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Linkin Park is an band from Agoura Hills, . Formed in 1996, the band rose to international fame with their debut Hybrid Linkin Park Theory, wwhichhich was ccertifiedertified Diamond by the RIAA in 2005 and multi-platinummulti-platinum in several otheotherr countries.s.countrie [1][1] Their following studio album Meteora, continued the band'sband's succes success,s, topping the album chart in 2003, and was followedfollowed by by exextentensisiveve touririnngtou g 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 newnew 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 aartirtiststof '00s in a Bracket MadnessMadness poll on VH1. Linkin Park live in , 2010.

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Members Contents 1 History 1.1 Early years (1996–2000) 1.2 Hybrid Theory (2 (2000–2002)000–2002) MiMikeke ShinodaShinoda 1.3 MeMeteteoraora (2002–2004) 1.4 Side projects (2004–2006) 1.5 MinutMinuteses toto MidnigghthtMidni (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 8 ReferencesReferences 8.1 LiLiteratureterature 9 External links

History

Early years (1996–2000(1996–2000))

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1111//2255//1133 LLiinnkkiinnPPaarrk k- WWiikkiippeeddiiaa, ,thhet effrreee eeennccyyccllooppeeddiiaa The founding of Linkin Park began with three high school friends; , 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 grewgrew hhowevoweverer afterafter 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 vocalist, Chester Bennington, who was recommended by , the vice president of Zomba Music in March 1999. [19] Bennington, formerly of a post-grunge band by ththee namnamee of GreyGrey Daze,Daze, becambecamee a stanandoust doutt amongamong appliicanapplcantsts becaubecausese of ththee dynnamdy amiic ic inn hhiiss sinngigingsi ng 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, incnciititingi ng ththemem to workwork on neneww matermateriialal..[15] In 1999 they released an 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 , aa, pl playay on anandd homhomagagee to SantntaSa a Moniica’sMonca’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,, , and Valentine..[17] Hybrid Theory won a Grammy Award for Best 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 "".[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 this time, including Linkin , 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, , which featured other notable artists such as , , and .[19] Within a year’s stretch, Linkin Park had performed at over 320 concerts. [15] The experiences and perf performormanancesces of ththee precociprecociousous bandband werewere docudocummenentedted inin iitsts fiirstfrst DVDVD,D, Frat Party at the Pankake Festival, which debuted in Nove Novemmberber 2001. Now reuninitedreu ted wiithwth fformormerer bassisistbas st PhPhoenoeniixx,, thethe banbandd beganbegan work on a remiixremx allbubumm,a , dubbeddubbed Reanimation, which would include works from Hybrid Theory and non-album tracks also.[17] Reanimation debuted on July 30, 2002, featuring the likes of , , , 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)

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1111//2255//1133 LLiinnkkiinnPPaarrk k- WWiikkiippeeddiiaa, ,thhet 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 singles, including "", "Breaking the Habit", "Faint", and "Numb", received significant radio attention.[32] By October 2003, Meteora sold nearly three million copies.[33] The album's success allowed Linkin Park to form another Projekt Revolution, which featured other bands and artists including , Blindside, and .[15] Additionally, invited Linkin Park to play at the 2003, which included well-known acts such as , Mudvayne and .[34] The band released an album and DVD, titled Live in , which consisted of audio and video tracks of some of the band's performances in Texas during the tour. [15] In early 2004, Linkin Park started a world tour titled the Meteora [35] World Tour . Supporting bands on the tour included , P.O.D., and Pia. Meteora earned the band multiple awards and honors. The band won the MTV awards for Best Rock Video for "Somewhere I Belong" and the Viewer's Choice Award for "Breaking the Habit". [36] 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. [36] Although Meteora was not nearly as successful as Hybrid Theory, it was the third best selling album in the 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] At the same time, the band's relationship with Warner Bros. Records was deteriorating rapidly on account of several trust and financial issues.[37] After months of feuding, the band finally negotiated a deal in December 2005.[38]

SidSidee projects (2004–2006(2004–2006))

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sideFollowing projects.Meteora' Benningtons success, appeared the band on DJpostponed Lethal’s working "State of on the a newArt" studand ioother album work for with the nextDead few by years,Sunrise, instead, while workingShinoda odidn many work with .[17] In 2004, the band began to work with Jay-Z to produce another remix album, titled Collision Course. 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 . With the aid of Jay-Z, Fort Minor released its debut album, ThThee Rising Tied, to critical acclaim.[39][40]

