Linkin Park
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Linkin Park are one of the most successful Nu Metal bands in 2000. They gave us the their ultimate hit-single In The End which charted at number 1 for more than 10 consectutive weeks in MYX hit-chart and became the song of the year of MYX.
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About
Linkin Park was formed by MC Mike Shinoda and Brad Delson together with their friend Rob Bourbon after graduating from high school under the name SuperXero. They then went to different colleges but continued to play their archaic music. While at college, Delson met Dave Farrell. Shinoda on the other hand met Joe Hahn. Farrell and Hahn also had bands before they met Delson and Shinoda but later decided to join SuperXero which they shortened to Xero. The five men was joined by their lead vocal Mark Wakefield, and together they recorded their first demo tape. The tape was sent to various recording but it as never considered. Shortly after, Wakefield left the band.
After Wakefield left, Shinoda began auditioning for new vocalist and at the same time Delson was working at Warner Brothers Recrodings A&M for Jeff Blue as an intern. Blue alerted Shinoda and Delson about Chester Bennington, of Phoenix, Arizona, whoa was looking for a band after being the lead vocal of his former band Sean Dowdell and His Friends.
Shinoda and Delson ten sent Bennington a tape and Bennington called Shinoda for an audition. The band was impressed by Bennington's abiltiy to mould it to be both soft and thought-provoking as well as hard and attention grabbing.
Once Bennington joined the band, the band tried to have the band signed but unfortunately, the name was already taken by a 70s and 80s band in Australia so they changed their name to Hybrid Theory. It was almost perfect but Farrell left the band for a short while because he still has committments with his former band The Snax, so he was not able tot record bass for theoir first EP. With Farrell out, Delson and a bassist named Kyle Christner played the bass. The EP was released to various record labels, including Warner Brothers Recordings, while other copies were given to early members of the band's newly formed street team. Farrell was temporarily replaced by Scott Koziol.
The band subsequenlty signed to Warner Brothers Recordings, thanks to Blue. But another problem came to them. They needed to change their name because it was copyrighted to a British group called Hybrid. There were many suggestion for the band's name, but Bennington's suggestion was the one that made it. He suggested the use of Lincoln Park because he would drive by Lincoln Park in Sanata Monica California, on his way to the recording studio every day when the band was recording demos for its debut album. Bennington thought it would e a good name because there are Lincoln Parks all over the country. He also figured that the band would be recognized as a local band no matter where they go. Also, it has no meaning allowing it's music to describe itself. However, the domain name lincolnPark.com has already been registered and they can't afford to buy it, they changed the from "Lincoln" to "Linkin" so they could buy the domain name.
They released their debut album Hybrid Theory which not only hit the charts but also been certified Diamond (10x Platinum). Reanimation was then released which is a compilation of different remixes of different song by different artists. They then released their second album Meteora which also hit the charts.
Awards & Certifications
| Year | Category | Award |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Best International Newcomer | Kerrang Awards |
| Best Hard Rock/Metal Band | Rollingstone Award | |
| Best Album | Rockbjörnen (Swedish award) | |
| Best group | Rockbjörnen | |
| Best International New Artist | BLITZ Award (Portugal) | |
| 2002 | Best Hard Rock | Swedish Hit Music Awards |
| Best Hard Rock Performance | Grammy Awards | |
| The Best Foreigner Artist of the Year | Emma (Finnish music awards) | |
| The Best International Nu-Metal/Alternative Artist | ECHO (German awards) | |
| Best International Rock Group | TMF Award (The Netherlands) | |
| World's Best Selling Rock Artist | World Music Awards | |
| Best Breakthrough Artist | MTV Asia Awards | |
| Modern Rock Artist of the Year | Billboard Music Awards | |
| Best International Video: In The End | MTV Brazil Awards | |
| Best Best Rock Video: In The End | MTV Awards (U.S.) | |
| Amazing International Hitmaker (Indonesia) | Clear Top 10 Awards | |
| Best Group | MTV-Europe Awards | |
| Best Hard Rock | MTV-Europe Awards | |
| 2003 | Best International Act | Kerrang Awards |
| Best Rock Act | MTV Asia Awards | |
| Best Video: Pts. Of Athrty | MTV Asia Awards | |
| Best Rock Video: Somewhere I Belong | MTV Awards (U.S.) | |
| Favorite Artist - Alternative Rock | American Music Awards | |
| 2004 | Favorite Rock Act | Asian Music Awards |
| Favorite Video | Asian Music Awards |
Chart Toppers
| Year | Title | ARC Chart Year-end Position | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | In The End | #5 | Hybrid Theory |
| 2003 | Somewhere I Belong | #178 | Meteora |
| 2004 | Numb | #49 | Meteora |
| Breaking the Habit | #86 | Meteora | |
| 2005 | Numb/Encore | #68 | Collision Course Jay-Z and Linkin Park |
News
- Linkin Park will be releasing their third album on early 2007
Tours & Concerts
Announcements
Discography
Albums
| Title | Informations |
|---|---|
 | Released on October 24, 2000 |
 | Released on March 25, 2003 |
| Released on May 14, 2007 |
Collaborations
| Title | Informations |
|---|---|
 | Released on November 30, 2004
With Jay-Z |
Singles
| Year | Title | Labels |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | One Step Closer | Warner Brothers Records |
| 2001 | Crawling | Warner Brothers Records |
| Papercut | Warner Brothers Records | |
| 2002 | In The End | Warner Brothers Records |
| Points of Authority | Warner Brothers Records | |
| Pts of Athrty | Warner Brothers Records
Machine Shop Recordings | |
| Runaway | Warner Brothers Records | |
| 2003 | Somewhere I Belong | Warner Brothers Records
Machine Shop Recordings |
| Faint | Warner Brothers Records
Machine Shop Recordings | |
| 2004 | Breaking the Habit | Warner Brothers Records
Machine Shop Recordings |
| Lying from You | Warner Brothers Records
Machine Shop Recordings | |
| Numb | Warner Brothers Records
Machine Shop Recordings | |
| From the Inside | Warner Brothers Records
Machine Shop Recordings | |
| 2005 | Numb/Encore* | Warner Brothers Records
Machine Shop Recordings Roc-a-Fella Records |
- with Jay-Z
Compilations & Live Releases
| Title | Informations |
|---|---|
 | Released on July 30, 2002 |
 | Released on November 18, 2003 |
Other artists
Similar artists
Influences
Contemporaries
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