Latest Chester Bennington News
Evanescence's Amy Lee Isn't Linkin Park's New Singer, But Is Open To A 'Part-time' Gig
Evanescence frontwoman Amy Lee has denied she is Linkin Park's new singer - but would be up for a "part-time" gig with them.The 'Bring Me To Life' hitmaker has been rumoured to be replacing late...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 25 April 2024
Linkin Park Feature Voice Of Tragic Singer Chester Bennington On New Song
Linkin Park has featured the voice of their tragic singer Chester Bennington on a new song.The band was left reeling by the death by suicide of Chester at the age of 41 on 20 July,...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 24 February 2024
Machine Gun Kelly Pays Moving Tribute To Chester Bennington At Wembley Show
Machine Gun Kelly paid tribute to the late Chester Bennington at his concert at Wembley's OVO Arena in London at the weekend.The 'more than life' star looked visibly moved as he spoke of the last...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 03 October 2022
Linkin Park Promise To Communicate With Fans 'A Little More Regularly'
Linkin Park will start communicating with fans "a little more regularly".The 'In The End' rockers have been on hiatus since frontman Chester Bennington's tragic death aged 41 in 2017, but the group took to social...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 04 May 2022
Chester Bennington's First Band Grey Daze Announces New Album
Grey Daze have announced a new album. The rock band - which is best known for kickstarting the career of tragic Linkin Park star Chester Bennington, who took his own life at the age of...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 15 April 2022
Grey Daze Hit Studio To Record New Album Featuring Posthumous Chester Bennington Vocals
Grey Daze are working on a new album featuring the late Chester Bennington's vocals and his daughters Lily and Lila's.The late rock legend's pre-Linkin Park grunge band took to Instagram over the weekend to share...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 12 April 2021
Linkin Park To Release Rare Track Pictureboard
Linkin Park have announced they are releasing rare track 'Pictureboard' on the 20th anniversary re-issue of their seminal LP 'Hybrid Theory'.Fans of the 'Numb' hitmakers had heard of the song years ago and demanded it...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 01 October 2020
Say No To Suicide: The Greats We Lost But Will Never Forget
It doesn't matter who you are, it seems that depression will almost certainly affect your life in some way. Whether its your own struggles or those of a friend, mental health issues are extremely common....
By Holly Mosley in Music / Festivals on 10 September 2020
Chester Bennington Discussed Playing Shows With Grey Daze Before His Passing
Chester Bennington's pre-Linkin Park grunge band Grey Daze were offered festivals and discussed playing shows before his passing.Sean Dowdell - the group's drummer - has revealed his late former bandmate had discussed the idea of...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 03 July 2020
Mike Shinoda Announces New Album Created On Twitch
Mike Shinoda is releasing an album of songs made with the help of fans on Twitch.The Linkin Park musician's next solo project 'Dropped Frames, Vol. 1' is the result of him taking suggestions from his...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 30 June 2020
Linkin Park Have Unreleased Songs Featuring Chester Bennington
Mike Shinoda has revealed Linkin Park have unreleased songs featuring late frontman Chester Bennington. The 'In The End' hitmaker - who tragically took his own life in summer 2017, aged 41 - had laid down...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 24 June 2020
Linkin Park 'Working Up Ideas' For New Music
Linkin Park are ''working up ideas'' for new music.The 'In The End' hitmakers have been on hiatus since the tragic death of frontman Chester Bennington - who took his own life in July 2017 -...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 29 April 2020
New Music 'Does Justice' To Chester Bennington
New music featuring vocals from Chester Bennington has done ''justice'' to the late star, according to Sean Dowdell.The Grey Daze drummer worked with Chester before he took his own life in 2017, and Sean feels...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 10 April 2020
Linkin Park Share Tribute To Chester Bennington On First Anniversary Of Death
Members of Linkin Park have shared an emotional tribute to their bandmate Chester Bennington on the first anniversary since the lead singer’s death.The remaining members of the hugely popular band, Mike Shinoda, Joe Hahn, Dave...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 20 July 2018
Mike Shinoda Set For Solo Show
Linkin Park's Mike Shinoda will perform his first ever solo show this summer following the death of Chester Bennington last year.The 'In The End' rocker has previously confirmed the band will continue after they've taken...
