Dear Agony is the fourth studio album by post-grunge/alternative metal band Breaking Benjamin. It was released on September 29, 2009 on the Hollywood label. A Best Buy edition, Japanese import version, and Zune exclusive version were also released, all of which feature bonus content. It is the last album released by the band to feature lead guitarist Aaron Fink and bassist Mark Klepaski. Breaking Benjamin began writing for Dear Agony during 2008. The recording process began in September, leading to its release one year later. The cover of the album is an MRI scan of frontman Benjamin Burnley's head. Burnley has cited Dear Agony as the first album he has written sober. After the album's release it entered the Billboard 200 Chart at #4 selling roughly 134,000 copies in its first week, slightly more than Phobia. It also topped the iTunes download charts in the first week of its release. As of February 16, 2010, "Dear Agony" has been certified Gold by the RIAA and sold over 700,000 copies. "Lights Out" was used to promote the game Halo: Reach. On September 23, 2009, Breaking Benjamin released an online browser game constructed from Adobe Flash which is a parody of Altered Beast, aptl…