Dead by Sunrise explained

Dead by Sunrise
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Dead by Sunrise (formerly known as Snow White Tan) was an American rock supergroup formed in Los Angeles, California in 2005 by vocalist Chester Bennington who was best known as the lead vocalist of Linkin Park. The band also consisted of Amir Derakh, Ryan Shuck, Brandon Belsky, Elias Andra, and Anthony "Fu" Valcic from Julien-K and Orgy. Dead by Sunrise's debut studio album, Out of Ashes, was released worldwide on October 13, 2009.

History

Out of Ashes (2005–2009)

Dead by Sunrise started to form in 2005 while Chester Bennington was writing songs for Linkin Park's album Minutes to Midnight.[1] According to Bennington, "I came up with a few songs that felt and sounded really good, but I knew they weren't right stylistically for Linkin Park. They were darker and moodier than anything I'd come up with for the band. So I decided to work on them on my own rather than turn them over and have them transformed into Linkin Park tracks."[2] However, the foundation for Dead by Sunrise was laid much earlier, when future bandmate Shuck met Bennington during the recording of Linkin Park's first album Hybrid Theory. In an interview, Shuck states that "I always used to go to his house and hear him play acoustic guitar. And I always thought to myself, 'Oh my God, these are such good songs.'"

The band's name, which was previously "Snow White Tan", reflects the time during the album's recording. In an interview, Bennington stated that:

On May 10, 2008, Dead by Sunrise performed three songs ("Walking in Circles", "Morning After", and "My Suffering") at the 13th anniversary party for Club Tattoo in Tempe, Arizona. The song titled "Morning After" was written by Chester Bennington and originally performed on September 12, 2001, at the Live in Berlin concert.[3] [4] Bennington also performed Morning After with his cover band entitled Bucket Of Weenies in many shows throughout 2005 and 2006. This was the first time that Bennington had "officially" performed the song under a new name—Dead by Sunrise. In addition, this band toured with Linkin Park in Europe, Japan, and America. In an interview with MTV, Bennington stated that "we're actually going to be jumping in the middle of Linkin Park's set, playing a few songs, then jumping out and letting LP finish out the set."[5] During their debut European tour the band took time out to send a message to the German Armed Forces.[6] [7]

Recording of the band's debut album began in July 2008 after touring for Linkin Park had finished.[8] [9] Working simultaneously on his solo album and Linkin Park's next record, Bennington recorded Out of Ashes with producer Howard Benson and bandmates from Julien-K.[5] Bennington wrote most of the songs on an acoustic guitar before working with his band to reshape the track into hard rock, a ballad, or even removing all rock influence and creating a synth-driven track.[5] Linkin Park bandmate Mike Shinoda confirmed that Out of Ashes is "much more of a rock album [than Linkin Park's albums]."[10] Also of note, Bennington participated in all aspects of creating the record, including programming and production.[11] Out of Ashes was described as grunge,[12] pop rock,[12] and punk rock[13] by critics.

Videos were filmed for "Crawl Back In" (September 8, 2009)[14] and "Let Down" with the songs serving as the album's first two singles. "Crawl Back In" reached the 11th spot on the Mainstream Rock chart.[15]

Later career, hiatus, and death of Chester Bennington (2010–2018)

In a 2009 interview with Billboard, Bennington said that "This isn't a one-time thing for us. Every five years or so I could imagine there'd be a Dead By Sunrise record."[16] Despite this, in 2010, he stated there was a small chance a new album may be created. The frontman also noted that because of Linkin Park's new direction "it becomes very difficult to choose where the songs that he writes will go."[17]

On November 4, 2011, Bennington's wife, Talinda, revealed that Dead by Sunrise will perform at the 2011 Stars of the Season Gala event, which focused on raising donations for pediatric rehabilitation.[18] [19]

On April 20, 2012, during a Love and Death concert played at an event by The Whosoevers, Elias Andra announced that in December 2011 he had left the band.[20] Later that year the band replaced Andra with Frank Zummo from Street Drum Corps.[21] The band had been inactive since this time.

