silverwing

It's hard to speculate, but on instagram Mike mentioned to Joe in a post "Dave an Brad told me to post that". Could be intentional to add to the surprise. BUT, if we're here to speculate, Frank Zummo would be an acceptable replacement with Sum41 ending. He was awesome and respectful at the Hollywood Bowl.

It's ok to express opinions like "i don't like this song" or "i don't like this lyrics", it's not ok to say things like "this is not Linkin Park". That's not an opinion, that's a statement that no one has control of. We went through "This is not Linkin Park" since MTM and we were always wrong by saying that. It always was Linkin Park and will still be. Linkin Park is a whole universe of meanings, is more than a brand, is more than the people involved in it. Linkin Park is a world of its own. And i say that knowing i might not like the specific sound/artisticity that's coming up.

They could come back with new version of all songs. Never play again the songs as they originally were, but a revision/reprise of the track. Keeping the instrumental and basics similar to the original. They are used to do that, ok the studio they rerecord many versions of each song, with different lyrics. This could be like a Linkin Park multiverse of some kind.

On Mike's post in his Instagram, Joe made a comment kidding about "not knowing what it was about". And Mike replied "Dave and Brad told me to do that." The important clue here: no Rob mentioned in this conversation.

Ok, now definitely it's serious. Ohhhh man, this is history in the making.

so funny to see all the bad chroma-keying in 4k.

yeah, i think tomorrow the mystery will just take another step, but will still be a mystery, nothing clear, no answers

BIO has some lyrics about not giving up, bleeding yourself to achieve what you want, to keep digging no matter what, to face hard stuff. Kinda some "Back in Black" vibes, you know? "im back right here for the 100th time and will be again if takes to." interesting at least.

All this hype feels like the pandemonium on "song number 14" all over again, only for it being just Qwerty. Sometimes LP's social media just goes too much for a small thing.

I can't see BIO being the core of a possible comeback, it's far from their most recognizable songs. But those festivals mentioning LP all out of nowhere, that's a clue!

With a CC20 release, the mass public would start to talk much more about "milking chester's legacy". It would be too much, like the band is trying too hard to stay relevant with old material.

Female vocalist is a genius move for avoiding comparison. Just hope they find someone with a unique tone/timbre, not the generic pop female singer like that Sydney Sierota from the Hollywood Bowl. Wasn't bad, but far from anything especial. Over the last few years the only female vocalist i would call outstanding is Courtney from Spiritbox. That's a one in a million voice. Bonnie really did surprise me in the Bleed it Out video, and it was the test i needed to accept LP with a female singer. It can happen and it can be very good! Can't picture them going with a novice singer, not well known or already being part of a relevant band. It's a tough job not only in a singing level, but in a interview/media level, in a stage presence level, in dealing with expectations level... that's a tough responsability, and it takes experience to deal with that. About Rob, not really a surprise. It's sad but understandable. I could see him featuring in one or two songs in concerts near his home or something like that. Frank Zummo is the call, he was amazing in the Hollywood Bowl and very respectful for Rob's parts. Regarding Joe, let's see. This was the biggest surprise so far. Thinking replacements, Jordan Fish came to mind, but he's too similar too Mike in the production level and it could get a little bit weird.

this artwork is nice, it gets pretty obvious now Maddocks was going to a antidesign style (Twenty One Pilots is doing the same, this graphic design movement is blowing up)

Let me tell you from the perspective of someone from a small city from a 3rd world country: WE LOVE TRIBUTE BANDS. Or tribute anything, we love "impersonators" of anything (football players, movie actors...) If that wasn't an option, we would never have a chance to see anything similar to the greatest acts in the world. Tribute bands are a way to fulfill that desire of seeing something we can only dream watching from a screen. We see them as a gimmick obvisouly, and it's so fun! Just don't take it so seriously. There are BILLIONS of people living away from the main centers were artists tour around. There's no such thing as "World Tour", lots os countries and cities don't have a chance. So, i guess the situation here is that HT got big! Maybe way too big that if feels like they are replacing Linkin Park and i'm pretty sure the guys from HT would never ever even think about it, the public put them in that spotlight, the public is commenting all those awkward things in their videos on youtube. The band itselft is doing a homage and making money from doing it in a great way! They are working. Maybe they crossed the line of a Tribute band because they got big, that i agree. It just shows how there's a big demand for LP out there.

The "ooohs" feel so dry and raw, like they removed some of the layer effects it had. Someone opened the file to edit something and export and fucked up removing something they shouldn't had. The "light" thing totally sounds like another take.

2025/26 is the perfect window for LP's comeback. 27 we will have the MTM20. Then again 28/29 the new material can come around until ATS20. It's a back and forth between "old" and "new" LP.

Very cool! Thanks for putting it out for us. Would be so fun to have a light-hearted episode about "worst choices" in their career, like the GATS music video and such.

not having a new modern mix for QWERTY was a wasted potential. Anyways, many casual people will have their minds blown.

i bet he heard someone talking about Mike's Already Over Sessions and got all mixed up.

Oh, nice! The band does deserve a big biographic material.

Is there any sign of QWERTY turning out into a single?

There's a whole genre right now that's basically early Linkin Park. All those new "post-metalcore" bands are clearly heavy-influenced. Just play the playlist "The Core" on Spotify and you will basically hear modern-faster-Linkin Park.

Isn't it a bit sad how we hype so much for a new release, then 1 week after it's realeased the magic is gone? It's a bittersweet feeling, like i'm taking things for granted. Best example of this was Pictureboard, i think. 2 decades craving for it, and after the release it all just gets behind like it never happened or meant much.

Everything feels rushed, really. The MS Already Over campaign felt like it would last longer (the first Studio Sessions had a 1month interval between them, and the 2 or 3 last ones had 1 week). The Critters thing (his website game) also ended abruptly and some prizes are still to be acknowledged and delivered. Definitely something odd happened here. But hey, let's enjoy! Thank you so much for releasing one more song with Chester ❤️ that's all that matters.

FF is a good song, good energy there. Feels redemptive. Will probably be a mainstream success.