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The news came with the announcement of a Grey Daze reunion show at the [https://lplive.net/shows/greydaze/20170923/ Marquee Theatre in Tempe, AZ].<ref name="GreyDazeReunion"/> They planned on sending the producer on tour with Linkin Park so Chester could record new vocals,<ref name="RollingStone"/> however, the project was put on hold following his death on July 20th.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/sylvia.massy/videos/10158986476985024/ Sylvia Massy - RIP Chester Bennington - with Sean Sean...], July 20, 2017</ref> | The news came with the announcement of a Grey Daze reunion show at the [https://lplive.net/shows/greydaze/20170923/ Marquee Theatre in Tempe, AZ].<ref name="GreyDazeReunion"/> They planned on sending the producer on tour with Linkin Park so Chester could record new vocals,<ref name="RollingStone"/> however, the project was put on hold following his death on July 20th.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/sylvia.massy/videos/10158986476985024/ Sylvia Massy - RIP Chester Bennington - with Sean Sean...], July 20, 2017</ref> | ||
Grey Daze was given permission by Chester's widow, Talinda, to continue working on the project granted that they didn't change Chester's voice.<ref name="RollingStone"/> In late December, Sylvia confirmed the sessions had been resumed. According to her, the music would be modernized for the current market using master tapes recorded in the late nineties.<ref>[http://www.sylviamassy.com/2017/12/29/chester-bennington-grey-daze-project-underway/ Sylvia Massy » Chester Bennington/Grey Daze Project Underway], December 29, 2017</ref> Besides Chester's original vocals from the albums, previously unreleased alternate takes were also used on the songs.<ref>[https://lplive.net/forums/topic/14027-grey-daze-whats-in-the-eye-release/ Grey Daze - "What's In The Eye" Release - Newswire - Linkin Park Live], January 15, 2020</ref> Sean was encouraged by Rene Mata to make it something special for Chester's fans with a wide release and helped connect him with producer Jay Baumgardner who helmed the final product.<ref name="RollingStone"/> The band worked at Salt Mine Studios and NRG Recording Studios with a number of guests which included Ryan Shuck (Julien-K), Marcos Curiel (P.O.D.), Jaime Bennington (Chester’s son), Chris Traynor (Bush), Lucas D'Angelo (Betraying The Martyrs), Esjay Jones, Brian “Head” Welch and James "Munky" Shaffer (Korn),<ref>[https://lplive.net/forums/topic/13681-news-roundup-grey-daze-update/ News Roundup: Grey Daze Update - Newswire - Linkin Park Live], February 19, 2019</ref> LP (Laura Pergolizzi), Carston Dowdell (Sean's son) and Jasen Rauch (Breaking Benjamin). On June 9, 2019, Grey Daze confirmed they had wrapped up the project<ref>[https://lplive.net/forums/topic/13812-grey-daze-wraps-up-album-project/ Grey Daze Wraps Up Album Project - Newswire - Linkin Park Live], June 9, 2019</ref> and by August they had mixed the album.<ref>[https://lplive.net/forums/topic/13965-grey-daze-album-coming-in-april-2020/ Grey Daze Album Coming In April 2020 - Newswire - Linkin Park Live], November 18, 2019</ref> | Grey Daze was given permission by Chester's widow, Talinda, to continue working on the project granted that they didn't change Chester's voice.<ref name="RollingStone"/> In late December, Sylvia confirmed the sessions had been resumed. According to her, the music would be modernized for the current market using master tapes recorded in the late nineties.<ref>[http://www.sylviamassy.com/2017/12/29/chester-bennington-grey-daze-project-underway/ Sylvia Massy » Chester Bennington/Grey Daze Project Underway], December 29, 2017</ref> Besides Chester's original vocals from the albums, previously unreleased alternate takes were also used on the songs.<ref>[https://lplive.net/forums/topic/14027-grey-daze-whats-in-the-eye-release/ Grey Daze - "What's In The Eye" Release - Newswire - Linkin Park Live], January 15, 2020</ref> Sean was encouraged by Rene Mata to make it something special for Chester's fans with a wide release and helped connect him with producer Jay Baumgardner who helmed the final product.<ref name="RollingStone"/> The band worked at Salt Mine Studios and NRG Recording Studios with a number of guests which included Ryan Shuck (Julien-K), Marcos Curiel (P.O.D.), Jaime Bennington (Chester’s son), Chris Traynor (Bush), Lucas D'Angelo (Betraying The Martyrs), Esjay Jones, Brian “Head” Welch and James "Munky" Shaffer (Korn),<ref>[https://lplive.net/forums/topic/13681-news-roundup-grey-daze-update/ News Roundup: Grey Daze Update - Newswire - Linkin Park Live], February 19, 2019</ref> LP (Laura Pergolizzi), Carston Dowdell (Sean's son) and Jasen Rauch (Breaking Benjamin). On June 9, 2019, Grey Daze confirmed they had wrapped up the project<ref>[https://lplive.net/forums/topic/13812-grey-daze-wraps-up-album-project/ Grey Daze Wraps Up Album Project - Newswire - Linkin Park Live], June 9, 2019</ref> and by August they had mixed the album.<ref>[https://lplive.net/forums/topic/13965-grey-daze-album-coming-in-april-2020/ Grey Daze Album Coming In April 2020 - Newswire - Linkin Park Live], November 18, 2019</ref> Draven Bennington was also asked to sing on the album but declined because it was difficult for him to listen to his dad's voice at the time.<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/B8K3YHHgWY2/ Grey Daze on Instagram: “We received these letters of support from Chester’s son @dravenbstudios and his mom @samanthabennington just a few short weeks ago. We are…”], February 05, 2020</ref> | ||
The album title was taken from the lyrics of "Morei Sky". Sean said, ''"After Chester passed, being a close friend, you carry this amount of guilt, like, ‘What did I miss? What did I not see? How could I have let this happen to my friend? How could I have prevented this?’ You go through these emotional roller coasters. And then you read those lyrics and go, ‘How the fuck did I not see he was in such a dark place?’ It’s one of those things where it sheds a little bit more light onto who he was deep down and the thoughts that went through his mind."'' According to him, they have enough material for one or two additional Grey Daze albums which might be released if ''Amends'' gets a good response. Some proceeds from the sales will benefit Talinda's 320 Changes Direction and other portions of the proceeds have been allocated for Chester's kids.<ref name="RollingStone"/> | The album title was taken from the lyrics of "Morei Sky". Sean said, ''"After Chester passed, being a close friend, you carry this amount of guilt, like, ‘What did I miss? What did I not see? How could I have let this happen to my friend? How could I have prevented this?’ You go through these emotional roller coasters. And then you read those lyrics and go, ‘How the fuck did I not see he was in such a dark place?’ It’s one of those things where it sheds a little bit more light onto who he was deep down and the thoughts that went through his mind."'' According to him, they have enough material for one or two additional Grey Daze albums which might be released if ''Amends'' gets a good response. Some proceeds from the sales will benefit Talinda's 320 Changes Direction and other portions of the proceeds have been allocated for Chester's kids.<ref name="RollingStone"/> | ||