Chester Bennington’s mother “feels betrayed” by new Linkin Park line-up
nme.comChester Bennington‘s mother has revealed that she feels “betrayed” by Linkin Park and their new line-up.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.Now, Bennington’s mother Susan Eubanks has penned an essay on her feelings regarding the reunion and the band’s new line-up, which has been published by Rolling Stone.
Replacing Chester on vocals now is former Dead Sara singer Emily Armstrong, and founding drummer Rob Bourdon has been replaced by Colin Brittain.In her essay, Eubanks wrote: “I feel betrayed.
They told me that if they were ever going to do something, they would let me know. They didn’t let me know, and they probably knew that I [wasn’t] going to be very happy.
I’m very upset about it.”“I feel like they’re trying very hard to erase the past. They’re performing songs that Chester sang.
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