Linkin Park
Linkin Park live in Prague, 2007.
Background information
Also known as	Xero (1996 – 1998)[1] Hybrid Theory (1999)[1]
Origin	Agoura Hills, California, USA
Genre(s)	Alternative rock[2][3] Alternative metal Nu metal Rap rock
Years active	1996 – present
Label(s)	Warner Bros. Machine Shop
Associated acts	Dead By Sunrise Fort Minor Jay-Z
Members
Chester Bennington Rob Bourdon Brad Delson David "Phoenix" Farrell Joe Hahn Mike Shinoda
Former members
Kyle Christener (Stand-in) Scott Koziol (Stand-in) Mark Wakefield (1996-1998)

Linkin Park is a rock band from Agoura Hills, California. This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1996. This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1998 See also 1999 in music (UK Musical groups established in 1999 Record Agoura Hills is a city (incorporated in 1982 in Los Angeles County, California, and has the ZIP code California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of Alternative metal is an eclectic form of Heavy metal music that gained popularity in the early 1990s alongside grunge. Nu metal (sometimes named new metal or nü metal) is a musical genre that emerged in the mid 1990s which fuses influences from grunge and Alternative Rap rock is a fusion genre of rock and hip-hop. It blends vocal and instrumental parts of hip-hop and various forms of rock including punk and rock The present is the Time that is perceived directly not as a recollection or a speculation In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Warner Bros Records Inc is an American Record label that operates as a wholly owned Subsidiary of Warner Music Group. See also List of record labels Dead by Sunrise (previously known as Snow White Tan) is the Side project of Linkin Park 's Lead vocalist, Chester Bennington. Fort Minor is a Hip hop music side project of Mike Shinoda, vocalist of the rock band Linkin Park. Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4 1969 better known as Jay-Z, is an American Rapper and former CEO of Def Jam Recordings and Roc-A-Fella Chester Charles Bennington (born on March 20 1976 is an American Musician, singer-songwriter and Multi-instrumentalist. Robert Gregory Bourdon (born January 20, 1979) is an American musician, who is currently the Drummer and one of the founders of the Bradford Phillip Delson (born December 1, 1977) grew up in the Los Angeles suburb of Agoura Hills. Joseph Hahn, better known as Mr Hahn, (born March 15, 1977 in Dallas Texas) is a Korean American turntablist and Michael Kenji Shinoda (born February 11 1977 is an American Musician, record producer and Artist from Agoura Hills California. Kyle Christner (currently in the band Nosedive) was the bass guitarist for Linkin Park 's Hybrid Theory EP (released in 1999 during Phoenix's time out Scott Koziol was a temporary bass guitarist for Linkin Park. He played bass for the song " One Step Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. Agoura Hills is a city (incorporated in 1982 in Los Angeles County, California, and has the ZIP code California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Since their formation in 1996, the band has sold more than fifty million albums and won two Grammy Awards. The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences ^[4][5][6] They achieved mainstream success with their debut album, Hybrid Theory, which was certified Diamond by the RIAA in 2005. Hybrid Theory is the Debut album by the American Nu metal band Linkin Park. ^[7] Their following studio album, Meteora, continued the band's success, topping the Billboard 200’s album charts in 2003, and was followed by extensive touring and charity work around the world. Meteora is the second studio album by then California -based rock band Linkin Park, first released on March 25, 2003 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard ^[8]

Recognized for their adaptation of the nu metal genre into a radio-friendly yet densely-layered style in Hybrid Theory and Meteora,^[9][10] the band moved away from this and explored a variety of other genres in their latest studio album, Minutes to Midnight. Nu metal (sometimes named new metal or nü metal) is a musical genre that emerged in the mid 1990s which fuses influences from grunge and Alternative Minutes to Midnight is Linkin Park 's third Studio album that was released depending on location between May 9, 2007 and ^[11][12] The album topped the Billboard Charts and had the third best debut week of any album that year. ^[13][14] They are also known for their several collaborations, most notably with rapper Jay-Z, in their mash-up album Collision Course, and many other artists on Reanimation. Rapping (also known as emceeing, MCing, spitting, or just rhyming) is the Rhythmic spoken delivery of Rhymes wordplay and Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4 1969 better known as Jay-Z, is an American Rapper and former CEO of Def Jam Recordings and Roc-A-Fella A mashup or bootleg (also mash up and mash-up) is a song or composition created from the combination of the music from one song with the A cappella Collision Course is a CD / DVD set released on November 30, 2004 by Jay-Z & Linkin Park. Reanimation is a Remix album recorded by the American Nu metal band Linkin Park, released after their first studio album ^[10]. They also worked on a single, We Made It, with Busta Rhymes. Trevor George Smith Jr, (born May 20 1972 better known as Busta Rhymes, is an American actor and Musician of Jamaican descent ^[10]

Contents 1 Band history 1.1 Early years (1996 – 1999) 1.2 Hybrid Theory (2000 – 2002) 1.3 Meteora (2002 – 2004) 1.4 Side projects (2004 – 2006) 1.5 Minutes to Midnight (2006 – present) 2 Style 3 Band members 4 Discography 4.1 Studio albums 4.2 EPs/Demos 4.3 DVDs/Live CDs 4.4 Remix albums 5 Awards and nominations 5.1 Awards 5.2 Nominations 6 References 7 Further reading 8 External links

Band history

Early years (1996 – 1999)

Originally consisting of three high school friends, Linkin Park’s foundation was anchored by Mike Shinoda and Brad Delson along with Rob Bourdon. High school is the name used in some parts of the world (in particular Scotland, North America and Australia) to describe an institution Michael Kenji Shinoda (born February 11 1977 is an American Musician, record producer and Artist from Agoura Hills California. Bradford Phillip Delson (born December 1, 1977) grew up in the Los Angeles suburb of Agoura Hills. Robert Gregory Bourdon (born January 20, 1979) is an American musician, who is currently the Drummer and one of the founders of the ^[1][15] After graduating from high school, the California natives began to take their musical interests more seriously, recruiting Joe Hahn, Dave "Phoenix" Farrell, and Mark Wakefield to perform in their band then titled Xero. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Joseph Hahn, better known as Mr Hahn, (born March 15, 1977 in Dallas Texas) is a Korean American turntablist and Though limited in resources, the band began recording and producing songs within Shinoda’s make-shift bedroom studio in 1996. ^[1][16] Tensions and frustration within the band grew after they failed to land a record deal. ^[1] The lack of success and stalemate in progress prompted Wakefield, at that time the band's vocalist, to leave the band in search for other projects. ^[1][16] Farrell would also leave the band to tour with Tasty Snax and other bands. ^[17][18]

After spending a considerable time searching for Wakefield's replacement, Xero recruited Arizona vocalist Chester Bennington. The State of Arizona ( is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. Chester Charles Bennington (born on March 20 1976 is an American Musician, singer-songwriter and Multi-instrumentalist. Jeff Blue, the vice president of Zomba Music, had referred him to the band in March 1999. Jeff Blue is a Music producer, A&R executive Songwriter, Musician, and Attorney who is currently Artists and Repertoire ^[19] Bennington, formerly of Grey Daze, became a standout among applicants on account of his unique singing style. Chester Charles Bennington (born on March 20 1976 is an American Musician, singer-songwriter and Multi-instrumentalist. The band changed their name from Xero to Hybrid Theory. ^[17] The newborn vocal chemistry between Shinoda and Bennington helped revive the band, inciting them to work on new material. ^[1] The band’s renaissance culminated with a change in name; from Hybrid Theory, the band changed their name to Linkin Park, a play on and homage to Santa Monica’s Lincoln Park. ^[1] However, despite these changes, the band still struggled to sign a record deal. After facing numerous rejections from several major record labels, Linkin Park turned to Jeff Blue for additional help. In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music After failing to catch Warner Bros. Records on three previous reviews, Jeff Blue, now the vice president of Warner Bros. Warner Bros Records Inc is an American Record label that operates as a wholly owned Subsidiary of Warner Music Group. Records, helped the band sign a deal with the company in 1999. The band released their breakthrough album, Hybrid Theory, the following year. Hybrid Theory is the Debut album by the American Nu metal band Linkin Park. ^[19]

Hybrid Theory (2000 – 2002)

Linkin Park released Hybrid Theory on October 24, 2000. Events 69 - Second Battle of Bedriacum, forces under Antonius Primus the commander of the Danube armies loyal to Vespasian, defeat 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. ^[20][21] The album, which represented half a decade’s worth of the band’s work, was edited by music producer Don Gilmore. Don Gilmore is a Music producer. He is particularly known for his work on the first two Linkin Park albums Hybrid Theory and Meteora ^[1] Hybrid Theory was well received by music fans; the band sold more than 4. Hybrid Theory is the Debut album by the American Nu metal band Linkin Park. 8 million records during its debut year, earning it the status of best-selling album of 2001, while singles such as "Crawling" and "One Step Closer" established themselves as staples among alternative rock radio play lists during the year. " Crawling " is a song by the band Linkin Park. It is the fifth track from their debut album Hybrid Theory (2000 " One Step Closer " is the debut single by the Nu metal band Linkin Park released in 2001 and the second track of their debut album Hybrid Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of ^[17] Additionally, other singles from the album were featured in movies such as Dracula 2000, Little Nicky, and Valentine. Dracula 2000 (also known as Dracula 2001 in some countries is a Horror movie which attempts to transfer the story of Dracula Little Nicky ( 2000) is a Comedy film written produced by and starring Adam Sandler. Valentine is a 2001 Horror film directed by Jamie Blanks, director of Urban Legend. ^[17] Hybrid Theory was also nominated for three Grammy Awards, including best new artist, best rock album, and best hard rock performance (for "Crawling"). The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences ^[22] MTV awarded the band their Best Rock Video and Best Direction awards for "In the End". MTV ( Music Television) is an American Cable television network based in New York City. " In the End " is a Nu metal song written by Linkin Park from their debut album Hybrid Theory (2001 ^[1] Through the winning of the Grammy for best hard rock performance, Hybrid Theory’s overall success had catapulted the band into the mainstream's attention. Mainstream is generally the common current of Thought of the Majority.

During this time, Linkin Park received many invitations to perform on many high-profile tours and concerts including Ozzfest, Family Values Tour and KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas. Ozzfest is an annual festival tour of the United States (and in some years Europe) featuring performances by many heavy metal and Hard rock The Family Values Tour was created by the band Korn in 1998 to be an annual rock & Rap Tour Acoustic Christmas (short title Acoustic X-Mas) is an annual concert run by the Los Angeles, California radio station KROQ. ^[17][23] The band also formed their own tour, Projekt Revolution, which featured other notable artists such as, Cypress Hill, Adema, and Snoop Dogg. Cypress Hill is an American hip hop group from Los Angeles California. This article is for the band For their self-titled album see Adema (album. Cordozar Calvin Broadus Jr (born October 20 1971 His mother nicknamed him " Snoopy " as a child because of the way he dressed and because of his love of ^[19] Within a year’s stretch, Linkin Park had performed at over 320 concerts. ^[1] The experiences and performances of the precocious band were documented in their first DVD, Frat Party at the Pankake Festival, which debuted in November 2001. DVD (also known as " Digital Versatile Disc " or " Digital Video Disc " - see Etymology)is Linkin Park released their first DVD, Frat Party at the Pankake Festival (often referred to as simply Frat Party by fans on Now reunited with former bassist Dave Farrell, the band began work on a remix album, dubbed Reanimation, which would include works from Hybrid Theory and Hybrid Theory EP. A bass player (bassist is a Musician who plays a Double bass, Bass guitar, keyboard bass or wind Reanimation is a Remix album recorded by the American Nu metal band Linkin Park, released after their first studio album ^[17] The album Reanimation debuted on July 30, 2002, featuring the likes of Black Thought, Jonathan Davis, Aaron Lewis, and many others. Events 1419 - First Defenestration of Prague. 1502 - Christopher Columbus lands at Guanaja in the Bay Islands off See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Tariq Luqmaan Trotter (born October 3, 1972) better known as Black Thought, is an American Hip-hop artist and the lead MC of Jonathan Houseman Davis (born January 18, 1971) is the American vocalist for the multiplatinum Nu metal band Korn. Aaron Lewis, (born April 13 1972 in Rutland, Vermont) is the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the Alternative metal group ^[24] Reanimation claimed the second spot on the Billboard 200, and sold nearly 270,000 copies during its debut week. The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard ^[25]

Meteora (2002 – 2004)

