sentences:  During their debut European tour the band took time out to send a message to the German Armed Forces.Recording of the band's debut album began in July 2008 after touring for Linkin Park had finished.Working simultaneously on his solo album and Linkin Park's next record, Bennington recorded "Out of Ashes" with producer Howard Benson and bandmates from Julien-K. Bennington wrote most of the songs on an acoustic guitar before working with his band to reshape the track into hard rock, a ballad, or even removing all rock influence and creating a synth-driven track.