Linkin Park bassist Dave ‘Phoenix’ Farrell discussed Emily Armstrong in a recent interview with 98 Rock Baltimore.
“I was telling people very early on — they’d ask me about Emily. My inner circle or family would know obviously what I’m doing and what we’re looking at, and my description of Emily was that she is the absolute destroyer vocally,” Farrell said. “[She] can do all the things and can just do them in a way that seems so effortless and awesome.”
“Even more importantly, Emily just fits with us,” he continued. “It felt like we had known each other forever when we first started getting together, and it was just easy and fluid, relationally, in that sense. So for us, that was one of the biggest things.”
Loudwire reported that Armstrong joined Linkin Park as a co-vocalist in September 2024. The collaboration produced immediate results. The band released their single ‘The Emptiness Machine’ for their album ‘From Zero,’ which launched on November 15, 2024.
Armstrong’s musical journey includes notable achievements before Linkin Park. Linkin Park Encyclopedia documented her role as co-founder of the rock band Dead Sara. She previously contributed backing vocals to Hole’s ‘Nobody’s Daughter’ in 2010.
The band expressed immediate confidence in Armstrong. Their announcement included a reassuring statement: “Don’t worry, we’re not going anywhere. We’ll see y’all soon…”
The new lineup made its debut at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles on September 11, 2024. This performance marked the beginning of Linkin Park’s new era.
