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Linkin Park’s ‘From Zero’: All 11 Tracks Ranked
Check out how every song from Linkin Park's 'From Zero' is ranked in our review.
With new co-vocalist Emily Armstrong and drummer/co-producer Colin Brittain in the fold, guitarist Brad Delson, bassist Dave “Phoenix” Farrell, turntablist/producer Joseph Hahn and singer/rapper/producer/sonic architect Mike Shinoda revived their once-mighty band, with arena shows that included their many hit singles and hints at what a next era could become. “Two Faced” includes two not-so-subtle callbacks to Linkin Park’s debut single, “One Step Closer” — “Beginning to realize that you put me over the edge,” Shinoda raps in the opening verse, and Armstrong screams “Stop yelling at me!” with the same abandon as Benningston’s “Shut up when I’m talking to you!” — and fittingly, the track exists in the same nu metal universe as Hybrid Theory, right down to Hahn’s unbridled scratching. “The Emptiness Machine” helped Linkin Park return with a massive chorus that was ripe for rock radio, but the song succeeds — and remains so replay-ready — because of its details, from the way the refrain revs up in its second iteration to the intensity of Shinoda and Armstrong’s interplay on the bridge.
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