Editing Breaking Benjamin (section)

===Musical style===
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Breaking Benjamin's musical style has been classified as [[hard rock]],<ref name="hard rock">{{harvnb|Henderson|n.d}}; {{harvnb|Wiederhorn|2015}}; {{harvnb|Lipshutz|2015}}; {{harvnb|Mansfield|2015}}; {{harvnb|D.|2006}}; {{harvnb|Greenblatt|2006}}; {{harvnb|Marsicano|2015}}; {{harvnb|Titus|2015}}.</ref> [[alternative rock]],<ref name="alternative rock">{{harvnb|Henderson|n.d}}; {{harvnb|Sisak|Gaydos|2011}}; {{harvnb|Miller|2004}}; {{harvnb|Lipshutz|2009}}; {{harvnb|Cox|2014}}; {{harvnb|Floyd|2015}}; {{harvnb|Walden|2015}}; {{harvnb|Davis-Young|2015}}.</ref> [[post-grunge]],<ref name="post-grunge">{{harvnb|Henderson|n.d}}; {{harvnb|Young|2009}}; {{harvnb|Lipshutz|2009}}; {{harvnb|Greene|2006}}; {{harvnb|Apar|2006}}.</ref> and [[alternative metal]].<ref name="alternative metal">{{harvnb|Grierson|2009}}; {{harvnb|Leroy|2004}}; {{harvnb|Apar|2006}}; {{harvnb|Saincome|2015}}; {{harvnb|Marsicano|2015}}.</ref>{{efn|However, the band's recurrent online biography written by [[AllMusic]]'s Alex Henderson states of the alternative metal label, "[[Korn]] and [[Tool (band)|Tool]] have also been cited as influences, but unlike Korn, Breaking Benjamin doesn't have strong [[Hip hop music|hip-hop]] leanings and isn't quite alternative metal – hard alternative rock, certainly, but not quite alternative metal."{{sfn|Henderson|n.d}}}} This approach has commonly been noted for its consistency; Corey Apar felt that "Breaking Benjamin are nothing if not consistent",{{sfn|Apar|2006}} and Alex Young felt that "Breaking Benjamin is one of the few modern rock bands on the radio that, if you have heard any song in its catalog prior, could be immediately recognized."{{sfn|Young|2009}} Despite a complete lineup change prior to the release of ''Dark Before Dawn'', Dan Marsicano stated, "Breaking Benjamin hardly deviate from the hooky jams that were present on ''Dear Agony''. They have had an established sound since their breakout ''We Are Not Alone'' – hard-edged riffs with emotional upheaval – and that isn't tampered with on ''Dark Before Dawn''."{{sfn|Marsicano|2015}}

Their style is described by Apar as "mixing heavy hard rock dynamics with a moody demeanor that never slips into full-on dejection".{{sfn|Apar|2006}} Spence D. characterizes the band as "[persisting] in delivering crunching guitars topped off with somewhat generic, angst-ridden [lyrics] that waffle between being plaintive and aggressive" with vocals that "[deliver] just the right amount of emotion, fluctuating between contemplative subjectivity and growling anger".{{sfn|D.|2006}} Young felt that Breaking Benjamin is "indicative of early '00s modern rock, while also now and then being more [[Filter (band)|Filter]]-esque or technically proficient, primarily on guitar during 2002's ''Saturate'', and from then on, with bass and drums".{{sfn|Young|2009}}

In a 2020 piece in ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'', Chris Kornelis described the band's style as "a subgenre of rock 'n' roll, often called '[[active rock]]'. ... The genre includes bands like [[Disturbed (band)|Disturbed]], [[Five Finger Death Punch]], and [[Three Days Grace]], hard rockers who growl and yell, but can be as tender and emotive as [[Coldplay]]".<ref name="wsj"/>