Emily Armstrong, from left, Colin Brittain and Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park carry out Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024, in Los Angeles. It was introduced on Thursday that Useless Sara’s Emily Armstrong would be part of because the band’s new co-singer and songwriter/producer Colin Brittain would be part of on drums. Linkin Park will launch the album “From Zero” on Nov. 15, marking their first new file since former frontman Chester Bennington died in 2017. (Picture by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP
Linkin Park is again with a brand new lineup and debuting their first new music because the 2017 demise of lead singer Chester Bennington.
On Thursday, the band kicked off a livestream showcasing new singer Emily Armstrong and drummer Colin Brittain, who will be part of returning members Mike Shinoda, Brad Delson, Phoenix and Joe Hahn in Linkin Park’s new lineup. Shinoda and Armstrong share vocal duties.
The brand new lineup launched into a brand new single, “The Vacancy Machine,” on the high of the stream. Armstrong’s efficiency model comfortably continues the band’s legacy: Her full-throated vocals recall Bennington with out trying parody, instantly evidenced on the second music of the set: “Someplace I Belong.”
“It is a very big day for us,” Shinoda mentioned as he led introductions, mentioning that guitarist Alex Feder was filling in Delson for the night time. “Within the function of Chester Bennington this afternoon is every of you,” Shinoda addressed the gang.
The brand new Linkin Park additionally introduced a brand new album, “From Zero.” It releases Nov. 15.
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The rock-rap band is likely one of the most commercially profitable acts of the 2000s, aided by Bennington’s vocals. At 41, he died by suicide shortly after the discharge of the group’s final album, “One Extra Mild.” Within the years since, Linkin Park has dropped quite a lot of re-releases together with Twentieth-anniversary editions of “Hybrid Idea,” “Meteora” and, this 12 months, the career-spanning biggest hits assortment, “Papercuts.”
“Earlier than Linkin Park, our first band title was Xero. This album title refers to each this humble starting and the journey we’re at the moment endeavor,” Shinoda mentioned in an announcement saying the upcoming launch.
Armstrong comes from alt-rock band Useless Sara and Brittain is a songwriter and producer who has labored with Papa Roach, One OK Rock and All Time Low, amongst others. He replaces authentic drummer Rob Bourdon, who “has determined to step away,” a band consultant informed The Related Press.
“The extra we labored with Emily and Colin, the extra we loved their world-class skills, their firm, and the issues we created,” Shinoda mentioned. “We really feel actually empowered with this new lineup and the colourful and energized new music we’ve made collectively. We’re weaving collectively the sonic touchpoints we’ve been recognized for and nonetheless exploring new ones.”
The band additionally introduced the “From Zero World Tour,” that includes 5 area exhibits in Los Angeles; New York; Hamburg, Germany; London and Seoul this month, and a sixth in November in Bogotá, Colombia.
“From Zero” tracklist:
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1. From Zero (Intro) 2. The Vacancy Machine 3. Lower The Bridge 4. Heavy Is the Crown 5. Over Every Different 6. Casualty 7. Overflow 8. Two Confronted 9. Stained 10. IGYEIH 11. Good Issues Go
