New music with Armstrong

Shinoda, Farrell and Hahn began working on new music together, without any public announcement; by 2019, Delson had returned to the group, but Bourdon chose not to participate. The band met Dead Sara vocalist Emily Armstrong in 2019, and began working on music with her shortly after, along with various other musicians, including drummer Colin Brittain . On April 28, 2020, bassist Dave Farrell revealed the band was working on new music. On August 13, the band released ” She Couldn’t “, a track that was originally recorded in 1999, and it was included on a 20th anniversary edition of their debut album Hybrid Theory , released on October 9. On January 8, 2021, Linkin Park released a remix of ” One Step Closer ” by American electronic duo 100 gecs . The band revealed it was the first of many new remixes inspired by Reanimation to come. On October 29, when asked about the band playing live shows again, Shinoda stated, “Now is not the time [for the band’s return]. We don’t have the focus on it. We don’t have the math worked out. And I don’t mean that by financially math, I mean that like emotional and creative math.” In April 2022, Shinoda reiterated that the band was not working on a new album, new music, or touring.