Linkin Park knows a successful return isn't a given. While many fans will be ecstatic the rock band has returned with a new album and tour, others will shun them eternally, viewing this version as an affront to the memory of singer Chester Bennington,

Armstrong’s new flavour is balanced by the familiarity of the nu-metal band’s crowd-pleasing chord progressions

After a long hiatus from new music and touring following the death of lead singer Chester Bennington, Linkin Park is back on the road, with plans to stop in Detroit next summer.