Linkin Park, Two Faced | Bangerz N Bopz 🔥

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In the 40th edition of Bangerz N Bopz (2025), we highlight “Two Faced” performed by Grammy-winning rock band Linkin Park.

Bring on the bold, fierce songs! Bangerz N Bopz serves up background info and insight into songs of various styles, especially songs that raise eyebrows and stir the pot. Featured records can be classic or brand new. In the 40^th edition of Bangerz N Bopz (2025), we break down “Two Faced” performed by Linkin Park.

“That’s when I figured out where it led / Beginnin’ to realize that you put me over the edge.” Oh, really, Mike Shinoda? Please, Mike, tell us more. The Linkin Park standout adds in the pre-chorus, “The dark’s too vivid, the light’s not there.” Huh, that’s interesting! So… what are you getting at? Well, according to Emily Armstrong in the chorus of “Two Faced,” “Two-faced, caught in the middle / Caught in the middle / Too late, countin’ to zero / Countin’ to zero.” Clearer… for the most part! “Two Faced” is the eighth track from From Zero, the 2024 comeback album by the Grammy-winning rock band.

Armstrong takes over vocal duties post-Chester Bennington (1976 – 2017) , bringing some badass, assertive, and powerful vocals during the chorus. The melody is quite memorable during this section. Later, Armstrong brings things down, whispering during the bridge (“I can’t hear myself think”), before she ‘powers up’ with screamed, unclean vocals. Rock on ! Mike Shinoda raps in both verses and pre-choruses, setting up this two-faced-ness. “Last time, you told me it wasn’t true / And pointin’ every finger at things that you didn’t do,” he spits, continuing, “So, that’s why I kept missin’ the clues / And never realized that the one that did it was you.” That is some two-faced shit! Beyond the engaging performances of Shinoda and Armstrong, the music kicks ass and takes names. The guitars are jagged and raucous, the bass sounds mean, and the drums pummel. Also, for good measure, “Two Faced” is set in a minor key. We will never forget Chester or the classic lineup of Linkin Park, but this new-look version conjures up some angst-laden magic!