@@JulioCesar-nd4mw Colin did a live stream the other day and mentioned that Casualty is going to be really heavy. Emily also said in an interview the other day that Casualty is one of the ones she looks forward to doing live. Looking at the lyrics that have been leaked, it gives me Keys to the Kingdom vibes in the structure, so I expect it to be in a similar vein to that song.
The first single was for them. It was their announcement that they're back, it's a new era. A great introduction for Emily to the Linkin Park fans. This one is for us. The nostalgia is real in this one for sure, brings back those early Hybrid Theory/Meteora days. So far it's looking like it'll be a great album.
I feel the length of the scream was very deliberate to show that Emily is not meant to directly replace Chester but that she can still give Linkin Park similar vibes and sound. Her scream was deliberately cut just short of the length of Chester's iconic scream.
I think its pure coincidence on both counts. I think it was just a musical choice for the sound they were going for on that song (like nik says in the vid). Personally I think people are reading way too much into it.
@@abeginnerspov5968there's no way you didn't expect a long scream in given up after hearing multiple fairly long "put me out of my misery" lines that continued getting longer each time lmao "It feels forced" 🙄 y'all are never happy
I think heavy is the crown also works without the league context, it's about Emily being in Linkin Park or Linkin Park starting again despite what 'fans' want
@@syntezjaofficial4240yeah that’s what I get it’s like….’here you go, are you happy now, I bloody scream 15 seconds, what you nerds have been calling for’ and possible something about taking the crown as metaphor for being the new singer…..and ‘here you go just did 15secs beat Given up scream’
If anything it works better that way than within League, I'm not a big hater but the community in general isn't so fond of it, too much LP animated in it, not enough League
I think it’s also for Chester too. It’s like, “this crown is heavy because it was yours. I take this on with a heavy heart, but I do it with pride because this is what the fans asked for” at least that’s what I took from the song
Fun fact: Mike actually sings support vocals along with Emily in the last chorus if you listen closely, and him belting really makes me think of No Roads Left, one of my favourite LP songs honestly!
LP just sold 40+ thousand tickets for their show in São Paulo in less than 30min. That is crazy we are so back. Unfortunately I couldn’t get mine yet 😢
In Hamburg the same. We had capacity for around 16.000 people and i was the 180.000 in line to purchase a ticket ;_; and i was an hour before the sale started on the website. Its crazy how people can give all this hate and you can see on the ticketsales, that a lot of LP fans support the new LP.
@@spooky_chap6081 okay but like... outside of Chester (who didn't, you know, "leave the band"...) the only person who left is Rob. And he seems to have done so years ago, according to the interviews. Mike, Joe, Phoenix and Brad are still part of the band like they used to be. Brad just isn't touring to protect his ears (and presumably spend time with his family and things like that)
When I was witnessing LP playing that song live for the first time ever last week in Hamburg, Germany I instantly thought "They are so back!" It was amazing to see them live on stage and the crowd was on fire from the first minute to the end 🤘🏻🖤 Can't wait to listen to the new record 🔥
That big scream… I feel when writing, Emily already knew there would be comparisons and doing that off that SPECIFIC line… she gave everyone what they asked for! Hell of a statement I believe! Which to me, it’s her saying “if you really want this, I am able to bring it to the table!” It’s just, maybe I’m reading too deep, or not deep enough. Either way, I’m here for ALL of it!
in the chorus Emiliy also hits some melodies in a way that remind me a lot of Brody Dalle in a way, that on top of the riff actually sounding reeeally Linkin Parky makes 2001-2004 me very happy, I'm all for it
I was in Hamburg when the song was played for the first time. And it literally gave me chills. When Meteora dropped I was 6 years old and it was the first music that I listened too as a child. Absolutely great song and I can't wait for the album❤
Saw my first Linkin Park show 7/4/2001 and my next will be 11/8/24 and I’m probably more excited now than I was 23 years ago. Emily has been perfect for moving forward.
I feel like the like scream was definitely intentional and not just some random idea that came along, with the phrase she used being "This is what you asked for" almost addressing the fans directly for those who asked if she COULD do the long scream or not. as if she was saying " you want the long scream? okay here, this is what you asked for" so there's my take on that. and while you're reading this, lets talk about the length of the scream and be fair about it. When timing Chester's scream in 'Given Up' you don't start the timer at the start of "Misery" you start the timer at the end of Miser- "RY" and it's 17 seconds. So when you start the timer for Emily in 'Heavy Is The Crown' you shouldn't start the timer at "Asked for" you start the timer at "For" which is 15 seconds long. and I feel is her being humble about it like "I'm not trying to be better than Chester, but I can still run with the big dogs" so again, that's my take on the whole situation. Thank you.
