From Zero is the eighth studio album by Linkin Park, released on November 15, From Zero is the first Linkin Park album to not feature Rob Bourdon , following his departure from the band in , and the first to feature new band members Emily Armstrong vocals and Colin Brittain drums, co-producer.
As far back as October , Linkin Park was seen together at Mike Shinoda's home studio, setting up gear and rehearsing for the Hollywood Bowl tribute show for Chester Bennington. Mike commented that it had been since the Xero days since the band had put their gear together in one small room just to jam together.
Linkin Park had three shows scheduled in Tokyo, Japan in fall that were not originally canceled when the One More Light North American Tour was canceled, but the band issued a statement on October 3, , saying, "We have been looking forward to being with all of you, but unfortunately cannot play our previously scheduled performances in Tokyo. Until now, we have not communicated about our November shows because we sincerely wished to play, even in the wake of Chester's passing.
We are working each day to grieve, heal, and work towards stepping on stage together without our dear friend. We are so grateful for your love and support. Our sincere appreciation for your kind understanding. On December 15, during the listening party for One More Light Live , Mike Shinoda said that he sent the band a version of the song and he saw Rob Bourdon downloaded it, so he thought he would be adding drums to it. Mike went live on Instagram once again on December 19 while working on the song, giving fans the first preview of its studio version.
On January 25, , Mike replied to a fan asking him about Linkin Park on Twitter saying, "I have every intention on continuing with LP, and the guys feel the same. In interviews for From Zero , Mike stated that the band first started collaborating with Emily Armstrong in Originally he, Dave Farrell, and Joe Hahn were writing music just to write music and were collaborating with a lot of artists.
