Linkin Park went on a hiatus when longtime lead vocalist Bennington died in July 2017. In April 2022, Shinoda revealed the band was neither working on new music nor planning on touring for the foreseeable future, and have only released 20th-anniversary editions of their first two studio albums...
Linkin Park lead singerChester Benningtondied aged 41. His body was found at a private home, Bennington apparently hanged himself. The singer was said to be close to Soundgarden vocalist Chris Cornell, who took his own life in May of this year. Formed in 1996, Linkin Park had sold more ...
Linkin Park has returned with new music and a new vocalist, seven years after the 2017 death of lead singer Chester Bennington.The rock band debuted new singer Emily Armstrong and drummer Colin Brittain on a livestream Thursday. The pair will be joining returning members Mike Shinoda, Brad Dels...
Linkin Park released a new single, “The Emptiness Machine,” that will serve as the lead track from the band’s upcoming album, “From Zero,” due out Nov. 15. It will be the Grammy-winning group’s first full-length album since 2017, when original lead vocalist Che...
From Zero is Linkin Park’s first album with new co-lead singer Emily Armstrong and drummer Colin Brittain. Former co-vocalist Chester Bennington died in 2017, while longtime drummer Rob Bourdon left the band in between One More Light and From Zero. Get weekly rundowns straight to yo...
Linkin Park, formed in California in 1996, became a huge success in 2000 with the release of its debut studio album "Hybrid Theory," which features Bennington as the lead vocalist. The band has sold over 70 million albums worldwide and was set to embark on an extensive North American tour...
Bon Scott replaced Evans later that year, and was the band's sole vocalist for their first handful of albums, which they achieved a good deal of success with, especially 1979'sHighway to Hell.Tragedy struck the band in early 1980 when Bon Scott suddenly died. ...
The last live performance from Linkin Park was a tribute concert forBenningtonin October 2017. It was hosted just over three months after the musician died by suicide. “I was onstage for almost the whole thing, singing most of the time,” Shinoda toldRolling Stonein 2018. “I had to...
Later that same month,Evanescence'sAmy Leeresponded to rumors that she was going to be Linkin Park's new vocalist by calling it "an incredible compliment," butalso denying the story. "No, I have not been contacted [by Linkin Park] or anything like that. But [I'm a] huge fan [and]...
Mike Shinoda, left, and Emily Armstrong of Linkin Park perform on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024, in Los AngelesJordan Strauss/Invision/AP Chester Bennington‘s son Jaime has slammedLinkin Parkfor hiringEmily Armstrongto replace his father as the group’s lead vocalist followingcontroversy surroundi...