Breaking Benjamin

Pennsylvania natives Breaking Benjamin, named after founder and lead singer Benjamin Burnley, play a brand of metal-tinged alt-rock that has come to define the sound of mainstream rock in the early 2000s. Indebted equally to the minor-chord dirges of first-wave grunge rockers like Alice in Chains and the pyrotechnic bombast of vintage arena rock, Breaking Benjamin became one of the most popular rock bands in the United States, scoring a number one with the single "Breath" in 2007. The band shares a label, Hollywood, with fellow hard-rock superstars Nickelback.

• rock
• pop