Good Charlotte is an American
rock band from
Waldorf, Maryland that formed in 1996. Since 1998, the band's constant members have been lead vocalist
Joel Madden, lead guitarist and vocalist
Benji Madden, bassist
Paul Thomas, rhythm guitarist and keyboardist
Billy Martin and drummer
Dean Butterworth, who has been a member of the band since 2005. After embarking on a 4-year-long hiatus in 2011, they announced their comeback on 3 November, 2015. The band has released five studio albums:
Good Charlotte (2000),
The Young and the Hopeless (2002),
The Chronicles of Life and Death (2004),
Good Morning Revival (2007), and
Cardiology (2010) as well as two compilations:
Greatest Remixes (2008) and
Greatest Hits (2010).