Chad Szeliga

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Instruments Drums Role Drummer Name Chad Szeliga		Labels Hollywood Years active 1999–present

Associated acts Breaking Benjamin, Switched, Leo, Forever Oeuvre, APG, OurAfter, Crystal Bowersox, Hourcast, Black Label Society Music groups Breaking Benjamin (2005 – 2013), Black Label Society (Since 2011), Switched, Leo Genres Heavy metal, Post-grunge, Hard rock, Jazz, Jazz fusion, Gospel music, Funk, Hip hop music, Bebop Albums Shallow Bay: The Best of Br, Dear Agony, Catacombs of the Black Vatican, Phobia, Unblackened

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Chad Szeliga is an American drummer and percussionist from Elyria, Ohio. Formerly the drummer for the band Breaking Benjamin, he joined Black Label Society in 2013, replacing Mike Froedge. In 2017, he replaced Jimmy DeGrasso in Black Star Riders.

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While with Another Path, Szeliga recorded an audition video for Breaking Benjamin playing drums for the song "So Cold". The video submitted happened to be the only VHS tape submitted. Ben Burnley was forced to borrow a VCR from his neighbor to view the tape. After Burnley reviewed the tape, the band decided he was the right guy for the job. His first official recording with the band was for the full-band version of the song "Rain" from We Are Not Alone in mid-2005, which was sent to modern radio, and later appeared on the band's cover of Queen's "Who Wants to Live Forever". He recorded with Breaking Benjamin on their 2006 album Phobia, which was released August 8, 2006. He also joined the band on their tour supporting that album. Szeliga left Breaking Benjamin in April 2013 due to creative differences and notified his fans via a Facebook post on April 22, 2013. He went on to drum with Black Label Society until 2014 and also recorded and toured briefly with Scott Stapp.