Published: July 15, 2025 · 10:35 AM EDT
Photo Credit: KEITH WALLEN
Guitarist and solo artist KEITH WALLEN (BREAKING BENJAMIN) breathes new life into Im With You by Avril Lavigne, unveiling a heartfelt and atmospheric video version.
BREAKING BENJAMIN guitarist KEITH WALLEN dropped his most recent solo album Infinity Now last year via Rise Records. He is continuing to release new music. Today, he throws his fans a glorious and gorgeous curveball with an unexpected but on point cover of Avril Lavigne's contemplative classic "I'm With You." The video finds Wallen, back to the camera, in an open box truck, singing as thought his life depends on it.
As it were, the song had a lasting impact on Wallen.
"'I'm With You' is a song that takes us all back to the early 2000s," Wallen offers. "We were younger and ready to take on the world. I remember where I was when I first heard the song, which to me makes it a timeless work of art. It was fun to record this and live in that moment for a little while again. "There's truly nothing like the dopamine hit you get from a nostalgic song.
Earlier this spring, Wallen shared the standalone single "Us Against the World." Watch the video below.
Wallen will be on tour through August. All dates are below.
KEITH WALLEN ON TOUR:
7/18 — Birmingham, AL — Saturn*
7/20 — Fort Myers, FL — The Ranch
7/23 — Sanford, FL — Tuffy's Music Box & Lounge
7/24 — Atlanta, GA — Altar at the Masquerade
7/26 — Nashville, TN — The Mill @ Cannery Ballroom
7/27 — Greenville, SC — Radio Room
7/30 — Asbury Park, NJ — House of Independents
7/31 — Scranton, PA — The Ritz Theater
8/1 — Worcester, MA — Palladium
8/2 — Harrisburg, PA — Club XL Headline
8/4 — Pittsburgh, PA — The Crafthouse Stage & Grill
8/5 — Columbus, OH — The KING of CLUBS
8/7 — Joliet, IL — The Forge**
8/8 — Flint, MI — The Machine Shop**
8/9 — Harrison, MI — Clare County Fair**
8/10 — Fort Wayne, IN — Piere's Entertainment Center
8/12 —Indianapolis, IN — Black Circle Brewing
8/13 — Madison, WI — The Annex
8/14 — St. Paul, MN — Turf Club
8/16 — Glen Flora, WI — Northwoods Rock Rally
*With CYB
**With Shaman's Harvest
ABOUT KEITH WALLEN:
Keith Wallen is a prolific songwriter responsible for soaring melodies and hypnotic hooks heard across modern rock radio. The West Virginia-born troubadour uses his solo work as a vehicle to explore his multifaceted passions, moving seamlessly from the smart pop of '80s favorites like The Police and Depeche Mode to the big moody riffs of '90s grunge heroes like Alice In Chains, Soundgarden, and Stone Temple Pilots.
His co-writing collaborations include compositions with Saint Asonia, Fuel, We Came As Romans, Red, Dorothy, and Korn guitarist Brian "Head" Welch's Love And Death. Wallen bares his soul as a solo artist with earnest resolve, powering his honest anthems with commanding vocals.
A former member of Adelitas Way, Keith was among his first calls when Benjamin Burnley decided to reform and reconfigure his band. Dark Before Dawn, Breaking Benjamin's powerhouse comeback, debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. Ember followed in 2018.
Keith's self-produced acoustic and piano-driven Allies EP arrived in 2014. His debut solo album, 2021'sThis World Or The Next, featured "Dream Away," a song streamed 1.4M times on Spotify alone. His second solo album, Infinity Now, includes production and co-writing contributions from Kevin Thrasher (RIVALS, Jelly Roll) and work with Dan Braunstein (Spiritbox, Dayseeker) and Andrew Baylis (Sleeping With Sirens, Jelly Roll, Brantley Gilbert).
Produced by Kevin Thrasher (Jelly Roll, RIVALS) and mixed by Joel Wanasek (Rain City Drive, Scott Stapp), Keith's sophomore solo album, Infinity Now, extends a warm invitation into the singer/songwriter's heart and mind. Hard rock bombast meets intimate pensiveness via engaging songs like "Blackout," "Strings," and first single, "Headspace Holiday."
As guitarist for Breaking Benjamin, a solo artist or songwriting collaborator, the common threads through Keith Wallen's work are honesty, authenticity, and heartfelt spirit.
