Breaking Benjamin's debut album "Saturate" is still one of my favorite albums ever.
Most people haven't heard anything from it because it wasn't until their second album "We Are Not Alone" that they started to get radio play with the hit single "So Cold."
They've managed to maintain a signature sound over four albums, but "Saturate" definitely had a more alternative metal edge that is lacking from newer releases and has been replaced by a more radio-friendly alternative rock sound.
"Saturate" had a certain signature alt metal sound and style. It seems that as they became more mainstream, they've mellowed out and lost a lot of the edge. The signature sound and style is still present, but with each release release after "Saturate", said sound and style seems to be wrapped in generic radio rock; the thickness of the wrapping fluctuates between their three later albums and varies from song to song.
Don't get me wrong. I'm not one of those "they got more popular = they sold out" hipster douchebags. I'm just saying that, as someone who has been following them since their debut, they're not as unique and edgy as they used to be.