---
title: "Breaking Benjamin"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/breaking-benjamin"
genre: "Alternative Metal"
country: "United States"
formed: 1999
---

# Breaking Benjamin

**Breaking Benjamin** is a alternative metal band, from United States, active 1999 to present.

Breaking Benjamin is an American rock band from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, formed in 1999 by lead singer and guitarist Benjamin Burnley and drummer Jeremy Hummel. The first lineup of the band also included guitarist Aaron Fink and bassist Mark James Klepaski. This lineup released two albums, Saturate (2002) and We Are Not Alone (2004), before Hummel was replaced by Chad Szeliga in 2005. The band released two more studio albums, Phobia (2006) and Dear Agony (2009), before entering an extended hiatus in early 2010 due to Burnley's recurring illnesses.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breaking_Benjamin

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Breaking Benjamin |
| Genre | Alternative Metal |
| Parent genre | Alternative Metal |
| Origin | Wilkes-Barre, United States |
| Formed | 1999 |
| Releases in catalog | 9 |

## Genres

[Alternative Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/alternative-metal)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Jasen Rauch](https://themetalnet.com/musician/jasen-rauch) | Guitar | 2014 to present | Current |
| [Keith Wallen](https://themetalnet.com/musician/keith-wallen) | Background vocals, Guitar | 2014 to present | Current |
| [Aaron Bruch](https://themetalnet.com/musician/aaron-bruch) | Bass guitar | 2014 to present | Current |
| [Benjamin Burnley](https://themetalnet.com/musician/benjamin-burnley) | Guitar, Lead vocals | 1999 to present | Current |
| [Shaun Foist](https://themetalnet.com/musician/shaun-foist) | Drums (drum set) | 2014 to present | Current |
| [Aaron Fink](https://themetalnet.com/musician/aaron-fink) | Guitar | 2002 to 2011 | Former |
| [Chad Szeliga](https://themetalnet.com/musician/chad-szeliga) | Drums (drum set) | 2005 to 2013 | Former |
| [Mark James Klepaski](https://themetalnet.com/musician/mark-james-klepaski) | Bass guitar | 2002 to 2011 | Former |
| [Jeremy Hummel](https://themetalnet.com/musician/jeremy-hummel) | Percussion, Drums (drum set) | 1999 to 2004 | Former |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2001 | [Breaking Benjamin](https://themetalnet.com/album/b6bd22c6-1b60-4911-a242-d01de15b53ba) | EP |
| 2002 | [Saturate](https://themetalnet.com/album/5a4bfa4c-1baa-39fa-ac93-c0063cc60b7f) | Album |
| 2004 | [So Cold EP](https://themetalnet.com/album/226745b4-c82c-398b-ae1d-88d6051a563a) | EP |
| 2004 | [We Are Not Alone](https://themetalnet.com/album/9a03d313-0580-3f71-ae10-0e0996db3faa) | Album |
| 2006 | [Phobia](https://themetalnet.com/album/79f338ee-d67c-3845-945c-1fd2e03e8f1b) | Album |
| 2009 | [Dear Agony](https://themetalnet.com/album/984dc287-6af5-458f-80be-4ae6b47147d7) | Album |
| 2015 | [Dark Before Dawn](https://themetalnet.com/album/a6fd8cb6-a2d5-4702-8f12-6bf95a67dcba) | Album |
| 2018 | [Ember](https://themetalnet.com/album/a244bf4a-6f86-4edc-b441-8c5cd396ecf4) | Album |
| 2020 | [Aurora](https://themetalnet.com/album/1181d5d3-0a7c-477e-8020-089e7004ae16) | Album |

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- [Papa Roach](https://themetalnet.com/band/papa-roach) (listened together)
- [Seether](https://themetalnet.com/band/seether) (listened together)
- [Shinedown](https://themetalnet.com/band/shinedown) (listened together)
- [3 Doors Down](https://themetalnet.com/band/3-doors-down) (listened together)
- [Evanescence](https://themetalnet.com/band/evanescence) (listened together)
- [Nickelback](https://themetalnet.com/band/nickelback) (listened together)
- [Stone Sour](https://themetalnet.com/band/stone-sour) (listened together)
- [Red Hot Chili Peppers](https://themetalnet.com/band/red-hot-chili-peppers) (listened together)
- [Avenged Sevenfold](https://themetalnet.com/band/avenged-sevenfold) (listened together)

## Official and external links

- youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCegDql2rn434w9_vK6ykoJg
- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BreakingBenjamin
- x: https://twitter.com/breakingbenj
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5BtHciL0e0zOP7prIHn3pP
- instagram: https://www.instagram.com/breakingbenjamin/
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/5286
- apple music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/3299379

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/breaking-benjamin](https://themetalnet.com/band/breaking-benjamin). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt