Mimi Barks Releases Haunting Cover of Linkin Park’s Iconic “Crawling”

Following the release of her critically acclaimed debut album THIS IS DOOM TRAP, alternative trailblazer Mimi Barks returns with a haunting reimagining of Linkin Park’s iconic “Crawling,” released via Easy Life Records.

Known for pioneering the ‘DOOM TRAP’ genre – a visceral fusion of trap, industrial, and metal – Barks channels her raw emotion and sonic intensity into this tribute to one of nu-metal’s most emotionally charged anthems.

Originally released in 2001, “Crawling” captured the inner torment of Linkin Park’s late frontman Chester Bennington, and Mimi’s version preserves that anguish while reinterpreting it through her uniquely harsh, atmospheric lens.

Speaking of the release, Mimi Barks, shares:

“‘Crawling’ isn’t reborn, it remembers. A raw phantom in the wires, a resonance of the silence Chester left behind. Because some wounds don’t heal; they echo.”

With ghostly textures, punishing beats, and guttural vocals, the track feels less like a cover and more like a seance – summoning the pain, resilience, and unhealed scars that still resonate decades later.

The release of “Crawling” comes just weeks before Mimi takes the stage at a string of major festivals this summer.

Tour Dates:

07/26 – Tolminator Festival – Slovenia
08/01 – Wacken Open Air – Germany
08/03 – Rockstadt Festival – Romania
08/08 – Boomtown Festival – UK

Mimi Barks “Crawling” Single Artwork