Linkin Park's Mike Shinoda unveils new EP
Linkin Park's Mike Shinoda unveiled a new three-track EP, “Post Traumatic”. The project marks the musician's first new music since the death of his Linkin Park bandmate, Chester Bennington. Shinoda also recorded music videos to accompany each track.
"The past six months have been a rollercoaster," Shinoda said in a statement. “I've started to feel intense gratitude for your tributes and support. Today, I'm sharing three songs I wrote and produced, with visuals that I filmed and edited myself. At its core, grief is a personal experience. As such, this is not Linkin Park or Fort Minor – it's just me."
The EP opens with "Place to Start," a hazy, R&B-tinged track with synths. The track ends with voice mails from friends expressing their condolences over Bennington's death."Over Again" finds Shinoda directly addressing Bennington's death. “Post Traumatic” closes with "Watching As I Fall," another hard-hitting song packed with thundering percussion and jagged synth swells.
Bennington died from suicide last July. In October, Linkin Park reunited for a tribute to the singer, and in December they released a live record, “One More Light Live”, which features performances from the group's 2017 shows before Bennington's death.
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