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Formed in 1996, the band rose to international fame with their debut album Hybrid Linkin Park Theory, wwhichhich was ccertifiedertified Diamond by the RIAA in 2005 and multi-platinummulti-platinum in several otheotherr countriecountries.s.[1][1] Their following studio album Meteora, continued the band'sband's succes success,s, topping the Billboard 200 album chart in 2003, and was followedfollowed by by exextentensisiveve toutouririnngg and charity work around the world.[2][2] In 2003, MTV2 nanamedmed Linkin Park the sixth-greatest band of the music video era and the third-third- best best of ththee nnewew mmiilllleennium.nnium.[3][3] Billboard ranked Linkin Park No. 19 on the Best Ar Ar tiststists of the Decade chart.[4][4] The bbandand was recently voted as the [5][5] greatest aartirtistst of '00s in a Bracket MMadnessadness poll on VH1. Linkin Park live in Berlin, 2010. Having adapteadaptedd nu metal and rap mmetaletal to a radio-friendly yet dedenselynsely layered Background information [6][7][8] style in HybridHybrid Theory Theory and MeteMeteoraora,, the band explored other gegenresnres in Also known Xero, Hybrid Theory [9][10] their next studstudioio album, MinMinutesutes toto Midnight Midnight (2007). The album topped asas thethe BillboBillboardard ch chartsarts and had the third-best debut week of any alalbumbum ththatat Origin Agoura Hills, California, USA year.[11][12] The band continued to explore a wider variation of musical types in their fourth album, A Thousand Suns (2010), layering their music with more Genres Alternative rock, nu metal, rap rock electronielectronicc sosounundsds and beats. TheiTheirr most recent workwork,, Living Things (20 (2012),12), YeYearsars active 1996–present comcom bi binneses mmusicalusical elements from all of their previous recorecords.rds. 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Website linkinpark.com (http://linkinpark.com) Members Chester Bennington Contents Rob Bourdon Brad Delson 1 History Dave Farrell 1.1 Early years (1996–2000) Joe Hahn 1.2 Hybrid Theory (2 (2000–2002)000–2002) MiMikeke SShinodahinoda 1.3 MeMeteteoraora (2002–2004) 1.4 Side projects (2004–2006) 1.5 MinutMinuteses ttoo MidniMidnigghtht (2006–2008 (2006–2008)) 1.61.6 A ThouThousandsand Suns (2008–2011) 1.7 Living Things (2011–2013) 1.8 Recharged and future projects (2013–present) 2 Charity 3 Musical style and influences 4 Band members 5 Discography 6 Awards and nominations 7 See also 8 RefReferenceserences 8.1 LiLiteratureterature 9 External links History Early years (1996–2000(1996–2000)) eenn..wwiikkiippeeddiiaa..oorrgg//wwiikkii//LLiinnk koonn__PPaarrkk 11//1122 1111//2255//1133 LLiinnkkiinnPPaarrk k- WWiikkiippeeddiiaa, ,tthhe effrreee eeennccyyccllooppeeddiiaa The founding of Linkin Park began with three high school friends; Mike Shinoda, Rob Bourdon, and Brad Delson. [15] After graduating from high school, the three began to take their musical interests more seriously, recruiting Joe Hahn, Dave "Phoenix" Farrell, and Mark Wakefield to perform in their band, Xero. Though limited in resources, the band began recording and producing songs within Shinoda’s makeshift bedroom studio in 1996, resulting in a 4-track demo tape.[15][16] Tensions and frustration within the ban bandd ggrewrew hhowevoweverer afafterter ththeyey ffaiailleded to llanandd a rerecordcord deadeall..[15] The lack of success and stalemate in progress prompted Wakefield, at that time the band's vocalist, to leave the band in search of other projects.[15][16] Farrell also left to tour with Tasty Snax and other ban bands.ds.[17][18] After spending a considerable time searching for Wakefield's replacement, Xero recruited Arizona vocalist, Chester Bennington, who was recommended by Jeff Blue, the vice president of Zomba Music in March 1999. [19] Bennington, formerly of a post-grunge band by ththee nnamamee of GreGreyy DazDaze,e, becbecamamee a ststanandoudoutt amamongong applappliicancantsts bebecaucausese of ththee dydynnamamiic ic inn hhiiss sisinngigingng stystylle.e.[15] The band then agreed on changing its name from Xero to Hybrid Theory; the newborn vocal chemistry between Shinoda and Bennington helped revive the ban band,d, iincnciititingng ththemem to wworkork on neneww mmaterateriialal..