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All rights reserved. https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/modules/rss/news.xml.php?artist=1025 Tue, 09 Dec 2025 12:14:12 -0500 Thu, 10 Apr 2025 16:48:29 -0400 60 Ultimate-Guitar.Com https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/static/_img/logo_trans.png https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/modules/rss/news.xml.php?artist=1025 144 44 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/thats-just-part-of-being-an-artist-mike-shinoda-speaks-up-on-linkin-park-haters-names-most-important-thing-about-the-band https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/thats-just-part-of-being-an-artist-mike-shinoda-speaks-up-on-linkin-park-haters-names-most-important-thing-about-the-band Music News: "It sounds simple, but the details and the actual execution of that couldn't be more complicated or more difficult."]]> Tue, 09 Dec 2025 12:14:12 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/i-had-spent-sleepless-nights-linkin-park-bassist-opens-up-on-risks-linkin-park-undertook-with-decision-to-reunite https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/i-had-spent-sleepless-nights-linkin-park-bassist-opens-up-on-risks-linkin-park-undertook-with-decision-to-reunite Music News: "We'd had a couple of stops and starts, after Chester passed away, of writing music, and from my vantage point, it was just too hard."]]> Sun, 30 Nov 2025 21:46:33 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/i-just-dont-want-that-to-be-our-band-mike-shinoda-on-the-one-thing-he-wanted-to-avoid-with-linkin-park-reunion-and-fan-reaction-to-emily-armstrong https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/i-just-dont-want-that-to-be-our-band-mike-shinoda-on-the-one-thing-he-wanted-to-avoid-with-linkin-park-reunion-and-fan-reaction-to-emily-armstrong Music News: "They can do that in their band. I don't want it to be our band."]]> Tue, 04 Nov 2025 00:13:34 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/the-songs-felt-important-again-mike-shinodas-journey-from-losing-chester-bennington-to-reforming-linkin-park-with-a-new-singer https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/the-songs-felt-important-again-mike-shinodas-journey-from-losing-chester-bennington-to-reforming-linkin-park-with-a-new-singer Music News: "Making things with the band again, all of a sudden, the songs felt important again."]]> Sun, 02 Nov 2025 00:39:19 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/plenty-of-message-board-guys-who-are-not-happy-alex-feder-addresses-criticism-from-linkin-park-fans-after-replacing-brad-delson https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/plenty-of-message-board-guys-who-are-not-happy-alex-feder-addresses-criticism-from-linkin-park-fans-after-replacing-brad-delson Music News: "There have been plenty of message board guys who are not happy that I don't play it exactly the same."]]> Thu, 23 Oct 2025 19:58:56 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/mike-shinoda-reveals-linkin-parks-question-mark-about-emily-armstrong-singing-chesters-songs-we-had-to-figure-it-out https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/mike-shinoda-reveals-linkin-parks-question-mark-about-emily-armstrong-singing-chesters-songs-we-had-to-figure-it-out Music News: "That was one thing that was a little bit..."]]> Sat, 18 Oct 2025 20:34:29 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/linkin-parks-new-guitarist-opens-on-why-brad-delson-retired-from-playing-live-explains-his-role-in-band-now-i-dont-want-to-share-too-much-of-his-business https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/linkin-parks-new-guitarist-opens-on-why-brad-delson-retired-from-playing-live-explains-his-role-in-band-now-i-dont-want-to-share-too-much-of-his-business Music News: "Touring is not for everyone. It is a very, very specific lifestyle."]]> Sun, 05 Oct 2025 23:02:02 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/we-can-pay-you-well-or-we-can-get-someone-wholl-do-it-for-a-third-of-that-why-its-harder-and-harder-to-find-work-in-the-music-industry-today-according-to-linkin-parks-guitarist https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/we-can-pay-you-well-or-we-can-get-someone-wholl-do-it-for-a-third-of-that-why-its-harder-and-harder-to-find-work-in-the-music-industry-today-according-to-linkin-parks-guitarist Music News: "It's a bummer of a conversation that I have with musician friends a lot, that it just gets harder and harder to find work."]]> Fri, 03 Oct 2025 03:02:02 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/maybe-tomorrow-you-wake-up-and-your-jobs-gone-linkin-parks-touring-guitarist-explains-why-being-a-hired-musician-is-difficult-even-if-youre-someone-like-top-call-guy-josh-freese https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/maybe-tomorrow-you-wake-up-and-your-jobs-gone-linkin-parks-touring-guitarist-explains-why-being-a-hired-musician-is-difficult-even-if-youre-someone-like-top-call-guy-josh-freese Music News: "Maybe tomorrow you're gonna wake up and your job's gonna be gone. And there aren't a ton of huge bands looking to hire people."]]