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August 31, 2009
August 28, 2009
Dead By Sunrise
5:42 PM
You know the voice. With Linkin Park, that voice has shared stages with Paul McCartney, Jay-Z, Alice In Chains, the Doors, Perry Farrell. It’s won four American Music Awards, four MTV Video Music Awards, and two Grammy’s, and headlined stadiums around the world. Right now it is the driving musical force behind the theme song to the biggest movie of the year, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. And it is a voice that is loved and revered by fans around the world. Yeah, you know the voice of Chester Bennington.
And now, stepping outside of Linkin Park on Out Of Ashes, the first album from his new project, Dead By Sunrise – Bennington, Ryan Shuck and Amir Derakh, formerly of Orgy and current Julien-K members, Brandon Belsky, Elias Andra, and Anthony “FU” Valcic -- Bennington gives fans a revealing look at the man behind the voice. “ It was just me writing the lyrics this time around, so I was very straight to the point, very forward, and very personal with the lyrics for this record,” Bennington says of his first endeavor outside Linkin Park. “I got to the point where I thought, ‘Okay, it’s time to be real.’”
Just how real surprised even Bennington. “‘Let Down’ was about the experience of getting divorced,” he says. “I know who I am, that I’m a romantic person, and that I like being in love. I don’t want to repeat the same things that happened to me in my previous relationship in the next one.”
In fact, both the band and album’s moniker came from Bennington’s unbridled honesty on the project. “It came out of wondering, literally, whether I was going to make it to tomorrow,” Bennington says about the band’s name. “There have been moments where I wasn’t so sure, but thankfully I have. The album title, Out Of Ashes, is another literal statement, like I burnt down that house and I’ve rebuilt a new one.”
Feeling freed by being able to write about his real problems and real life, Bennington holds nothing back in exposing his demons. His pain is documented on songs like “Let Down” and the hard-hitting “Inside Of Me,” where he confesses, “What the hell is wrong with me/This isn't who I'm supposed to be.”
But nowhere is that torment more apparent than on the explosive lead single, “Crawl Back In,” where Bennington shares his doubts and his struggles with addiction. “It’s a song about feeling as if I don’t have my own identity and, at the same time, feeling like you wish you were never born,” he says. “That song came out of the despair you feel being addicted to something.”
Bennington delves deeper into his addiction in “My Suffering,” in which he sings, “I’ve seen the devil in a smile/I’ve found salvation in a vile/My happy ending exists only in my dreams.”
Unlike many artists, Bennington has no problems sharing the demons and struggles he’s gone through. “I don’t have a problem with people knowing that I had a drinking problem,” he says. “This is just who I am, this is what I write about, this is what I do. Most of my work has been a reflection of what I’ve gone through in one way or another. My life was falling apart, so I wrote about getting divorced, and diving very hard into alcohol and drugs throughout the process.”
That can be felt musically as well. Throughout the 12-song collection, DBS move skillfully between the kind of explosive rockers Bennington is known for, such as the opening “Fire” and the frenetic energy of “My Suffering,” and some surprisingly tender moments, like the beautifully melodic, mid-tempo “Let Down” and the rhythmically hypnotic “Walking In Circles.”
As he says, a new house was built. And out of his pain, Bennington found new love, which is celebrated on both “Give Me Your Name,” a song he wrote about asking his wife to marry him, and “Into The Darkness,” which he describes as “about the act of making love with someone you feel deep love for.”
Those insights into Bennington the romantic are what you usually hear in his work with Linkin Park. “I think the sexiness and real open frankness of those songs are a departure from Linkin Park would’ve done,” he says.
While Bennington is very proud of Out Of Ashes, he wants the millions of LP fans around the world to understand Dead By Sunrise is just another vehicle for Bennington, not a replacement. “Everyone in Linkin Park is supportive of me on this,” he says. “We’re all very close and honest with each other. If those guys had any concerns about whether this was going to hurt the band or keep us from making a great record, they would’ve told me and this record wouldn’t be coming out. Even if the record was finished I’d wait until the right time to do it.”
That is not just talk. This project actually began as a Bennington solo album in 2005 while LP was on hiatus. After a short break though, LP went right into the studio to record the chart-topping Minutes To Midnight, putting Dead By Sunrise on hiatus for three years -- 18 months of recording and 18 months of touring. Out Of Ashes has been four years in the making on and off, a lengthy journey that has left room for plenty of twists and turns, the first of which came in the morphing from a solo album into a band.
