Chester was a legend there’s no question asked. I’d say that he is probably the best nu-metal vocalists of the 21st century. I’m not happy with the Scientology stuff, and I wish there was a way to ban it considering what it’s all about. I respect people’s religion, but Scientology is more of a cult than a religion. I like that you are looking at the apology from both points of view. Jaime I believe, but Chester’s mom is questionable because Jaime made videos talking about it. Chester’s mom never was in a video. Brad is still a part of the band, but no, he’s not touring. It’s Mike, Dave, and Joe for the pre 2024 members. She is a good vocalist too.
*"I don't think she fits well for Linkin Park"* Yeah she does. They could have found a Chester impersonator, but that would have been fucking _gross._ Judge her by the new material. It sounds amazing. *"I do kinda believe it."* What the fuck does "kinda believe" mean? There's no evidence that she did anything to intimidate anyone. *"Chester's mom"* Fuck her. She thinks its disrespectful to Chester to continue. Chester kill himself because he was hurting, not because he wanted to hurt others. By saying that it's disrespectful for the band to continue, she's saying Chester would have _wanted_ the band to die, that he wanted to fuck over his friends. She's the one disrespecting him. *"This is a cash grab."* That's idiotic. This band existed before Chester. It's a bunch of musicians who have been playing together since they were kids. Do you really think they stopped caring about music because Chester died? Do you think Chester would have wanted them to stop because he died? Hell no. Listen to Emptiness Machine. It _sounds like Linkin Park._ Why? Because Mike has always written the songs. This is his musical voice. If he started another band with another name, but it still sounded like Linkin Park -- and it would, because this is what _he_ sounds like -- that would have been even weirder. Emily is an amazing musician. She deserves Linkin Park, and Linkin Park deserves her, and they deserve to continue. Chester would have wanted that. 100%. They just hit 21 on Billboard 100, which is insane for a hard rock song with screaming in it. Rock on, Linkin Park.
@@LG-mm5ie It's definitely not. You don't know musicians if you think the only reason a musician (who's already a multi-millionaire) would want to write and perform again is money. It's a pathologically stupid assertion.
I would not believe everything Chester’s mom has to say, but I’d listen to Jaime because there’s video evidence of him saying these things. Do I think Emily is amazing? No, but she’s not bad. I’m not comparing her to Chester because he’s irreplaceable, but getting someone that can cover the old songs would’ve been better. Listen to her screams. They don’t sound good. The new stuff so far sounds good because it was written with her in mind. It’s also worth noting that Chester was the second lead singer. Mark Wakefield was the first lead singer, and they were told if they wanted to be successful they needed a better vocalist.
Linkin Park made a good decision in selecting Emily Armstrong. She's nailing the screams. And continuing to improve and gain confidence in each new live show. Now she doesn't have the vocal range as Chester nor the emotion quite yet. But it's serviceable for fans! I'm optimistic for the future of this band.
