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I can finally read all these different opinions and comments from you about the movie without getting spoilers! I always wait for hardcore fans' reactions the most when we get some behind-the-scenes footage because I know that we can always spot little nuances and discuss them. When the film leaked, I actually got one of the biggest spoilers which was the Esaul performance during the credits, but it still didn't stop my grin seeing it on the big screen. I saw the movie today. I loved the experience. It still feels surreal that we get so much content from Linkin Park after what happened in 2017. As it was said in the movie - life often doesn't give us second chances - but I'm so happy that it was given to the band. I just simply like them as people. I can listen to them talking for hours and I wish the movie were 2 hours longer just to get more stories or get more details about the process of rebuilding the band. Obviously the 2-hour length of the movie was reasonable - I'm just saying that from the perspective of a fan who's always hungry for more. Making-of documentaries about LP's album have always been special for me. I don't know how many times I have watched Meeting of A Thousand Suns or Inside Living Things. That's why I enjoyed Unshatter so much - because it felt like making-of From Zero, just in a more cinematic version than its predecessors. I loved seeing the whole process, loved listening to the snippets of the unreleased demos and loved that we had got some more details about the comeback. It was great to listen to the LP's concert in the cinema too with the amazing quality of the audio and video. Looking at the movie in a matter-of-fact way after the first emotions subsided a bit, the biggest problem that I have with the movie is that they didn't go more in-depth about some cases. While I understand that they mostly wanted to focus on the emotional side of their way to the comeback show/album in 2024, I regret that we didn't get to hear more stuff about Rob's departure, different visions of what the band might have looked like (trying different vocalists, Mike having sessions with various musicians along the way), choosing the appropriate tour guitarist, maybe something more from the 2018-2022 period. The movie was for the hardcore fans in the first place, so I think it was a perfect occasion to get more answers. I believe it was very important for the band to talk about their emotions, doubts and reactions, but at times it felt like they repeated themselves talking about being insecure about the comeback. Some of these emotional parts could have made way for some interesting trivia about their return and how different visions were evolving throughout the years. When I was listening to Mike talking about the demos in the 2022 footage, it feels like that they had an idea to proceed with Mike as a sole singer. This is only my assumption, because this idea wasn't developed at all in the movie. Same with the Rob's departure - there was a suggestion that they counted on him staying with the band at one point, but this topic wasn't brought up later. I also felt like they had different options for the touring guitarist, but nothing was shown or explained in the movie. I'm not complaining here - I loved the movie! I just always crave for more when it comes to behind-the-scenes stuff from LP and I felt like it was a perfect opportunity for LP to explain some things. I also need to say that watching Unshatter in the cinema was incredible from the emotional point of view too. There are so many beautiful moments in the movie. I especially got goosebumps seeing the comeback show footage on a big screen. I still remember watching the live stream and seeing it again in the cinema was crazy. The ending (From Zero -> From Xero -> Esaul) is such a nice touch too. I feel that this video along with some of the scenes from the beginning of the movie were a perfect homage to Chester without it being too overwhelming for the viewers. The scene of Phoenix suggesting 'good to see you again' to Mike is also a great moment. I enjoyed listening to Brad explaining his decision about stepping back from touring too - after the movie, I understand his perspective better and kind of finally came to terms with his decision. What's more, while devoting so much film time on the performance of The Catalyst seems a bit weird, it kinda emphasised the emotional weight of the movie for some reason. I really enjoyed this moment too. In general, sticking around with the band in their darkest times made a lot of moments of the movie very emotional for me. I am glad we are here, enjoying the concerts, enjoying the album and enjoying the movie - this was not so obvious a few years ago.

I have a conspiracy theory that there's a demo of OEO sung by Chester 👀 They'll never reveal that though - it'd be too controversial (people would say they removed Chester from his song, etc.) I totally see OEO being recorded acoustically just like how a lot of other OML demos started.

I was thinking about this too... Did Brad decide not to play last minute but had rehearsed with the band before that?

Great performance! I think Emily sounds the best on "IGYEIH" - no other song comes close to how good she sounds here. Raw and powerful.

This.

I don't have much to add, but I totally understand the point of view of @Soeffingnaive92 or @Fleur de Lys. On the other hand, I get the point of view of the band too - starting from scratch with a clean slate, not brooding on the past too much. However, it feels weird that they don't mention Chester at all during the shows now. It's the first Linkin Park tour after he died, c'mon! I think long speeches about him like the ones that Mike made during PT tour would be misplaced - they have new music that is not about Chester, they have new band members who were not the bandmates of Chester, and first and foremost, it would be really emotionally demanding for Mike to make tributes like this forever. They finally want to move on. I just don't understand why they don't say one sentence about him or something like that - I liked what Mike said during the first two shows - a line like this on every concert would be ideal and would be something in between not making any tributes at all and long speeches/huge tributes. We could probably avoid discussions like this then.

This is why they've been my favourite band. Down-to-earth humble people. Thank you for sharing the story!

Great show! Chester sounded amazing. I'm glad to see TLTGYA here too. It's been one of my favourite LP songs recently

Never! I don't even smoke cigarettes.

I'm attending! My second Linkin Park show. The previous one was 13 years ago, in Warsaw, 2012. Different Linkin Park but the same excitement as 13 years ago. I can't wait to hear all these beautiful songs live! The only problem is that Linkin Park set starts at midnight. I expected something like 10PM, but of course will wait for them no matter the hour. I'm having my own concert tomorrow - I will come back home around 3AM, I guess... so that's not the best scenario I could imagine, but whatever... what can I do?

Thank you for all these videos @JZLP-Benningstrong! Crazy discoveries. I was sure that "Faint" sample is original - meaning that it was taken from the orchestra studio recording sessions for "Meteora". Very interesting

What a great performance! It was awesome to watch it. Great crossover between my two passions too. I prefer the old line-up of the band but I am really grateful that Linkin Park is back and we can experience moments like this. Such a show was out of a question just a year ago and here we are today!

I am not sure if it's Teddy Swims on the left because at 1:29 we can hear Emily's laugh. So... either both Emily and Teddy were working together in the studio at that time or it's not him.

I've just listened to Let You Fade a few times. What a great track! I don't know, maybe it's just because it's fresh, but it might be one of the best songs from From Zero era. It feels that it has much more soul than some other tracks from the album. The lyrics seem honest and they definitely come from a much more sincere place than some of the lyrics from the album. I don't want to speculate on whether the song is about Chester. I think it might be, at least partially, but perhaps it's more about the transition from the old era of the band to the new one than specifically only about Chester. Musically it's very interesting. It sounds like it could be on a hypotehtical 2023 Mike's solo album that would also include Already Over. Similar vibe! And that's why I probably like Let You Fade so much because I like Already Over very much too. I think it's something new for the band but also very Linkin Parkish at the same time. The guitars sound great. The drums have an intriguing garage/grungy sound, like from a Meteora demo. In general - a very good song!

I've been to Open'er two times and honestly, they've never had many proshots available. I was on Open'er in 2022, when Twenty One Pilots were the headliner, and they didn't even publish a single video from their performance. Sometimes they publish one song from a concert, but that's not always the case. However, this year supposedly they have an official partnership with the Polish national TV so it might be different this time round.