I'm so hyped to hear the intro to this album and how it's gonna lead into The Emptiness Machine and how 'From Zero' will -literally in all it's pink fashion- brighten up after The Crimson Chapter (The Emptiness Machine basically being Already Over Part 3)
Emptiness Machine: "You had my curiosity" Heavy is the Crown: "Now you have my attention" In all seriousness, I am so happy that they finally decided it's time to not fight their most loyal fanbase anymore and make some fucking metal again :)
i love this new phase of them, and i also love the fact they're coming to são paulo (Brazil) cause it means i'll be able to be a part of it. Emily is great, disregarding all that bs she got into. she's a great singer and you can see she loves being a part of the band, cause she's a fan of it too! let's just embrace good old Linkin Park and have some fun now.
I think the structure of the Emptiness Machine made it the perfect first single with Emily. It doesn't start by making her front and centre Mike opens the song and takes the first chorus so when Emily comes in it's less of a shock.
@NikNocturnal the intro riff sounds like a lofi filter on an epic medieval battle/anthem, with a mix of horns and strings to fit the Runeterra kingdom vibe, no?
The new LP sounds so f-ing LP in the best ways. Like recognizing and reinventing the meteora sound. Love that they went this direction with Emily. Sure she doesnt shine yet live on the og songs but I'm def buying tickets 🤘
It randomly popped into my playlist recently and I was pleasantly surprised. I don't even listen to Linkin Park and yet I could tell it was very much Linkin Park.
Faint + New Divide and some fantastic modern flare really describes Heavy is the Crown for me. Was amazing to see. I don't think comparing it with the Emptiness Machine is worth it. Both are brilliant songs in their own right and serve different purposes. Emptiness Machine was the comeback song that introduces the new talent in the band and Heavy is the Crown is the direction they want to go for.
heavy is the crown indeed king chester loves her queen form the heaven ❤❤ and the queen knew the crown is heavy. her anger. angry at the twisted meaning of legacy. angry. have to wear the crown. to fullfil what they want.
Emptyness Machine really showed off Emily's vocal range, and yet Heavy is the Crown really shows how growly she can become and how she can fit in with the older style and hell, even Dead Sara's syle with Unamerican and Violent
Absolute banger, and it really sold Emily for me. The Emptiness Machine was good, like "it's a new direction, okay okay" but Heavy Is The Crown is proper vintage Linkin Park. A brilliant demonstration that she can sing their quintessential style really well without being a Chester emulation.
I think both of the new songs are great. I wasn't ever really a fan of LP before the comeback, so I think it's cool that this is what's finally bringing me around to them after all these years
I think Heavy is the Crown speaks to what the fans wanted but also the weight that Emily faces coming into such a massively loved role as the new lead singer for one of the world's biggest rock bands.
Totally excited for the full album based on what we've heard so far. My repeat button is getting pretty worn from these two tracks. Forget the noise and comparisons, it is just good music from an epic band!
I think the emptiness machine was a much better introduction for Emily, mostly because of the bait and switch for the live debut, with Mike singing at the beginning, then Emily just showing up. Amazing reveal!
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If the Album don't come with 10-11 chill songs, I'm IN!
I'm just happy that we are actually able to whiteness this. I listen to LP since the beginning and I'm just so excited for this new chapter. Seeing them head to head in those charts feels a little bit like... The world is healing.
@Wailmur oh he's not only done it. But, he's transitioned it into a squeal as well. Granted nobody is like Chester being he's one of a kind. But, she is just not that talented. So many better female options out there. Look at Courtney LaPlante a beast of a vocalist!
I'd say this is definitely a better song but I think they chose The Emptiness Machine as the first single because like you said, it's still good and it works way better in introducing Emily to the fold and highlights her versatility than this one does while saving this one because it's more along the lines of the Linkin Park so many people grew up on. I also agree with what you said in that if they'd released this first, I think a lot more people would've complained because her vocal style on it is reminiscent of Chester (go on haters, I'm waiting for you to say "She's just trying to be him and they're trying to replace him" for the umpteenth time because you got no other legs to stand on) and they knew that releasing The Emptiness Machine first would go down better because it ushers in a new era and in my opinion, following up with a song that sounds so nostalgic to a lot of people pays respects to Chester's time with them because again, they're not stupid and they know as well as anyone that he's irreplaceable and his legacy can't be touched by anybody, not even the countless Chester soundalikes out in the scene currently.
I play toplane and mid isn't the one running down, it's botlane or jungle. Anyways, i think that having this emily part now is the evolution to a new linkin park, that fits the modern scene. I wish chester was the one doing it, but i think that we all wish that. Thank you nick
IMO I think if this was the first single I think people would be way more hyped but if it was even then a collab with LOL it would be a weird first thing to put out 7 years as a collaboration with an online game. Either way, at first I thought it was a very average track when I heard it live. Then once the video came out I now like it way more than the emptiness machine. Like its already been said, its that LP formula, straight to the point, perfectly cut track for radio with a catchy chorus. No filler, no solos.
