"She & the band are continuing the legacy" - Emily Armstrong joining Linkin Park compared to Adam Lambert replacing Freddie Mercury in Queen by fans

American singer Emily Armstrong had recently joined Linkin Park as the new female lead singer and soon got compared to Adam Lambert, by fans. The iconic rock band announced on September 5, that Armstrong would be a part of their new album and upcoming tour as well.

They further revealed that she would also be a part of the upcoming projects including upcoming album From Zero, involving members like Mike Shinoda, Brad Delson, Phoenix and Joe Hahn.

Meanwhile, netizens could not help but react to this recent announcement of Emily being a part of the rock band. Many even compared her to Lambert who joined Queen replacing Freddie Mercury. Here are some of the responses found on X:

A user reacted to Emily joining Linkin Park, (Image via @OhMyEmz/X)

"Should have rebranded. It’s not Linkin Park without Chester. That being said, I’ll probs still try to get London gig tickets if i can," another user wrote.

"Emily absolutely f*cking killed it on that livestream and I cannot commend her for filling possibly the largest shoes of any musician since Adam Lambert and Queen and doing such a good job of it too," added another tweet.

Several other netizens took to X to express their opinions on the new addition to the popular rock band. They also shed light on their opinion about Lambert being a part of Queen. A user wrote:

"Queen fans, please don't be so narcissistic. Adam Lambert is the best singer in the world..."

"If you can accept Adam Lambert as QUEEN’s new singer, you can accept Emily as LİNKİN PARK’s new singer as well," commented a user.

"She sounds great, but my brain just can’t get used to anyone but Chester singing these songs. Same as Adam Lambert is great with Queen, but it’s not Freddie," tweeted a netizen.

For the unversed, Lambert became part of Queen and formed the official collaboration back in 2011. This happened at the MTV Europe Music Awards, where the band was honored with the Global Icon Award.

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Both Adam Lambert and Emily Armstrong were meant to continue their respective bands' legacies

As mentioned, Linkin Park seemingly surprised their fans with the announcement that Emily Armstrong was going to be their new female lead singer. She would also be a part of several upcoming projects of the group. While a number of netizens, who have been the band's fans, couldn't accept her wholeheartedly. They compared her to Lambert, claiming that even he couldn't fill the shows of Freddie Mercury in Queen.

A few other netizens, however, expressed a different take and mentioned that both Lambert and Armstrong were not supposed to replace Mercury or Chester Bennington respectively. They were just expected to carry the legacy on. In a recent interview with Billboard published on September 5, Armstrong said:

"One Step Closer was the song for me, and I was just like, 'that’s what I want to do. As a singer, I want to be able to scream."

BBC News reported that while Emily Armstrong would be sharing vocals with Mike Shinoda, Colin Brittain would also be joining the band as the new drummer.