A couple of years ago Linkin Park’s Chester Bennington started a side-project with a couple of former Orgy guitarists and called it Dead By Sunrise. They have now released their debut effort called “Out Of Ashes” and everything on it from the artwork to the production job courtesy of Howard Benson and - of course - the music itself, says slick.
While songs like “Crawl Back In” and especially “Inside Of Me” have that latter day Papa Roach vibe going on, Chester leaves his characteristic caterwauling behind most of the time and trades it in for a more mellow voice that fits the ‘woe is me’ type lyrics (“My Suffering”, “Condemned”, “Walking In Circles”).
Most of the songs on here are not all that different from what the guy does in Linkin Park… it’s poppy with a crunchy edge and easily digestable. Only “My Suffering” might be a bit too loud for a Linkin Park album and the attempt at hair metal that is “Condemned” would look out of place as well. On the other side of the spectrum there’s the ballad “In The Darkness” which is a complete 180 from all the electronics-enhanced guitar noise on “Out Of Ashes”.
So what does that leave us with? An album that does not show enough of a sound of their own and doesn’t leave enough of an impression to make us forget about Bennington’s other paycheck.
Score: 6 out of 10
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