The band performs in London later as part of their first tour since Chester Bennington died in 2017.
Linkin Park founder Mike Shinoda has insisted the band's new singer is not trying to replace original frontman Chester Bennington.
Chester took his own life in 2017 and his son, Jaime, has accused the remaining Linkin Park members of "quietly erasing" his father's "life and legacy in real time".on Monday, original bandmate Mike Shinoda said their return was "not meant to be a redo or a rewrite of Linkin Park".They announced their reunion with a comeback gig where they performed new music and some of their biggest hits, with Emily singing Chester's parts.
Mike told host Jack Saunders he'd been meeting Emily - from hard rock band Dead Sara - and writing music since 2019 but the "intention wasn’t to start the band up again". The set list for their world tour, which lands in London later, includes a mix of new music and classic hits.His son Jaime also criticised Emily personally, raising concerns about her alleged ties to the Church of Scientology and her
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