Chester Bennington: Last News

Linkin Park are set to make an announcement in front of a live audience later today (September 5), but have insisted that those present sign a waiver beforehand.The fan event comes in light of the band teasing some kind of activity last week – sharing a mysterious countdown on their social media accounts.Mike Shinoda and co. got fans talking when they shared a video of a clock counting down from 100 hours and 59 minutes.

Lzzy Hale has shared a cover of Linkin Park‘s ‘Crawling’ amid rumours that the band are set to return soon – find out more below.Earlier this year, it was reported that the ‘Numb’ hitmakers were planning a 2025 tour and potentially looking to recruit a female vocalist to replace late frontman Chester Bennington.Linkin Park have also been teasing an announcement recently, launching a mysterious countdown clock on their social media accounts last week – the clock, which ran out of time only to start counting up again, is suspected to unveil something on Thursday September 5.Now, Lzzy Hale of Halestorm has further fuelled the rumours of Linkin Park’s return with a female vocalist, sharing a piano cover of ‘Crawling’ on social media.A post shared by LZZY HALE (@officiallzzyhale)The band have been on hiatus ever since the death of Bennington in 2017, who took his own life aged 41. Fans initially speculated that Sum 41‘s Deryck Whibley would be announced as the new frontman, after the Canadian pop-punk band also teased an announcement last week.However, Whibley set the record straight, telling that he’s “not joining Oasis… or Linkin Park.

Linkin Park teasing fans with an upcoming announcement, the band have confirmed when the new update will drop.It comes as the band teased some kind of activity earlier this week by sharing a mysterious countdown on their social media accounts.Taking to X/Twitter, they piqued fans’ interest by sharing a video counting down 100 hours and 59 minutes. The caption of the post was a link to the official Linkin Park website, which led to a live countdown along with an email subscription box and a link to a My Community phone chat.It came to an end on Wednesday (August 28), but left viewers baffled as once it hit zero, it immediately began counting up again.

Linkin Park have teased some kind of activity by sharing a mysterious countdown on their social media accounts.The band took to their official X/Twitter and shared a video counting down 100 hours and 59 minutes. The caption of the post is a link to the official Linkin Park website.

Linkin Park are reportedly planning a 2025 tour and potentially looking to recruit a female vocalist to succeed late frontman Chester Bennington.The band have been on hiatus ever since the death of Bennington in 2017, who took his own life aged 41.However, according to reports from Billboard, the band’s booking agency WME are now taking offers for concerts and festivals featuring Mike Shinoda, Brad Delson and Dave Farrell. Though it’s unclear who will succeed Bennington, a source has apparently told Billboard that the band are looking for a female vocalist for their reunion.The news follows a rumour sparked by Orgy’s Jay Gordon, who said he “heard” that Linkin Park “had a girl singer now” back in March.

Evanescence‘s lead singer Amy Lee has shut down rumours that she will be Linkin Park‘s new singer.Earlier this month, Orgy frontman Jay Gordon sparked rumours of Linkin Park’s impeding return with a new female vocalist. When pressed during an interview about what he had let slip, Gordon continued by saying: “Don’t quote me on that. I’m not sure who the singer is going to be, but I heard it was gonna be female.

Linkin Park might be preparing to return with a new, female singer.Gordon first caught the attention of Linkin Park fans when he mentioned during a radio interview that he had “heard” that they have got a “girl singer now”.During an appearance on the Wired in the Empire show on KCAL 96.7 on Saturday (March 30), Gordon spoke about his relationship with the band.“Very, very cool guys and obviously a great band. They’ve been around a long time and they’re still going for it,” he said. “It’s going to be tough without Chester [Bennington], but we’ll see.

Linkin Park have revealed the details of a career-spanning greatest hits album, and shared the previously unreleased Chester Bennington track ‘Friendly Fire’. Check it out below.Titled ‘Papercuts (Singles Collection 2000-2023)’, the upcoming release comes as a 20-song overview of the band’s best-selling tracks over the past two decades – including classics such as ‘In The End’, ‘Burn It Down’ and ‘Numb’.Set for release on April 12 via Warner, the LP will also feature a previously unreleased track starring late frontman Chester Bennington called ‘Friendly Fire’.

Chester Bennington’s former band Grey Daze have announced their first-ever UK tour in memory of the late Linkin Park vocalist. Find all the details below.Bennington founded the group with drummer Sean Dowdell in 1993.

Linkin Park frontman Chester Bennington, has shared his debut single under the name RVRND.This July will mark six years since the Linkin Park singer died following a battle with depression and, in the time since, his family have continued to honour his legacy. Now, one of his six children has decided to follow in his footsteps, and launched his own music career under the name RVRND.21-year-old Draven Bennington dropped his debut solo song ‘F_w_Me’, earlier this week (April 25) — a rap track that draws inspiration from classic ‘90s hip-hop.

Twitter has added posthumous blue checks to the accounts of dead celebrities including Kobe Bryant, Michael Jackson, Chadwick Bosman, Chester Bennington and more.The updates follow a promise made by owner Elon Musk, which saw him remove all legacy-verified checkmarks from the site on April 20, as a way of encouraging users to sign up for an $8 (£6) monthly fee.While the removal of the legacy-verified checkmarks sparked debates from multiple users throughout the entertainment industry — including Ricky Gervais and Jack Black — in recent days numerous high-profile accounts regained the verification symbol on their accounts. This was suspected to be part of a wider (but unannounced) scheme to restore verification to users with over one million followers.Among the famous faces who have had the checkmark reissued to their account are multiple dead celebrities.

