Grey Daze
Grey Daze | |
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 Chester Bennington performing with the band in 1994 | |
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| Origin | Phoenix, Arizona, United States |
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| Labels | Loma Vista |
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| Website | www |
Grey Daze is an alternative rock band from Phoenix, Arizona formed in 1993. They are known for being one of the first bands of Linkin Park vocalist Chester Bennington.[1]
History
[edit]Grey Daze was formed in 1993 by drummer Sean Dowdell alongside Chester Bennington, both previously members of Sean Dowdell and His Friends? in addition to guitarist Steve Mitchell and bassist Jonathan Krause. Although they saw several lineup changes, the band remained together for five years, releasing two full-length albums: Wake Me in 1994 and ...No Sun Today in 1997.[2] In 1998, Bennington and Beyers left the band due to internal conflicts, ultimately leading to Grey Daze disbanding altogether. In 1999, Bennington joined the band Xero, which later became Linkin Park.[3]
The band remained inactive until a proposed reunion by Bennington in 2017.[4] Due to Bennington's death not long after, the reunion never took place. However, work soon began on what would become the album Amends. The album was eventually finalized and released in June 2020, using Bennington's original vocals on top of re-recorded instrumentation, consisting of original members bassist Mace Beyers and drummer Sean Dowdell, joined by Cristin Davis on guitar, in addition to a number of collaboriations with Bennington's friends and family.[4][2] The album was met with positive reception upon its release and peaked at number 75 on the Billboard 200.[5][6][7]
In January 2021, a five-track EP titled Amends...Stripped was released, containing acoustic versions of songs from Amends.[8]
In June 2022, the band released their second full-length album since their return, titled The Phoenix. The album uses Bennington's original vocals similar to Amends. The album contains ten tracks, including singles "Saturation (Strange Love)" and "Starting to Fly" and featured guest appearances from Bennington's daughters Lily and Lila, as well as Dave Navarro of Jane's Addiction and Richard Patrick of Filter.[9][10][11] The album received generally positive to mixed ratings.[12][10]
Members
[edit]Current members
- Cristin Davis – guitar (2019–present)
- Sean Dowdell – drums, backing vocals (1993–2001, 2017, 2019–present)
- Cris Hodges – lead vocals (2023–present)
Past members
- Jason Barnes – guitar (1994–1995, 2017)
- Bobby Benish – guitar (1995–2001; died 2004)
- Chester Bennington – vocals (1993–1998, 2017; died 2017)
- Mace Beyers – bass (1995–1998, 2017, 2019–2024)
- Jonathan Krause – bass (1993–1995)
- Steve Mitchell – guitar (1993–1994)
- Dave Sardegna – bass (1998–2001)
- Jodi Wendt – vocals (1998–2001)
Discography
[edit]| Album | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||||||||||
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| AUS | AUT | GER | SWI | UK | UK Rock |
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| Wake Me |
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| ...No Sun Today |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| Amends | 30 | 29 | 9 | 17 | 62 | 1 | 75 | ||||||
| The Phoenix |
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— | — | 27 | 87 | — | — | — | |||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
EPs
[edit]- Amends...Stripped (2021)
Singles
[edit]| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
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| US Main. [14] |
US Rock [15] |
US Rock Air. [16] | |||
| "What's In the Eye?" | 2020 | — | — | — | Amends |
| "Sickness" | 2 | 35 | 11 | ||
| "Sometimes" | — | — | — | ||
| "Soul Song" | — | 40 | — | ||
| "B12" | 29 | — | — | ||
| "Anything, Anything" | 2021 | — | — | — | The Phoenix |
| "Saturation (Strange Love)" | 2022 | — | — | — | |
| "Starting to Fly" | — | — | — | ||
| "Drag" | — | — | — | ||
Music videos
[edit]| Year | Title | Director | Album |
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| 2020 | "What's in the Eye" | Zev Deans | Amends |
| "Sickness" | Nico Poalillo and Brandon Rottman | ||
| "Soul Song" | Jaime Bennington | ||
| "B12" | Marc Silverstein | ||
| "In Time" | Daniel Silva and Danilo Silgepe | ||
| "Shouting Out" | |||
| 2022 | "Saturation (Strange Love)" | Marc Silverstein | The Phoenix |
| "Starting to Fly" | Heidi Gadd | ||
| "Drag" |
References
[edit]- ^ "Grey Daze discography". Discogs.
- ^ a b "Album Review: Grey Daze – Amends". Kerrang!. 25 June 2020. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
- ^ Rolling Stone Magazine, Linkin Park – Biography Archived December 24, 2005, at the Wayback Machine (March 14, 2002), The Linkin Park Times; retrieved on June 24, 2007.
- ^ a b Grey Daze's Sean Dowdell Remembers Chester Bennington | SPIN, February 12, 2020
- ^ "Billboard 200: July 11, 2020". Billboard. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
- ^ "Amends by Grey Daze Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
- ^ Yeung, Neil Z. (26 June 2020). "CD Reviews – Amends Grey Daze". AllMusic. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ^ Hickie, James (29 January 2021). "EP review: Grey Daze – Amends... Stripped". Kerrang!. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
- ^ Collins, Dillon (14 June 2022). "GREY DAZE Honors CHESTER BENNINGTON On The Phoenix, Discusses Studio Battle & Being "Erased" By Warner Bros". Metal Injection. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
- ^ a b "Album Review ~ Grey Daze". im-musicmagazine.com/. 28 June 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
- ^ Qureshi, Arusa (15 April 2022). "Listen to Chester Bennington on new Grey Daze album 'The Phoenix'". NME. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
- ^ "Grey Daze - The Phoenix". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
- ^ Masley, Ed (July 12, 2020). "'Raw talent from day one': How Chester Bennington found his voice as a Phoenix teen". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
- ^ "Mainstream Rock Charts: Week of May 23, 2020". Billboard. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
- ^ "Hot Rock Songs Chart: Week of May 23, 2020". Billboard. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
- ^ "Rock Airplay: Week of May 30, 2020". Billboard. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
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