In a new interview with Canadian station iHeart Radio (via Blabbermouth.net), Amy Lee, vocalist of Evanescencehas been asked about the recent rumors that Linkin Park has recruited a female singer and that she could be the one to fill the position of Chester Benningtondied in 2017. In recent weeks, several possible names of female vocalists have circulated, some of them from the most underground scene, but they have always ended up being denied.
“That’s an incredible compliment.” she said after being told she was the fan favorite to fill the position. “I haven’t heard that. Linkin Park hasn’t contacted me or anything like that. But I’m a big fan. “I feel like our worlds, our fan bases, are a lot of the same people.”
However, Lee fondly remembers the members of Linkin Park: “It’s very sweet. We’ve never… Well, have we done concerts together? I don’t know if Evanescence and Linkin Park at a festival together or whatever. We met. We were in the studio at the same time. When we were making ‘Fallen’ , I had a brief conversation with Chester. He was very nice.”
And what is better, even if it is difficult, nothing is impossible: “But no, it’s not true“, she clarified in relation to the rumors that she could be the new singer of Linkin Park, although without completely closing the door. “But it’s amazing. They should stop me from doing it. I don’t have a ton of free time, but I could do it part-time.”
Which singer could fill Chester’s position?
Fans have already talked about which female vocalists have connections to the band, although, we insist, nothing is confirmed: Alanis Morissette was the biggest name of all the female artists who joined Linkin Park at the Chester Bennington tribute show, but Morissette has already announced tour plans for 2024.
The tribute show also featured singer as Ilsey Huber and Kiiarathe latter already closely linked to Linkin Park by doing a duet with Chester Bennington on the song “Heavy” from ‘One More Light’.
However, if this is true, anything could happen. We will be attentive to more developments in the future.
Who spread the rumor?
During a recent interview (via Loudwire), the leader of Orgy, Jay Gordonshared some of the speculation he has heard, presumably, about the band’s plans and some interesting information about the direction Mike Shinoda’s band would be taking to find a new vocalist.
Chatting with KCAL 96.8, the singer began talking about his shared history with Linkin Park. Orgy brought Linkin Park as opening acts on his first tour and Gordon later remixed “Pts.OF.Athrty” for the band’s ‘Reanimation’ album..
Be that as it may, Gordon seems to have heard rumors about Linkin Park and their possible next steps: “They are very, very cool guys and, obviously, a great band. They have been at this for a long time and they are still at it”, commented the singer. “It’s going to be tough without Chester Bennington, but we’ll see. I heard they have a singer now. That’s what I heard.”
After Mike Z. raised whether the band might one day return, Gordon backed off his comment somewhat, adding: “Don’t quote me on that. I’m not sure who the singer will be, but I heard it will be a woman. They might try to keep it going like that. It will be interesting.”
It must be taken into account that Linkin Park, reissues aside, has been on an indefinite hiatus since Chester Bennington took his own life in 2017, the last time the band took the stage for their posthumous tribute at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. Then, there were several singers who took care of the parts of the deceased artist.
Otherwise, Mike Shinoda He has focused on his solo career and has become a renowned producer.
In April 2022, the artist said on Twitch that the band was still in contact, although there were no tours, music or albums in their immediate plans.
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