Linkin Park Announce Second Single Release For September 24th

At their recent show in Hamburg, Germany Linkin Park debuted another new song off their upcoming eighth studio album, From Zero. “Heavy Is The Crown” will mark the second single the band is releasing for their new album, and it’s the second Linkin Park track to feature their controversial new vocalist, Emily Armstrong. While Linkin Park offered a glimpse of the track at their recent show in Hamburg, the studio version is slated to make its official debut at the upcoming League of Legends World Championship at 8pm PST Tuesday, September 24th.

“As the band embarks on this exciting new chapter, we’re honoured to partner with them for the 2024 anthem.” Linkin Park states. “The lyrics for Heavy Is The Crown perfectly capture the narrative for this year’s Worlds and they are a powerful companion to the themes of our music video.”

After hearing the live debut of the track, “Heavy Is The Crown” seems to keep in line with the first single Linkin Park released earlier this month, “The Emptiness Machine.” The second single offers many of the same nods and sonic motifs from fan favorited records like Meteroa and Hybrid Theory, more so the former, but it also stands on it’s own two legs with a modern production sound. However, these impressions are only based on the song’s live debut as the studio version is releasing on September 24th.

Emily Armstrong’s vocals really fit will within in the band and her chemistry with Mike Shinoda’s style seems to work well, although everything does sound a bit predictably ‘Linkin Park’ at times. If anything it makes plenty of sense for Linkin Park to return to their roots on this upcoming album and not attempt anything starkly different than they’ve previously done. With the introduction of the band’s new lineup particularly their new vocalist, they’d do best by earning their fans’ trust in this new era, which might mean catering to fans sonically.

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However, despite winning a large portion of the fanbase over, Linkin Park’s reunion and new lineup is not being hailed with unanimous praise. In fact, even the mother and son of Chester Bennington, Linkin Park’s revered former vocalist, have been outspoken with their criticisms for the band and its new lineup.