Chad Szeliga

Biography

Chad Szeliga is an American drummer and percussionist from Elyria, Ohio, born December 23, 1976. He formerly drummed for Breaking Benjamin, joining Black Label Society in 2013 after replacing Mike Froedge, and later replaced Jimmy DeGrasso in Black Star Riders in 2017. A current member of Pennsylvania band Turning the Tide, Szeliga cites influential percussionists like Vinnie Colaiuta and John Bonham as key inspirations for his career.