Linkin Park Drama

Summary

Lincoln Park, a renowned band known for albums like 'Hybrid Theory', is back with a new singer, Emily Armstrong, after the tragic loss of Chester Bennington. The band's return has sparked controversy due to Armstrong's association with Scientology and her support for convicted rapist Danny Masterson. Despite this, the band's decision to continue without Bennington is seen as a tribute to their legacy. The script also discusses the choice of Armstrong over a tribute band singer who closely resembles Bennington, suggesting that a different sound was intentional to honor the band's evolution.

Takeaways

• 🎤 Lincoln Park has returned with a new singer, Emily Armstrong, continuing their musical journey after the tragic loss of Chester Bennington.
• 🎶 The band's decision to move forward with a new vocalist has sparked mixed reactions among fans, with many expressing a sense of loyalty to Chester's irreplaceable talent.
• 🔥 Emily Armstrong's association with Scientology and her appearance at a hearing for convicted rapist Danny Masterson has become a point of controversy.
• 👀 The band's choice of Armstrong as their new singer has been met with skepticism, especially considering her past actions and beliefs.
• 🎵 Despite the controversy, some fans believe it's acceptable for Lincoln Park to continue as a band, carrying on their musical legacy.
• 🚫 The band's decision to not replace Chester with a clone or an imitation has been praised, as it respects the unique and irreplaceable nature of his voice and persona.
• 🤔 There's a general consensus that no one can truly replace Chester Bennington, and the band's choice of a different-sounding vocalist is seen as a way to honor his memory.
• 🎧 The band's new single with Emily Armstrong has not been well-received by some fans, who feel it doesn't resonate with the style they loved from Lincoln Park's earlier work.
• 🤷‍♂️ The script suggests that the band may not have been fully aware of Emily Armstrong's background, which could have influenced their decision differently.
• 🎉 A tribute band called Hybrid Theory, featuring vocalist Ivo Rosario, has gained attention for their striking resemblance to the original Lincoln Park, offering fans a nostalgic experience.

Q & A

What significant change has the band Linkin Park undergone?

Linkin Park has a new singer after the tragic passing of Chester Bennington.

Who is the new singer that joined Linkin Park?

The new singer who joined Linkin Park is Emily Armstrong.

What controversy is Emily Armstrong associated with?

Emily Armstrong is associated with the Church of Scientology and attended a preliminary hearing for Danny Masterson in support of him, which has caused controversy among fans.

What was the public's reaction to Emily Armstrong's involvement with Linkin Park?

Fans are very upset about Emily Armstrong's past affiliations and her support for Danny Masterson, leading to a lot of discussion and backlash.

How did Emily Armstrong respond to the controversy?

Emily Armstrong responded with a post where she admitted to misjudging Danny Masterson and regretted her actions, but she did not address her involvement with Scientology.

What is the opinion of the speaker regarding Linkin Park continuing as a band after Chester Bennington's death?

The speaker believes it is fine for Linkin Park to continue as a band and that it is understandable for them to carry on the legacy.

What is the speaker's view on the selection of Emily Armstrong as the new vocalist?

The speaker is not convinced that Emily Armstrong was the right choice for the role, citing her past affiliations and the band's potential unawareness of them.

What is the speaker's opinion on the tribute band Hybrid Theory and their lead singer Ivo Rosario?

The speaker thinks highly of the tribute band Hybrid Theory and their lead singer Ivo Rosario, who sounds very similar to Chester Bennington.

Why does the speaker believe Ivo Rosario should not have replaced Chester Bennington in Linkin Park?

The speaker thinks it would be disrespectful and weird for the band and fans to have a vocalist that sounds exactly like Chester Bennington, as it would not be a continuation but rather an imitation.

What does the speaker suggest about the future of Linkin Park with their new direction?

The speaker suggests that while it is fine for Linkin Park to change their style and direction, they are not convinced that Emily Armstrong is the best choice to fulfill that role.

Outlines

00:00

🎶 Lincoln Park's Revival and Controversy

Lincoln Park, a renowned band from the modern era, has returned with a new singer, Emily Armstrong, after the tragic loss of Chester Bennington. The script discusses the band's legacy, particularly the impact of albums like 'Hybrid Theory' and 'Meteora'. It acknowledges the unique talent of Chester Bennington, who is irreplaceable. The band's recent performance with Emily Armstrong has sparked a range of emotions and discussions, especially due to her association with Scientology and her support for convicted rapist Danny Masterson. The script also touches on the band's evolution and the author's personal connection to their music.