I’m sorry but why is critical thinking and questioning always listed as “hater”. Am I a “hater”? Got every album, saw Mike live as Fort Minor in 2005, got the rising tied and post traumatic. The problem is with you lot. You chased me off TH-cam, discord, Reddit, etc like rabid “fans” and I’ve been around since the start. Emily’s singing isn’t the problem. It’s the Scientology and the context. But hey. Let’s just consume…. Don’t question anything right? Even worse when the words and songs have helped for 20 years.
As much as Heavy is the Crown gave me Meteora vibes and that was the golden era of LP for me, I still much prefer The Emptiness Machine. I can't put my finger on why. It just hits me as a much more fleshed out and solid song. Heavy is the Crown almost sounds like just another throw away track to fill out the album list.
Don’t sleep on Pentakill… legitimately great metal, 3 entire albums created just from riot creatives, alot of their music heavily rotates through my workout playlist
If you only liked hybrid theory and meteora then the band died 20 years ago for you and you can still put those albums on repeat. Chester was the last joining member and the other 4 members who have stayed want to make music and were the original members with a previous vocalist before Chester
Im really happy with the direction this new song went, Im just hoping its not the only track on the new album like this. More of this or even the style of the heavier tracks from Minutes to Midnight, I just really hope they mostly stay away from the style of tracks like What Ive Done or anything in Thousand Suns and Hunting Party albums. I did a dive through their discography recently and Im still baffled by some of the directions they tried to take with the later albums, but overall with this new single Im at least optimistic about the new album in a way I wasnt after the first new single. Thousand Suns and Hunting Party just dont sound like Linkin Park really at all to me, and they just aren't even good albums imo, theres maybe 2 tracks from those two albums that Id say are somewhat good and thats kinda it. Minutes to Midnight at least had half of its track feel like something made by Linkin Park even if it wasnt the same style as Hybrid Theory or Meteora, but then theres tracks like What Ive Done which I just dont like the tempo/pacing of and dont feel, imo, like a natural continuation of Linkin Park's sound in the same way as other tracks on the same album like Given Up or Leave Out All The Rest. Living Things is an okay album with a few good tracks imo but it just doesn't quite feel like Linkin Park to me, imo it diverged too far from the Metal influences that are core to Linkin Park as a band. One More Light was actually quite good imo and felt more like a Chester solo album, so even though it wasnt musically heavy at all or anywhere near the style of the first few albums it was still a good album for what it was imo.
I feel like you gotta do a review on the band "As everything unfolds" song called "on the inside "this band is very underrated like a missing pice on the hole in the wall
> Take down the crown and the king and all that I mean this really doesn't hold well in the least. The crown is an image or representation of the monarch who governs as the father of a nation and subject to the law of God; the heaviness of the crown is allegorical obviously and the more immediate interpretation in itself is therefore the great burden that is governing as a king in itself. In the context of something like League of Legends being a MOBA, the crown in question is probably just being at the top of the leaderboard, and the effort required to stay on top, and to dethrone who is on top. My favorite of what LoL songs have to offer is Phoenix (Carpenter Brut Remix), though I find it disappointing they seem to have a lack of male vocalists as you can't quite get the sound of something like Far Over the Misty Mountains Cold | Low Bass Singer Cover (Geoff Castellucci) out of a woman's voice for obvious reasons, but a female voice works quite well in situations like these and the Sonic Frontiers OST curiously (like Find Your Flame and other songs feat. Kellin Quinn).
I feel like the lyrics fit league pretty good but fit linkin park even better. might be reading too much into things but the first rap part already has a lot. And it's vague enough to be applicable to a lot of things. With Chester in mind it sounds a lot like the experiences with an addict. Then if you think about it "You can't win if your white flag's out when the war begins" is the enouragement to fight against it. Also the answer to "Given up" wich is referenced with the long scream. The other Chester-centered part I feel is in there is the "heavy" part of the title. From what I know the song Heavy was not liked by critics and fans at first. Chester apparently didn't take that very well. Reception turned, too after he died. I don't know if it is intended but for me this is a callback to the way that was handled by industry and fans alike. And Linkin park being back? yes, that is what people asked for. But getting do that standard and going up against all those expectations is very hard. Because linkin park is in fact wearing a metaphoical very heavy crown. I could go on, but all this makes it feel like the fit for League was a happy little accident while the song is actually about Linkin Parks history, present and future. ...or it's just a fun song. I dunno man. I just felt some of that when I first listened to it and had to put these thoughts somewhere.
for me emptines machine is better song but HITS is just pure good old linkin park also riot exacly know what they are doing old players from season 1 to 3 have to be 90' early 00 kids so they grow up with this kind of music
Yeah, I was hugely into Linkin Park when Hybrid Theory dropped, and Reanimated is one of my all-time favorites. At the time, I was going from a Nu Metal fan to thrash and death metal fan leaving the radio for CD's and mp3's. So, when Meteora hit, I was pretty disappointed. It was boring, too sanitized and radio friendly rock-rap, none of the grittiness and emotion was really there in the same way anymore. IDK, maybe I was too harsh on them at the time. I really like Heavy is the Crown, it has the Hybrid Theory grit. I like Emily's vocal stylings, but I'm big into metalcore these days, so there may color my opinions.
the old songs dont fit emily and they should leave it at that. emptiness machine was nice to listen to but heavy is the crown is a BANGER to say the least. fits her well, rly nice tune to it. it just slaps.
