It’s an exciting time for fans ofLinkin Parkas the band have embarked on a brand-new chapter with the release of their new album,From Zero. The album was released on July 01, 2025, and is the eighth studio album by the band. The album’s reception has been generally positive asFrom Zerodebuts Linkin Park’s new members: Emily Armstong on co-leading vocals, and Colin Brittain as the band’s new drummer.
From Zerois the band’s first release sinceOne More Lightin 2017, the final album featuring Chester Bennington’s vocals before his untimely death later that same year. The album marks Linkin Park’s new beginnings, with reference to the band’s original name, Xero. The album showcases many of the familiar sound elements that are signature to Linkin Park’s original sound, with Mike Shinoda’s raps, nu-metal drum beats and roaring guitar riffs.
That said, the album does delve into some more commercial themes with its production, similarly to howOne More Lightseemed to welcome a more pop sound rather than the nu-metal roots that Linkin Park had been known for.From Zeromarks the band’s new venture in the alternative music world, with tracks that will appeal to Linkin Park fans - old and new.
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1111. From Zero (Intro)
The opening track of the album and only 22 seconds long, “From Zero (Intro)” sets the premise for the album. Beginning with some otherworldly a cappella harmonies, the vocals suddenly cut out to reveal audio of a casual, in-studio setting. Armstrong’s voice is heard talking and saying “from zero? Like, nothing?” which seems to cement the moment that Linkin Park decided to title the albumFrom Zero.
Although the track is only 22 seconds long, and it’s hardly really a song itself,the recording seems to capture the significant moment where the band themselves discovered what the appropriate title for the album was.
1010. Cut The Bridge
The style of the track “Cut The Bridge” is completely different to the Linkin Park sound that most are familiar with. With an upbeat tempo and commercially structured chord progressions played as plucks on electric guitars, the overall sound in “Cut The Bridge” sounds a little bit comparable to the likes of Mother Mother’s “Hayloft” and “Na Na Na” by My Chemical Romance.
Armstrong’s vocals lead this track as a primary feature in the production, butultimately, the track is possibly a little bit too different - and basic - for Linkin Park fanswho may not be quite able to relate to this one compared to other tracks onFrom Zero.
99. Over Each Other
“Over Each Other” is one of the most commercial-sounding songs onFrom Zero. Armstrong’s vocals open the track while a suspenseful bass line carries the song’s chord structure. Thetrack is a bit of a slow builder, with minimal instrumental compositionsin the beginning of the production which allow Armstrong’s vocals to powerfully carry the song.
When the track does eventually build into a more exciting and explosive composition, despite the production being more rock by the end of it, the song’s melody does make the track sound a bit more like a Katy Perry, rather than Linkin Park, with its pop-oriented progression.
88. Overflow
“Overflow” contains a piano line that sounds like something from a nu-metal track in the early 2000s, butthe slow tempo beat that follows is not quite what one would expect upon listening. Guitars take a step back in this song as distorted, echoed drums, an electronic bass line carry the instrumentation, and vocals from Armstrong and Shinoda take a front seat.
The song gradually builds, with one distorted guitar line eventually coming through, at which stage the song begins to sound a bit more like an original Linkin Park song.
77. Stained
In “Stained”, Shinoda’s vocals open the first verse with a sung melody line, while Armstrong’s vocals sing a distant legato line in the background. The track begins in a way that suggests the song could develop into a signature nu-metal sound at any minute, but it goes the other way, landing itself as ultimately one of the most commercial tracks on the album.
Landing somewhere between Twenty One Pilots and Katy Perrywith its melodies and chord progressions, the song is pretty much unrecognizable as a Linkin Park song, even despite the band’s previous album release ofOne More Lightin 2017 opting for a more commercial sound.
66. Good Things Go
The final track on the album, “Good Things Go”, is arguably the most lyrically emotional song on the entireFrom Zeroalbum. Both Shinoda and Armstrong’s lyrics in the song reflect onthemes of regret, emotional dynamics of personal relationships and a self-awareness of self-sabotage.
The vocals duet together against an emotional and heavy backdrop of guitars, drums and synths, in a production that serves as a moving finale on the album. The production builds throughout the song, with every part moving in a way that makes the track sound bigger and better, making for a farewell track that will surely evoke emotions among Linkin Park fans.
55. IGYEIH
Standing for “I Gave You Everything I Have”, “IGYEIH” is one of the heaviest tracks on the album with its angry lyrics and heavier instrument production compared to other tracks onFrom Zero.With a catchy chorus featuring raspy harmony vocals from Armstrong, the song’s verses are driven by a classic nu-metal beat,which hardly varies throughout the song.
The song’s chord progressions on the guitars, including their riffy outro in the choruses, pay a nice tribute to the original sound of Linkin Park. The track’s middle eight is one of the heaviest on the album, which is sure to bring some moshing at the band’s live shows.
44. Two Faced
‘Two Faced’ sounds exactly like a track that could be on the band’s 2000 album release,Hybrid Theory,with its raging guitar riffs, ominous background synths and nu-metal beats.Shinoda’s rapping vocals take the reign in the verses, followed by Armstrong’s dynamic vocals taking the lead melody in the chorus.
The track fits nicely onFrom Zeroas one of the songs on the album that is closest to Linkin Park’s original nu-metal sound. What’s more, the track’s breakdown in the middle eight is sure to please Linkin Park fans with its early 2000s disc jockey scratch sounds and Armstrong’s powerful fry screams.
33. Casualty
The sixth track on the album, “Casualty”, begins with Armstrong’s signature fry screams, which make sense as to why metal band Spiritbox will be supporting them on Linkin Park’s opening tour.
Armstrong’svocals at the beginning of the track set a premise for the song to possibly be the heaviest on the album, with its instrumentation entering with a thrash metal-style tempo, rapidly riffing guitars and an overall sound that resembles the likes of Rage Against The Machine. “Casualty” is the ultimate track onFrom Zerothat one can probably expect a circle pit to form at the band’s upcoming live shows.
22. The Emptiness Machine
“The Emptiness Machine” was the first track on From Zero that was released, which debuted Armstrong’s vocals and marked Linkin Park’s new chapter as a band. The track begins with Shinoda’s vocals, which are followed by Armstrong’s explosive, dynamic vocals.
Thetrack is possibly the catchiest track on the album, containing the strongest hook, a feature that pays homage to the original Linkin Park sound. The production of the track has a commercial appeal, but overall captures the early 2000s nu-metal sound that the band is known for, particularly the timbre of the drums and the chord progressions of the guitars.
