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‘Instantly a very different vibe’: the glory and controversy of Linkin Park’s explosive comeback

On hiatus since the 2017 suicide of Chester Bennington, the rockers have had huge success with return single The Emptiness Machine – but there is disquiet over the frontman’s replacement

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Linkin Park Faces Backlash Over New Lead Vocalist Selection

Linkin Park faces criticism for replacing Chester Bennington with Emily Armstrong as lead vocalist, sparking controversy over her connections and the band'...

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"The Hybrid Theory re-release and Papercuts release, he didn’t show up for anything": Mike Shinoda on why Linkin Park drummer Rob Bourdon isn’t returning for the band’s reunion

Producer and drummer Colin Brittain is the new drummer in Linkin Park

MusicRadar

“We feel really empowered with this new lineup and the vibrant and energised new music we’ve made together”: Linkin Park reunite, livestream a show, announce live arena dates and a comeback album, and share the video for its first single

That's a lot of stuff happening in one day but that's the music business for you, Colin Brittain joins on drums while Emily Armstrong of Dead Sara will front the band

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Why isn’t drummer Rob Bourdon part of the new Linkin Park? The band explain

Bourdon was a founding member of Linkin Park, but has been replaced by Colin Brittain

Metal Hammer

Linkin Park reunite 7 years after Chester Bennington's death, with new music

Linkin Park is back with a new lineup and debuting their first new music since the 2017 death of lead singer Chester Bennington

The Independent UK

Linkin Park reunite with new singer seven years after Chester Bennington’s death

Nu-metal band will release first album since 2017 later this year

The Independent UK

"It's good to see you again." Linkin Park introduce new vocalist Emily Armstrong at livestream concert, announce new album From Zero, new single The Emptiness Machine, world tour dates

Linkin Park are back, with a new singer, new album, and world tour. Watch the video for new single The Emptiness Machine here

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Will Sum 41’s Deryck Whibley front a reunited Linkin Park? The internet is starting to think so…

Some oddly timed announcements from Sum 41’s singer and nu metal sensations Linkin Park have got internet sleuths theorising

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“Don’t like it? Go ****king listen to something else!” how Linkin Park rediscovered rock and came out swinging with The Hunting Party

Linkin Park’s 2014 album The Hunting Party was their hardest-hitting album in years – and Metal Hammer found Chester Bennington and Mike Shinoda up for the fight

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"You can hear Aphex Twin homages all over Hybrid Theory." Mike Shinoda: 10 songs that changed my life

From Public Enemy and Dr. Dre to Nine Inch Nails and Rage Against The Machine, Linkin Park's Mike Shinoda guides us through the songs that helped make him a nu metal star

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"It felt like horror movie music, so dark and aggressive and dangerous." Linkin Park's Mike Shinoda on the three hip hop acts that changed his life

Mike Shinoda reveals three legendary rap artists that changed his life - and changed music itself

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"Everything we're doing right now is way different." What happened the day Linkin Park played a set at Grand Central Station

On what would have been Chester Bennington's 48th birthday, watch him and his fellow nu metal stars entertain a bustling terminal at America's most famous train station

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Linkin Park Announces First-Ever Career-Spanning Greatest Hits Album

Linkin Park's upcoming greatest hits album features a previously unreleased track by Chester Bennington, set for release on April 12.

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“We were all saying, ‘We’re gonna make this something they can never follow up.’” How Linkin Park and Jay-Z united for the ultimate metal and hip hop crossover, Collision Course

Nu metal’s leading lights were supposed to collaborate with the world’s biggest rapper for just one episode of TV. In the end, they made a blockbuster EP and dazzled an entire generation of hard rock and hip-hop fans.

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Linkin Park’s Mike Shinoda reflects on Hybrid Theory: “I was standing on red carpets with celebrities and thinking, ‘Wow, this is so weird.’”

Linkin Park co-founder Mike Shinoda has reflected on the strangeness and vindication of groundbreaking debut album Hybrid Theory in a new interview

The Guardian - UK

Mike Shinoda looks back: ‘Would I have wanted Linkin Park to be successful without being recognisable? Probably’

The frontman on coping with fame, losing his bandmate, and finding new fans 20 years on

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"I said to Chester, 'What do you think about just saying SHUT UP?'" Mike Shinoda explains how Rage Against The Machine inspired one of Linkin Park's most iconic moments on One Step Closer

One Step Closer is one of Linkin Park's hallmark anthems, and Mike Shinoda has explained how its iconic lyric came about

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"I thought it was a spam email when Mike reached out asking me to be part of this": Watch Mike Shinoda play Linkin Park's Castle Of Glass with six musicians who've never met one another before

Mike Shinoda shares the London episode of his Already Over Sessions series, featuring Linkin Park's Castle Of Glass

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“When the G.O.A.T. gives you a call, you say ‘when and where’”: Mateus Asato reveals his heavy side as he shreds over Linkin Park with an EMG-loaded Suhr

The Brazilian guitarist joined a band of muso influencers for live sessions in support of Mike Shinoda’s new album – and his fiery lead lines steal the show

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