Following the success of Hybrid Theory and Reanimation, Linkin Park spent a significant amount of time touring around the United States. The band began to work on new material amidst their saturated schedule, spending a sliver of their free time in their tour bus' studio. ^[26] The band officially announced the production of a new studio album in December 2002, revealing their new work was inspired by the rocky region of Meteora in Greece, where numerous monasteries have been built on top of the rocks. The Metéora (Μετέωρα "suspended rocks" "suspended in the air" or "in the heavens above" is one of the largest and most important complexes Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία This article concerns the buildings occupied by monastics. For the life inside monasteries and its historical roots see Monasticism. ^[27] Meteora featured a mixture of the band's previous nu metal and rapcore styles with newer innovative effects, including the induction of a shakuhachi (a Japanese flute made of bamboo) and other instruments. Meteora is the second studio album by then California -based rock band Linkin Park, first released on March 25, 2003 Nu metal (sometimes named new metal or nü metal) is a musical genre that emerged in the mid 1990s which fuses influences from grunge and Alternative Rap rock is a fusion genre of rock and hip-hop. It blends vocal and instrumental parts of hip-hop and various forms of rock including punk and rock The is a Japanese end-blown Flute. Its name means "18 feet" referring to its size The modern Japanese music scene includes a wide array of performers in distinct styles both traditional and modern ranging from rock electro punk folk metal reggae salsa and tango ^[1] Linkin Park's second album debuted on March 25, 2003 and instantly earned worldwide recognition,^[1] going to #1 in the US and UK, and #2 in Australia. Events 1199 - Richard I is wounded by a crossbow bolt while fighting France which leads to his death on April 6. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. ^[16]

Meteora sold more than 800,000 copies during its first week, and it ranked as the best selling album on the Billboard charts at the time. The Billboard charts are music sales airplay and digital ranking reports distributed to the general public by Billboard magazine ^[28] Music videos for some of the album's singles, including "Somewhere I Belong", "Breaking the Habit", "Faint", and "Numb", received significant radio attention. " Somewhere I Belong " is a Nu metal song written by Linkin Park from their second studio album Meteora. " Breaking the Habit " is an Electronica -influenced song by the alternative rock band Linkin Park, from their 2003 album Meteora " Faint " is a Nu metal song written by Linkin Park from their second studio album Meteora (2003 " Numb " is the thirteenth and final song on the 2003 album Meteora by the rock band Linkin Park, and is also the ^[29] By October 2003, Meteora sold nearly three million copies. October 2003: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - ^[30]

The album's success allowed Linkin Park to form another Projekt Revolution, which featured other bands and artists including, Mudvayne, Blindside, and Xzibit. Mudvayne is an American metal band from Peoria, Illinois formed in 1996 Blindside is a Christian post-hardcore band from Stockholm Sweden. Alvin Nathaniel Joiner, better known by his Stage name Xzibit (pronounced as "exhibit" is an American rapper, Actor, and ^[1] Additionally, Metallica invited Linkin Park to play at the Summer Sanitarium Tour 2003, which included well-known acts such as Limp Bizkit, Mudvayne and Deftones. Metallica is an American heavy metal band that formed in 1981 in. In 2003 Metallica staged the Summer Sanitarium Tour 2003, in part to promote their album St Limp Bizkit is an American Nu metal band from Jacksonville, Florida. Mudvayne is an American metal band from Peoria, Illinois formed in 1996 Deftones is a rock band from Sacramento California formed in 1988 consisting of ^[31] The band released an album and DVD, entitled Live in Texas, which consisted of audio and video tracks of some of the band's performances in Texas during the tour. DVD (also known as " Digital Versatile Disc " or " Digital Video Disc " - see Etymology)is Live in Texas is Linkin Park 's first Live album and third DVD (following Frat Party at the Pankake Festival and Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. ^[1] In early 2004, Linkin Park started a world tour titled the Meteora World Tour, supporting bands on the tour include Hoobastank, P.O.D. and Story of the Year. Hoobastank is an American Post-grunge band best known for their 2004 hit " The Reason " POD, initials standing for Payable On Death, is a rock band from San Diego California. Story of the Year (also known as Story or SOTY) is a Post-hardcore band based in America.

