[Music] Chester bennington's son jaim Bennington has criticized Mike Shinoda following Lincoln Park's return with new vocalist Emily Armstrong JY accused Shinoda of betraying the trust of the band's fans his comments came after Lincoln Park's live stream on September 5th 2024 where they introduced Emily Armstrong formerly of dead Sarah as the new lead singer this marked the band's comeback debuting a new song titled The Emptiness machine along with classic hits and announcing a new album from zero and details for a brief World Tour Emily Armstrong has stepped in to replace the late Chester Bennington who passed away in 2017 following the announcement Jim Bennington took to social media to express his thoughts on the new lineup and criticized Shinoda for for betraying the fan base with this decision chime shared screenshots of comments made by Shinoda where he acknowledged that fans might need time to adjust to the new lineup with Emily Armstrong Shinoda also mentioned that those who didn't respect the decision would lose his respect in return ja responded by stating that the issue wasn't fans struggling to understand the band's Evolution but rather shinoda's decision to hire his longtime friend Emily Armstrong highlighting concerns about her background he accused Shinoda of quietly erasing Chester's Legacy and failing to address the impact of hiring someone like Emily without clarifying the decision to the core fan base J further questioned shinoda's Integrity pointing out a contradiction in an interview where Shinoda mistakenly said he met Emily in 2017 before correcting himself to 2019 haime suggested this consistency raised concerns about when and how their relationship began despite the backlash from J Bennington neither Mike Shinoda nor Lincoln Park has publicly responded the band has announced six worldwide shows starting this month and ending in November 2024 with a performance scheduled at the O2 in London on September 24th pre-sale for the Lincoln Park LP underground fan club be began on September 6th with General ticket sales available starting on September 7th via the band's official website [Music] [Applause] [Music]