Columbus’ Sonic Temple Festival is gearing up for its 2025 event, which is taking place on May 8-11 at the Historic Crew Stadium. And this fest has a killer lineup, of course. Headliners for the four-day fest include Korn (Thursday), Metallica (Friday & Sunday), and Linkin Park (Saturday). And there are many reasons to celebrate rock and metal in 2025. Three Days Grace will perform with OG vocalist Adam Gontier, GWAR will officially turn 40 years old, Trivium will play a 20-year anniversary set of Ascendancy, and much more. In fact, Gontier shares, “I couldn’t be more excited to not only… Read more »
Sick New World announces that Metallica and Linkin Park will headline the third iteration of the festival in Las Vegas on April 12, 2025.
Riot Games announced Linkin Park as the performing artist for the 2024 League Of Legends World Championship Anthem, “Heavy Is The Crown.”
Following a surprise pop-up performance in Los Angeles on September 5, where Linkin Park introduced Emily Armstrong as their new vocalist, stepping into the role once held by the late Chester Bennington, the legendary nu-metal band officially kicked off their return world tour last night at the Kia Forum in LA. Their 26-track setlist featured the live debut of “Keys To The Kingdom,” the first performance of “When They Come For Me” since 2014, and “Given Up” for the first time since 2015. Additionally, Mike Shinoda shared during the band’s set, “It’s not about erasing the past. It’s about starting… Read more »
On August 24, Linkin Park fans geared up for an announcement set to drop on August 28. Then, long-time listeners ultimately had to set their clocks back again to September 5. Fans were utterly devastated after the band’s countdown clock simply started to count back up rather than reveal a new singer, music drop, etc. During a concert livestream, the band officially shared that Dead Sara’s Emily Armstrong will join the band as a new co-vocalist. Additionally, producer and songwriter for G Flip, Illenium, One OK Rock, etc. Colin Brittain will play drums for the new album and on their… Read more »
On August 24, Linkin Park dropped a teaser video with a simple countdown. Fans speculated that the band may announce Deryck Whibley as their new lead singer, as Sum 41 also teased an announcement for the same day. Though, the “Fat Lip” artist ultimately had to dismiss rumors before they spun out of control. On August 28, Linkin Park officially shared a live video counting down to 0. Then, the video showed glitch graphics and began to count up. On Linkin Park’s social media, they shared a video of the clock counting up again with the note, “It’s only a… Read more »
After recent rumors about Deryck Whibley possibly joining Linkin Park, the Sum 41 frontman set the record straight when he let fans know that, unfortunately, he will not be the scene staple’s new lead singer. It began when Linkin Park shared a 100-hour countdown to their social channels and website, with it reaching zero on Wednesday, August 28 at 2:15 pm ET. Sum 41 also posted they would be making an announcement on Wednesday, which had fans thinking that Whibley would possibly be joining Linkin Park. Alas, Whibley had to make it clear that he will not be joining Linkin… Read more »
Gunz gives the latest on what he knows about the Linkin Park rumors and Judah and the Lion stop by to promote their new album and tour!
Linkin Park is showcasing their longstanding career and giving fans a treat with the release of Papercuts (Singles Collection 2000-2023). This series of greatest hits also features new previously unreleased fan-favorites “Friendly Fire” and “QWERTY.” In fact, the band dropped an official visualizer for “QWERTY,” a Minutes To Midnight-era B-side, in tandem with Papercuts‘ release. In the uniquely aggressive track, Chester Bennington‘s and Mike Shinoda‘s voices are both unrelenting and utterly soar. Check out the gritty, industrial-tinged, nostalgia-inducing track below. Currently, Papercuts (Singles Collection 2000-2023) is available on all streaming platforms and is also available on CD and vinyl. Secure… Read more »
A little papercut never stopped Linkin Park. The nu-metal act announced their first greatest hits album, Papercuts (Singles Collection 2000-2023). The compilation drops on April 12 via Warner Records. Popular staples made the final cut to the LP, including “Crawling,” “Bleed It Out,” “Leave Out All The Rest,” and the quintessential banger, “In The End.” Rapper and producer for the group, Mike Shinoda, explains their decision-making: “Each song in this collection is both a singular moment on our timeline and an evolving story that is as much ours as it is yours. From our first release…to the brand new…this tracklist… Read more »
