22 September 2024, Hamburg: Mike Shinoda from the US band Linkin Park at a live performance in the Barclays … [+]
Linkin Park remains to be driving excessive on fairly a number of Billboard charts this week. The band returned with their first new single in seven years earlier this month, and followers instantly turned “The Emptiness Machine” right into a smash. As that arduous rock lower continues to overperform, the group is transferring on—a minimum of partially—to a different tune.
On Tuesday (September 24), Linkin Park dropped a brand new single titled “Heavy Is The Crown.” The lower arrived with little warning however was greeted with loads of fanfare from longtime followers of the rockers.
“Heavy Is The Crown” at present sits at No. 15 on the U.S. iTunes songs chart, as of the time of writing. The monitor simply arrived on the checklist, and it’s absolutely going to proceed to climb in the coming hours and days. Linkin Park’s newest might simply crack the high 10, and it stands an excellent shot at rising all the approach to No. 1.
If “Heavy Is The Crown” can promote effectively all through the subsequent few days, it can possible turn out to be one other hit for Linkin Park on the Billboard charts. The composition will in all probability land on a minimum of one or two sales-focused rosters after they’re all refreshed once more, and the place it goes from there may be but to be seen.
The just-shared tune serves as the second style from Linkin Park’s upcoming album From Zero. The set is anticipated in November, and it’s off to a really sturdy begin thanks to steer lower “The Emptiness Machine.” It seems that “Heavy Is The Crown” can be an official second single, although these are early days for the title, and the band remains to be pushing the introductory tune as effectively.
“Heavy Is The Crown” additionally holds further particular significance. The monitor has been chosen as the 2024 League of Legends World Championship anthem, as the band has partnered with Riot Games for the deal.
As their new drop will get began, “The Emptiness Machine” remains to be an enormous win for Linkin Park. The monitor stays at No. 1 on a number of Billboard rankings, promoting effectively greater than two weeks after it dropped. Last body, the single appeared on greater than a dozen lists, and its success has helped lots of the Grammy winners’ greatest smashes mount comebacks.
In addition to sharing new music, Linkin Park additionally tacked on a number of further dates to their ongoing From Zero World Tour, which started just some days in the past. The band is now planning on taking part in reveals in Paris, Dallas, and Sao Paolo, with live shows in Seoul and Bogota already on the schedule.
