By Jack Ransom – October 1, 2026
“It’s good to see you again!”
After seven years, Linkin Park’s surviving members reunite with two new bandmates to forge a path forward following Chester Bennington’s death. Through studio sessions, performances, and interviews, a journey of healing and reinvention.
Quick back story. Look, like with Oasis: Don’t Look Back in Anger earlier this month, it is impossible for me not to be biased given how big a fan of the band I am. I saw them twice on this tour cycle (Wembley Stadium and Download Festival), they were my proper gateway into rock and metal, created two of my all-time favourite albums (Hybrid Theory & Meteora) and have produced countless bangers that I have on almost daily rotation.
I (like millions of others) was devastated when Chester Bennington passed away and was crushed that I never got the chance to see him perform or if Linkin Park would ever make music again. This documentary captures that sense of longing and uncertainty both within the members of the band and the fans. The doc recounts each phase of LP’s return to the spotlight, beginning in 2022 when Mike Shinoda, Joe Hahn & Phoenix Farrell reunited in the studio to decide the next steps, right up until the From Zero album launch in 2024.
Where the Oasis doc glossed over the Gallagher’s reunion, Linkin Park: Unshatter opts for a slower, intimate peek behind the scenes where the band slowly piece back together their creativity, passion and love for the music, coupled with finding the right new faces to bring into the fold. Queue a host of fan-pleasing recording sessions, rehearsal footage and of course the introduction of the infectious, ball of energy and vocal powerhouse that is Emily Armstrong. Seeing the band click together and jam it out is heart-warming and you can sense palpable enthusiasm, relief and nerves radiating off them.
Presentation-wise it does fit a very simplistic pieced together formula and at times can feel like extended sequences of the band’s YouTube tour diary and making of series’, however the interspersed live footage from São Paulo pulsates off the screen and immediately took me back to Wembley and thinking “I’ve got to see them again!” Showcasing the construction of the From Zero/return livestream and snippets of the performance cut with fans reacting to the footage nailed the buzz and giddiness that was felt upon The Emptiness Machine’s release.
Linkin Park: Unshatter is a fan-pleasing victory lap that should certainly please its target audience. It’s in depth, charming, raw and gives a real peek behind the curtain of just how many puzzle pieces of this return to the stage and studio fell into place. The live footage is explosive and well shot and I just wish there was a bit more of it at points. Still, so great to have Linkin Park back!
‘Linkin Park: Unshatter’ is out now in cinemas, following its release on September 30, 2026.
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