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Linkin Park have debuted a new song, ‘Heavy Is The Crown’, while performing in Hamburg – watch the performance below.
While performing in Hamburg, Germany last night (September 22), the band performed ‘Heavy Is The Crown’, the second song to be revealed from their upcoming comeback album ‘From Zero‘.
‘Heavy Is The Crown’ begins with a punchy riff followed by a rap verse from Mike Shinoda. It also features a lengthy scream from new vocalist Emily Armstrong. You can watch fan-shot footage of the new song below.
‘Heavy Is The Crown’ is taken off the band’s forthcoming album ‘From Zero‘ which is set for release on November 15 (pre-order/pre-save here). It follows the album’s lead single ‘The Emptiness Machine’, which marked their first release in seven years.
Earlier this month, Mike Shinoda, turntablist Joe Hahn, guitarist Brad Delson and bassist Dave ‘Phoenix’ Farrell reunited Linkin Park seven years after the tragic death of vocalist Chester Bennington. Replacing Chester on vocals now is former Dead Sara singer Emily Armstrong, and founding drummer Rob Bourdon has been replaced by Colin Brittain.
The initial response to the new line-up was largely positive among fellow artists and fans alike. However, controversy soon arose after it emerged that Armstrong seemingly had ties to Scientology and convicted rapist Danny Masterson. This was brought to light after a message sent to the singer by The Mars Volta and former At The Drive-In frontman Cedric Bixler-Zavala resurfaced online.
Chester Bennington’s son Jaime, 28, later hit out at remarks made by Shinoda. The latter explained that fans may need “time to wrap their heads around” the band reforming with Armstrong. He also said that those who “disrespect” him due to the decision would “lose my respect in return”.
Chester’s mother has since published an essay alleging that the band failed to live up to their promise of informing them if or when the band were getting back together, and she wrote that Shinoda had been planning to replace Chester with a female vocalist even before his death.
Drummer Colin Brittain has joined Linkin Park for this current run of dates following the departure of founding member Rob Bourdon. Founding guitarist Brad Delson is also absent from the group’s comeback tour, but is still working with them behind-the-scenes – including participating in the creation of new music.
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Coldplay frontman Chris Martin sang ‘All My Love’ from the band’s forthcoming album ‘Moon Music‘ at a karaoke bar in Las Vegas last night (September 21).
The singer turned up in disguise, wearing an oversized suit, wig and glasses at Dino’s Lounge to perform the track after making a guest appearance at the 2024 iHeartRadio Music Festival. You can view footage of his performance below.
The band previously debuted the song during a concert at the Olympic Stadium in Athens in June.
Earlier, Martin also performed the band’s recent single – ‘We Pray’ – with Elyanna at the iHeartRadio Music Festival. The song itself features Elyanna along with Burna Boy, Little Simz and Tini.
‘Moon Music’ will be the band’s 10th studio album and will be released on October 4 (pre-order it here). Coldplay have already shared the lead single ‘feelslikeimfallinginlove’ and previewed another track ‘Good Feelings’ on stage in Rome.
Meanwhile, Chris Martin and co recently announced a series of UK dates in London and Hull, marking their only UK and European shows of 2025. They’ll take to the stage next August with tickets going on sale this Friday (September 27) at 9am BST here.
Fans can also gain access to a pre-sale (at 9am on Thursday September 26) by pre-ordering ‘Moon Music’ here before 11.59pm on Tuesday (September 24), with those who have already pre-ordered the album automatically eligible.
The band confirmed that 10 per cent of the band’s proceeds from the shows will be donated to the Music Venue Trust – helping to keep UK grassroots music venues open and fighting for the survival and development of upcoming artists.
Check out the full list of dates below:
18 – Hull, Craven Park Stadium
19 – Hull, Craven Park Stadium
22 – London, Wembley Stadium
23 – London, Wembley Stadium
26 – London, Wembley Stadium
27 – London, Wembley Stadium
30 – London, Wembley Stadium
31 – London, Wembley Stadium
After the general and pre-sales, Coldplay will make a limited number of ‘Infinity Tickets’ available for the shows via Ticketmaster at 12pm on Friday November 22, affordably priced at just £20 per ticket but limited to two tickets per purchaser and must be bought in pairs.
Elsewhere, there have been calls for a festival to be organised in Hull in celebration of Coldplay’s tour dates in the city.
Meanwhile, the band’s ‘Music Of The Spheres’ tour recently became the biggest rock tour of all time, grossing $945.7million (£710million) and selling 8.8million tickets since it began in March 2022. The shows have been praised for “setting a new standard” when it comes to an eco-conscious approach to live music, thanks to a slew of sustainable initiatives introduced by the band.
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