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.
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Linkin Park – From Zero (2024): A Miracle of a Comeback
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
Who Is Emily Armstrong? Linkin Park’s New Vocalist / From Zero Album Announced
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 Announces Return In “From Zero” Event – LIVE UPDATES
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
Mike Shinoda ZIGGURATS & The Exciting Future of CryptoTech
Mike Shinoda has been quite busy recently. Over the last four years, the co-vocalist and songwriter for Linkin Park has launched a solo career and worked on numerous projects (including a new experimental mixtape EP called Ziggurats). While the COVID-19 pandemic presented several challenges, Mike Shinoda utilized the lockdown to connect with his fans. He now streams several times a … Read more
Linkin Park’s Mike Shinoda Releases “fine”
After initially posting a teaser to his twitter account on October 30th promoting a November 1st surprise, Mike Shinoda has revealed a brand new track titled “fine” [sic], which is available now for streaming worldwide. Listen to the track below: Thoughts on the track?
From Tragedy To Triumph: Healing Through ‘Post Traumatic’
I first began following Mike Shinoda on his Post Traumatic World Tour in June of this year in New York City. Deciding at the last possible moment to make the three-hour trip to attend, my family and I all piled into the car. We began the wild and, at times, the hectic trip to NYC — one … Read more
[Album Review] Mike Shinoda – Post Traumatic [LP]
According to the Oxford dictionary, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is “…a condition of persistent mental and emotional stress occurring as a result of injury or severe psychological shock, typically involving disturbance of sleep and constant vivid recall of the experience, with dulled responses to others and to the outside world.” In the months that followed … Read more
[Single Review] Mike Shinoda – Crossing a Line
Fresh off of the still spinning wheels of January’s Post Traumatic EP, by Mike Shinoda, which was the songwriter and vocalist’s first solo release underneath his own name (separate from Fort Minor), the established vocalist/multi-instrumentalist has just announced his first complete solo album, Post Traumatic. Along with the announcement of Post Traumatic Mike Shinoda has … Read more
[Album Review] Mike Shinoda – Post Traumatic [EP]
We here at Altwire don’t really talk about ourselves much when we post articles on this site. It’s an interesting thought because when we write anything which we deem worthy of posting, really we’re just giving an insight into how we perceive other artist’s work. In a way this gives a sort of inadvertent perspective … Read more
Mike Shinoda Premieres Solo ‘Post Traumatic EP’
Huge news for Linkin Park fans! Some incredible new music from Linkin Park founder and co-vocalist Mike Shinoda has just dropped on all music streaming & purchasing services, and is available now for your listening delight and pleasure! Released early Thursday morning as the Post Traumatic EP, the brand new tracks (“Place To Start”, … Read more
Fans Unearth Early Mike Shinoda Rap Demos From Before Hybrid Theory
If you’ve been following Linkin Park’s diverse career, side projects and assorted guest appearances, you’ll know that Mike Shinoda at times has dropped some pretty serious bars, and excellent wordplay through his hip-hop oriented side project Fort Minor, and the various hip hop oriented Linkin Park tracks sprinkled over the band’s diverse genre shifting 20 … Read more
Fort Minor’s Return: Mike Shinoda on ‘Welcome’
To anyone looking from the outside, 2005 would have seemed to be a wonderful time to be Mike Shinoda. Riding on the wave of two very successful blockbuster Linkin Park Records, and a critically acclaimed collaboration with the millionaire rap-mogul, Jay-Z, and an announcement of a solo project named Fort Minor, there seemed to be nothing that … Read more
Mike Shinoda Q&A: Darker Than Blood
Linkin Park and Mike Shinoda are no strangers to the world of EDM. With two electronic influenced remix albums under their belt, and two mega collaborations with a superstar EDM artist, Steve Aoki, Linkin Park has continued to find ways to blend their genre-busting sound with elements of electronic music. If you’ve kept an eye … Read more
Essential Playlist: Mike Shinoda’s Legendary Influences
Listen to a curated playlist of artists that inspired Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park, submitted to us by Mike Shinoda himself. When we first spoke to Linkin Park and Stone Temple Pilots’ Chester Bennington early last month; we tested the waters by introducing a new reoccurring feature to AltWire titled “Behind The Artist Playlist”, a … Read more
Mike Shinoda Video Interview: “If You Really Wanna Be A Purist…”
When over 12,000 people sing along to a mixture of rap, rock, and dance, it must be Linkin Park performing at a large arena somewhere in Europe. Their show in Oberhausen, Germany at the Koenig-Pilsener-Arena this past Sunday was no exception to the rule. Check out our video interview with Mike Shinoda at the bottom … Read more
[AltWire Interview]: Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park
In our first interview ever, we interview the legendary Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park. Read on below… I remember hearing my first Linkin Park record when I was only fifteen years old. It was in the middle of my first year of Junior High thirteen years ago. I was heading on my way home from … Read more