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Linkin Park Reunites 7 Years After Chester Bennington’s Death
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Linkin Park Reunites 7 Years After Chester Bennington’s Death

NEW YORK (AP) — Linkin Park is back with a new line-up and debuts their first new music since the 2017: Death of lead singer Chester Bennington.

On Thursday, the band launched a livestream featuring new vocalist Emily Armstrong and drummer Colin Brittain, who join returning members Mike Shinoda, Brad Delson, Phoenix and Joe Hahn. Shinoda and Armstrong share vocal duties. The new lineup released a single, “The Emptiness Machine,” and announced a new album, “From Zero,” due out November 15.

The rock-rap band was one of the most commercially successful acts of the 2000s, aided by Bennington’s vocals. At age 41, he committed suicide shortly after the release of the group’s final album, “One more light.” In the years since, Linkin Park has released a number of reissues, including 20th anniversary editions of “Hybrid Theory,” “Meteora” and, this year, the career-spanning greatest hits collection, “Papercuts.”

“For Linkin Park, our first band name was Xero. This album title refers to both these humble beginnings and the journey we are currently on,” Shinoda said in a statement announcing the upcoming release.

Armstrong comes from the alt-rock band Dead Sara, and Brittain is a songwriter and producer who has worked with Papa Roach, One OK Rock and All Time Low, among others. He replaces original drummer Rob Bourdon, who “has decided to step down,” a representative for the band told The Associated Press.

“The more we worked with Emily and Colin, the more we enjoyed their world-class talents, their company, and the things we were creating,” Shinoda said. “We feel truly empowered by this new lineup and the vibrant and energetic new music we’ve created together, weaving together the sonic touchpoints we’re known for while still exploring new ones.”

The band also announced the “From Zero World Tour,” featuring five arena shows in Los Angeles, New York, Hamburg, Germany, London and Seoul this month, and a sixth in November in Bogotá, Colombia.

Tracklist of “From Zero”:

1. From Scratch (Intro)

2. The Void Machine

3. Cut the bridge

4. Heavy is the crown

5. Over each other

6. Victim

7. Overflow

8. Two faces

9. Spotted

10. IGYEIH

11. Good things happen