Shaun William Foist is an American musician who formerly played with the rock band Breaking Benjamin. He joined the band in August 2014 and was their drummer until August 2025. His previous bands have included Picture Me Broken.[1] Foist was majorly influenced by Tico Torres of Bon Jovi and Neil Peart of Rush (band)[2]
Foist started drumming at age 5.[3] He was introduced to drumming by his father Bill Foist, who played in local rock bands during the 1970s. As a child, Shaun performed in a school talent show and later pursued drumming more seriously during his high school years, earning recognition with awards like the Louis Armstrong Jazz Award.[4][non-primary source needed]
On August 28, 2025, Foist announced via an Instagram post from the band that going forward he would no longer be touring to focus on his health due to battling Hashimoto's thyroiditis.[5]
Influences
In 2012, Foist quoted on the Modern Drummer Magazine ¨Some of my influences include Neil Peart, Chad Szeliga, Steve Gadd, Billy Cobham, Tony Williams, and Lenny White¨ [6]
Current work
Foist got together with guitarist Tommy Kessler from Blondie and formed Hötdog Emergency which is a cover band focused around very well known 80´s, 90´s and early 2000´s bands. The band played their first show on October 31, 2025 at Lucky Star Brewery in Miamisburg, Ohio.[7]
Reception
Lead vocalist Benjamin Burnley called Foist "amazing and extremely talented", crediting him for replacing their digital track with live sound effects such as train whistles, at the same time as playing drums.[8] A 2018 Breaking Benjamin concert review in The Morning Call said that Foist's two-minute solo "was faster, more intricate, and more diverse than most".[9]
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