Earlier this month, Linkin Park announced it had officially reunited seven years after the death of singer Chester Bennington. A new vocalist, Dead Sara’s Emily Armstrong, would be singing Bennington’s parts at their concerts, which kicked off in L.A. on Sept. 11, and the band had recorded a new album …
Read More »Chester Bennington's Son Slams Linkin Park's New Lineup: 'We Trusted You to Be the Bigger Better Person'
Chester Bennington‘s son Jaime has slammed Linkin Park for hiring Emily Armstrong to replace his father as the group’s lead vocalist following controversy surrounding her ties to the Church of Scientology and actor Danny Masterson, who was convicted of rape last year. Jaime Bennington posted a series of Instagram stories …
Read More »Linkin Park Announce Career-Spanning LP, Unveil Previously-Unreleased Single 'Friendly Fire'
Linkin Park will released their first career-spanning greatest hits album, Papercuts (Singles Collection 2000-2023), on April 12 via Warner Records. The band previewed the released with a previously-unheard single, “Friendly Fire,” recorded during the 2017 sessions for their seventh LP, One More Light. “Friendly Fire” features vocals from Chester Bennington, …
Read More »Chester Bennington's Son Drops Debut Single 'F W/ Me'
Draven Bennington, the son of late Linkin Park singer Chester Bennington, has released his debut single under the name RVRND. The track, titled “F w/ Me,” features in the new Paramount+ docuseries Family Legacy, which recounts some of the TRL era’s most famous artists and iconic moments through the eyes …
Read More »Linkin Park Reflect on Chester Bennington's Allegiance to the Band: He Was 'All for One and One for All'
The surviving members of Linkin Park reflect on their late singer Chester Bennington and their 20th-anniversary edition of Meteora in an interview with Apple Music 1’s Zane Lowe. In the interview, airing Wednesday, Mike Shinoda, Brad Delson, and Dave Farrell talked about how it was Bennington who pushed back against …
Read More »Linkin Park Take On Their Demons in Unreleased 'Meteora' Era Track 'Fighting Myself'
Linkin Park have shared another unreleased track, “Fighting Myself,” form the upcoming 20th anniversary reissue of their second album, Meteora, out April 7. “Fighting Myself” is vintage Linkin Park, with Mike Shinoda spitting angst-ridden bars over simmering production, before late singer Chester Bennington bursts in with a monster chorus, paired …
Read More »Linkin Park Release 'Never-Before-Heard' 2003 Song 'Lost' Featuring the Late Chester Bennington
Linkin Park is celebrating the 20th anniversary of their second album Meteora by releasing a previously unreleased song called “Lost,” featuring the lead vocals of the late Chester Bennington. “Finding this track was like finding a favorite photo you had forgotten you’d taken, like it was waiting for the right …
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