After the suicide of their lead singer, the band members of Linkin Park have now released an emotional farewell on Facebook. Chester Bennington leave “a gap that can never be filled”.
“A rollicking, witty, ambitious, creative, friendly, generous voice in the room is missing,” the Band writes in memory of their friend and frontman Chester Bennington in a Facebook Post. Your late friend will remain in good memory – however, you are of course aware of how Bennington suffered for years under his “demons”.
In recent years, Bennington had spoken openly about his depression and addiction problems – and also trying to process this musical. Ultimately, the demons, over which he sang and the Band helped to worldwide success, caught up to him. 20. July the musician committed suicide. On this day, his late friend Chris Cornell would have had a birthday. The lead singer of the Grunge Band Audioslave was killed in may.
How it goes with Linkin Park
Without Bennington, Linkin Park will not give up the music. “Our love for music and Playing is indelible,” says the Post. The direction In which it founded in 1996, the Band were without their front man, but is not yet in sight.
Returning to the Charts
The for Linkin Park’s upcoming tour has been cancelled. However, since the death of Benningtons, the music of the Band has experienced a new upturn. So eleven albums and 20 Singles made it so far back in the Top 100 of the German Charts. Similar Trends had also been after the death of Michael Jackson, David Bowie or Prince.
The band members of Linkin Park (from left to right): Chester Bennington, Brad Delson, Joe Hahn, and Mike Shinoda in happier times
Linkin Park looks back on a 20-year-old band’s history. Worldwide fame the Crossover Band at the end of the 1990s with a mixture of Nu-Metal, Rock, electronic and Rap elements.
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