By Clive King in Music / Festivals on 02 February 2018
Toxicology Reveals Chester Bennington Had Alcohol In His Blood
The details of Chester Bennington's autopsy has finally been revealed to the public, revealing that he had a trace amount of alcohol in his system at the time of his death, as well as possible...
By Holly Williams in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 06 December 2017
'This Is The Best Day Of My Life': Linkin Park's Carpool Karaoke Episode Finally Unveiled
Linkin Park have finally unveiled the shelved episode of Carpool Karaoke featuring Ken Jeong, shot less than a week before Chester Bennington committed suicide. But far from being a joyful moment from the rock singer,...
By Holly Williams in Music / Festivals on 13 October 2017
Steve Aoki Pays Tribute To Chester Bennington With 'Darker Than The Light That Never Bleeds'
Chester Bennington gets another sensational musical tribute, this time from his friend and collaborator Steve Aoki who has dropped a new mash-up of two songs featuring the Linkin Park singer entitled 'Darker Than the Light...
By Holly Mosley in Music / Festivals on 08 September 2017
Linkin Park To Hold Public Memorial For Chester Bennington
It has been more than a month since the tragic untimely death of Chester Bennington and tributes have been pouring in everywhere. His band, Linkin Park, have just revealed that they plan to launch a...
By Holly Williams in Music / Festivals on 23 August 2017
Corey Taylor Praises 'Sweetheart Of A Guy' Chester Bennington
Slipknot's Corey Taylor says Chester Bennington was a ''sweetheart of a guy''.The 43-year-old singer was close friends with the Linkin Park star - who died by suicide earlier this year - and Corey has defended...
By Clive King in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 23 August 2017
Chris Cornell's Daughter Has Audience In Tears With 'Hallelujah' Tribute
Of all the Chris Cornell and Chester Bennington tribute performances we've seen so far, this rendition of 'Hallelujah' by the former's daughter is definitely the most heart-rending. The young Toni Cornell was a pillar of...
By Holly Williams in Music / Festivals on 04 August 2017
Chris Martin's Tribute To Chester Bennington Is Beautiful
Chris Martin has just paid tribute to the late Chester Bennington with a sensational cover of Linkin Park's hit single 'Crawling' during a Coldplay performance in New Jersey earlier this week. It's a far cry...
By Holly Mosley in Music / Festivals on 02 August 2017
Linkin Park Back In Charts After Chester Death
A host of Linkin Park albums are back in the charts following Chester Bennington's death. The band's frontman took his own life last Thursday (20.07.17) aged 41 and fans have paid tribute to the singer...
By Clive King in Music / Festivals on 24 July 2017
Linkin Park Singer Chester Bennington Dead At Age 41 In Suspected Suicide
Music fans around the world are mourning the death of Linkin Park lead singer Chester Bennington, who has been discovered dead at the age of 41 in what is being suspected as suicide.Police in Los...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 21 July 2017
Linkin Park Don't Care About Sell Out Gripes
Linkin Park ''don't care'' if people think they've sold out.The US rockers - who will release their seventh studio album, 'One More Light', later this month following a three-year absence - are not interested in...
By Clive King in Music / Festivals on 10 May 2017
Chester Bennington Broke His Ankle Playing Basketball
The Numb hitmakers announced they had to scrap the remainder of their The Hunting Party Tour dates in January (15) after Bennington broke his ankle prior to a concert in Indianapolis, where he...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 17 March 2015
Stone Temple Pilots Change Name After Ending Legal Battle
The singer became locked in a nasty legal battle with his former colleagues after he was kicked out of the group in 2013 and replaced by Linkin Park's Chester Bennington. Weiland sued...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 17 March 2015
Linkin Park Scrap All Dates Over Bennington Ankle Injury
Rockers Linkin Park have scrapped the remainder of their The Hunting Party tour dates to allow frontman Chester Bennington time to fully recover from an ankle injury.The band initially cancelled two dates in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 21 January 2015
Linkin Park: We Needed To Weed Out The Emo
Linkin Park claim they need to ''weed out the emo'' when it comes to their new album. The band - made up of Mike Shinoda, Chester Bennington, Joe Hahn, Brad Delson, Rob Bourdon, Mark Wakefield...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 11 April 2014
Linkin Park Feel Inspired Recording Album
Linkin Park feel ''inspired'' recording their new album. Frontman Mike Shinoda has teased details of new material for the record, the follow-up to their 2012 album 'Living Things', and said the band plan to go...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 06 February 2014
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