Linkin Park Tap Emily Armstrong As New Singer, Announce Album, Tour

After occurring hiatus following singer Chester Bennington’s 2017 demise, Linkin Park’s surviving members in the present day (Sept. 6) revealed that they’ve enlisted Lifeless Sara’s Emily Armstrong on vocals and songwriter/producer Colin Brittain on drums for a brand new album and world tour.

FROM ZERO is out Nov. 15 from Warner Data and is led by the one “The Vacancy Machine.” The brand new lineup of the band’s debut stay efficiency passed off this afternoon at a non-public Los Angeles occasion and is being streamed on YouTube for twenty-four hours.

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A sequence of further area reveals have additionally been introduced for the approaching days, starting Sept. 11 within the band’s hometown of Los Angeles.

“Earlier than Linkin Park, our first band title was Xero,” group member Mike Shinoda stated in an announcement. “This album title refers to each this humble starting and the journey we’re presently endeavor. Sonically and emotionally, it’s about previous, current, and future — embracing our signature sound, however new and lively. It was made with a deep appreciation for our new and longtime bandmates, our pals, our household, and our followers. We’re happy with what Linkin Park has grow to be over time, and excited concerning the journey forward.”

Lately, Shinoda, Brad Delson, Dave “Phoenix” Farrell and Joe Hahn began hanging out once more and reconnected with the creativity and camaraderie that drove Linkin Park within the first. As soon as that was established, the quartet invited pals and colleagues to their studio, which helped them forge connections with Armstrong and Brittain. Finally, the pair was requested to hitch the band, which the surviving members take into account to be a brand new starting reasonably than choosing up the place they left off.

“The extra we labored with Emily and Colin, the extra we loved their world-class skills, their firm, and the issues we created,” Shinoda continues. “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 recognized for and nonetheless exploring new ones.”