‘Solo’ album from Linkin Park’s frontman and members of Orgy
Just as Minutes To Midnight wasn’t the Linkin Park album I had hoped for, Out Of Ashes was not the album I hoped it would be. Chester Bennington has one of the most versatile and powerful voices in rock today (perhaps ever?), and on this album and Linkin Park’s recent output it feels like he’s just churning out songs that lack the punch and impact of his earlier material. The power evident on Linkin Park’s 2001 debut, Hybrid Theory, and their sophomore release, Meteora (2003) is completely absent on this album. Yes, Chester’s vocals are still melodic and catchy, but there’s no bite, and little on here that really stands out.
The music, provided by Ryan Schuck and Amir Derakh, formerly (?) of Orgy, is ok, but again nothing special.
This promised to be so much more, but ended up falling a little flat. Well-produced and –performed flatness, but certainly flat nonetheless.
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