Yeahhhh I'm not sure how I feel about this. Honestly didn't know if I'd ever be able to enjoy the band without all 6 of the original members and now that this is happening I guess I have to come to terms with it.
I know there's a lot of controversy surrounding the new singer, which unfortunately spiraled into the internet lighting fires left and right. I don't think the band nor most fans for that matter ever wanted that to happen.
Personally I view this decision as the band moving on to continue their legacy; anyone with common sense knows that they could never replace Chester and even the band knows that. Don't know if I agree with keeping the name but that's their decision not mine. Honestly the new song isn't bad and it sure beats anything from One More Light, but it doesn't really compare to any of their first 6 albums.
I'm honestly just so unsure of the whole thing that it's too early for me to have a concrete opinion on this. I'm gonna need a lot of time of sorting through my personal thoughts and feelings before I can arrive to a conclusion on how I feel. I intend to give the new album a chance but it will probably make or break my decision to continue listening after that. This is my favorite band of all-time we're talking about here, I've literally listened to them since I was 4 years old. Not something I can just form an opinion on in a week's time.