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Chester Bennington’s First Band Recruit His Son To Re-Record Old Material

He may be no longer with this world, but his legacy lives on.

Chester Bennington’s first ever band, Grey Daze, has announced they’re to re-record old material of the bands with the help of Bennington’s family.

Jamie Bennington, the late vocalists 22 years old son, has recorded vocals for the current project.

On the recording, Grey Daze has said: “Chester would have been so very proud of his Son Jaime Bennington. We had Jaime sing along with his father last night at NRG Recording Studios and his voice is great! Sounds a lot like his father and we were all very proud to be a part of it.”

Korn’s Brian Welch and James Shaffer have also been recruited for the project with Grey Daze saying:

“Epic day recording the new record with Brian Head Welch and Munky from korn James “Munky” Shaffer Korn

Chester would be soooo stoked right now! These guys are killing it!!!!”

Talinda Bennington Launches New Campaign In Honour Of Chester

News coming from the Benningtons as Talinda has launched a new campaign in honour of Chester.

IT’s called 320 Changes Direction and will serve as a resource, “for friends and family members who are seeking answers to questions about mental health, mental illness and addiction – so that they can support the people in their lives who are suffering emotionally.”

 

“The idea for 320 was born out of my personal experience and the recognition that we can do better to address the needs of those who are suffering with mental health concerns and addiction,” she’s explained.

“For 13 years I watched my husband Chester struggle with depression and substance use. I often felt scared and alone. I was uneducated about the challenges he faced and I wanted information – but finding answers to my questions and available help for our family was very difficult.”

“After my husband lost his battle with depression and addiction, I knew I had to make a change to the mental health landscape. I began speaking to as many mental health groups as I could find. Whitney Showler and Music For Relief have been very supportive and helpful on this journey.”

“So here is what I learned. We don’t need to create more programs – there are good ones out there. But we do need to do two things. We need to streamline access to the help that IS available. And we need to change the culture of mental health so that those in need – and their family members – are able to speak openly about their struggles so that they can seek the care they deserve.”

“I am proud to join Give an Hour, the lead organization for the Campaign to Change Direction, and the Campaign’s 500+ organizations working to drive culture change. And together with Give an Hour and other partners, we will build a new approach to ensure that those in need can easily find help – when they need it.”

Linkin Park Share Recap Of The Chester Bennington Tribute Show

Linkin Park have shared a recap of the Chester Bennington Tribute Show.

To donate to the One More Light fund, follow the link.

It “supports Chester’s favorite Music for Relief program by bringing solar suitcases – solar electricity kits – to health clinics without electricity. The fund will also shine a light on mental health; supporting individuals and families coping with mental and emotional struggles.”

Linkin Park will release a new live album, ‘One More Light: Live’ On December 15th.

Linkin Park Dedicate AMA Win To Chester Bennington

The American Music Awards (AMA’s) were held over the weekend and to honor the award, dedicated it to their former frontman, Chester Bennington.

Mike Shindoa, who was present at the awards, said this to their fans.

 

“First of all, thank you so much to all the fans here and around the world, who voted for the band, who’ve supported the band through thick and thin. Also thank you to the amazing Imagine Dragons and Twenty One Pilots guys,” said Mike Shinoda.

“I got a chance to talk to those guys, to Tyler, to Dan, who said really wonderful things about Chester, and they were similar to the things that our fans said all around the world about him.”

“We want to dedicate this award to him, to his memory, to his talent, to his sense of humour, to his joy.”

“And remember you guys, all of you tonight, whether you’re a fan or an artist, I want you guys to take a moment to appreciate what you’ve got, and make Chester proud.”

Matt Skiba Readying For Chester Bennington Tribute Show

Band’s all over the place are coming together for the Chester Bennington Tribute Memorial show this week and Matt Skiba of Blink 182 has shared his preparation for the event. Check out his post below.

 

 

Linkin Park To Stream Chester Bennington Tribute Show

Linkin Park have revealed that they will be streaming the Chester Bennington tribute show which will be taking place at Los Angeles’ Hollywood Bowl next Friday (October 27th).

Check out their tweet.

Joining them will be, Oli Skyes of Bring Me The Horizon, Blink 182, M Shadows from Avenged Sevenfold and many more!

Linkin Park’s Carpool Karaoke Released

Before Chester Bennington died a few months ago, the band had something planned to show the world, this is their version of Carpool Karaoke.

Six days before the frontman’s death, this is what they had recorded.

Powerful stuff right there. You can’t help but shed a tear while watching.

A charity set up in the memory of Chester, The One More Light Foundation is available to donate to.

Musicians Announced They’re Playing The Chester Bennington Tribute Show

There is a whole host of artists that have been announced for The Chester Bennington Tribute Show!

Artists such as Machine Gun Kelly, Yellowcard’s Ryan Key, Oli Sykes of Bring Me The Horizon, M. Shadows of Avenged Sevenfold, Kiiara and Korn’s Jonathan Davis will take the stage on October 27th at Los Angeles’ Hollywood Bowl to pay tribute to the frontman.

Linkin Park premiered a new video earlier this week for ‘One More Light’ which can be viewable below.

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Toni Cornell Performs Touching Tribute For Father Chris Cornell and Chester Bennington

Nothing hits closer to home for some people. By this I mean family and currently, nobody is in mourning more than the friends and family of Chester Bennington.

That being said, Toni Cornell, the daughter of Chris Cornell, a close personal friend of Chester Bennington joined OneRepublic in a touching tribute to the two fallen rock stars.

Today, Linkin Park were scheduled dot perform at Central Park on their GMA Summer Series and today, OneRepublic took a detour from their current tour to joining GMA in their place.

The performance of the track aired on Good Morning America with the performance being seen by fans around the world.

Here’s the performance.