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Linkin Park's Emily Armstrong celebrates 'monumental impact' Chester Bennington had on her vocals

New Linkin Park singer Emily Armstrong has hailed the late Chester Bennington as a huge inspiration, describing his performance style of having had a "monumental impact" on her own.

BANG Premier · Nov 24, 2024

“All the energy we put into that record just exploded on to the world!”: How Chester Bennington remembered Linkin Park’s breakthrough

The Linkin Park star spoke to Metal Hammer a year before his death

MusicRadar · Nov 22, 2024

From Linkin Park to Limp Bizkit, nu-metal is back but without the cargo pants and casual misogyny

IN FOCUS: Nu-metal was once shorthand for terrible fashion and even worse music. Now, with a new Linkin Park album and Limp Bizkit announcing their most extensive tour in years, this genre once considered the nadir for rock’n’roll has made a surprising comeback, writes Ed Power

The Independent UK · Nov 15, 2024

Linkin Park's London O2 show is a celebration of one of 21st century metal's most impactful and important bands

Linkin Park and new singer Emily Armstrong roll out the hits and some promising new material for a delighted London crowd

Metal Hammer · Sep 25, 2024

Linkin Park review – monster hits perfectly reshaped for a fresh chapter

Back on the road with vocalist Emily Armstrong making their back catalogue her own, the hybrid metallers have found a new audience and a reinvigorated sense of purpose

The Guardian - UK · Sep 25, 2024

Linkin Park review, O2 Arena London: Chester Bennington would approve of this ferocious new era

Controversial new frontwoman Emily Armstrong is respectful of the band’s legacy as she roars her way into the hearts of fans

The Independent UK · Sep 25, 2024

Linkin Park insists new singer is not trying to be Chester Bennington

Mike Shinoda says new lineup is ‘not a rewrite’ of band after late frontman’s family criticises comeback with new vocalist

The Independent UK · Sep 25, 2024

Chester Bennington’s mother says she feels ‘betrayed’ by Linkin Park reunion

Susan Eubanks says her son’s former band are ‘trying very hard to erase the past’

The Independent UK · Sep 19, 2024

Linkin Park aren’t just risking a doomed reunion – their entire legacy is under threat

Emily Armstrong’s induction into the nu-metal band has been rocked by controversy over her previous support of now-convicted rapist Danny Masterson – for which she has since apologised. While the criticism is valid, Mark Beaumont writes, Armstrong should be allowed to admit and learn from her mistake without lifelong censure

The Independent UK · Sep 19, 2024

Linkin Park reform with a new singer – three other bands that have successfully done the same

Linkin Park have announced that they are reforming, seven years after disbanding due to the death of lead singer Chester Bennington.

The Conversation · Sep 18, 2024