05:01

🎤 Emily Armstrong's Performance and Reception

Emily Armstrong's role as Lincoln Park's new vocalist has been met with mixed reactions. While she brings a distinct sound to the band, her live performance has shown moments of strain. The script author is not fond of the new single released with Armstrong, and admits a general lack of resonance with the band's post-'Minutes to Midnight' work. The author also discusses the band's decision not to replicate Chester's sound, comparing it to the tribute band Hybrid Theory's lead singer, Ivo Rosario, who closely resembles Chester's vocal style. Despite this, the author argues against a clone-like replacement, suggesting it would be inappropriate and uncomfortable, both for the band and their fans.

10:04

🤔 Reflections on Lincoln Park's Future

The script concludes with the author's thoughts on Lincoln Park moving forward. They express a desire to see the tribute band Hybrid Theory perform live, as a way to experience a piece of the original Lincoln Park's energy. The author reiterates their belief that while Ivo Rosario is an incredibly talented vocalist, he would not be the right choice to replace Chester Bennington in Lincoln Park due to the potential oddity it would create for the band's legacy and fans' emotional connection. The summary ends on a note of appreciation for the tribute band and a hopeful outlook for Lincoln Park's future, despite the controversy surrounding their new direction.

Keywords

💡Lincoln Park

Lincoln Park is a well-known band from the modern age, particularly famous for their albums 'Hybrid Theory' and 'Meteora'. The band is central to the video's theme as it discusses their return with a new singer after the tragic passing of their original vocalist, Chester Bennington. The script mentions the band's impact on the speaker's formative years and their decision to continue as a group, indicating the deep emotional connection and legacy associated with Lincoln Park.

💡Chester Bennington

Chester Bennington was the lead singer of Lincoln Park until his tragic death in 2017. His passing is a significant event in the video's narrative, as it marks a turning point for the band and their fans. The script reflects on his irreplaceable talent and the emotional impact of his loss on the band and their audience, emphasizing the difficulty of finding a new singer who could fill such a unique and beloved role.

💡Emily Armstrong

Emily Armstrong is introduced in the script as the new singer of Lincoln Park. Her addition to the band is a point of controversy and discussion in the video. The script mentions her performance with the band and the subsequent release of a single, indicating a new direction for Lincoln Park. However, her association with Scientology and her past support for a convicted rapist, Danny Masterson, have stirred controversy among fans, as highlighted in the script.

💡Scientology

Scientology is a set of beliefs and practices devised by L. Ron Hubbard that the speaker associates with Emily Armstrong due to her past involvement and support for Danny Masterson, a Scientologist. The script discusses how this affiliation has caused controversy and concern among fans, as it brings up questions about Armstrong's values and whether they align with those of the band and its audience.

💡Danny Masterson

Danny Masterson is an actor and a convicted rapist who is mentioned in the script as someone who has been supported by Emily Armstrong, the new Lincoln Park singer. His mention serves to illustrate the controversial nature of Armstrong's past actions and beliefs, which have become a point of discussion and concern for fans of Lincoln Park, as it reflects on the band's choice of a new singer.

💡Cedric Bixler Zavala

Cedric Bixler Zavala is a musician who is mentioned in the script as the one who called out Emily Armstrong for her Scientology affiliation and her support of Danny Masterson. His actions are significant as they brought these issues to light, sparking discussions and debates among fans about the suitability of Armstrong as Lincoln Park's new singer.

💡Hybrid Theory

Hybrid Theory is Lincoln Park's debut album, which the script describes as the speaker's favorite and a defining part of their formative years. The album is used as a reference point to illustrate the band's earlier sound and the high expectations fans have for any new music or singers associated with the band.

💡Meteora

Meteora is another one of Lincoln Park's albums mentioned in the script, considered a masterpiece by the speaker. It represents the band's musical legacy and the high standard set by their earlier work, which any new music or singer would be compared against.

💡Tribute Band

A tribute band is a group that performs the music of a well-known band, often imitating their style and sound. In the script, the Hybrid Theory tribute band is mentioned as an alternative for fans seeking the original Lincoln Park experience, especially since they feature a singer, Ivo Rosario, who closely resembles Chester Bennington's vocal style. This concept is used to contrast with Lincoln Park's decision to move forward with a new, distinct singer rather than finding a direct replacement for Bennington.

💡Ivo Rosario

Ivo Rosario is the lead singer of the Hybrid Theory tribute band, noted in the script for his striking resemblance to Chester Bennington's voice. His mention serves to highlight the debate about authenticity and legacy in music, as fans compare his abilities to those of the late singer and discuss whether he or Emily Armstrong would be a better fit for Lincoln Park.

Highlights

Lincoln Park returns with a new singer, Emily Armstrong, amid much controversy and discussion.

The band's previous singer, Chester Bennington, was a unique talent whose passing was deeply felt.

Emily Armstrong's association with Scientology and support for convicted rapist Danny Masterson has upset fans.