Personally i kinda prefer Emptiness machine but I think that's neat about this comeback, everyone can find something for themselves and none of the tracks so far ar bad by any means.
The lyrics definitely work without the LoL connection. Emily has inherited a heavy crown -- Chester's role in the band. It's addressed to the people who don't, and won't, accept her.
I think emily singing this song is so fitting especially with the divide of some of the fan base. I think its a banger and i can't wait for whatever else they come out with. I just wish this band nothing but the best like, its giving me flashbacks of when architects lost their guitarist and the fan base were so divided and critical, and i don't like it.
Collin said in his IG live that there more heavy shit in this album. I think it was ,,casualty,, what he said that is the heaviest song but I'm not sure.
Song is okay. New singer is very good and fits the band. Miss the more somber and mellow sound with heavier distorted guitars from the first two albums. But they're doing their own thing which is cool. Get why bands don't want to be like Iron Maiden or Metallica and release the same album 45 times in a row.
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According to Collin (new drummer) and Emily we still didn´t heard the heaaviest songs in the album.
Can´t wait for that!
So, the heaviest will be somethig like The Hunting Party?
@@CGGS_0god I hope so
Where did they said this?
@@JulioCesar-nd4mw he did an insta live few days ago, probably there! (i think i saw it uploaded on yt too if u want to watch it)
@@JulioCesar-nd4mw Colin did a live stream the other day and mentioned that Casualty is going to be really heavy. Emily also said in an interview the other day that Casualty is one of the ones she looks forward to doing live. Looking at the lyrics that have been leaked, it gives me Keys to the Kingdom vibes in the structure, so I expect it to be in a similar vein to that song.
The first single was for them. It was their announcement that they're back, it's a new era. A great introduction for Emily to the Linkin Park fans.
This one is for us. The nostalgia is real in this one for sure, brings back those early Hybrid Theory/Meteora days.
So far it's looking like it'll be a great album.
I feel the length of the scream was very deliberate to show that Emily is not meant to directly replace Chester but that she can still give Linkin Park similar vibes and sound. Her scream was deliberately cut just short of the length of Chester's iconic scream.
Agreed, to show she can bring the same energy but not overwrite the past
I think its pure coincidence on both counts. I think it was just a musical choice for the sound they were going for on that song (like nik says in the vid). Personally I think people are reading way too much into it.
the buildup for the scream is weak tho. the payoff scream isn't as satisfying. but it's just nitpicking
@@Szczauqa True. Given Up has a better buildup, and we weren't expecting him to keep going for 5 business days. With Emily, it just feels forced.
@@abeginnerspov5968there's no way you didn't expect a long scream in given up after hearing multiple fairly long "put me out of my misery" lines that continued getting longer each time lmao
"It feels forced" 🙄 y'all are never happy
Does not sound like Chester, but sounds like Linkin Park.
Linkin Park is like an old friend you haven't seen in awhile. They've changed, you've changed, but the connection is still there.
Faint is a good comparison but I’ve yet to see/hear anyone mention how similar it sounds to New Divide as well
I saw a comment saying it was hybrid of Faint and New Divide and I haven’t been able to shake it. It’s really accurate I think.
@@awkwarddoggo05 same!
yes I can only hear New Divide every time that one section of this song plays lol
How did I not notice that… omg you’re right!
I never heard faint in it oddly, being meteora is my favorite album. To me it's sounded so much more like Burn it Down over anything else
To me:
Faint x New Divide = Heavy is the Crown
to me it's What I've Done + Given Up but... yeah.
Yeah it has What I've Done + Given Up + Faint vibes but I hear no New Divide
Am I the only one heard Burn it Down
@@sapk3532yes
@@olibarrett4283 nah, theres a certain synth they used that is used on living things and meteora, i know exactly what that person is talking about
I think heavy is the crown also works without the league context, it's about Emily being in Linkin Park or Linkin Park starting again despite what 'fans' want
I think the music video version ruins the actual music track, much better to listen to the audio only track than the music video.
"This is what you asked for" gives me Seeing Red by Architects vibe with "are you happy now"
@@syntezjaofficial4240yeah that’s what I get it’s like….’here you go, are you happy now, I bloody scream 15 seconds, what you nerds have been calling for’ and possible something about taking the crown as metaphor for being the new singer…..and ‘here you go just did 15secs beat Given up scream’
If anything it works better that way than within League, I'm not a big hater but the community in general isn't so fond of it, too much LP animated in it, not enough League
I think it’s also for Chester too. It’s like, “this crown is heavy because it was yours. I take this on with a heavy heart, but I do it with pride because this is what the fans asked for” at least that’s what I took from the song
Fun fact: Mike actually sings support vocals along with Emily in the last chorus if you listen closely, and him belting really makes me think of No Roads Left, one of my favourite LP songs honestly!
time stamp? I feel like Mike's backing vocals we're buried in the mix. just like OML and etc.