On July 20, 2017, lead vocalist Chester Bennington died by suicide in his home in California. The band made an official statement on their Facebook page on July 29.[22] Band members Ryan Shuck and Amir Derakh along with Grey Daze member Mace Beyers were united to perform a tribute for Bennington in an acoustic concert on September 2 in Las Vegas.[23]

They later took part in Linkin Park's memorial concert for Chester Bennington on October 27, 2017. They performed "One Step Closer" alongside Korn vocalist Jonathan Davis.[24]

In September 2018, Julien-K performed the One More Light 2 memorial in Milan Italy to honor Chester Bennington with a massive number of Italian fans. They performed as Julien-K and ended the set as Dead By Sunrise along with Italian guest singers.

Members

Timeline

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Discography

Albums

Studio albums

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"
Album detailsPeak chart positions
US
[25]
US
Alt.

[26]
US
Rock

[27]
AUT
[28]
FRA
[29]
GER
[30]
JPN
[31]
NLD
[32]
SWI
[33]
UK
[34]
Out of Ashes 29 9 5 11 109 5 16 82 18 74

Singles

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2"
YearPeak chart positionsAlbum
US
Adult

[35]
US
Alt.

[36]
US
Main. Rock

[37]
US
Rock
[38]
GER
[39]
JPN
[40]
"Crawl Back In"200923 11 22 66 Out of Ashes
"Let Down"[41]
"Fire"[42] 201047
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Other charted songs

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2"
YearPeak chart positionsAlbum
US
Adult

US
Main. Rock

"Inside of Me"201040Out of Ashes
"Too Late"39

Promotional singles

Title! scope="col"
YearAlbum
"Let Down" (Live)[43] 2009Non-album single
"In the Darkness"Out of Ashes

Music videos

Title! scope="col"
YearDirector(s)
"Crawl Back In"2009P. R. Brown
"Let Down" (Live)[44]
"Let Down"P. R. Brown
"Fire"2010