[15] In 1999 they released an extended play named after the group, which they plugged into internet chat-rooms and developed an informal 'street team' from the on-line community to spread the music.[20] The band’s renaissance culminated with a change in name; from Hybrid Theory, the band once again changed its name, this time to Linkin Park , a, a pl playay on anandd hhomomagagee to SaSantntaa MonMoniica’sca’s LiLinncolcolnn Park.[15] The band initially wanted to utilize the name "Lincoln Park", however they changed it to "Linkin" to acquire the internet domain "linkinpark.com".[21] 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. After failing to catch Warner Bros. Records on three previous reviews, Jeff Blue, now the vice president of Warner Bros. Records, helped the band sign a deal with the company in 1999. The band released its breakthrough album, Hybrid Theory, the following year.[19] Hybrid Theory (2000–2002) Main article: Hybrid Theory Linkin Park released Hybrid Theory on October 24, 2000.[22][23] The album, which represented half a decade’s worth of the band’s work, was edited by Don Gilmore.[15] Hybrid Theory was a massive commercial success; it sold more than 4.8 million copies 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.[17] Additionally, other singles from the album were featured in films such as Dracula 2000,, Little Nicky, and Valentine..[17] Hybrid Theory won a Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance for the song "Crawling" and was nominated for two other Grammy Awards: Best New Artist and Best Rock Album.[24] MTV awarded the band their Best Rock Video and Best Direction awards for "In the End".[15] Through the winning of The Linkin Park logo used from the Grammy for Best Hard Rock Performance, Hybrid Theory’s overall success had catapulted the band into mainstream success. the release of Hybrid Theory to to the release of Minutes to Midnight.. andDuring concerts this time, including Linkin Ozzfest, Park received Family many Values invitat Tour,ions and to KROQperform Almost on many Acoustic high-profile tours Christmas.[17][25] The band also formed its own tour, Projekt Revolution, which featured other notable artists such as Cypress Hill, Adema, and Snoop Dogg.[19] Within a year’s stretch, Linkin Park had performed at over 320 concerts. [15] The experiences and perf performormanancesces of ththee precprecociociousous banbandd wewerere docudocummenentedted iinn iitsts ffiirstrst DVDVD,D, Frat Party at the Pankake Festival, which debuted in Nove Novemmberber 2001. Now reureuninitedted wwiithth fformormerer basbassisistst PhPhoenoeniixx,, ththee banbandd begbeganan work on a remremiixx aallbubumm,, dudubbedbbed Reanimation, which would include works from Hybrid Theory and non-album tracks also.[17] Reanimation debuted on July 30, 2002, featuring the likes of Black Thought, Jonathan Davis, Aaron Lewis, and many others.[26] Reanimation claimed the second spot on the Billboard 200, and sold nearly 270,000 copies during its debut week.[27] Hybrid Theory is also in the RIAA's Top 100 Albums..[28] Meteora (2002–2004) Main article: Meteora (album) States.Following The the band success members of Hybrid began Theory to work and on Reanimationnew material, Linkinamidst Parkits saturated spent a schedule,significant spending amount of a slivetime rto ofuring their around free time the inUnited their tour bus' studistudio.o.[29] The band officially announced the production of a new studio album in December 2002, revealing its new work was inspired by the rocky region of Meteora in Greece, where numerous monasteries have been built on top of the rocks. [30] eenn..wwiikkiippeeddiiaa..oorrgg//wwiikkii//LLiinnkkoonn__PPaarrkk 22//1122 1111//2255//1133 LLiinnkkiinnPPaarrk k- WWiikkiippeeddiiaa, ,tthhe effrreee eeennccyyccllooppeeddiiaa Meteora features 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.[15] Linkin Park's second album debuted on March 25, 2003 and instantly earned worldwide recognition,[15] going to No.1 in the US and UK, and No.2 in Australia.[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.[31] The album's