Followers of a preferred 2000s rock band are freaking out after a countdown to an enormous announcement ended with a mysterious message.
Linkin Park began a 100-hour timer on its official web site and social media accounts Saturday, sparking hypothesis of a brand new tour with a brand new lead singer. The countdown ended Wednesday afternoon, appeared to glitch, after which the clock began counting again up once more.
“It’s solely a matter of time…” Linkin Park’s official social media accounts stated when the countdown began stepping into reverse.
Followers reacted with a mixture of frustration, confusion and jokes.
“What does it imply?!” a fan wrote on X, sharing a clip of the clock beginning to depend up.
“MAN WHATS GOING ON,” an Instagram person wrote.
“Each time you guess the brand new Linkin Park singer incorrectly one other 100 hours will get added to the timer,” one tweet stated.
“Ultimately the Linkin Park countdown didn’t even matter,” one other X person wrote.
“I can’t imagine that i’ve been trolled by one in all my favourite bands,” an Instagram remark stated.
“Shinoda depend your days,” one other wrote.
As of Thursday morning, Linkin Park nonetheless has not made any official bulletins. Early hypothesis pointed to the band doing a reunion tour with a brand new vocalist to interchange unique frontman Chester Bennington, who died in 2017.
Chester Bennington of Linkin Park performs in 2004. (Picture by Theo Wargo/WireImage through Getty Photographs)WireImage
Some theories prompt Sum 41 singer Deryck Whibley can be becoming a member of LP after the “Fats Lip” pop-punk band’s farewell tour. Whibley stated he was making his personal announcement on the identical day that Linkin Park’s countdown ended, however later clarified he was not becoming a member of Linkin Park, or Oasis, “or another band for that matter.”
In response to Arizona radio station 98 KUPD, Whibley’s announcement turned out to be a proposal for a free, autographed ebook jacket for any followers who preorder his upcoming memoir, “Strolling Catastrophe,” and present proof of buy at Sum 41′s merch desk when their farewell tour resumes subsequent week.
“Oh, how laborious it’s to plan an announcement as of late and never get in the way in which of a number of different rock artists making bulletins on the identical time and getting all of it tousled,” Whibley joked.
Billboard reported earlier this yr that Linkin Park members Mike Shinoda, Brad Delson and Dave Farrell have been contemplating reuniting for 2025 live shows with a feminine singer. The group was one of many greatest acts of the 2000s with its mixture of hip-hop, different rock and nu metallic.
Orgy frontman Jay Gordon, who collaborated with Linkin Park on a remix of “Factors of Authority” for 2002′s “Reanimation” album, fueled buzz in March when he informed California radio station KCAL 96.7 that he heard a Linkin Park reunion tour would characteristic a “woman singer.” He later claimed he knew “nothing about” a brand new “Linkin Park singer factor.”
Potential names floated embrace Evanescence singer Amy Lee, a favourite from the identical period as Linkin Park. She informed iHeartRadio Canada in April that she hadn’t been contacted concerning the attainable collaboration however known as it an “superior” thought.
“They need to ask me about that. I don’t have a ton of free time, however I’d do it part-time,” she stated.
Linkin Park, identified for hits like “Within the Finish,” “Numb,” “What I’ve Executed,” “One Step Nearer,” and the Grammy-winning “Crawling,” fueled reunion rumors earlier this yr with a brand new biggest hits launch that includes a beforehand unreleased tune, “Pleasant Hearth.” Shinoda, additionally identified for his work as a solo artist and with Fort Minor, stated any information would come from the band’s web site.
“Rumors at all times go round. Folks at all times ask what’s subsequent for the band, and one of the best reply I can ever give anyone is when there’s one thing to let you know, we are going to let you know. When there’s an announcement to be made, it will likely be on LinkinPark.com,” he informed Revolver journal in April. “Should you’re listening to it from any person else, you may belief that info as a lot as you need to belief it.”