music news New Linkin Park vocalist sings their biggest hits live for the first time

[Renzo_]

As a long time fan of Linkin Park, I'm pretty excited for this new era. The new song sounds really good. 

[Alldeezy]

I'm sooo excited for this era.  she's amazing 

[Poxy]

Interesting… I can't form an opinion yet but I'll follow!

[Danny1021]

Their new single is good, i like it 

[awong918]

I only listened to "Somewhere I Belong", "Crawling", and "Numb" and uh... let me just stream these songs for the rest of the night to cleanse my ears. 

Nothing against this new vocalist, but LP's songs were literally made for Chester.

Edited September 6 by awong918

[Walk_Away21]

I hope they succeed! I was just listening to this CLASSIC earlier today   @Reverse Warholian Definitely a top song of the 2000s

 

 

[Walk_Away21]

6 minutes ago, Walk_Away21 said:

I hope they succeed! I was just listening to this CLASSIC earlier today   @Reverse Warholian Definitely a top song of the 2000s

 

 

YIKES nvm she's a scientologist whyyy

[popmusicisdead]

someone said she sounds like Nelson from The Simpsons and now u can't unhear it

 

[Sprite]

Has it really been 7 years? Why and how are they still together??

[Forestboy]

I think this is pretty… disrespectful? They should have just formed under another name - losing a lead vocalist is honestly something that's irreplaceable. 

[Forestboy]

6 minutes ago, popmusicisdead said:

someone said she sounds like Nelson from The Simpsons and now u can't unhear it

 

Omg bye this is so true 

[kellebrity98]

this girly is a perfect choice. thank god they did not choose a high pitch female singer cause that would've been Nightwish 

[mike_int]

Not sure female singer was the right choice but what Im worried is her vocal chords, cause if they will go to tour and she will have to sing like this almost daily for few months then amen to them

 

Edited September 6 by mike_int

[Rv1709]

When they said evanescence was linkin park with a chick and now …

[Bosque]

She did great… very interesting artistic choice 

[Outlaws]

It might take me some time to get used to it, but she sounds amazing here:

 

 

I'll never forget Chester, never, ever. But I think he would be happy with this choice

[Outlaws]

Crawling sounds terrible. 

 

Spoiler

 

Welp.

[sweetkiss]

thats so messed up, agree with people thinking its disrespectful also this is probably the worst decision they could have come up with,

they couldnt think of new name and new band?? they had no faith in themselves? even nct has nct U nct 127 nct dream etc  

this could have been linkin dream

[Ahiru77]

THIS IS FREAKIN HUGE

 

 

I'm trying to set aside the controversy noise from Reddit right now , and their opinions,  to listen to all of this with fresh excitement when I get off from work.

 

 

 

 

Reading through your comments right now, y'all are worrying me. Ranges from "this is great" to "this was a huge mistake". 

Edited September 6 by Ahiru77
comments

[dumbsparce]

10 hours ago, Buffy said:

Ummm this is weird. She doesn't seem right. They should've picked a more feminine, higher pitched voice if they wanted a woman. She sounds too butch and not in a good way.

Mte. She sounds like she's trying to imitate Chester. Not cute.

 

They should have picked someone who's the polar opposite of him. That would be a smart and fresh move. Trying to fill the void with a literal replacement will never work.

[GRMusic]

7 minutes ago, dumbsparce said:

Mte. She sounds like she's trying to imitate Chester. Not cute.

 

They should have picked someone who's the polar opposite of him. That would be a smart and fresh move. Trying to fill the void with a literal replacement will never work.

She is not a literal replacement. First of all, she is a female rock singer. And she isn't really sounding like him.

[DiamondHeart]

As a fan who's been listening since a child, I'm out too. I feel that for many of us fans Chester represented the band and with his iconic vocals and his background story. He was the heart of the band. It's impossible to continue after his death sadly, and with Rob from the drums out too...

 

I cannot judge the girls vocals, nor the new song objectively so I'll let it go. If the scientology stuff and defending Masterson is true, it's YIKES... What a horrifying way to continue with a background like that. They need to address it.