Bennington explains how Dead by Sunrise was born. “I’m really good friends with both Ryan and Amir,” he says. “Orgy had just separated, so I asked them to help me produce these songs I had written. We started working on them and one night, those guys called me up and said, ‘Hey, would you mind if of messed around with one of these tracks and see what we can do cause we have some ideas and we think it’d be really cool?’ I said, ‘I give you guys free reign to do whatever you want with tracks; bring it.’ In doing so they started playing back some stuff and the style of the songs and twists and turns they’d taken on the music really blew me away.”
The next step in the evolution of Out of Ashes came three years later, when Howard Benson (My Chemical Romance, P.O.D., Papa Roach), was brought in to produce the album. “It felt as if we had been working on it for so long, even though the actual time on the record was eight or nine months,” Bennington says. “Howard brought a new enthusiasm and energy to the process that we had kind of lost because it was hard to get back the momentum sometimes.”
Benson also brought a sense of daring to DBS. “Once we started working on the vocals it was a whole new ballgame. It was like, ‘We’re gonna show people what you can do with your voice,’” Bennington recalls.
While it may have been a long time in the making, the winding path proved to be worth the trek, both for fans who get new insight into one of rock’s top voices, and Bennington himself. “I feel a real sense of achievement,” he says of Dead by Sunrise. “because something original, meaningful, and viable has sprouted out of this experience. And it’s not just a side project. I feel like I’ve created a band with a new sound. That is a huge accomplishment and I’m really proud of it.”
And now, stepping outside of Linkin Park on Out Of Ashes, the first album from his new project, Dead By Sunrise – Bennington, Ryan Shuck and Amir Derakh, formerly of Orgy and current Julien-K members, Brandon Belsky, Elias Andra, and Anthony “FU” Valcic -- Bennington gives fans a revealing look at the man behind the voice. “ It was just me writing the lyrics this time around, so I was very straight to the point, very forward, and very personal with the lyrics for this record,” Bennington says of his first endeavor outside Linkin Park. “I got to the point where I thought, ‘Okay, it’s time to be real.’”
Just how real surprised even Bennington. “‘Let Down’ was about the experience of getting divorced,” he says. “I know who I am, that I’m a romantic person, and that I like being in love. I don’t want to repeat the same things that happened to me in my previous relationship in the next one.”
In fact, both the band and album’s moniker came from Bennington’s unbridled honesty on the project. “It came out of wondering, literally, whether I was going to make it to tomorrow,” Bennington says about the band’s name. “There have been moments where I wasn’t so sure, but thankfully I have. The album title, Out Of Ashes, is another literal statement, like I burnt down that house and I’ve rebuilt a new one.”
Feeling freed by being able to write about his real problems and real life, Bennington holds nothing back in exposing his demons. His pain is documented on songs like “Let Down” and the hard-hitting “Inside Of Me,” where he confesses, “What the hell is wrong with me/This isn't who I'm supposed to be.”
But nowhere is that torment more apparent than on the explosive lead single, “Crawl Back In,” where Bennington shares his doubts and his struggles with addiction. “It’s a song about feeling as if I don’t have my own identity and, at the same time, feeling like you wish you were never born,” he says. “That song came out of the despair you feel being addicted to something.”
Bennington delves deeper into his addiction in “My Suffering,” in which he sings, “I’ve seen the devil in a smile/I’ve found salvation in a vile/My happy ending exists only in my dreams.”
Unlike many artists, Bennington has no problems sharing the demons and struggles he’s gone through. “I don’t have a problem with people knowing that I had a drinking problem,” he says. “This is just who I am, this is what I write about, this is what I do. Most of my work has been a reflection of what I’ve gone through in one way or another. My life was falling apart, so I wrote about getting divorced, and diving very hard into alcohol and drugs throughout the process.”
That can be felt musically as well. Throughout the 12-song collection, DBS move skillfully between the kind of explosive rockers Bennington is known for, such as the opening “Fire” and the frenetic energy of “My Suffering,” and some surprisingly tender moments, like the beautifully melodic, mid-tempo “Let Down” and the rhythmically hypnotic “Walking In Circles.”
As he says, a new house was built. And out of his pain, Bennington found new love, which is celebrated on both “Give Me Your Name,” a song he wrote about asking his wife to marry him, and “Into The Darkness,” which he describes as “about the act of making love with someone you feel deep love for.”
Those insights into Bennington the romantic are what you usually hear in his work with Linkin Park. “I think the sexiness and real open frankness of those songs are a departure from Linkin Park would’ve done,” he says.
