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Chester Bennington’s former band Grey Daze have announced their first-ever UK tour in memory of the late Linkin Park vocalist. Find all the details below.Bennington founded the group with drummer Sean Dowdell in 1993.

Linkin Park frontman Chester Bennington, has shared his debut single under the name RVRND.This July will mark six years since the Linkin Park singer died following a battle with depression and, in the time since, his family have continued to honour his legacy. Now, one of his six children has decided to follow in his footsteps, and launched his own music career under the name RVRND.21-year-old Draven Bennington dropped his debut solo song ‘F_w_Me’, earlier this week (April 25) — a rap track that draws inspiration from classic ‘90s hip-hop.

Grey Daze, the band fronted by Chester Bennington before he formed Linkin Park, have shared new single ‘Starting To Fly’.The track is taken from the band’s forthcoming album ‘The Phoenix’, which is out on June 17. It follows last month’s single ‘Saturation (Strange Love)’.Bennington left the band in 1998, but had reunited with them and was in the middle of re-recording music for a new album when he died in 2017.“‘Starting to Fly’ is a new rock anthem that is about finding yourself and your true potential.

Linkin Park have unveiled a new, deluxe edition of their 2007 album, ‘Minutes To Midnight’.It’s in celebration of the record’s 15th anniversary, following its original release on May 14 that year.The album has been digitally re-released with four bonus songs that were only previously available via the Japanese and iTunes versions of the LP.“Join us in celebrating 15 years of Minutes To Midnight with 4 bonus tracks including No Roads Left and Across The Line,” said the band in a post on Twitter. “Now streaming everywhere.”Check out the album here and listen to the bonus tracks below:Join us in celebrating 15 years of Minutes to Midnight with 4 bonus tracks including “No Roads Left” and “Across the Line.” Now streaming everywhere: https://t.co/KHrD1sa8hQ#MinutesToMidnight pic.twitter.com/RswUvGsNKE— LINKIN PARK (@linkinpark) May 13, 2022Recently, Linkin Park said that they plan on communicating with their fans “a little more regularly” moving forward.The band, who have been on hiatus since the death of frontman Chester Bennington in 2017, took to Instagram this month (May 3) to share a statement with their fanbase.“Two decades in and our LP community continues to inspire us,” they wrote.

Chester Bennington‘s pre-Linkin Park band, Grey Daze, have shared the first episode of their documentary series. Watch the first episode below.The four-part series, called Grey Daze: Creation of the Phoenix, follows the band from their origins in the ’90s up to their yet-to-be-released LP, ‘The Phoenix’. The record, which is set to come out on June 17, features re-mastered vocals from Bennington.The Linkin Park frontman left Grey Daze back in 1998, but had reunited with them and was in the middle of re-recording music for a new album when he died in 2017.The band have shared the first episode of the docu-series, which features footage of Bennington and his bandmates playing together at their start, before getting into their experience of making ‘The Phoenix’, a follow-up to their 2020 album ‘Amends‘, which also featured re-mastered vocals from Bennington’s.‘The Phoenix’ will be a 10-song collection intended to honour the late singer, with contributions from Dave Navarro, Richard Patrick and Bennington’s daughters, Lily and Lila Bennington.“’Amends’ was more emotional and reflective,” Graze drummer Sean Dowdell said about the band’s coming release.

Eminem‘s ‘Lose Yourself’ in the style of Linkin Park – watch below.The YouTuber, who has become known for his unique interpretations of well-known songs over the past few years, recruited guitarist Jonathan Young for this latest cover.Vincent’s merging of Eminem and Linkin Park fuses the angst found in both sets of artists, with Eminem’s lyrics aligning with the band’s glitchy rock backdrop.While he raps the majority of the song, channelling Mike Shinoda‘s style of rap heard in Linkin Park verses, Vincent also brings in Chester Bennington-style vocals and screams in the chorus.Vincent has previously brought us such delights as Radiohead’s ‘Creep’ in the style of Deftones and a jazz cover of Foo Fighters’ ‘Everlong’.Last year, he shared a reimagining of Metallica‘s ‘Master Of Puppets’ in 50 different styles.For the new version, the track is recreated in the style of 50 different bands or genres, including Harry Styles, Daft Punk, The Weeknd, Soundgarden and many, many more, including Vincent’s own cat. Linkin Park have been on hiatus since the death of frontman Chester Bennington in 2017.

Grey Daze, the band fronted by Chester Bennington before he went on to form Linkin Park, have announced their return with new album ‘The Phoenix’.Bennington left the band in 1998, but had reunited with them and was in the middle of re-recording music for a new album when he died in 2017.In 2020, Grey Daze released ‘Amends’, an album of reworked tracks from their back catalogue, built around Bennington’s original vocal takes. NME called it “a great modern rock record fronted by one of the best vocalists in the game” in a four-star review.Now, the band are set to release the follow-up to ‘Amends’ on June 17, which they previously teased in 2021. You can pre-order the album here.‘The Phoenix’ is a 10-song collection that intends to honour the late singer, with contributions from Dave Navarro, Richard Patrick and Bennington’s daughters, Lily and Lila Bennington.

Grey Daze, the band fronted by Chester Bennington before he went on to form Linkin Park, are working on a new album to honour the late singer.Bennington left the band in 1998, but had reunited with them and was in the middle of re-recording music for a new album when he died in 2017.Last year, Grey Daze released ‘Amends’, an album of reworked tracks from their back catalogue, built around Bennington’s original vocal takes.

Bennington's son Jaime has directed the track's accompanying video

The call wasn’t a surprise. After all, since their breakup, drummer Sean Dowdell had remained friends and business partners with Chester Bennington, with whom he had founded Grey Daze in 1993.

Grey Daze, the band formed by a pre-Linkin Park Chester Bennington, have shared the video for their new single B12 which features their late frontman.Bennington left the band in 1998, but had reunited with them and was in the middle of re-recording music for a new album when he died in 2017.The visuals premiered to kick off Download TV, a virtual edition of the UK’s biggest metal festival Download designed to take the place of 2020’s cancelled edition this weekend (June 12-14).