Dead by Sunrise(黑暗曙光）乐队组建于2005年，当时Chester正在与Linkin Park乐队的伙伴们为专辑《Minutes to Midnight》（末日警钟）准备歌曲素材。他对媒体说到：“当时我写出了一些很棒的歌，但这些歌的确不适合Linkin Park乐队。它们更加晦涩更加黑暗，所以我就有了再组一个新乐队的念头。”于是他找来了九十年代的合成器摇滚乐队Orgy（放纵）电子金属乐队Julien-K的成员，组建了这支名为Dead by Sunrise的乐队。Dead by Sunrise乐队的第一首歌曲发表于2006年，歌曲名为“Morning After”收录于电影Underworld: Evolution的原声音乐中。 　　Dead by Sunrise (formerly known as Snow White Tan) was an American rock supergroup formed in 2005 by Linkin Park lead singer Chester Bennington. The band also consisted of Amir Derakh, Ryan Shuck, Brandon Belsky, Elias Andra, and Anthony "Fu" Valcic from Julien-K and Orgy. Dead by Sunrise's debut studio album, Out of Ashes, was released worldwide on October 13, 2009.