Meteora earned the band multiple awards and honors. The band won MTV's awards for Best Rock Video ("Somewhere I Belong") and the Viewer's Choice Award ("Breaking the Habit"). MTV ( Music Television) is an American Cable television network based in New York City. ^[32] Linkin Park also received significant recognition during the 2004 Radio Music Awards, winning the Artist of the Year and Song of the Year ("Numb") awards. ^[32] Although Meteora was not nearly as successful as Hybrid Theory, it was the third best selling album in America during 2003. ^[17] The band spent the first few months of 2004 touring around the world, first with the third Projekt Revolution tour, and later several European concerts. ^[17]

Side projects (2004 – 2006)

Following Meteora's success, the band postponed working on a new studio album for the next few years. Instead, Linkin Park continued to tour and work on many side projects. Bennington appeared on DJ Lethal’s State of the Art and other work with Dead By Sunrise, while Shinoda did work with Depeche Mode. Leor Dimant (Leors Dimants born December 18, 1972 in Riga, Latvia) better known as DJ Lethal, is a Turntablist Dead by Sunrise (previously known as Snow White Tan) is the Side project of Linkin Park 's Lead vocalist, Chester Bennington. Depeche Mode (dəˌpɛʃˈmoʊd are an English Electronic music band formed in 1980 in Basildon, Essex. ^[17] In 2004, the band began to work with Jay-Z to produce another remix album, entitled Collision Course. Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4 1969 better known as Jay-Z, is an American Rapper and former CEO of Def Jam Recordings and Roc-A-Fella Collision Course is a CD / DVD set released on November 30, 2004 by Jay-Z & Linkin Park. The album, which featured intermixed lyrics and background tracks from both artists' previous albums, debuted in November 2004. Shinoda also formed a new band, Fort Minor, as a side project. Fort Minor is a Hip hop music side project of Mike Shinoda, vocalist of the rock band Linkin Park. With the aid of Jay-Z, Fort Minor released their debut album, The Rising Tied, to critical acclaim. The Rising Tied is the debut album of hip hop ensemble Fort Minor, the Side project by Linkin Park ^[33][34] At the same time, the band's relationship with Warner Bros. Records was deteriorating rapidly on account of several trust and financial issues. Warner Bros Records Inc is an American Record label that operates as a wholly owned Subsidiary of Warner Music Group. ^[35] After months of feuding, the band finally negotiated a deal in December 2005. ^[36]

Linkin Park also participated in numerous charitable events. Linkin Park helped raise money to benefit victims of Hurricane Charley in 2004 and later Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Hurricane Charley was the third named storm the second Hurricane, and the second major hurricane of the 2004 Atlantic hurricane season. Hurricane Katrina of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was the costliest hurricane, as well as one of the five deadliest in the history of the United States ^[17] The band donated $75,000 to the Special Operations Warrior Foundation in March of 2004. The Special Operations Warrior Foundation (SOWF a tax-exempt 501(c(3 nonprofit organization was founded in 1980 to serve members of the Special Operations community ^[37] They also helped relief efforts for the 2004 Tsunami victims by staging several charity concerts and setting up an additional fund called "Music for Relief". The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake was an undersea Earthquake that occurred at 005853 UTC on December 26 2004 with an Epicentre off the west coast of ^[38] Most notably, however, the band participated at Live 8, a series of charitable benefit concerts set up to raise global awareness. Live 8 was a string of Benefit concerts that took place on 2 July, 2005, in the G8 states and in South Africa. ^[39] Alongside Jay-Z, the band performed on Live 8's stage in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to a global audience. Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern ^[39] The band would later be reunited with Jay-Z at the Grammy Award Ceremony 2006, during which they performed Numb/Encore, en route to winning a Grammy for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration. The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences The Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration has been awarded since 2002 ^[40] They would later go on to play at the 2006 Summer Sonic music festival, which was hosted by Metallica, in Japan. The Summer Sonic Festival is an annual two-day Rock festival held at the same time in Osaka and near Tokyo. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. ^[41]

Minutes to Midnight (2006 – present)

Linkin Park returned to the recording studios in 2006 to work on new material. Prague (ˈprɑːg Praha (ˈpraɦa see also other names) is the Capital and Largest city of the Czech Republic. To produce the album, the band chose producer Rick Rubin. Frederick Jay "Rick" Rubin (born March 10 1963 in Lido Beach New York) is an American Record producer and is currently Despite initially stating the album would debut sometime in 2006, the album was delayed until 2007. ^[11] The band had recorded thirty to fifty songs in August 2006, when Shinoda stated the album was halfway completed. ^[42] Bennington later added that the new album would stray away from their previous nu metal sound. ^[43] Warner Bros. Records officially announced that the band’s third studio album, entitled Minutes to Midnight, would be released on May 15, 2007 in the United States. Warner Bros Records Inc is an American Record label that operates as a wholly owned Subsidiary of Warner Music Group. Minutes to Midnight is Linkin Park 's third Studio album that was released depending on location between May 9, 2007 and Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the ^[44] After spending fourteen months working on the album, the band opted to further refine their album by removing five of the original seventeen tracks. ^[11] Minutes to Midnight sold over 600,000 copies in its first week, making it one of the most successful debut week albums in recent years. The album also took the top spot on the Billboard Charts. ^[14]

