What bands was Chester Bennington a part of?

Chester Bennington was best known as the lead vocalist of Linkin Park. He also fronted Dead by Sunrise, performed with Stone Temple Pilots, and was the lead singer of the early band Grey Daze.

What role did Chester Bennington play in Linkin Park?

Chester Bennington was the lead vocalist and co-founder of Linkin Park, contributing to the band’s global success and helping define the nu metal and alternative rock sound of the early 2000s.

What is Machine Shop Recordings?

Machine Shop Recordings was a record label co-founded by Chester Bennington and Brad Delson in 2001. It operated as an imprint under Warner Music Group and supported alternative and experimental music.

What genres did Chester Bennington work in?

Bennington worked primarily in alternative metal, nu metal, hard rock, alternative rock, electronic rock, pop rock, and post-grunge.

What was Chester Bennington’s early band?

Before Linkin Park, Chester Bennington fronted the band Grey Daze in the mid-1990s. Posthumously, re-recorded versions of their early material were released, including the album *Amends* in 2020.

Chester Bennington

American singer, songwriter and musician (1976–2017)

Person human Q19198

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Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[24]
Date of birth: March 20, 1976
Date of death: July 20, 2017
Place of birth: Phoenix
Place of death: Palos Verdes Estates
Country of citizenship: United States^[14]
Occupation: singer, actor, musician, songwriter, rock singer, composer^[16]
Educated at: James Madison High School, Greenway High School^[17]^[18]
Father: Lee Russell Bennington^[10]
Spouse: Talinda Ann Bentley, Samantha Marie Olit^[11]^[12]
Child: Tyler Bennington^[13]
Genre: alternative metal, nu metal, hard rock, alternative rock, electronic rock, pop rock, post-grunge^[25]^[26]^[27]^[28]^[29]^[30]^[31]
Cause of death: hanging to death^[35]
Languages spoken, written or signed: English^[47]
Birth name: Chester Charles Bennington^[48]
Copyright representative: Broadcast Music, Inc.
Copyright status as a creator: works protected by copyrights
End of work period: 2017
Family name: Bennington^[37]
Given name: Chester, Charles^[38]^[39]
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Instrument: voice, guitar, drum kit, sampler, bass guitar^[42]^[43]^[44]^[45]^[46]
Manner of death: suicide^[41]
Member of: Linkin Park, Stone Temple Pilots, Dead by Sunrise, Grey Daze, Kings of Chaos^[19]^[20]^[21]^[22]^[23]
Native language: English^[15]
Number of children: +6^[49]
Pseudonym: Chazy Chaz, The Chemist^[40]
Record label: Warner Bros. Records, Machine Shop Recordings^[32]^[33]
Residence: Palos Verdes Peninsula^[36]
Social media followers: 780k (780k–872k, n=4)
Start of work period: 1992
Voice type: tenor^[34]
Writing language: English

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Mb:lyricist 24

What I've Done, What I've Done, Leave Out All the Rest, Leave Out All the Rest, Burn It Down, Burn It Down, Given Up, Given Up +16 more

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In the End, Numb, Somewhere I Belong, Papercut, Breaking the Habit, Faint, Bleed It Out, Leave Out All the Rest +14 more

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In the End, Numb, What I've Done, Somewhere I Belong, Papercut, Breaking the Habit, Faint, Bleed It Out +14 more

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What I've Done, What I've Done, Leave Out All the Rest, Leave Out All the Rest, Given Up, Given Up, Iridescent, Iridescent +12 more

Mb:writer 16

What I've Done, What I've Done, Lying from You, Lying from You, Points of Authority, Points of Authority, Runaway, Runaway +8 more

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hard rock, alternative rock, nu metal, pop rock, alternative metal, electronic rock, post-grunge

Mb:tribute 6

One More Light, One More Light, Post Traumatic EP, Post Traumatic EP, Darker Than the Light That Never Bleeds, Darker Than the Light That Never Bleeds

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Linkin Park, Stone Temple Pilots, Grey Daze, Camp Freddy, Kings of Chaos

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High Rise, Mall (Music from the Motion Picture), Cross Off, Out of Time

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actor, singer, musician, songwriter

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High Rise, Mall (Music from the Motion Picture), White Noise

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Broadcast Music, Inc.

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Charles

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English

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Machine Shop Recordings

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tenor

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English

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Category:Songs written by Chester Bennington

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Summary

Chester Bennington was born on March 20, 1976^[1], in Phoenix^[2]. He died on July 20, 2017^[3], in Palos Verdes Estates^[4]. He worked as a singer^[5], actor^[6], musician^[7], songwriter^[8], and rock singer^[9].

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Type: Person^[50]
Country: US^[51]
Began / founded: 1976-03-20^[52]
Ended / dissolved: 2017-07-20^[53]
Genre(s): alternative metal, alternative rock, hard rock, nu metal, rock^[54]
Community tags: alternative metal, alternative rock, alternative-rock, hard rock, nu metal, rock^[55]
MusicBrainz ID: 415e30a0-116b-4a4f-8cbf-8d0f6406bbab^[56]

FAQs

Where was Chester Bennington born?

Chester Bennington was born in Phoenix^[2].

Where did Chester Bennington die?

