Linkin Park Reunite 7 Years After Chester Bennington’s Death, With New Music
September 6, 2024 4:37AM PDT
Emily Armstrong, from left, Colin Brittain, and Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park perform Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024, in Los Angeles. It was announced on Thursday that Dead Sara’s Emily Armstrong would join as the band’s new co-singer and songwriter/producer Colin Brittain would join on drums. Linkin Park will release the album “From Zero” on Nov. 15, marking their first new record since former frontman Chester Bennington died in 2017. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP
NEW YORK (AP) — Linkin Park is back with a new lineup and debuting their first new music since the 2017 death of lead singer Chester Bennington.
On Thursday, the band kicked off a livestream showcasing new singer Emily Armstrong and drummer Colin Brittain, who will join members Mike Shinoda, Brad Delson, Phoenix and Joe Hahn in a new lineup.
The band debuted a new single, “The Emptiness Machine.”
They also announced a new album, “From Zero,” that will be released Nov. 15.
They also announced six shows around the world.
The rock-rap band is one of the most commercially successful acts of the 2000s, aided by Bennington’s vocals.
He died at 41 by suicide.
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