Linkin Park's documentary about their comeback, "Linkin Park: Unshatter," will get a worldwide theatrical release on September 30, with tickets going on sale August 13, SPIN, Metal Injection and NME reported on August 4. The band's own turntablist, Joe Hahn, directed the film.
The documentary follows the band's return after a seven-year hiatus that began with the 2017 death of frontman Chester Bennington, tracing how the surviving members rebuilt the group around new vocalist Emily Armstrong and drummer Colin Brittain. It draws on studio footage from 2022 through the launch of 2024's "From Zero" album, including a live performance in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
"I hope longtime fans see parts of our journey they've never seen before," Hahn said of the film, made with editor Igor Kovalik from hundreds of hours of footage.
An accompanying 20-song soundtrack, drawn from the Sao Paulo concert, arrives September 25. The film follows the band's return to headlining festivals, including making history in June as the first female-fronted act to headline Download Festival, and comes amid a divisive stretch for Linkin Park since Armstrong joined in 2024, including criticism over her prior public support for Danny Masterson, from which she has since distanced herself.
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The facts
- The documentary is called Linkin Park: Unshatter
- It opens in cinemas worldwide on September 30
- Tickets go on sale August 13
- Band member Joe Hahn directed the film
- It covers the band's return after Chester Bennington's 2017 death
- New members Emily Armstrong and Colin Brittain joined in the comeback
- A 20-song soundtrack from a Sao Paulo concert arrives September 25
- Linkin Park headlined Download Festival in June, the first female-fronted act to do so
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