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From Zero (2024)

Where the lyrics of From Zero take you, and where it was really made.

The title From Zero points back to the band's original name, Xero, and also marks a new start with a new singer and drummer.

Key places

Recorded at The Stockroom (2024)

Recording site The Stockroom — The album was recorded at The Stockroom in Los Angeles, California. The point marks the studio's location in the city. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Recorded at Namouche in Lisbon (2024)

Recording site Namouche — The album was also recorded at Namouche in Lisbon, Portugal. The point marks the recording venue in the city. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• From Zero: eighth studio album by American rock band Linkin Park
• Released November 15, 2024 through Warner Records and Machine Shop
• First studio album since One More Light (2017)
• First album with vocalist Emily Armstrong and drummer Colin Brittain
• Title has a double meaning: the band's original name Xero and its new chapter
• Marks a return to nu metal, alternative metal and rap rock, with experimental sounds from later records

Background

• Chester Bennington died in 2017; the band went on indefinite hiatus on July 20, 2017
• Mike Shinoda released his solo album Post Traumatic in June 2018
• The band met Emily Armstrong in 2019 and began working with her shortly after
• Drummer Rob Bourdon chose not to take part in the new music
• On September 5, 2024 the band announced the album after a live-streamed performance of several songs
• Four singles came before the album: The Emptiness Machine, Heavy Is the Crown, Over Each Other and Two Faced
• A deluxe edition followed on May 16, 2025 with live recordings and three new songs

Recording

• The album was recorded at The Stockroom in Los Angeles
• Recording also took place at Namouche in Lisbon

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Tracklist

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Formation

• Linkin Park was formed in Agoura Hills, California, in 1996 by high school friends Mike Shinoda, Rob Bourdon, and Brad Delson.
• The band began as Xero, recorded a four-track demo in 1997, and changed its name to Hybrid Theory after Chester Bennington joined in 1999.
• Warner Bros. Records advised another name change, and the band chose Linkin Park.

Members

• The original lineup included vocalist Chester Bennington and drummer Rob Bourdon.
• Bennington died by suicide in July 2017, and the band went on hiatus.
• In September 2024 the reformed lineup was announced, with Emily Armstrong and Colin Brittain added to Shinoda, Delson, Joe Hahn, and Dave Farrell.

Career

• Debut album Hybrid Theory (2000) was certified Diamond by the RIAA and sold more than 4.8 million copies in its first year.
• Meteora (2003) followed, and Minutes to Midnight (2007) marked a change in sound.
• A Thousand Suns (2010), Living Things (2012), The Hunting Party (2014), and One More Light (2017) explored electronic, rock, and pop directions.
• The band has sold more than 100 million records worldwide.
• Eighth album From Zero (2024) returned to a heavier sound.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Reception

At release

• Revolver named the album its album of the year
• Loudwire listed it as the best rock album of 2024
• Metacritic: generally favorable reviews, a weighted average of 70 out of 100 from 10 critic scores
• AllMusic (Neil Z. Yeung): called it a decent effort that contains all the band's hallmarks
• Blabbermouth (Anne Erickson): said the most successful parts are the songs that do not sound like classic Linkin Park
• Clash: described it as an opinion-splitting return with soaring highs and disappointing lows
• The Guardian (Alexis Petridis): said the comeback was another sonic risk that paid off handsomely
• NME (Rishi Shah): called it arguably rock's biggest comeback album in recent history
• Kerrang! (Luke Morton): wrote that not every song is memorable but the album clearly reminds listeners why the band reached its heights
• The 68th Annual Grammy Awards: nominated for Best Rock Album; lead single The Emptiness Machine nominated for Best Rock Performance

Records

• Debuted at number one in 14 countries, including Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, Scotland, Switzerland and the United Kingdom
• UK: number one in its first week with 37,826 units, the band's first UK number one since Living Things (2012)
• UK Rock & Metal Albums Chart: eight consecutive weeks at number one
• UK: Silver (60,000) in December 2024, Gold (100,000) in April 2025
• Australia: number one on the ARIA Albums Chart, the band's fourth studio album to reach the top
• Germany: number one; Gold in its first week for over 75,000 copies
• United States: number two on the Billboard 200 with 97,000 album-equivalent units
• United States: 383,000 album-equivalent units sold by May 2025

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• The band introduced the album with 17 differently formatted physical editions, including 11 vinyl LPs, three CDs, one CD box set and two cassettes.
• The band became the first in German Singles Chart history to hold three of the top five spots, with The Emptiness Machine, Heavy Is the Crown and Two Faced.
• Heavy Is the Crown was the main theme for Riot Games' 2024 League of Legends World Championship.
• Casualty received its live debut in Texas on November 8, before the album came out.
• On November 12 the standard edition was played at simultaneous listening parties at independent record stores.
• The 2025 stadium tour marked the first time the band performed at Wembley Stadium in London.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

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