Few people to have joined a major band have been put under as immediate and intense pressure as Emily Armstrong. Previously known as the frontwoman of LA alt rockers Dead Sara, her profile skyrocketed in 2024 when she became the new singer of Linkin Park, replacing the beloved and uniquely talented Chester Bennington following his tragic death seven years earlier.
Her introduction to Linkin Park fans was dramatic, making her debut at the band's first live show since 2017 in front of a few hundred spectators at a special show in LA. Arriving on stage to join Mike Shinoda to sing Linkin Park's new single The Emptiness Machine, she went on to crush fan favourites like Crawling, Numb and What I've Done, marking herself out as a brilliant choice to fill some particularly daunting shoes.
