Breaking Benjamin

Breaking Benjamin is an alternative rock band formed in 1998. After building a devoted fan base in their native Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, they were signed to Hollywood Records who released their debut, Saturate, in 2002.

Their second album, We Are Not Alone, featured several songs that were collaborations with Billy Corgan of the Smashing Pumpkins. The record went on to sell over a million copies.

On September 28, 2009, the album, Dear Agony was officially released in Australia. On September 29, 2009, the album was publicly released in the United States. Dear Agony purchased from Best Buy comes with a bonus DVD that has the band's six music videos, including a previously-unreleased version of the music video for "I Will Not Bow". The version on the DVD is of the band only and does not contain any footage from the movie Surrogates, unlike the version released on the Internet. They supported Nickelback in their Dark Horse tour along with Shinedown.

• Benjamin Burnley - lead vocals, rhythm guitar

• Aaron Fink - lead guitar

• Mark James- bass

• Chad Szeliga - drums, percussion

Benjamin Burnley-Benjamin Burnley- Benjamin Jackson Burnley (born March 10, 1978 in Atlantic City, New Jersey) is the vocalist and guitarist for the band Breaking Benjamin. Ben taught himself to play guitar by listening to Nirvana's Nevermind. Ben has also claimed that Nirvana was his biggest influence. Before Breaking Benjamin was formed, Ben had earned money by playing cover songs in various coffee houses as a solo artist under his own name "Benjamin". He later came up with the band's name "Breaking Benjamin" after doing a performance of a Nirvana cover when he knocked over a cheap microphone that he borrowed from someone to the ground.

Aaron Fink (born April 22, 1978) is an American guitarist. He is currently the lead guitarist and occasional backing vocalist for the Alternative Metal band Breaking Benjamin. Before Breaking Benjamin, Aaron Fink and bandmate Mark James Klepaski (bass), were members of the band Lifer (Strangers With Candy). They broke away from Lifer in late 2001, in a surprising blind leap of faith to join their old high school friend Ben Burnley (vocals/guitar) and Jeremy Hummel (former drummer) in creating Breaking Benjamin.

Mark James is currently the bass guitar player for Breaking Benjamin.

Chad Szeliga is an American professional drummer from Elyria, Ohio. He is best known for being the drummer of the band Breaking Benjamin and side project OurAfter.

1. 2002: Saturate
2. 2004: We Are Not Alone
3. 2006: Phobia
4. 2009: Dear Agony