Linkin Park reunites 7 years after Chester Bennington’s demise

[FILES] Musicians from Linkin Park; Brad Delsen, Mike Shinoda, Joe Hahn and Dave Farrell carry out in the course of the “Linkin Park And Associates Have fun Life In Honor Of Chester Bennington” occasion on the Hollywood Bowl on October 27, 2017 in Hollywood, California. | Christopher Polk/Getty Photographs/AFP

NEW YORK — Linkin Park is again with a brand new lineup and debuting their first new music for the reason that 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 be part of returning members Mike Shinoda, Brad Delson, Phoenix and Joe Hahn. 

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Shinoda and Armstrong will share vocal duties. The brand new lineup dropped a single, “The Vacancy Machine,” and introduced a brand new album, “From Zero.” It releases Nov. 15.

The rock-rap band was one of the 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 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 at the moment endeavor,” Shinoda mentioned in a press release asserting 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 unique 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 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 identified for and nonetheless exploring new ones.”

The band additionally introduced the “From Zero World Tour,” that includes 5 enviornment exhibits 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