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bennington unveils 'dark' side project. Contactmusic.comt. January 17, 2010. July 21, 2009.
  2. https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/linkin-parks-bennington-readies-side-project-dead-by-sunrise-20090709 Linkin Park's Bennington Readies Side Project Dead By Sunrise
  3. Web site: Linkin Park : Live in Berlin 12.09.01 : The Morning After. . https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/felGSqz6ksg . 2021-12-15 . live. YouTube . December 15, 2007 . October 1, 2011.
  4. Web site: Linkin Park Live - 2001.09.12 . Linkin Park Live . May 11, 2018.
  5. https://archive.today/20120906045658/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1616425/20090716/linkin_park.jhtml Linkin Park's Chester Bennington Gets 'Dark' With New Band, Dead By Sunrise
  6. Web site: Hallo Bundeswehr. https://web.archive.org/web/20150402161731/http://www.insidethetourbus.com/2009/08/dead-by-sunrise-hallo-bundeswehr/. April 2, 2015. Inside the tour bus. September 15, 2017.
  7. Web site: Dead By Sunrise - Hallo Bundeswehr!. https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/lgVKsUAzBBs . 2021-12-15 . live. YouTube. August 27, 2009. September 15, 2017.
  8. http://www.armytimes.com/entertainment/music/music_linkinpark_091808/ Linkin Park still mixing it up
  9. News: Page 53. Arizona Republic. August 6, 2008. September 15, 2017.
  10. http://www.alternativeaddiction.com/musicnews/article/1387/New-Linkin-Park-Album-Due-in-2010 New Linkin Park Album Due in 2010
  11. http://www.iconvsicon.com/2009/07/09/chester-benningtons-dead-by-sunrise-to-release-out-of-ashes-this-fall/ Chester Bennington's Dead by Sunrise to Release 'Out of Ashes' This Fall. Bennington has also recently stated that he plans (or would like to,) release more albums with Dead By Sunrise in the future.
  12. Web site: Dead By Sunrise: Out Of Ashes, Album Review. Rukus. Mike. Lowther. February 21, 2024.
  13. Dead By Sunrise, "Out of Ashes" . Graff . Gary . Gary Graff. October 9, 2009 . . June 24, 2011.
  14. http://www.myspace.com/deadbysunrise CRAWL BACK IN DEBUTS ON MYSPACE
  15. http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=123930 CHESTER BENNINGTON's DEAD BY SUNRISE Films Two New Videos
  16. Linkin Park's Bennington Talks New Band, Debut . Graff, Gary . September 18, 2009 . . . July 22, 2011.
  17. http://www.artistdirect.com/entertainment-news/article/chester-bennington-of-linkin-park-talks-the-messenger-saw-3d-and-a-thousand-suns/7638590 Chester Bennington of Linkin Park Talks
  18. Web site: November 4 Tweet 1 . Bennington, Talinda . November 4, 2011 . Twitlonger . . November 13, 2011.
  19. Web site: November 4 Tweet 2 . Bennington, Talinda . November 4, 2011 . Twitlonger . . November 13, 2011.
  20. Web site: Whosoever Conference Session Day 1 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131202230626/http://www.thesundaynightgig.com/jwplayer/media.php?event=1526&section=archive&stream=13 . dead . December 2, 2013 . The Whosoevers . April 20, 2012.
  21. Web site: Frank Zummo remembers Chester Bennington: "I just really miss him". Jason. Pettigrew. Altpress.com. July 24, 2017.
  22. Web site: Dead By Sunrise - @julienkofficial & #deadbysunrise stand... . Facebook.com . July 29, 2017 . April 28, 2020.
  23. News: Mack . Emmy . Watch Chester Bennington's Former Bandmates Perform An Emotional Acoustic Tribute . Music Feed . September 4, 2017 . September 5, 2017 .
  24. News: Kroeber. Bryan. Linkin Park's celebration concert for Chester Bennington was truly beautiful . Mashable. October 29, 2017 . November 10, 2017 .
  25. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=dead by sunrise|chart=Billboard 200}} Dead by Sunrise – Chart History: Billboard 200 ]. . . March 23, 2013.
  26. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=dead by sunrise|chart=Alternative Albums}} Dead by Sunrise – Chart History: Alternative Albums ]. . . March 23, 2013.
  27. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=dead by sunrise|chart=Rock Albums}} Dead by Sunrise – Chart History: Rock Albums ]. . . March 23, 2013.
  28. Web site: Discographie Dead By Sunrise . austriancharts.at . Hung Medien . March 23, 2013.
  29. Web site: Discographie Dead By Sunrise . lescharts.com . Hung Medien . March 23, 2013.
  30. Web site: Chartverfolgung / Dead By Sunrise / Longplay . musicline.de . PhonoNet . de . March 23, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160308224359/http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Dead+By+Sunrise/?type=longplay . March 8, 2016 . dead .
  31. Web site: http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/491246/ranking/cd_album/ . ja:デッド・バイ・サンライズ . . ja . March 23, 2013.
  32. Web site: Discografie Dead By Sunrise . dutchcharts.nl . Hung Medien . March 23, 2013.
  33. Web site: Discography Dead By Sunrise . swisscharts.com . Hung Medien . March 23, 2013.
  34. Web site: Dead By Sunrise – Official Charts Company . . September 15, 2017 . select "Albums" tab.
  35. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=dead by sunrise|chart=Adult Pop Songs}} Dead by Sunrise – Chart History: Adult Pop Songs ]. . . March 23, 2013.
  36. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=dead by sunrise|chart=Alternative Songs}} Dead by Sunrise – Chart History: Alternative Songs ]. . . March 23, 2013.
  37. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=dead by sunrise|chart=Mainstream Rock Tracks}} Dead by Sunrise – Chart History: Mainstream Rock Tracks ]. . . March 23, 2013.
  38. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=dead by sunrise|chart=Rock Songs}} Dead by Sunrise – Chart History: Rock Songs ]. . . March 23, 2013.
  39. Web site: Chartverfolgung / Dead By Sunrise / Single . musicline.de . PhonoNet . de . March 23, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160309021957/http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Dead+By+Sunrise/?type=single . March 9, 2016 . dead .
  40. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=dead by sunrise|chart=Japan Hot 100}} Dead by Sunrise – Chart History: Japan Hot 100 ]. . . March 23, 2013.
  41. Web site: Modern Rock – Available for Airplay Archive . . Mediaspan Online Services . March 23, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130322142732/http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=16771 . March 22, 2013 .
  42. Web site: Fire – Single by Dead By Sunrise . . . March 23, 2013.
  43. Web site: Let Down (Live) – Single by Dead By Sunrise . . October 25, 2009 . . March 23, 2013.
  44. Web site: Let Down (Live) Dead By Sunrise Music Video . https://web.archive.org/web/20091029103624/http://www.mtv.com/videos/misc/448710/let-down-live.jhtml . dead . October 29, 2009 . . . October 26, 2009 . March 23, 2013.