NEW YORK (AP) — Linkin Park is again with a brand new lineup and debuting their first new music because the 2017 loss of life 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 prime of the stream. Armstrong’s efficiency type comfortably continues the band’s legacy: Her full-throated vocals recall Bennington with out making an attempt parody, instantly evidenced on the second track of the set: “Someplace I Belong.”
“This can be a very big day for us,” Shinoda stated as he led introductions, mentioning that guitarist Alex Feder was filling in Delson for the evening. “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.
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 Gentle.” Within the years since, Linkin Park has dropped quite a few re-releases, together with twentieth anniversary editions of “Hybrid Concept,” “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 presently enterprise,” Shinoda stated in a press release asserting the upcoming launch.
Armstrong comes from alt-rock band Lifeless 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’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 enviornment reveals in Los Angeles; New York; Hamburg, Germany; London and Seoul this month, and a sixth in November in Bogotá, 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
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