Linkin Park has unveiled a new track along with its accompanying music video, “Up From The Bottom“. This marks the band’s first release since the From Zero comeback album debuted last November.
In a recent discussion with Billboard, Linkin Park‘s Joe Hahn, who directed the video, described “Up From The Bottom” as “the best song we’ve ever made,” while bandmate Mike Shinoda stated that “it’s one of the best videos we’ve ever had.”
The band previously hinted at the track’s release through its LPTV From Zero video series, where co-vocalists Shinoda and Emily Armstrong were seen in the studio working on the song.
“Up From the Bottom” is set to be featured on a deluxe edition of From Zero, scheduled for release on May 16 via Warner.
“We are so grateful for the incredible reception to From Zero,” Shinoda commented. “This new chapter, our continuing journey, and the connection between the band and fans has been more than we could’ve hoped for. Thank you for listening.”
The original release of From Zero last November marked Linkin Park‘s first full-length album since 2017’s One More Light which was the band’s final record before the passing of lead vocalist Chester Bennington.
From Zero introduces Linkin Park’s new vocalist Emily Armstrong and drummer Colin Brittain, who have joined the returning members—co-vocalist and main producer Mike Shinoda, guitarist Brad Delson, bassist Dave “Phoenix“ Farrell, and DJ/visual director Joe Hahn—in the band’s updated lineup. Guitarist Alex Feder is currently stepping in for Delson at all Linkin Park concerts for the foreseeable future.
In an earlier interview with KROQ‘s Kevan Kenney, Linkin Park‘s Mike Shinoda spoke about the emotions and experiences surrounding the release of the band’s latest album, From Zero.
“It’s really complicated. For me, two years ago it was very overwhelming, and I think the best thing that we did was to just basically let things happen in the order and at the timeline that they were gonna happen, let things happen organically and not push too hard. And I feel like what ended up evolving was we just naturally kind of found each other, we found this new lineup, we found Emily and Colin in particular, and the music just kind of came into focus based on what we were having the most fun doing.”
When Kenney remarked that From Zero “sounds almost like a return to [Linkin Park‘s] roots,” Shinoda responded: “I love that there’s such a strong Linkin Park DNA in the record. It does really feel like Linkin Park, but I think there’s a part of it that’s the old sound and part of that’s every era of the band, to me, on the record.”
Farrell added: “I don’t know if I know well what the Linkin Park DNA is. It’s kind of like when you’re too close to something, you just do it and then other people tell you. They almost interpret it and then you kind of say, ‘Okay, cool. I’m glad that came across.’ But I think in any and all of that creation of an album or working on new music or new stuff or when there’s — I don’t know — interstitials or whatever you might wanna call it, for me those things are just like us doing us and figuring that out and moving forward. And in this process, one of the things that was so fun and rewarding and cool and energizing was just how when we started gradually integrating Emily and Colin, it felt like Linkin Park. It just felt like it fit for me and for us. And those were the coolest moments in the entire process, was just feeling like things were kind of jelling and coming together and we were having a blast doing it the whole time. So at this stage being ready to finally have the album out, having people be excited about it, that feels great.”
Linkin Park began the 2025 leg of its From Zero world tour on January 31 at Estadio GNP Seguros in Mexico City, Mexico. The tour is set to continue on April 26 at the Moody Center in Austin, Texas.
At the end of January, Linkin Park released a vocals-only version of From Zero, titled From Zero – A Cappellas. “Up From the Bottom” is set to be featured on a deluxe edition of From Zero, scheduled for release on May 16 via Warner.
Watch the video below.