Chester Bennington died in Palos Verdes Estates^[4].

Who were Chester Bennington's parents?

Chester Bennington's father was Lee Russell Bennington^[10].

Who was Chester Bennington married to?

Chester Bennington's spouses include Talinda Ann Bentley^[11] and Samantha Marie Olit^[12].

What did Chester Bennington do for work?

Chester Bennington worked as a singer^[5], actor^[6], musician^[7], songwriter^[8], and rock singer^[9].

Where did Chester Bennington go to school?

Chester Bennington was educated at James Madison High School^[17] and Greenway High School^[18].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Chester Bennington — place of birth (P19): Phoenix. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2014-12-10. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Chester Bennington — place of death (P20): Palos Verdes Estates. tmz.com. tmz.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Chester Bennington — sex or gender (P21): male. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Chester Bennington — father (P22): Lee Russell Bennington. Geni.com. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Chester Bennington — spouse (P26): Talinda Ann Bentley. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Chester Bennington — spouse (P26): Samantha Marie Olit. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Chester Bennington — country of citizenship (P27): United States. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Chester Bennington — child (P40): Tyler Bennington. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Chester Bennington — educated at (P69): James Madison High School. Retrieved 2021-03-04. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Chester Bennington — educated at (P69): Greenway High School. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Chester Bennington — native language (P103): English. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Chester Bennington — occupation (P106): singer. Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved 2022-12-15. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Chester Bennington — occupation (P106): actor. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Chester Bennington — occupation (P106): musician. Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved 2023-04-10. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Chester Bennington — occupation (P106): songwriter. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Chester Bennington — occupation (P106): rock singer. Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved 2025-01-05. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Chester Bennington — occupation (P106): composer. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Chester Bennington — genre (P136): alternative metal. wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ Chester Bennington — genre (P136): nu metal. wikidata.org.
[27] ↑ Chester Bennington — genre (P136): hard rock. wikidata.org.
[28] ↑ Chester Bennington — genre (P136): alternative rock. wikidata.org.
[29] ↑ Chester Bennington — genre (P136): electronic rock. wikidata.org.
[30] ↑ Chester Bennington — genre (P136): pop rock. wikidata.org.
[31] ↑ Chester Bennington — genre (P136): post-grunge. wikidata.org.
[32] ↑ Chester Bennington — record label (P264): Warner Bros. Records. wikidata.org.
[33] ↑ Chester Bennington — record label (P264): Machine Shop Recordings. wikidata.org.
[34] ↑ Chester Bennington — voice type (P412): tenor. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Chester Bennington — member of (P463): Linkin Park. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Chester Bennington — member of (P463): Stone Temple Pilots. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Chester Bennington — member of (P463): Dead by Sunrise. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Chester Bennington — member of (P463): Grey Daze. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-11-05. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Chester Bennington — member of (P463): Kings of Chaos. wikidata.org.
[35] ↑ Chester Bennington — cause of death (P509): hanging to death. usatoday.com. Retrieved 2020-05-02. usatoday.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[36] ↑ Chester Bennington — residence (P551): Palos Verdes Peninsula. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Chester Bennington — date of birth (P569): March 20, 1976. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2014-04-09. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Chester Bennington — date of death (P570): July 20, 2017. Find a Grave. Retrieved 2017-10-09. billboard.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[37] ↑ Chester Bennington — family name (P734): Bennington. wikidata.org.
[38] ↑ Chester Bennington — given name (P735): Chester. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2015-08-14. wikidata.org.
[39] ↑ Chester Bennington — given name (P735): Charles. wikidata.org.
[40] ↑ Chester Bennington — pseudonym (P742): Chazy Chaz, The Chemist. wikidata.org.
[41] ↑ Chester Bennington — manner of death (P1196): suicide. Los Angeles County Medical Examiner Case Search. Retrieved 2023-03-07. wikidata.org.
[42] ↑ Chester Bennington — instrument (P1303): voice. wikidata.org.
[43] ↑ Chester Bennington — instrument (P1303): guitar. wikidata.org.
[44] ↑ Chester Bennington — instrument (P1303): drum kit. wikidata.org.
[45] ↑ Chester Bennington — instrument (P1303): sampler. wikidata.org.
[46] ↑ Chester Bennington — instrument (P1303): bass guitar. wikidata.org.
[47] ↑ Chester Bennington — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): English. wikidata.org.
[48] ↑ Chester Bennington — birth name (P1477): Chester Charles Bennington. wikidata.org.
[49] ↑ Chester Bennington — number of children (P1971): 6. tmz.com. tmz.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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[50] ↑ Chester Bennington — Type: Person. MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
[51] ↑ Chester Bennington — Country: US. MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
[52] ↑ Chester Bennington — Began / founded: 1976-03-20. MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
[53] ↑ Chester Bennington — Ended / dissolved: 2017-07-20. MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
[54] ↑ Chester Bennington — Genre(s): alternative metal, alternative rock, hard rock, nu metal, rock. MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
[55] ↑ Chester Bennington — Community tags: alternative metal, alternative rock, alternative-rock, hard rock, nu metal, rock. MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
[56] ↑ Chester Bennington — MusicBrainz ID: 415e30a0-116b-4a4f-8cbf-8d0f6406bbab. MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

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