The album's first single, "What I've Done" was released on April 2, and premiered on MTV and Fuse within the same week. " What I've Done " is the lead single from Linkin Park 's third album Minutes to Midnight, and is the band's highest debut on the US Hot 100 Events 68 - Galba, Governor of Hispania, names himself legatus senatus populique Romani, breaking the line of Fuse is a Music video -oriented Television channel. Fuse has modeled itself as the premier cable channel for rock, alternative, punk ^[45] The single was acclaimed by listeners, becoming the top-ranked song on the Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks and Mainstream Rock Tracks charts. See Billboard (Turkish magazine Billboard is a weekly American Magazine devoted to the Music industry Hot Modern Rock Tracks (originally called Modern Rock Tracks) is a music chart in the United States that has appeared in ''Billboard'' magazine since September Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks (originally called Mainstream Rock Tracks) is a ranking in Billboard magazine of the most-played songs on Mainstream rock ^[46] Later in the year, the band won the "Favorite Alternative Artist" in the American Music Awards. The American Music Awards show is one of several annual major American music awards shows (among the others are the Billboard Music Awards the Grammy Awards ^[47] The band also saw success with singles such as "Bleed It Out", "Shadow of the Day", "Given Up", & "Leave Out All the Rest" which were released throughout 2007 and early 2008. " Bleed It Out " is the second single from Linkin Park 's third studio album Minutes to Midnight, released on August 20, 2007 " Shadow of the Day " is the third single from Linkin Park 's third studio album Minutes to Midnight. " Given Up " is the second track and the fourth single from Linkin Park 's third studio album Minutes to Midnight. " Leave Out All the Rest " is the third track and the fifth and final single from Linkin Park 's third studio album Minutes to Midnight. The band also collaborated with Busta Rhymes on his single We Made It which was released on April 29.

Linkin Park's touring and live shows have, among other things, included a performance at Live Earth Japan on July 7, 2007. Running order Genki Rockets - "Heavenly Star" "Breeze" (T 0406 Rize - "Kami" Events 1456 - A retrial verdict acquits Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her death Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ^[48] and headlining Download Festival in Donington Park, England. The Download Festival is a three day Music festival held annually at Donington Park (which hosted the Monsters of Rock Festivals between 1980 and 1996 The band completed touring on their fourth Projekt Revolution tour before taking up an Arena tour around the United Kingdom, visiting Nottingham, Sheffield and Manchester, before finishing on a double night at the O2 arena in London. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Nottingham ( is a city in the Ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire, England. Sheffield ( is a city and Metropolitan borough in South Yorkshire, England The O2 is a large entertainment district including an indoor arena a music club a cinema an exhibition space piazzas and bars and restaurants built within a large dome-shaped London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Bennington stated that Linkin Park plans to release a "follow up album" to Minutes to Midnight. ^[49] However, he stated the band will first embark on a United States tour to gather inspiration for the album. ^[49] In an interview with Rolling Stone, Bennington said that the band had already begun writing new material for the album. ^[50]

Style

Both Hybrid Theory and Meteora intertwined the nu metal and rap rock sound with influences and elements from hip-hop, alternative rock, and electronica, utilizing programming and synthesizers. Nu metal (sometimes named new metal or nü metal) is a musical genre that emerged in the mid 1990s which fuses influences from grunge and Alternative Rap rock is a fusion genre of rock and hip-hop. It blends vocal and instrumental parts of hip-hop and various forms of rock including punk and rock Hip hop is a cultural movement which developed in New York City in the 1970s primarily among African Americans and Latinos. Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of Electronica includes a wide range of contemporary Electronic music designed for a wide range Programming is a form of Music production and performance using Electronic devices often sequencers or Computer programs to generate music William Ruhlmann from All Music Guide regarded it as "a Johnny-come-lately to an already overdone musical style,"^[51] whereas Rolling Stone called "Breaking the Habit" "risky, beautiful art. allmusic (previously All Music Guide) is a Metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published " Breaking the Habit " is an Electronica -influenced song by the alternative rock band Linkin Park, from their 2003 album Meteora "^[52]

In Minutes to Midnight the band experimented with their established sound and sees them drawing influences from a wider and more varied range of genres and styles, a process Los Angeles Times compares to a stage in U2's work. The Los Angeles Times (also known as the LA Times) is a daily Newspaper published in Los Angeles California and distributed ^[53] In it, only two of the songs feature rapping. It also is their first studio album to feature guitar solos.