While Bennington is very proud of Out Of Ashes, he wants the millions of LP fans around the world to understand Dead By Sunrise is just another vehicle for Bennington, not a replacement. “Everyone in Linkin Park is supportive of me on this,” he says. “We’re all very close and honest with each other. If those guys had any concerns about whether this was going to hurt the band or keep us from making a great record, they would’ve told me and this record wouldn’t be coming out. Even if the record was finished I’d wait until the right time to do it.”
That is not just talk. This project actually began as a Bennington solo album in 2005 while LP was on hiatus. After a short break though, LP went right into the studio to record the chart-topping Minutes To Midnight, putting Dead By Sunrise on hiatus for three years -- 18 months of recording and 18 months of touring. Out Of Ashes has been four years in the making on and off, a lengthy journey that has left room for plenty of twists and turns, the first of which came in the morphing from a solo album into a band.
Bennington explains how Dead by Sunrise was born. “I’m really good friends with both Ryan and Amir,” he says. “Orgy had just separated, so I asked them to help me produce these songs I had written. We started working on them and one night, those guys called me up and said, ‘Hey, would you mind if of messed around with one of these tracks and see what we can do cause we have some ideas and we think it’d be really cool?’ I said, ‘I give you guys free reign to do whatever you want with tracks; bring it.’ In doing so they started playing back some stuff and the style of the songs and twists and turns they’d taken on the music really blew me away.”
The next step in the evolution of Out of Ashes came three years later, when Howard Benson (My Chemical Romance, P.O.D., Papa Roach), was brought in to produce the album. “It felt as if we had been working on it for so long, even though the actual time on the record was eight or nine months,” Bennington says. “Howard brought a new enthusiasm and energy to the process that we had kind of lost because it was hard to get back the momentum sometimes.”
Benson also brought a sense of daring to DBS. “Once we started working on the vocals it was a whole new ballgame. It was like, ‘We’re gonna show people what you can do with your voice,’” Bennington recalls.
While it may have been a long time in the making, the winding path proved to be worth the trek, both for fans who get new insight into one of rock’s top voices, and Bennington himself. “I feel a real sense of achievement,” he says of Dead by Sunrise. “because something original, meaningful, and viable has sprouted out of this experience. And it’s not just a side project. I feel like I’ve created a band with a new sound. That is a huge accomplishment and I’m really proud of it.”
August 26, 2009
Interview with Chester
1:54 PM
Chester did a brief interview with Linkin Park fan sites LPLive & LPAssociation and you can read it here! He answers questions about Dead By Sunrise, Linkin Park, Ve'cel and twitter.
August 24, 2009
Dead By Sunrise - "Out Of Ashes" Track Listing
6:49 PM
Dead By Sunrise will release their debut album, Out Of Ashes, on October 13. The full track listing for the album, which features the lead single “Crawl Back In,” is as follows:
Fire
Crawl Back In
Too Late
Inside Of Me
Let Down
Give Me Your Name
My Suffering
Condemned
Into You
End Of The World
Walking In Circles
In The Darkness
Crawl Back In
Too Late
Inside Of Me
Let Down
Give Me Your Name
My Suffering
Condemned
Into You
End Of The World
Walking In Circles
In The Darkness
Dead By Sunrise video - Writing "Out Of Ashes"
6:42 PM
Dead By Sunrise - Writing "Out Of Ashes"
Chester talks about the writing process for their debut album, “Out Of Ashes,” and how he balances being in both Dead By Sunrise and Linkin Park.
Chester talks about the writing process for their debut album, “Out Of Ashes,” and how he balances being in both Dead By Sunrise and Linkin Park.
August 21, 2009
Linkin Park and DBS to Perform at Epicenter '09 Webcast
8:45 PM
Linkin Park takes the stage tomorrow at Epicenter ‘09 in Pomona, CA. If you aren’t able to attend, don’t sweat it, you can check out the webcast at KROQ.com - Saturday, August 22nd starting at 11:45am PDT!
Dead By Sunrise will be playing a few songs at this show, so you definitely don’t want to miss out!
Dead By Sunrise will be playing a few songs at this show, so you definitely don’t want to miss out!
August 19, 2009
Dead By Sunrise widget!
12:36 AM
Grab the new Dead By Sunrise widget and post in on your website and myspace! You can add the widget to facebook here. If you are a member of the Linkin Park Street Team you can submit screenshots of where you put the widget and have a chance to win a Dead By Sunrise prize pack!!!
Copy the code below:
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You can still win a signed guitar from DBS too just for promoting the new album that comes out October 13! Go to the LPST for more information.
August 18, 2009
Buy "Crawl Back In" now!
2:37 PM
"Crawl Back In", the NEW single from Dead By Sunrise is available to buy now on iTunes! You can also buy the song at Amazon.com and listen to it on the bands myspace: www.myspace.com/deadbysunrise
Their debut album, "Out of Ashes" will be released October 13th!