I relate to this song, 15s scream = every LoL game.
LP just sold 40+ thousand tickets for their show in São Paulo in less than 30min. That is crazy we are so back. Unfortunately I couldn’t get mine yet 😢
They announced a second gig
@@gaffer2602 and im about to try again for that one tomorrow
Mesma experiência esperando a fila e sair sem nada... 🫠💔
Brazil 🤝 Linkin Park
In Hamburg the same. We had capacity for around 16.000 people and i was the 180.000 in line to purchase a ticket ;_; and i was an hour before the sale started on the website. Its crazy how people can give all this hate and you can see on the ticketsales, that a lot of LP fans support the new LP.
Colin said Casuality from the album is absolutely dummy. Cannot wait! Also Joe calls Two-Faced "Two Steps Closer" 🧐
Source? I've heard so little from the band themselves outside the BBC insterview and Mike on Fallon
@@DJCosmicLatteColin did an Instagram live for I think 1 hour that's where he said it
And someone even uploaded the livestream on TH-cam incase you want to watch it
So they're just reliving their their glory days then 😂 No wonder half the original lineup left
@@spooky_chap6081 okay but like... outside of Chester (who didn't, you know, "leave the band"...) the only person who left is Rob. And he seems to have done so years ago, according to the interviews.
Mike, Joe, Phoenix and Brad are still part of the band like they used to be. Brad just isn't touring to protect his ears (and presumably spend time with his family and things like that)
When I was witnessing LP playing that song live for the first time ever last week in Hamburg, Germany I instantly thought "They are so back!" It was amazing to see them live on stage and the crowd was on fire from the first minute to the end 🤘🏻🖤 Can't wait to listen to the new record 🔥
The synthetic synth at the end sounds like LP's "New Divide" which predates Sleep Token by a decade.
That big scream… I feel when writing, Emily already knew there would be comparisons and doing that off that SPECIFIC line… she gave everyone what they asked for! Hell of a statement I believe! Which to me, it’s her saying “if you really want this, I am able to bring it to the table!” It’s just, maybe I’m reading too deep, or not deep enough. Either way, I’m here for ALL of it!
The synths remind me of New Divide. Idk how you to go Sleep Token lol
Ikr? That synth is so LP. If anything you would listen to Sleep Token and be like “that synth sounds LPish”
in the chorus Emiliy also hits some melodies in a way that remind me a lot of Brody Dalle in a way, that on top of the riff actually sounding reeeally Linkin Parky makes 2001-2004 me very happy, I'm all for it
In Germany LP is on #1 AND #2 of the charts 🤯
I was in Hamburg when the song was played for the first time. And it literally gave me chills. When Meteora dropped I was 6 years old and it was the first music that I listened too as a child. Absolutely great song and I can't wait for the album❤
Saw my first Linkin Park show 7/4/2001 and my next will be 11/8/24 and I’m probably more excited now than I was 23 years ago. Emily has been perfect for moving forward.
I'm diggin this new chapter/era...
Colin (drummer) said on a live chat that there are heavier tracks on the album. One being the song 'Casualty'.
I feel like the like scream was definitely intentional and not just some random idea that came along, with the phrase she used being "This is what you asked for" almost addressing the fans directly for those who asked if she COULD do the long scream or not. as if she was saying " you want the long scream? okay here, this is what you asked for" so there's my take on that.
and while you're reading this, lets talk about the length of the scream and be fair about it. When timing Chester's scream in 'Given Up' you don't start the timer at the start of "Misery" you start the timer at the end of Miser- "RY" and it's 17 seconds. So when you start the timer for Emily in 'Heavy Is The Crown' you shouldn't start the timer at "Asked for" you start the timer at "For" which is 15 seconds long. and I feel is her being humble about it like "I'm not trying to be better than Chester, but I can still run with the big dogs" so again, that's my take on the whole situation. Thank you.
Definitely ready for the record!
HITC is banger🤘🔥
I'm so hyped to hear the intro to this album and how it's gonna lead into The Emptiness Machine and how 'From Zero' will -literally in all it's pink fashion- brighten up after The Crimson Chapter (The Emptiness Machine basically being Already Over Part 3)
Nick is so chill all the time like wth xD
Some folks don't like the new singer. I can agree she needs time to blend in their old stuff but the moving forward stuff she hits hard and good.
Emptiness Machine: "You had my curiosity"
Heavy is the Crown: "Now you have my attention"
In all seriousness, I am so happy that they finally decided it's time to not fight their most loyal fanbase anymore and make some fucking metal again :)
2 gigs in São Paulo Brazil, November 15th and 16th, that's over 92k people
I'm currently queued up for a ranked game. Nik's description of LoL is 100% accurate.