> Thu, 02 Oct 2025 16:47:51 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/mike-shinoda-opens-up-on-difficulties-of-replacing-chester-bennington-i-was-really-really-exhausted https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/mike-shinoda-opens-up-on-difficulties-of-replacing-chester-bennington-i-was-really-really-exhausted Music News: "We tried to write some things, and it didn't- there was no momentum. We tried again, no momentum. And we tried again."]]> Sat, 13 Sep 2025 12:05:35 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/it-was-such-a-strange-thing-and-it-just-became-the-sound-of-a-song-like-heavy-is-the-crown-why-mike-shinoda-had-to-swap-guitars-in-linkin-parks-new-era https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/it-was-such-a-strange-thing-and-it-just-became-the-sound-of-a-song-like-heavy-is-the-crown-why-mike-shinoda-had-to-swap-guitars-in-linkin-parks-new-era Music News: "All of a sudden, some of the other guitars weren't really doing it."]]> Sat, 06 Sep 2025 03:02:02 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/mike-shinoda-explains-whats-really-important-about-being-in-a-band-says-emily-armstrong-didnt-know-she-was-getting-into-linkin-park https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/mike-shinoda-explains-whats-really-important-about-being-in-a-band-says-emily-armstrong-didnt-know-she-was-getting-into-linkin-park Music News: "To me, the music kind of comes more easily if those other things are in place."]]> Mon, 01 Sep 2025 08:33:30 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/mike-shinoda-reflects-on-fan-reaction-to-linkin-park-return-and-new-album-explains-why-band-was-nervous-the-anxiety-was-really-high https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/mike-shinoda-reflects-on-fan-reaction-to-linkin-park-return-and-new-album-explains-why-band-was-nervous-the-anxiety-was-really-high Music News: "We had really no idea what was going to happen."]]> Tue, 26 Aug 2025 19:39:43 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/its-kind-of-full-circle-new-linkin-park-drummer-opens-up-on-what-playing-with-mike-shinoda-amp-co-is-really-like-explains-how-he-approaches-bands-classics https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/its-kind-of-full-circle-new-linkin-park-drummer-opens-up-on-what-playing-with-mike-shinoda-amp-co-is-really-like-explains-how-he-approaches-bands-classics Music News: "Obviously, anytime that you're playing with somebody, you can't help but to add your own personality to the instrument."]]> Tue, 19 Aug 2025 02:02:01 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/mike-shinoda-opens-up-on-slow-road-to-linkin-parks-return-people-just-wouldnt-show-up https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/mike-shinoda-opens-up-on-slow-road-to-linkin-parks-return-people-just-wouldnt-show-up Music News: "I could tell that they were really ready to do something, and I was as well."]]> Sat, 16 Aug 2025 03:02:02 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/mike-shinoda-opens-up-on-why-newly-reformed-band-wasnt-called-linkin-park-at-first-jam-sessions-its-so-much-pressure-to-start-linkin-park-again https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/mike-shinoda-opens-up-on-why-newly-reformed-band-wasnt-called-linkin-park-at-first-jam-sessions-its-so-much-pressure-to-start-linkin-park-again Music News: "If it's just me, then the question is less of an elephant in the room, but if it's three of us, it's more of an elephant in the room."]]> Wed, 06 Aug 2025 13:11:44 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/linkin-parks-mike-shinoda-reacts-to-public-calling-female-vocalists-bitchy-explains-why-emily-armstrong-was-a-perfect-fit-she-asserts-herself https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/linkin-parks-mike-shinoda-reacts-to-public-calling-female-vocalists-bitchy-explains-why-emily-armstrong-was-a-perfect-fit-she-asserts-herself Music News: "I noticed that she sails back and forth between very low-key 'go with the flow,' and then right into, very confident, badass."]]> Fri, 01 Aug 2025 15:27:11 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/mike-shinoda-names-linkin-park-albums-that-were-most-painful-to-make-reveals-how-he-wrote-one-of-their-greatest-hits https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/mike-shinoda-names-linkin-park-albums-that-were-most-painful-to-make-reveals-how-he-wrote-one-of-their-greatest-hits Music News: "I basically created a sensory deprivation chamber. It's this windowless place with a horrible couch, and just disgusting."]]> Mon, 28 Jul 2025 22:02:01 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/mike-shinoda-reveals-secret-to-linkin-parks-songwriting-and-success-in-early-days-wed-spend-all-that-time-making-new-songs https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/mike-shinoda-reveals-secret-to-linkin-parks-songwriting-and-success-in-early-days-wed-spend-all-that-time-making-new-songs Music News: "I have songs that have been in some version of conceptualization - they're foggy ideas of songs - I have ones that are like, 10 years old."]]