GRAY DAZE, who recently announced the release of their new album “The Phoenix” on June 17th, have released a second song plus video from the new long player, “Starting to Fly”, with which the remaining band members keep their promise to Chester Bennington. ‘Starting to Fly’ is a new rock anthem about finding yourself and your true potential. It’s about realizing that you can make the world yours. It’s a song about hope.
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The Phoenix serves as a supplement to the 2020 album Amends. An album that the band sees in retrospect as a sign of their collective mourning:
We were sad when we wrote it. Now that we’re a few years apart, it’s very clear what we’ve been through. We were in a different stage of grief. We have lived through the shock and sadness. Now we are back to gratitude. So The Phoenix is more of a tribute to our friend, his talent and his music. It captures the fear and energy of Chester that people fell in love with. It’s way more aggressive. If you love Chesters Screams you will love this record.
For The Phoenix, Dowdell, bassist Mace Beyers and guitarist Cristin Davis have invited Bennington friends Dave Navarro and Richard Patrick to join them on the new record, as well as Chester’s daughters Lily and Lila.
During the first phase of Gray Daze, which lasted from 1994 to 1997, the group recorded and released two albums. These albums formed the basis for Amends and The Phoenix. Before his death, Bennington publicly announced the return of Gray Daze, which also included a re-recording of the band’s largely undiscovered discography. With Talinda Bennington’s blessing and in collaboration with producer Esjay Jones, the rest of the band members recorded the recordings: Dowdell, Beyers and Davis to pay tribute to their late friend and bandmate, but also to show his fans another dimension of the creative singer . Amends was released in 2020.
“The Phoenix” Tracklist:
- Saturation (Strange Love)
- Starting To Fly
- Be Your Man
- Holding You (featuring Dave Navarro)
- Hole
- Drag
- Believe Me (featuring Richard Patrick)
- Anything, Anything
- Spin
- Wake Me
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