Legendary vocalist Chester Bennington passed away in 2017, and Linkin Park is back with the new singer Emily Armstrong. However, there are strong allegations surrounding her from fans worldwide, and for several reasons!
Key Takeaways
- Emily Armstrong is an American singer, songwriter, and musician.
- Armstrong is reportedly a Scientologist, a cult member of the Church of Scientology.
- She has also been in controversy for having supported Danny Masterson in his trial after he had r*ped two victims in 2024.
Emily Armstrong Joins Linkin Park As A Singer
Emily Armstrong and drummer Colin Brittain debuted on a live stream in Linkin Park on 5th September 2024.
Armstrong had been popular much before she joined the band.
However, her decision has made her even more popular worldwide.
Fans have had mixed reactions to her joining the legendary band. After Chester Bennington’s passing, the band remained without a lead vocalist.
On her Instagram post, a fan commented,
“Chester would be so proud!! He’d be the first guy to tell you that she’s great. And he’d also be the first to support their decisions. They need our love, not negativity, so lets give it to them!”
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As of now, Armstrong has also been known as “Janis Joplin for the arena rock age” and a “punk rock version of Robert Plant and Jim Morrison rolled into one“.
She was also the co-founder of Dead Sara in 2005.
And now, she will be co-leading as a vocalist in Linkin Park.
The band also released “The Emptiness Machine,” their first song in a while with Armstrong‘s vocals.
Similarly, she will be sharing vocalist duties with Shinoda.
Speculations On Emily Armstrong Being A Scientologist
Emily was labeled a Scientologist by Linkin Park fans when she stepped on the stage as a co-vocalist for the band.
During her time in Dead Sara, there had been just as many allegations about the same. However, the global fan base has been calling her out on being a cult member.
Scientology refers to a cult subject that promotes classes by the Church of Scientology.
This subject preaches a belief that one can reclaim his true thetan form and consider himself a being closer to god.
Furthermore, Scientology was founded under the beliefs of the American author L. Ron Hubbard in 1950.
The subject has been considered a cult, a business, a religion, a scam, or a new religious movement, varying opinions from person to person.
Upon the news of Armstrong possibly being a Scientologist, an X user and a fan of the band wrote,
“Sick of seeing people excited about this new Linkin Park singer. Emily Armstrong is a known scientologist and Danny Masterson supporter.
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Chester wouldn’t have wanted this, I know that.”
Another user tweeted,
“If a bunch of Twitter Stan accounts can find out Emily Armstrong is a member of the Scientology cult and defended a rapist then I’m positive that one of the biggest bands of this generation could’ve. Growing up really is just your favorite bands disappointing you. I’m sad. 🥲”
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Emily Armstrong On Danny Masterson Trial
Amidst the news of Emily being a Scientologist, there are also growing claims of her supporting Danny Masterson, who had r*ped two victims in 2024.
She was a close friend of Masterson and had been there for him during his trial for the allegations.
The evidence of her friendship with Danny was strengthened by the fact that the two were spotted together at the Church of Scientology’s 44th Anniversary Gala.
Masterson allegedly also played drums as an opener for Emily in one of her concerts.
An angry X user tweeted,
“funny how linkin park’s new lead singer emily armstrong is a known member of the infamous scientology cult and showed up to support danny masterson at his trial in 2022 where he was accused and was later found guilty of two counts of r*pe in 2024”
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In Case You Didn’t Know
- Emily Armstrong started playing the guitar and writing songs at age 5 and started singing when she turned 11.
- She specializes in hard rock, alternative, rock, punk, blues, grunge, and nu-metal genres.
- Armstrong was born in Los Angeles, California.
