Malaa pays homage to the late Chester Bennington on house spin of Linkin Park’s ‘In The End’
Malaa initially had zero intentions of ever publicly sharing his “In The End” rework, but he decided to post a preview anyway to get a social litmus test on it. 2,000-plus comments calling for its release later and Malaa immediately brought his take of Linkin Park’s Hybrid Theory classic with him for the remainder of his 2021 shows—including San Diego’s OMFG! NYE—with the crowd reaction only reaffirming what he should do with it. And so Malaa did just that, now delivering a reimagining of “In The End” via a free SoundCloud download.
Nothing can ever hold a candle to Linkin Park’s 2000 original, but Malaa does justice in paying homage to the late Chester Bennington with his spin more than two decades later. Moving Linkin Park from nu-metal over to his one-of-a-kind brand of ominous French house, the masked legend repurposes both Bennington and Mike Shinoda’s nostalgia-filled vocals for a rework that will undoubtedly continue to serve as a live set weapon for him this year.
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