Touring with Bad Omens and Sleep Token is perfect
i love this new phase of them, and i also love the fact they're coming to são paulo (Brazil) cause it means i'll be able to be a part of it. Emily is great, disregarding all that bs she got into. she's a great singer and you can see she loves being a part of the band, cause she's a fan of it too! let's just embrace good old Linkin Park and have some fun now.
I think the structure of the Emptiness Machine made it the perfect first single with Emily. It doesn't start by making her front and centre Mike opens the song and takes the first chorus so when Emily comes in it's less of a shock.
The Emptiness Machine - The Hunting Party
Heavy Is the Crown - Meteora/Living Things
@NikNocturnal the intro riff sounds like a lofi filter on an epic medieval battle/anthem, with a mix of horns and strings to fit the Runeterra kingdom vibe, no?
The new LP sounds so f-ing LP in the best ways. Like recognizing and reinventing the meteora sound. Love that they went this direction with Emily. Sure she doesnt shine yet live on the og songs but I'm def buying tickets 🤘
It randomly popped into my playlist recently and I was pleasantly surprised. I don't even listen to Linkin Park and yet I could tell it was very much Linkin Park.
From the word "FOR' the scream is 15 seconds.
It's in the same breath as "this is what you asked" so the whole thing can be counted
Faint + New Divide and some fantastic modern flare really describes Heavy is the Crown for me. Was amazing to see. I don't think comparing it with the Emptiness Machine is worth it. Both are brilliant songs in their own right and serve different purposes. Emptiness Machine was the comeback song that introduces the new talent in the band and Heavy is the Crown is the direction they want to go for.
heavy is the crown indeed
king chester loves her queen form the heaven ❤❤ and the queen knew the crown is heavy. her anger. angry at the twisted meaning of legacy. angry. have to wear the crown. to fullfil what they want.
Emptyness Machine really showed off Emily's vocal range, and yet Heavy is the Crown really shows how growly she can become and how she can fit in with the older style and hell, even Dead Sara's syle with Unamerican and Violent
Reordered the album off Amazon, bought this track and the emptiness machine on iTunes.
0:44 Nick has apparently not heard of Taylor Swift? Because who in the world would name Gaga in 2024 when talking about the most successful artists?🤔
Absolute banger, and it really sold Emily for me. The Emptiness Machine was good, like "it's a new direction, okay okay" but Heavy Is The Crown is proper vintage Linkin Park. A brilliant demonstration that she can sing their quintessential style really well without being a Chester emulation.
I think both of the new songs are great. I wasn't ever really a fan of LP before the comeback, so I think it's cool that this is what's finally bringing me around to them after all these years
We need "Heavy Is the Crown" played at the food store to make grocery shopping much less boring. 😂😂
I think Heavy is a Crown is combination of Faint (rapping and samples) - Given Up (long scream)- New Divide (last sector guitar like melody)
It feels like they combined Faint & Given Up...fking awesome
I think Heavy is the Crown speaks to what the fans wanted but also the weight that Emily faces coming into such a massively loved role as the new lead singer for one of the world's biggest rock bands.
Totally excited for the full album based on what we've heard so far. My repeat button is getting pretty worn from these two tracks. Forget the noise and comparisons, it is just good music from an epic band!
ITS BEEN 3 WEEKS WHERE IS THE COVER NIK!?
Huh, did it leak 3 weeks ago or smthn? 'Cause the world premiere of the song was 8 days ago
Didn't he do a cover last week?
@@Sixpointtwoliter I thought he did emptiness machine with Bonitz. I had no idea he covered this one. I'll look into it damn he really fast
@@ar333b oh right. It was Emptiness Machine lol
Please take another look at Cane Hills new stuff. They are popping off with the new album singles!!
I think the emptiness machine was a much better introduction for Emily, mostly because of the bait and switch for the live debut, with Mike singing at the beginning, then Emily just showing up. Amazing reveal!
If the Album don't come with 10-11 chill songs, I'm IN!
I'm just happy that we are actually able to whiteness this. I listen to LP since the beginning and I'm just so excited for this new chapter.
Seeing them head to head in those charts feels a little bit like... The world is healing.
Heavy is the crown is a blast, that 15 sec scream is crazy 😻
Too bad she's incapable of doing that live 😅
@@sillysiji5257she already did, wake up
@marc___zkz who you lying to? Their live vids are out there and she sounds like karaoke
@@sillysiji5257To be fair, chester to my knowledge never pulled off "given up" live, like, the entire scream
@Wailmur oh he's not only done it. But, he's transitioned it into a squeal as well. Granted nobody is like Chester being he's one of a kind. But, she is just not that talented. So many better female options out there. Look at Courtney LaPlante a beast of a vocalist!