Cedric Bixler Zavala called out Emily Armstrong for her Scientology affiliations and support of Masterson.

Armstrong responded to the controversy, admitting she misjudged Masterson but did not address her Scientology ties.

The speaker supports Lincoln Park's decision to continue as a band and carry on their legacy.

Lincoln Park's new music direction and style have changed significantly from their earlier work.

The speaker believes that hiring a singer like Emily Armstrong, who doesn't imitate Chester Bennington, was a wise choice.

The tribute band Hybrid Theory, featuring vocalist Ivo Rosario, has gained attention for its close resemblance to Chester Bennington.

The speaker disagrees with fans who think Ivo Rosario should have replaced Chester in Lincoln Park, arguing it would be disrespectful.

Lincoln Park's new single with Emily Armstrong has received mixed reactions, with some fans not connecting with the new style.

The speaker empathizes with the band's decision to evolve musically and not remain static in their style.

The speaker regrets not seeing Lincoln Park live and is interested in seeing the tribute band Hybrid Theory perform.

The speaker concludes that while Emily Armstrong may not be the ideal choice for some, Lincoln Park's decision to move forward is understandable.

Transcripts

Lincoln Park is back and they've got a

new singer and there is a lot of drama

going on and there's a lot of weirdness

to talk about I feel like all of you

have heard of Lincoln Park before

they're probably one of the most

well-known bands of the Modern Age and

even just hearing the name Lincoln Park

is like time travel for my brain it just

transports me like astral projects me

back to like 2002 I've said this before

Hybrid Theory is my favorite album ever

and I think it always will be it was the

soundtrack to my formative years the

boner jams on here I don't think will

ever be beaten and I feel the same way

about Meteora I think both of those

albums are masterpieces but when Hybrid

Theory comes on it's like popey getting

his spinach I'll hear that and I'll just

go [ __ ] super human I'll feel like I

can run through five brick walls point

is I feel strongly about this band and

when Chester Bennington tragically

passed away it was really rough and it

still is it's extremely sad he is a

one-of-a-kind talent that will never be

seen again however Lincoln Park the band

is back and they have a new singer and

last week they performed a concert with

her her name is Emily Armstrong so they

did a a performance with Emily they

released a single with Emily and Lincoln

Park is putting out an album with her as

well and there's more feelings and

emotions here than an inside out too

there has been a lot of discussion

around it and since the performance a

lot of information has has come out that

has changed the conversation from

Lincoln Park and even the new song they

put out and put it entirely on Emily

Armstrong because she's got a lot of

weird stuff that's gone on to put it

lightly so she's apparently a

Scientologist and was actually at like a

preliminary hearing for Danny Masterson

as like a show of support for him if you

don't remember who that evil piece of

[ __ ] is let me jog your memory Danny

Masterson is the actor from that 70 show

who is a rapist in real life he is a

convicted rapist and if that doesn't you

know reconnect some neural Pathways in

your brain maybe you'll remember some of

the drama that happened last year where

some celebrities wrote character letters

to the judge going over how great of a

guy Danny Masterson is to try and help

with some lenient sentencing for him

he's got a great smile well he never

raped me you know come on have a heart

what are you doing have you seen that 70

show what an actor

and some of those celebrities include

Ashton ccher and milakunis who were

glazing him like a donut and then once

all this information came out they then

released an apology video trying to you

know reduce the the shrapnel they were

getting hit with with all the backlash

from

it not to just go off on that tangent

but that is still an infuriating thing

that happened anyway though Emily

Armstrong comes into the picture because

she was called out by Cedric Bixler zala

who brought to light the fact that she

is a Scientology member who showed up to

the Danny Masterson early hearing as

part of a group basically as like an

intimidation tactic it certainly isn't

the best thing to be learning about this

new vocalist who's replacing a beloved

singer and it's left fans very upset I'm

not going to dive too deep into

everything that's come out about all of

that however Emily Armstrong responded

with a a post about it where she said

that she missed judged Danny Masterson

she you know regrets doing that and

doesn't support it however she didn't

utter a peep about scientology that word

was like Voldemort tour which is really

weird cuz it's not like that wasn't

related because that was kind of the

whole reason that she was there

apparently so I don't know why she

wouldn't talk about that at all I'm just

kidding pulling your leg I know exactly

why she wouldn't mention Scientology

because she's probably afraid to fearing

for her [ __ ] life if she pisses off

the scientologists that's kind of the

whole situation in a nutshell it's by no

means a thorough dive into all of it I

highly encourage all of you to read more

from Cedric Bixler ofala about this

situation and more information around it

and there's been a lot of good coverage

on all of it I just kind of wanted to

give you like the Bare Bones breakdown

of it and I also kind of want to give

you my perspective on Lincoln Park

moving forward with a new singer even if

it wasn't Emily Armstrong I really do

think it is fine for Lincoln Park to

continue as a band I know a lot of

