And so, beyond all the shock, delight, controversy and messy discourse, one question remains: what does a Linkin Park without Chester Bennington sound like? Well, for the most part, LP have read the room and played to their strengths, because From Zero is a taught, hook-laden and royally entertaining album that sonically bounces between just about every chapter of their career so far without ever wallowing in cheap nostalgia.
The album’s first single, The Emptiness Machine, already feels like a modern classic. A slice of energetic, Meteora-style alt metal with a monstrous chorus, it perfectly encapsulates From Zero’s running theme: this is still Linkin Park, just not quite the one you remember.
