Breaking Benjamin Guitarist's Newborn Son Dies

(Radio.com) Breaking Benjamin guitarist Jasen Rauch and his wife, Heather, lost their son when Heather went into labor prematurely and doctors were unable to save the baby. The couple was expecting their son to be born next summer but the boy was delivered early and "went to be with Jesus" according to Rauch's Instagram post.

Rauch posted a photo of an empty bassinet and wrote a message about how the last 24 hours have been some of the hardest he has ever faced. "Most of you know Heather and I were expecting our newest little baby Rauch next summer," he writes.

"We couldn't have been more excited and thankful. Unfortunately, our Christmas took a turn on us this week. Little Henry Mitchell Rauch was delivered and went to be with Jesus earlier this morning. It's a loss neither of us know how to even begin to process."Read more here.

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