Linkin Park is counting right down to one thing. On Saturday (Aug. 24), the rock band shared a mysterious 100-hour countdown timer on its social media accounts, with a hyperlink to the group’s official web site.
At press time, LinkinPark.com featured a YouTube livestream with the identical timer and an accompanying reside chat stuffed with fan hypothesis — a lot of it anticipating the announcement of a brand new vocalist to interchange late lead singer Chester Bennington, who died by suicide in July 2017 on the age of 41.
“I hope they announce the brand new singer, LP deserves to proceed [with] their legacy,” one consumer wrote within the chat. One other fan requested, “If LP has a brand new singer and it’s feminine, who would you like it to be?”
Linkin Park’s countdown timer is scheduled to finish on Wednesday, Aug. 28.
Earlier this yr, sources instructed Billboard that the band members had been mulling a attainable 2025 reunion tour and contemplating hiring a feminine vocalist to succeed Bennington. In late April, reserving company WME was taking affords for a possible Linkin Park tour together with headlining pageant dates that includes LP’s Mike Shinoda, Brad Delson and Dave Farrell, the sources stated. The band had not indicated who would sing on behalf of Bennington, however one supply instructed Billboard that LP hoped to discover a feminine vocalist to entrance the reunited group.
Fueling hypothesis on the time, Orgy’s Jay Gordon stated he had heard rumors a couple of Linkin Park reunion whereas showing on Wired within the Empire on KCAL 96.7.
“Very, very cool guys and clearly a terrific band,” Gordon stated. “They’ve been round a very long time they usually’re nonetheless going for it,” he stated. “It’s going to be robust with out Chester, however we’ll see. I hear they obtained a lady singer now. That’s what I heard.”
Gordon later issued an announcement saying his feedback had been taken out of context. “Close to this linkin park singer factor. I do know nothing about any of that,” he wrote.
As beforehand reported, Shinoda was requested a couple of attainable reunion across the April launch of Papercuts (Singles Assortment: 2000-2023).
“Rumors all the time go round. Individuals all the time ask what’s subsequent for the band, and the very best reply I can ever give anyone is when there’s one thing to inform you, we are going to inform you,” Shinoda instructed Revolver journal. “When there’s an announcement to be made, it will likely be on LinkinPark.com. In case you’re listening to it from any individual else, you possibly can belief that data as a lot as you wish to belief it.”
Linkin Park is among the most profitable rock teams from the 2000s, having offered greater than 29.4 million albums in the US, based on Luminate. The band has charted 24 songs on the Billboard Scorching 100 chart, together with three prime 10 hits: “Within the Finish” in 2003, “What I’ve Performed” in 2007 and “New Divide” in 2009.
See Linkin Park’s countdown submit on YouTube right here and Instagram under.