Their debut album, "Out of Ashes" will be released October 13th!
August 17, 2009
DBS Giveaway!
6:20 PM
Head over to the Dead By Sunrise facebook to find out how you can win a prize pack that includes DBS stickers and a poster!
August 16, 2009
Crawl Back In on myspace and itunes!!!
1:00 PM
You can listen to "Crawl Back In" on the Dead By Sunrise myspace now and you will be able to buy the single from Itunes and Amazon on Tuesday!
August 13, 2009
Linkin Park Donate to World Vision Taiwan
1:57 PM
Linkin Park, working with Music for Relief, is donating a portion of proceeds from tonight's show in Taipei, Taiwan to benefit victims of Typhoon Morakot.
Typhoon Morakot struck Taiwan as a tropical storm earlier this week with winds of over 70 miles an hour. According to news reports, the damage has been devastating, with more than 10,000 dwellings toppled and hundreds trapped, possibly dead, as a result of mudslides.
The funds will be contributed to World Vision Taiwan and their relief and rehabilitation efforts. In addition to being part of the evacuation effort, World Vision has distributed food, cleaning supplies and relief kits to hundreds of people living in emergency shelters in Taimali Township and Jiadug Township in Taiwan. World Vision is an international relief, development and advocacy organization dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome poverty and injustice. For more information, click here.
Typhoon Morakot struck Taiwan as a tropical storm earlier this week with winds of over 70 miles an hour. According to news reports, the damage has been devastating, with more than 10,000 dwellings toppled and hundreds trapped, possibly dead, as a result of mudslides.
The funds will be contributed to World Vision Taiwan and their relief and rehabilitation efforts. In addition to being part of the evacuation effort, World Vision has distributed food, cleaning supplies and relief kits to hundreds of people living in emergency shelters in Taimali Township and Jiadug Township in Taiwan. World Vision is an international relief, development and advocacy organization dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome poverty and injustice. For more information, click here.
August 12, 2009
A Deep Look Inside Dead By Sunrise's "Out of Ashes"
1:54 PM
Check out another Dead By Sunrise video that shows you a deeper look into their upcoming album "Out of Ashes".
A Deep Look Inside Dead By Sunrise's "Out of Ashes"
A Deep Look Inside Dead By Sunrise's "Out of Ashes"
Linkin Park's Chinese video website
12:38 AM
Check out Linkin Park's official Chinese video website HERE and watch this message from Chester below!
August 10, 2009
Chester Bennington Autographed Guitar Swagstakes
9:12 PM
Don't forget that this contest is ending this Saturday, August 15th!
You can still enter to win a guitar signed by Chester! CLICK HERE.
You can still enter to win a guitar signed by Chester! CLICK HERE.
This Swagstakes starts at only 1 Swag Buck to enter and the more you enter, the cheaper entries are! See all the details on this awesome prize here and make sure you enter plenty if you want a fighting chance to win.
Also, be sure to check out the prizes over at Chester Bennington's Search&Win site.
Crawl Back In Single
4:18 AM
The "Crawl Back In" single will be available for purchase at Amazon.com on August 18th!
"Crawl Back In" is the first single from Dead By Sunrise's album Out Of Ashes to be released on October 13th!
August 06, 2009
Meet Linkin Park at the Epicenter Festival in Pomona, CA
4:52 PM
Win 2 tickets to the Epicenter Festival plus meet and greet passes with Linkin Park. All auction proceeds benefit Music for Relief’s disaster relief and environmental programs. Click here for more information!
August 05, 2009
Dead By Sunrise - The Beginning
7:44 PM
Dead By Sunrise - The Beginning
Check out the new Dead By Sunrise behind the scenes trailer where Chester talks about the other band members and how they all came together. If you want to help promote Dead By Sunrise and Linkin Park, the LP Street Team is currently accepting new members! Join today at LPStreetTeam.com!
Check out the new Dead By Sunrise behind the scenes trailer where Chester talks about the other band members and how they all came together. If you want to help promote Dead By Sunrise and Linkin Park, the LP Street Team is currently accepting new members! Join today at LPStreetTeam.com!
August 04, 2009
Dead By Sunrise on LPU
11:53 PM
If you are a member of Linkin Park's fanclub, Linkin Park Underground, you can check out another Dead By Sunrise video exclusively at the website!
Ryan Shuck has also posted another blog at the DBS myspace. Click here to read it!
Ryan Shuck has also posted another blog at the DBS myspace. Click here to read it!
