Music publication SPIN has published the cover story for its July 2025 edition, a profile on Linkin Park titled "Linkin Park: From a Whisper to a Scream" written by Steve Appleford. The story features quotes from the band members, apparently interviewed in the midst of the U.S. tour leg during in May earlier this year, where they talk about the careful process of resurfacing as a recording and touring act, and the apprehension of making a return to music with such high stakes: Brad Delson also speaks briefly on becoming part of the From Zero recording process, and, thus, part of the band again: Most notable, perhaps, is Emily Armstrong talking about getting back into the studio with her cohorts in Dead Sara, reassuring fans that she will still be making time for the band in the midst of Linkin Park's grueling schedule: You can read the rest of the cover story here. Appleford has covered or interviewed Linkin Park several times throughout his journalism career, examples being a 2008 Mike Shinoda interview in the midst of the Minutes to Midnight tour cycle for Rolling Stone, a 2010 interview during the lead-up to A Thousand Suns for Los Angeles Times, and a selection of highlights from 2017's Hollywood Bowl show for Revolver Magazine. A little more recently, for Los Angeles Times again, Appleford reviewed the band's September 2024 headline show in Los Angeles. Source: SPIN via @Qwerty19
The Dead Sara mention was also one main takeaway for me. It makes sense. They' been friends and bandmates forever, and that more bluesy rock style is something that gets less expressed in LP - at least until now. Conversely, I'd be curious to hear if a new Dead Sara record would be in any shape or form influenced a tiny bit by the work Emily has done with LP. I mean, vocal/performance-wise. Anyhow I wonder how a schedule that fit that and LP9 would work out. Maybe 2026 for light LP touring + studio work ... + possible Dead Sara Stuff, and 2027 for LP9? Hard to imagine those to all fit the same year.
New Dead Sara album and it's entirely nu-metal But, yeah, I've always felt really sorry for the DS fans, so I was glad to read that. And I like seeing side-projects in part because the band members have always returned from them creatively-rejuvenated
Great interview, and well done Spin on a readable, optimized website with not many ads. Feels rare nowadays.