Linkin Park's use of two separate vocalists has become a large part of their music. Chester Bennington is most known for using growling and screaming vocals common in various forms of metal, while also using more melodic singing, and has placed 46th in Hit Paraders list of "Heavy Metal's All-Time Top 100 Vocalists". ^[54]

Mike Shinoda is the group's MC, and does all of the rapping. Mike has also done all of the backing vocals live, and in their latest album, Minutes to Midnight, he sings lead vocals on "In Between", "Hands Held High" and the B-side "No Roads Left". Shinoda has also been placed in Hit Parader's list of "Heavy Metal's All-Time Top 100 Vocalists" at number 72. ^[54]

Band members

Current

• Chester Bennington - vocals (1999 – present)
• Rob Bourdon - drums, percussion (1996 – present)
• Brad Delson - lead guitar (1996 – present)
• Dave Farrell a.k.a. "Phoenix" - bass guitar, back-up vocals (1996 – 1999, 2001 – present)
• Joe Hahn - turntables, programming, samples (1996 – present)
• Mike Shinoda - emcee, vocals, guitar, keyboards (1996–present)

Former

• Mark Wakefield – vocals (1996 – 1998)

Stand-in

• Kyle Christener — Bass guitar (1998 – 1999) Temporarily replaced Farrell
• Scott Koziol — Bass guitar (1999 – 2001) Stand-in bassist on Hybrid Theory

Discography

Main article: Linkin Park discography

Studio albums Hybrid Theory (2000) Meteora (2003) Minutes to Midnight (2007)

EPs/Demos Xero demo tape (1997) Hybrid Theory EP (1999) In the End: Live & Rare (2002) Collision Course (with Jay-Z) (2004) Live from SoHo EP (2008)

DVDs/Live CDs

See also: Linkin Park videography Frat Party at the Pankake Festival (2001) Reanimation (DVD-Audio) (2002) Live in Texas (2003) Collision Course (2004) Minutes to Midnight (Limited Release) (2007)

Remix albums Reanimation (2002)

Awards and nominations

Awards

Year	Award	Category
2002 2006	Grammy Award	Best Hard Rock Performance - "Crawling"[55]
		Best Rap/Sung Collaboration – "Numb/Encore"[55]
2002	MTV Video Music Awards	Best Rock Video – "In the End"[55]
2003		Best Rock Video – "Somewhere I Belong"[55]
		Viewer's Choice Award – "Breaking the Habit"[55]
2003 Nov	American Music Awards	Favorite Alternative Artist[55]
2004		Favorite Alternative Artist[55]
2007		Favorite Alternative Artist[55]
2002	MTV Asia Award	Favorite Breakthrough Artist[55]
2003		Favorite Video - "Pts.OF.Athrty"[55]
		Favorite Alternative Artist
2004		Favorite Video - "Breaking the Habit"[55]
		Favorite Rock Act[55]

Nominations

Year	Nominations	Category
2001	MTV Video Music Award	Best Direction in a Video - "Crawling"[55]
		Best Rock Video – "Crawling"
2002		Video of the Year - "In the End"[55]
		Best Group Video - "In the End"[55]
2007		Editing in a Video - Igor Kovalik for - "What I've Done"[55]
		Best Director - Joe Hahn for - "What I've Done"[55]
		Best Group[55]
2002	Grammy Award	Best Rock Album - Hybrid Theory[55]
2003		Best Rock Instrumental Performance – "Session"[55]
2003	American Music Awards	Favorite Alternative Artist[55]
2003		Favorite Alternative Artist – "Session"[55]
		Favorite Pop/Rock Band, Duo, or Group[55]
2007		Favorite Pop/Rock Band, Duo, or Group[55]
		Favorite album - Minutes to Midnight
2007	TMF Music Awards	Best Album - Minutes to Midnight[55]
		Best Rock – "Session"[55]

References

Further reading

External links

• Official site
• Linkin Park Underground
• Linkin Park at MySpace
• Linkin Park at Allmusic

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