Chester Bennington's Mom Says She Feels 'Betrayed' by LINKIN PARK

20 September 2024

Chester Bennington's mom, Susan Eubanks, says she feels "betrayed" by LINKIN PARK over their reunion and the addition of new vocalist Emily Armstrong.

Eubanks told Rolling Stone that following the death of Bennington in July of 2017, the surviving members of LINKIN PARK promised her that they would discuss any potential rekindling of the band with her prior to making any official decisions.

However, Eubanks claimed that no one in the band reached out to her when they decided to start working with Armstrong and thus she feels betrayed by them.

"I feel like they’re trying very hard to erase the past. They’re performing songs that Chester sang. And I don’t know how the fans are taking it, but I know how I take it. And having [Armstrong] singing my son’s songs is hurtful," she wrote in a post for Rolling Stone.

"I found out about Emily Armstrong joining the band on Google," she continued. "I actually thought maybe the band was going back out, but that Mike would be the singer; Chester did teach Mike how to sing. He sang a song on [2017’s] One More Light that I thought was beautiful until Chester died, then I couldn’t listen to it anymore. I thought if they were to go back out, it would just be the band not adding a singer."

During LINKIN PARK's first full-scale reunion show at The Forum in Los Angeles on Sept. 11, Shinoda seemingly addressed the accusations that the band is trying to erase their legacy with Bennington.

"It is not about erasing the past – it is about starting this new chapter into the future, and coming out here for each and every one of you." the vocalist stated.

Source: loudwire.com

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