Imagine if these guys just randomly decide to put out collabs with Bad Omens and Sleep Token too
I'd die happily ever after
I'd say this is definitely a better song but I think they chose The Emptiness Machine as the first single because like you said, it's still good and it works way better in introducing Emily to the fold and highlights her versatility than this one does while saving this one because it's more along the lines of the Linkin Park so many people grew up on. I also agree with what you said in that if they'd released this first, I think a lot more people would've complained because her vocal style on it is reminiscent of Chester (go on haters, I'm waiting for you to say "She's just trying to be him and they're trying to replace him" for the umpteenth time because you got no other legs to stand on) and they knew that releasing The Emptiness Machine first would go down better because it ushers in a new era and in my opinion, following up with a song that sounds so nostalgic to a lot of people pays respects to Chester's time with them because again, they're not stupid and they know as well as anyone that he's irreplaceable and his legacy can't be touched by anybody, not even the countless Chester soundalikes out in the scene currently.
Love Pentakill. Has my favorite vocalist of all time, Jorn. And Conqueror was epic.
I don`t know anything about League of Legends, but this song gives me Meteora vibes and that´s great. Linkin Park is fucking back.
I play toplane and mid isn't the one running down, it's botlane or jungle. Anyways, i think that having this emily part now is the evolution to a new linkin park, that fits the modern scene. I wish chester was the one doing it, but i think that we all wish that.
Thank you nick
IMO I think if this was the first single I think people would be way more hyped but if it was even then a collab with LOL it would be a weird first thing to put out 7 years as a collaboration with an online game. Either way, at first I thought it was a very average track when I heard it live. Then once the video came out I now like it way more than the emptiness machine. Like its already been said, its that LP formula, straight to the point, perfectly cut track for radio with a catchy chorus. No filler, no solos.
Haters begone! This song is 🔥
I’m sorry but why is critical thinking and questioning always listed as “hater”. Am I a “hater”? Got every album, saw Mike live as Fort Minor in 2005, got the rising tied and post traumatic. The problem is with you lot. You chased me off TH-cam, discord, Reddit, etc like rabid “fans” and I’ve been around since the start. Emily’s singing isn’t the problem. It’s the Scientology and the context.
But hey. Let’s just consume…. Don’t question anything right? Even worse when the words and songs have helped for 20 years.
Clicks on Nik video talking about new Linkin Park song, just to immediately get an ad of said new song and video.
As much as Heavy is the Crown gave me Meteora vibes and that was the golden era of LP for me, I still much prefer The Emptiness Machine. I can't put my finger on why. It just hits me as a much more fleshed out and solid song. Heavy is the Crown almost sounds like just another throw away track to fill out the album list.
Don’t sleep on Pentakill… legitimately great metal, 3 entire albums created just from riot creatives, alot of their music heavily rotates through my workout playlist
If you only liked hybrid theory and meteora then the band died 20 years ago for you and you can still put those albums on repeat. Chester was the last joining member and the other 4 members who have stayed want to make music and were the original members with a previous vocalist before Chester
We are so BACKKK BABEHHHHH🗣🔥🗣🔥
Song slaps. Absolute peak Linkin Park vibes. What more could you ask for
The emptiness machine is 100% Linkin Park both musically and lyrically and it slaps. Heavy is the Crown is more like old LP and it's a banger also
Im really happy with the direction this new song went, Im just hoping its not the only track on the new album like this. More of this or even the style of the heavier tracks from Minutes to Midnight, I just really hope they mostly stay away from the style of tracks like What Ive Done or anything in Thousand Suns and Hunting Party albums.
I did a dive through their discography recently and Im still baffled by some of the directions they tried to take with the later albums, but overall with this new single Im at least optimistic about the new album in a way I wasnt after the first new single.
Thousand Suns and Hunting Party just dont sound like Linkin Park really at all to me, and they just aren't even good albums imo, theres maybe 2 tracks from those two albums that Id say are somewhat good and thats kinda it.
Minutes to Midnight at least had half of its track feel like something made by Linkin Park even if it wasnt the same style as Hybrid Theory or Meteora, but then theres tracks like What Ive Done which I just dont like the tempo/pacing of and dont feel, imo, like a natural continuation of Linkin Park's sound in the same way as other tracks on the same album like Given Up or Leave Out All The Rest.
Living Things is an okay album with a few good tracks imo but it just doesn't quite feel like Linkin Park to me, imo it diverged too far from the Metal influences that are core to Linkin Park as a band.
One More Light was actually quite good imo and felt more like a Chester solo album, so even though it wasnt musically heavy at all or anywhere near the style of the first few albums it was still a good album for what it was imo.
I feel like you gotta do a review on the band "As everything unfolds" song called "on the inside "this band is very underrated like a missing pice on the hole in the wall
The songs are sure songs that exist amongst songs. Linkin fans are just stoked to say something new is out🙏🏽
I wasn’t sure how I would feel but I am totally on board! Both songs get stuck in my head the entire day!
omfg the "speech level up" made me cackle
> Take down the crown and the king and all that
I mean this really doesn't hold well in the least. The crown is an image or representation of the monarch who governs as the father of a nation and subject to the law of God; the heaviness of the crown is allegorical obviously and the more immediate interpretation in itself is therefore the great burden that is governing as a king in itself.