> Sat, 26 Jul 2025 23:02:01 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/mike-shinoda-opens-up-on-song-linkin-park-would-feel-weird-playing-without-chester-bennington-thats-just-too-sad-to-play https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/mike-shinoda-opens-up-on-song-linkin-park-would-feel-weird-playing-without-chester-bennington-thats-just-too-sad-to-play Music News: "After Chester passed, the world decided that it was about him."]]> Mon, 21 Jul 2025 20:40:08 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/mike-shinoda-opens-up-on-linkin-park-isolating-themselves-from-partying-musicians-the-energy-was-very-masculine https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/mike-shinoda-opens-up-on-linkin-park-isolating-themselves-from-partying-musicians-the-energy-was-very-masculine Music News: "The crews were all bros with tattoos and beer guts."]]> Sun, 20 Jul 2025 08:59:56 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/mike-shinoda-reveals-why-linkin-park-stood-out-when-they-started-explains-what-they-really-didnt-like-about-a-lot-of-the-bands https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/mike-shinoda-reveals-why-linkin-park-stood-out-when-they-started-explains-what-they-really-didnt-like-about-a-lot-of-the-bands Music News: "Everything was, 'I'm gonna kick your ass.'"]]> Wed, 16 Jul 2025 15:02:01 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/mike-shinoda-reveals-how-linkin-park-is-creating-music-now-having-new-blood-in-the-band-is-a-lot-of-fun https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/mike-shinoda-reveals-how-linkin-park-is-creating-music-now-having-new-blood-in-the-band-is-a-lot-of-fun Music News: "It's fun to see those new things that they bring to the table, and pull those out and incorporate it into the writing."]]> Sun, 01 Jun 2025 19:57:02 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/its-weird-mike-shinoda-reveals-what-rick-rubin-is-really-like-to-work-with-names-one-important-lesson-linkin-park-learned-from-him https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/its-weird-mike-shinoda-reveals-what-rick-rubin-is-really-like-to-work-with-names-one-important-lesson-linkin-park-learned-from-him Music News: "I don't really know how to describe it, but it's this thing that I chase the most when we're in the studio."]]> Sun, 25 May 2025 09:40:27 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/thats-so-weird-mike-shinoda-recalls-how-he-reacted-to-emily-armstrongs-ideas-for-new-linkin-park-songs-names-one-thing-she-does-well https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/thats-so-weird-mike-shinoda-recalls-how-he-reacted-to-emily-armstrongs-ideas-for-new-linkin-park-songs-names-one-thing-she-does-well Music News: "I think we needed a little more weird in the band."]]> Thu, 22 May 2025 12:12:21 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/mike-shinoda-opens-up-on-unusual-way-metallica-fans-treated-linkin-park-they-can-be-very-rude-to-openers https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/mike-shinoda-opens-up-on-unusual-way-metallica-fans-treated-linkin-park-they-can-be-very-rude-to-openers Music News: "Their fans will show up and turn their back to the stage, to the performer, and put their middle fingers up."]]> Mon, 19 May 2025 03:02:01 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/mike-shinonda-speaks-on-insane-challenge-of-new-linkin-park-singer-stepping-in-chester-benningtons-shoes-talent-is-the-lowest-bar-to-clear https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/mike-shinonda-speaks-on-insane-challenge-of-new-linkin-park-singer-stepping-in-chester-benningtons-shoes-talent-is-the-lowest-bar-to-clear Music News: "Emily has had the insane challenge of figuring out the way to sing these songs and how to present 'em with us."]]> Mon, 05 May 2025 01:09:20 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/produced-by-rick-rubin-this-album-put-a-nail-in-nu-metals-coffin-but-its-an-underrated-gem-and-bands-leap-forward-178109 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/produced-by-rick-rubin-this-album-put-a-nail-in-nu-metals-coffin-but-its-an-underrated-gem-and-bands-leap-forward-178109 Features: After three records, they decided to try something completely new. ]]> Sat, 26 Apr 2025 11:37:41 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/linkin-park-bassist-shares-honest-opinion-on-emily-armstrong-reveals-what-she-was-like-when-they-started-working-together https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/linkin-park-bassist-shares-honest-opinion-on-emily-armstrong-reveals-what-she-was-like-when-they-started-working-together Music News: "It felt like we had known each other forever when we first started getting together."]]> Thu, 10 Apr 2025 17:24:51 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/emily-armstrong-is-an-absolute-destroyer-vocally-says-linkin-park-bassist-explains-why-she-was-the-right-choice-for-new-vocalist https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/emily-armstrong-is-an-absolute-destroyer-vocally-says-linkin-park-bassist-explains-why-she-was-the-right-choice-for-new-vocalist Music News: "It felt like we had known each other forever when we first started getting together."]]> Thu, 10 Apr 2025 16:48:29 -0400