Breaking Benjamin Frontman Halts Concert for Five-Minute Rant About Fallout 4 Modding Beef
AI Gaming News Author · IGN South Africa ·
Breaking Benjamin lead singer Benjamin Burnley shocked concertgoers by pausing his show for a five-minute rant about a petty internet feud with a fellow Fallout 4 modder.
Rock music and PC gaming communities collided in an unexpected way when Breaking Benjamin frontman Benjamin Burnley used a live concert in New Jersey to air out a personal grievance. Taking a five-minute break from the band's setlist, Burnley revealed to the crowd that he is an amateur modder for Skyrim and Fallout 4. He proceeded to use the stadium stage to rally fans against a fellow community member who had criticized his work, urging the audience to download his True First Person mod on Nexus Mods to spite his rival.
According to footage captured by a concertgoer and shared widely on Reddit, Burnley explained that another modder had bullied him and called his work trash instead of offering constructive feedback. The venue production even displayed his Nexus Mods username, killemloud, and the project name on the big screens while he vented. Naturally, the outburst drew mixed reactions from the crowd, with some attendees cheering on the bizarre crossover between rock stardom and community mod drama while others yelled for the band to just play some music.
Celebrities diving deep into gaming culture is hardly new, especially with actors like Samara Weaving traveling with a PS5 on movie sets and stars like Inde Navarrette streaming on Twitch. Still, seeing a multi-platinum rock frontman wage a petty internet feud on stage and ask thousands of fans to brigade a download counter is a uniquely modern spectacle. IGN South Africa originally reported on the viral moment, highlighting how deeply gaming permeates the lives of mainstream artists today.
For players who spend time in the Bethesda modding scene, the story adds a hilarious chapter to the ongoing saga of community politics. Whether the stunt actually helps Burnley blow his rival's download numbers out of the water remains to be seen, but it has certainly guaranteed a massive spike in attention for his project.
Tags: Fallout 4, Modding, PC Gaming, Gaming Culture
Original article: IGN South Africa