NEW YORK –
Linkin Park is again with a brand new lineup and debuting their first new music for the reason that 2017 dying 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 a 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 tune of the set: “Someplace I Belong.”
“This can be a very special occasion for us,” Shinoda stated as he led introductions, mentioning that guitarist Alex Feder was filling in Delson for the night time. “Within the position 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.
The rock-rap band is without doubt 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 Principle,” “Meteora” and, this yr, 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 presently endeavor,” Shinoda stated in a press release 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 instructed 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 stated. “We really feel actually empowered with this new lineup and the colourful and energized new music we have made collectively. We’re weaving collectively the sonic touchpoints we have been identified for and nonetheless exploring new ones.”
The band additionally introduced the “From Zero World Tour,” that includes 5 area reveals in Los Angeles; New York; Hamburg, Germany; London and Seoul this month, and a sixth in November in Bogota, Colombia.
“From Zero” tracklist:
1. From Zero (Intro)
2. The Vacancy Machine
3. Minimize 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