people said they should have like

changed their name or something I

disagree I don't think there's anything

wrong with carrying on the legacy of

Lincoln Park as a group I think that is

a totally understandable thing to do

especially if they all still have

passion for the project and I think

everyone including them knows you can

never replace Chester Bennington and I

think them hiring Emily Armstrong to do

that is them understanding that it's an

impossible task to replace a talent like

that a soul like that so Emily Armstrong

being their vocalist is very much not a

Chester Bennington you know

impressionist or anything she sounds

completely different during their live

performance like she sounded fine there

were some moments where her like voice

would crack and sometimes it sounded a

bit like karaoke but overall she did a

good job with the songs as a singer I

did not like the single at all that's

just not my style of music that I really

Vibe with that didn't have me wiggling

my finger and salivating for the album

to drop

unfortunately and it's no secret I

didn't really like any of Lincoln Park's

albums after Minutes to Midnight but

even still I've always had like an

appreciation of the band I think there

was a time when I was like in college

where I was really upset that the music

they were putting out wasn't the music I

was used to but I've come to understand

now since I'm 30 years old that you're

just not going to be doing the same

thing forever and it's silly to expect

that so them changing their style so

much over the years makes a lot of sense

to me it's just not a style that

personally resonated with my taste and

there's nothing wrong with that I also

wanted to mention that I completely

understand why Lincoln Park wouldn't

want a clone of Chester to replace him

and move forward with this group there

is a group called Hybrid Theory and they

are a tribute band to Lincoln Park and

their lead singer his name is Ivo

Rosario there are times where he sounds

almost indistinguishable from Chester

Bennington he is about as close as I

think anyone could ever come to sounding

like Chester even if someone gathered

all the dragon balls and made a wish to

just have Chester's voice I still don't

think it would sound the same I think IO

rasario is as close to that as a mortal

can possibly get his screams are are

pretty much one to one sometimes he has

the raspiness and the grit to his clean

vocals that only Chester could really do

like even when he was doing given up

which has Chester's longest continuous

scream Ivo matched not only the same

tone of the scream but also the same

duration he's an extraordinarily

talented vocalist who sounds about as

close to Chester as my two nuts are to

the shaft of my [ __ ] like it is close

and he also kind of looks like Chester

and I definitely don't think he should

have been the replacement for Chester in

Lincoln Park I under no circumstances

think that would have been the right

decision I saw a lot of people flood

hybrid theories comment section saying

how dare they choose Emily over Ivo this

makes no sense look at how close he

sounds to Chester he even looks like

Chester's Doppel ganger it looks like

they were separated at Birth they're

clones I just don't think it would be a

good idea just picture this you lose

your best friend in the world and then a

little while later you find someone that

looks and sounds just like them like I

don't think you'd be like oh my new best

friend perfect I I needed someone to

come in here and fill these shoes like

it'd be extremely weird for the band I

would think and it'd be extremely weird

for fans I would think it certainly

would be for me if I heard Lincoln Park

have a vocalist that sounds exact like

Chester I think it'd almost be

disrespectful in my eyes so I do think

them going for a different sounding

vocalist for a different direction was

the right call I'm just not convinced

Emily Armstrong was the right choice to

fulfill that role you know I I think you

could have got a better quarterback I I

feel like if the band knew all of the

Scientology stuff they probably wouldn't

be super thrilled about that either

especially given everything that they've

gone through I'm not going to be you

know putting thoughts in their head you

know putting poop in their butt or

anything I don't know them personally

I'm sounding very parasocial here but

from everything I've ever learned about

them it feels like a lot of what I've

learned about Emily Armstrong would be

very much not something they'd be super

happy about and I don't think that she's

the best possible vocalist they could

have gotten or anything either but

anyway what I do think is that IO Mario

and the Hybrid Theory tribute band is a

really really [ __ ] fun group that is

touring and it's a group I really want

to see I never got to see Lincoln Park

live and it's something that I really

regret a huge missed opportunity I was

really considering going to Revolution

when it came to the swamp down here but

I got really nervous and cold feet about

being around a lot of other people so I

ended up just pussying out and not going

and I never got to see them perform live

but seeing Hybrid Theory perform live

will probably be about as close as I can

ever get to experiencing a fraction of

what an OG Lincoln Park concert must

have been like and I think that's super

cool I am really happy that Hybrid

Theory is such a talented group that

does all of these tracks Justice and

hopefully they'll they'll come around

the area at some point so I can go to

one of those concerts but I do not think

Iva Rosario would have been the right

call to replace Chester Bennington in

Lincoln Park I think it just would have

been a little weird for the legacy of

Lincoln Park and Chester anyway though

that's really about it see y