In the context of something like League of Legends being a MOBA, the crown in question is probably just being at the top of the leaderboard, and the effort required to stay on top, and to dethrone who is on top. My favorite of what LoL songs have to offer is Phoenix (Carpenter Brut Remix), though I find it disappointing they seem to have a lack of male vocalists as you can't quite get the sound of something like Far Over the Misty Mountains Cold | Low Bass Singer Cover (Geoff Castellucci) out of a woman's voice for obvious reasons, but a female voice works quite well in situations like these and the Sonic Frontiers OST curiously (like Find Your Flame and other songs feat. Kellin Quinn).
Pretty hype for worlds finals ngl, gonna be epic when lp hits the stage
I feel like the lyrics fit league pretty good but fit linkin park even better. might be reading too much into things but the first rap part already has a lot. And it's vague enough to be applicable to a lot of things. With Chester in mind it sounds a lot like the experiences with an addict. Then if you think about it "You can't win if your white flag's out when the war begins" is the enouragement to fight against it. Also the answer to "Given up" wich is referenced with the long scream. The other Chester-centered part I feel is in there is the "heavy" part of the title.
From what I know the song Heavy was not liked by critics and fans at first. Chester apparently didn't take that very well. Reception turned, too after he died. I don't know if it is intended but for me this is a callback to the way that was handled by industry and fans alike. And Linkin park being back? yes, that is what people asked for. But getting do that standard and going up against all those expectations is very hard. Because linkin park is in fact wearing a metaphoical very heavy crown.
I could go on, but all this makes it feel like the fit for League was a happy little accident while the song is actually about Linkin Parks history, present and future.
...or it's just a fun song. I dunno man. I just felt some of that when I first listened to it and had to put these thoughts somewhere.
for me emptines machine is better song but HITS is just pure good old linkin park also riot exacly know what they are doing old players from season 1 to 3 have to be 90' early 00 kids so they grow up with this kind of music
Yeah, I was hugely into Linkin Park when Hybrid Theory dropped, and Reanimated is one of my all-time favorites. At the time, I was going from a Nu Metal fan to thrash and death metal fan leaving the radio for CD's and mp3's. So, when Meteora hit, I was pretty disappointed. It was boring, too sanitized and radio friendly rock-rap, none of the grittiness and emotion was really there in the same way anymore. IDK, maybe I was too harsh on them at the time. I really like Heavy is the Crown, it has the Hybrid Theory grit. I like Emily's vocal stylings, but I'm big into metalcore these days, so there may color my opinions.
The song is a Faint x Given Up x Burn It Down vibes
I feel it’s the better of the two singles
Wasn’t sure about the track at first but it’s stuck in my head! Certified banger!
Hot take... Emptiness Machine sounds like it's made for Scott Pilgrim edit song
the old songs dont fit emily and they should leave it at that.
emptiness machine was nice to listen to but heavy is the crown is a BANGER to say the least.
fits her well, rly nice tune to it. it just slaps.
Mr. Nik, I'm disappointed you haven't made a video about Necrophagist yet.
This is what we asked for. We need to meteora vibes back!
Personally i kinda prefer Emptiness machine but I think that's neat about this comeback, everyone can find something for themselves and none of the tracks so far ar bad by any means.
The lyrics definitely work without the LoL connection. Emily has inherited a heavy crown -- Chester's role in the band. It's addressed to the people who don't, and won't, accept her.
To be honest, it is a very good song, even if I miss big riffs
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This is literally Emily saying “Hey you wanted Linkin Park back, and a new singer? Well here I am. Deal with it”
Her scream sounds like M. Shadows scream from rock am Ring God hates us all 2011!! 👀
I think emily singing this song is so fitting especially with the divide of some of the fan base. I think its a banger and i can't wait for whatever else they come out with.
I just wish this band nothing but the best like, its giving me flashbacks of when architects lost their guitarist and the fan base were so divided and critical, and i don't like it.
Collin said in his IG live that there more heavy shit in this album. I think it was ,,casualty,, what he said that is the heaviest song but I'm not sure.
Frankly, this song was an absolute banger. I really thought emptiness machine was extremely generic. This was contender for song of the year
You should do a how to chelsea grin in 30 seconds short
I love this new song ❤❤ emily Armstrong is awesome
Song is okay. New singer is very good and fits the band.
Miss the more somber and mellow sound with heavier distorted guitars from the first two albums.
But they're doing their own thing which is cool. Get why bands don't want to be like Iron Maiden or Metallica and release the same album 45 times in a row.
i kind miss LP's early heavy riffs ..
Love both songs and think she’s amazing. Let’s move on and listen to tunes.