New Linkin Park singer Emily Armstrong has hailed the late Chester Bennington as a huge inspiration, describing his performance style of having had a "monumental impact" on her own.

But this coincided with Armstrong also reaching out to Linkin Park's members for the first time after hearing about the Bennington celebration. Armstrong recalled her interest in taking part in the show,

This is very cool. It’s such a big deal to all of us!” Linkin Park's Mike Shinoda celebrates his band's fourth UK chart-topping album

They make these claims based on a memoir by ex-Scientologist Katherine Spallino, who was raised in the church at the same time as Armstrong. Spallino had recounted a part of her time in the Cadet Org in her book titled 'The Bad Cadet'.

Emily Armstrong’s Scientology background revealed, sparking controversy over her role as Linkin Park’s new frontwoman.

Armstrong’s new flavour is balanced by the familiarity of the nu-metal band’s crowd-pleasing chord progressions

Obviously, the duality of Armstrong’s vocals is what made so many longtime Linkin Park fans accept her as the group’s new co-vocalist. “Over Each Other” really accentuates her clean vocals and showcases how capable she is of inflecting emotion into her singing.

Linkin Park, the iconic rock band that helped define the nu-metal era, has made a comeback with their eighth studio album, "From Zero," released on November 15.

Linkin Park has scored its fourth No. 1 LP in the U.K. with From Zero, their first full-length release since the passing of former lead vocalist Chester Bennington in 2017. The nu-metal band's eighth studio album is also the first to feature new members Emily Armstrong and Colin Brittain.

With the From Zero tour announcement, Linkin Park introduced Emily Armstrong of Dead Sara as their new lead vocalist, along with drummer Colin Brittain. Their debut performance wi