Linkin Park “From Zero”: Behind The Scenes of Their Explosive Comeback Album
AltWire’s Derek Oswald speaks with new Linkin Park frontrunner Emily Armstrong and frequent AltWire guest Mike Shinoda about how From Zero came to be.
AltWire’s Derek Oswald speaks with new Linkin Park frontrunner Emily Armstrong and frequent AltWire guest Mike Shinoda about how From Zero came to be.
Linkin Park has always been a band that thrives on change—on pushing boundaries and reinventing themselves. However, after the unimaginable loss of Chester Bennington, Linkin Park’s future hung in the balance. Would they walk away, or could they forge a new path and, in doing so, undertake the most significant reinvention of their entire careers? … Read more
At Linkin Park’s highly anticipated “From Zero” event held in Los Angeles on September 5th, 2024, Linkin Park made a huge announcement regarding their future as a band following the tragic loss of Chester Bennington in 2017. Not only have they announced a new record called From Zero out November 15th, Emily Armstrong, known for … Read more
Linkin Park fans are on the edge of their seats in anticipation of the “From Zero” event in Los Angeles, CA, on September 5, 2024, where the band is widely expected to make a major announcement regarding their future. Rumors are swirling that the iconic rock group could not only confirm their return to the … Read more
Warning: The following review and article concerning the Lost Demos CD on Meteora 20 contain massive spoilers. You have been warned! The announcement of Linkin Park‘s Meteora|20 box set release on April 7th, 2023, brought a wave of nostalgia for fans everywhere. For me, their music was an unparalleled source of comfort and motivation during … Read more
Linkin Park fans, the time has finally arrived! After years without the iconic voice of the late Chester Bennington, Linkin Park has just released “Lost,” a never-before-heard track from their 2003 Meteora sessions. Fans can now immerse themselves in this fresh piece of music, recorded during the making of their iconic second album—with a newly … Read more
Campaign: Get Linkin Park’s One More Light to Number one the week of 7/20 for Suicide Awareness. On July 20th, 2017, two months after the release of ‘One More Light‘, Chester Bennington died by suicide, sending shockwaves throughout the music world and devastating his many millions of fans worldwide. Tributes poured in from worldwide, highlighting … Read more
Linkin Park fans around the world will soon be able to learn more about the band’s daily lives, through a planned and announced social media feature ‘Notes From The Band’. Today, on the band’s Twitter account, the band announced an idea for a new project called “Notes From The Band”. It’s not clear yet whether … Read more
Linkin Park is a global phenomenon with millions of fans around the world. The band has sold over 50 million albums worldwide. In addition, their music has been featured in numerous video games, movies, trailers, and TV shows. Linkin Park is genre-bending AF and is adored their fans for their ability to shift genres with … Read more
When I first received my review copy of One More Light Live, I’ll admit that I felt uncertainty and trepidation about how I would handle hearing the late Chester Bennington’s voice 5 months after his tragic passing. As a young teenager back in the early 2000s, growing up with the angst and emotions that come with adolescence, Linkin Park was … Read more
Nearly five months after the tragic and unexpected death of Linkin Park vocalist Chester Bennington, we here at AltWire are still finding ourselves at times struggling to accept the reality that one of the most influential rock artists of the last 20 years is no longer with us. With a voice that was at times … Read more
When you go to shows, you have one thing in common with the strangers standing around you. You know the lyrics, you buy merchandise, and you have one common goal. It’s to sing along to the band that’s standing right in front of you. One way or another, that band made an impact on your … Read more
In anticipation for their seventh studio album, One More Light, Linkin Park has announced a world tour with Machine Gun Kelly. To help get tickets into the hands of real fans, first access to tickets will be reserved for fans in a presale powered by Ticketmaster Verified Fan. The presale will help to ensure fans … Read more
Chester Bennington just trolled every Linkin Park fan who was expecting to hear… …Chester Bennington. I mean the Chester that we’re used to. The Chester whose vocal presence was “one step closer to the edge”. But, that’s not a bad thing, as we see on the veteran band’s newest single, which is ironically titled … Read more
If you’ve been following AltWire since it’s inception back in 2013, you’ll know that there’s no secret how much some of us love the band Linkin Park. Through their game changing debut record Hybrid Theory in 2000, and up to their balls to the wall 2014 release The Hunting Party, the band’s career has taken … Read more
If you were asked who had the highest selling album of the year 2001, chances are you’d probably answer Britney Spears, or one of the other highly popular pop acts on the radio at that time. What you may be surprised to find out is that the answer is actually not a pop artist at … Read more
When Linkin Park vocalist Chester Bennington injured his ankle in January, leading to the cancellation of most of their North American tour, they found themselves overwhelmed with the support they received for the band while Chester began his six week recovery. True to his energy on stage, however, Chester is in fact “healing pretty quickly,” as Dean … Read more
This past Friday (01/09/2015), AltWire.net, along with several other online and print publications, were invited to take part in a telephone press conference featuring Linkin Park’s Chester Bennington, Rise Against’s Tim McIllrath and Of Mice and Men’s Austin Carlisle to promote Linkin Park’s upcoming The Hunting Party Tour, which kicks off in Orlando, FL later … Read more
Still buzzing from The Hunting Party, and can’t get enough of Linkin Park’s latest record? Well you’re in luck. Linkin Park’s very own video director and DJ and Joseph Hahn has just released his first full length motion picture ‘Mall’, and to celebrate the release of the new film, the band has released a brand … Read more
As part of their continuing effort to help the victims of humanitarian crisis and natural disasters around the world, the rock band Linkin Park announced today that they will be launching a new fundraising drive via their non-profit organization, Music For Relief, to help save and protect those currently impacted by the Ebola virus in … Read more