Grey Daze - Amends… Stripped

Amends…Stripped is an EP by American post grunge rock band Grey Daze, released in May 2021 via Lorna Vista.

Before Chester Bennington sang, screamed, and serenaded audiences of millions throughout his storied career in Linkin Park and a host of other projects, the frontman cut his teeth from 1993 to 1998 in his first proper band: Grey Daze.

Grey Daze, who won widespread praise for Amends (the stirring, full circle album that found the surviving band members fulfilling a promise made to singer Chester Bennington) return in 2021 with a five song EP, dubbed Amends... Stripped. This is an intimate, acoustic take on Amends and includes a trio of `90s-era radio interviews with the band.

The band returned to the studio in October, working with producer Billy Bush (Garbage, Muse) and a selection of alternate vocal tracks from Bennington. The concept of an acoustic release was something Grey Daze had discussed prior to the release of Amends, knowing that the songs present an entirely new aspect to the material and spotlight Bennington’s immense talent, something they’d only been able to witness in the studio. The vinyl release includes a trio of ‘90s era interviews with the band from the new defunct Phoenix alternative radio station, KEDG.

This 12” EP is a limited edition on grey coloured vinyl at 45 RPM, limited to 500 copies, pressed in US via Lorna Vista.