In an upcoming interview with The Zach Sang Show, Mike Shinoda shared that getting back into the rhythm of Linkin Park has been ‘amazing,’ but admitted that there were stressful moments as well.

“It’s like, having a thing that you felt like it was taken away and then being able to get it back like, ‘Oh, you can’t play shows as Linkin Park anymore,’ even though Linkin Park is like part of my DNA,” the rocker explained.

“Everybody’s got a core identity diagram, like, this is who I am. If you were to sit down with a piece of paper and write down the things that make you you, that’s a crazy exercise when you think about it. It’s things you love to do, your family, your kids, your spouse, whatever. The things that make you and your beliefs, right there in the middle of it is Linkin Park for me. There are many other things too, but to have that one out was painful. To have it back in, there’s nothing like it. There never will be anything like it,” he added.

The band is now back with a new vocalist and a new album, ‘From Zero,’ released less than a week ago.

“I hope that when people hear it, they really understand this is not meant to be a redo or a rewrite of Linkin Park,” Shinoda said of the album during another interview. “This is intended to be the new chapter of Linkin Park. It’s, like, the old chapter was a great chapter and we love that chapter. And that ran its course.”

However, he also admitted that he had no plans to bring the band back after the late frontman’s passing. “I think the important thing for us is that we never said, ‘Let’s bring the band back,’ or ‘Let’s find a singer.’ It was never our intention or never our goal.”

Emily Armstrong gave her first performance with the band in a live-streamed private show. Armstrong got mixed reviews from fans, but she mostly received positive feedback from rockers and even from Bennington’s widow Talinda Bennington.