'' LINKIN PARK'S '' LINEUP : MUSIC HONOURS

Fans lap up Emily Armstrong, Linkin Park's new vocalist. The Band announced a comeback and released a new single last Friday.

If you thought an Oasis comeback had the monopoly on raking the music world by storm, you would be sorely mistaken.

On September 5 it became heavy rock group Linkin Park's to announce it is back, complete with a new album, new tour and new lineup - the first since the lead singer Chester Bennington's devastating death by suicide in 2017.

The rumour bill had been running strong since April, and after much speculation, Billboard reported that the newest lineup comprises original members Mike Shinoda, Brad Delson, Dave Phoenix Farrell and Joe Hahn, plus new co-vocalist Emily Armstrong and drummer Colin Brittain to kick off their next chapter.

That's right, Longtime drummer Rob Bourdon is not returning for this new era, and what's more, the new voice of Linkin Park will now be brought to you by a woman.

However, if you have reservations about how anyone could replace Bennington, the man whose voice gave us In The End, you can lay those fears to rest. Linkin Park's latest single, The Emptiness Machine, unveiled on YouTube on Thursday and has already skyrocketed to two millions views.

Emotional fans have had nothing but high praise for Armstrong and her new place in the band.

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