Linkin Park vocalist Chester Bennington, has taken to TikTok to shut down conspiracy theories about his dad’s death.Chester Bennington took his own life in 2017 after struggling with depression.The singer’s widow Talinda Bennington launched the 320 Changes Direction initiative shortly afterwards to support those with mental health issues and to break down the stigma attached to depression and addiction. A festival focused on bringing awareness to mental health issues followed in 2020.Chester Bennington’s 17-year-old son Tyler Lee has also used his TikTok page to raise awareness about depression and to advocate for mental health.Last month he said he’d be using his page more and shared a tribute to Chester on what would have been his 47th birthday.

Mike Shinoda has revealed in a new interview that Linkin Park will not perform with a hologram of late frontman Chester Bennington.Speaking to 94.5 The Buzz, Shinoda shared his thoughts on holograms of musicians when interviewer Theresa said she would pay “good money” to see Bennington as a hologram. “Those are creepy. Even if we weren’t talking about us, if we weren’t talking about Chester, which is… that’s a very sensitive subject, and we would have our feelings about how we would represent that.

Mike Shinoda recalls the emotions he felt after losing bandmate Chester Bennington in 2017.During a recent episode of SiriusXM's, the Linkin Park co-founder said losing Bennington to suicide led to a dark time and a roller coaster of emotions.«There were points where I felt that way… and that's natural,» he tells Stern of feeling angry.Bennington died on July 20, 2017 from suicide. He was 41. Just five months prior to his death, the Linkin Park frontman opened up about his depression in a podcast. Still, Shinoda says those closest to Bennington were unaware of the severity.«Nobody knew the depths of it,» says Shinoda before revealing why his life as an outsider allowed him to relate so well with Bennington.

Machine Gun Kelly paid tribute to late Linkin Park frontman and “great human being” Chester Bennington during his concert at OVO Arena Wembley in London over the weekend.A month before Bennington’s death in 2017, Kelly performed with Linkin Park in Poland, and was set to support the band on the North American leg of their ‘One More Light’ world tour, which was cancelled following Bennington’s passing.“We had a tour that we were about to start and three days before we started that tour, Chester passed away,” Kelly told the audience. “The last time I saw him was here in Europe, so I encourage you, because life is short, to go live this life.

Chester Bennington‘s widow Talinda has paid tribute to the late Linkin Park singer to mark the fifth anniversary of his death.Bennington died by suicide on July 20, 2017. He was 41 years old.On Tuesday (July 19), Talinda Bennington shared a video on TikTok. “Five years.

Grey Daze, the band fronted by Chester Bennington before he formed Linkin Park, have shared new single ‘Starting To Fly’.The track is taken from the band’s forthcoming album ‘The Phoenix’, which is out on June 17. It follows last month’s single ‘Saturation (Strange Love)’.Bennington left the band in 1998, but had reunited with them and was in the middle of re-recording music for a new album when he died in 2017.“‘Starting to Fly’ is a new rock anthem that is about finding yourself and your true potential.

Linkin Park have said that they plan on communicating with their fans “a little more regularly” moving forward.The band, who have been on hiatus since the death of frontman Chester Bennington in 2017, took to Instagram this evening (May 3) to share a statement with fans.“Two decades in and our LP community continues to inspire us,” Linkin Park wrote. “Your passion and dedication is the lifeblood of what we’ve built together with you.

Chester Bennington‘s pre-Linkin Park band, Grey Daze, have shared the first episode of their documentary series. Watch the first episode below.The four-part series, called Grey Daze: Creation of the Phoenix, follows the band from their origins in the ’90s up to their yet-to-be-released LP, ‘The Phoenix’. The record, which is set to come out on June 17, features re-mastered vocals from Bennington.The Linkin Park frontman left Grey Daze back in 1998, but had reunited with them and was in the middle of re-recording music for a new album when he died in 2017.The band have shared the first episode of the docu-series, which features footage of Bennington and his bandmates playing together at their start, before getting into their experience of making ‘The Phoenix’, a follow-up to their 2020 album ‘Amends‘, which also featured re-mastered vocals from Bennington’s.‘The Phoenix’ will be a 10-song collection intended to honour the late singer, with contributions from Dave Navarro, Richard Patrick and Bennington’s daughters, Lily and Lila Bennington.“’Amends’ was more emotional and reflective,” Graze drummer Sean Dowdell said about the band’s coming release.

Mike Shinoda has updated fans on the status of Linkin Park, revealing that he and the rest of the band talk “every few weeks”.The musician, who was recently appointed Community Innovation Advisor of Warner Recorded Music, discussed the future of the band during a Twitch livestream on Friday (April 22). Linkin Park have been on hiatus since the death of frontman Chester Bennington in 2017.“The only Linkin Park news I have for you is that… Yeah, we talk every few weeks – I talk to the guys, or some of the guys,” Shinoda said.

Grey Daze, the band fronted by Chester Bennington before he went on to form Linkin Park, have announced their return with new album ‘The Phoenix’.Bennington left the band in 1998, but had reunited with them and was in the middle of re-recording music for a new album when he died in 2017.In 2020, Grey Daze released ‘Amends’, an album of reworked tracks from their back catalogue, built around Bennington’s original vocal takes. NME called it “a great modern rock record fronted by one of the best vocalists in the game” in a four-star review.Now, the band are set to release the follow-up to ‘Amends’ on June 17, which they previously teased in 2021. You can pre-order the album here.‘The Phoenix’ is a 10-song collection that intends to honour the late singer, with contributions from Dave Navarro, Richard Patrick and Bennington’s daughters, Lily and Lila Bennington.