickiter were later replaced by Lincoln Nesto on drums and Mike Barnes on lead guitar.
The first single from The Fragile Fall, "By Now" went to Active and Modern Rock radio and entered the Top 50 within nine weeks. "Turn" was the second single, was also registered on Radio & Records Active "Most Added" chart for two straight weeks, and reached the Top 50 as well. In support of the album, a music video for a song "Inside and Out" was released.
In 2005 Copper was selected from 3000 participants as the winner of J. D'Addario/Guitar.com/FUSE "We're Listening" contest, resulting in appearance on the FUSE Daily Download in March 2006 and being the centerpiece of D'Addarios television and print campaign.
In 2008 Copper released their third album, Take My Chances. It included single "Broken Sky" and a song "Call to Action", which was covered and re-recorded by a Christian rock band Pillar for their album Confessions in 2009. Soon after the album release Copper went on hiatus, playing only one reunion show in 2011 since then.
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