Linkin Park also participated in numerous charitable events, most notably raised money to benefit victims of Hurricane Charley in 2004 and later HurricaneHurricane KatritrinaKa na in 2005.[17] The band donated $75,000 to the Special Operations Warrior Foundation in March 2004.[41] They also helped relief efforts for the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami victims by staging several charity concerts and setting up an additional fund called .[42] Most notably, however, the band participated at , a series of charitable benefit concerts set up to raise global awareness.[43] Alongside Jay-Z, the band performed on Live 8's stage in , Pennsylvania, to a global audience.[43] The band would later be reunited with Jay-Z at the Grammy Award Ceremony 2006, during which they perf performormeded "Num"Numb/Eb/Encncore"ore",, en routeroute toto wiwinnniningng a GramGrammmyy fforor BestBest RaRap/Sup/Sungng ColllaboratColaboratiionon..[44] They were joined on stage by Paul McCartney who added verses from the song "Yesterday". They would later go on to play at the 2006 Summer Sonic , which was hosted by Metallica in Japan.[45]

Minutes to Midnight (2006–2008)

Main article: Minutes to Midnight (album)

Linkin Park returned to the recording studios in 2006 to work on new material. To produce the album, the band chose producer . Despite initially stating the album would debut sometime in 2006, the album was delayed until 2007. [9][9] The band had recorded thirty to fifty songs in August 2006, when Shinoda stated the album was halfway completed.[46] Bennington later added that the new album would stray away from its previous nu metal sound.[47] Warner Bros. Records officially announced that the band’s thithirdrd studio albumalbum,, titltitleded Minutes to Midnight, would be released on May 15, 2007 in the United States.[48] After spending fourteen months working on the album, the band members opted to further refine their album by removing five of the original seventeen tracks. The album’s title, a reference to the Doomsday Clock, foreshadowed the band's new lyrical themes. [49] Minutes to Midnight sold over 625,000 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.[12]

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1111//2255//1133 LLiinnkkiinnPPaarrk k- WWiikkiippeeddiiaa, ,thhet effrreee eeennccyyccllooppeeddiiaa The album's first single, "What I've Done", was released on April 2, and premiered on MTV and Fuse within the same week.[50] The single was acclaimed by listeners, becom becomiingng ththee top-rankedtop-ranked songsong on ththee BBiillllboard'sboard's MModernodern Rock TrTracksacks andnda MainMainstreamstream Rock TracksTracks charts.[51] The song is also used in soundtrack for the 2007 action film, Transformers. Mike Shinoda was also featured on the song "Second to None" which was also included in the film. Later in the year, the ban bandd won ththe "e "FavFavorioritete AAllterternanatitiveve ArArtitist"st" iinn ththee AmeriericanAm can MusisicMu c AAwawards.rds.[52] Th Thee ban bandd alsoalso saw susuccessccess wiwithth ththee restrest of ththee albubummsal s singnglles,si es, "BlBleed" eed It OutOut"", "ShShadow", adow of of the Day", "", and "Leave Out All the Rest", which were released throughout 2007 and early 2008. The band also collaborated with on his single [53] "", which was released on April 29. Linkin Park performing at 2007's Linkin Park embarked on a large world tour titled "Minutes to Midnight World Tour". Novarock FestFestivaivall The band promoted the album's release by forming their fourth Projekt Revolution tour in the United States which included many musical acts like , , HIM, Placebo, and many others. They also played numerous shows in Europe, Asia, and Australia which included a performance at Japan on July 7, 2007.[54] and headlining in Donington Park, England and Edgefest in , , . The band completed touring on its fourth Projekt Revolution tour before taking up an Arena tour around the United Kingdom, visiting Notti Nottingnghahamm,, ShefefffiieleldSh d andand Manchchestester,Man er, beforebefore ffiininishshiinngg onon a doudoublblee niighghtn t at ththee O2 arenaarena iinn .London. BennniinngtgtonBen on statedstated thatthat LiinknkiinnL Park plans to release a follow-up album to Minutes to Midnight..[55] However, he stated the band will first embark on a United States tour to gather inspiration for the album.[55] Linkin Park embarked on another Projekt Revolution tour in 2008. This was the first time a Projekt Revolution tour was held in Europe with three shows in and one in the United Kingdom. A Projekt Revolution tour was also held in the United States which featured , , , and many others. Linkin Park finished the tour with a final show in Texas. Mike Shinoda announced a live CD/DVD titled Road to Revolution: Live at Milton Keynes, which is a live video recording from the Projekt Revolution gig at the Milton Keynes Bowl on June 29, 2008, which was officially released on November 24, 2008.[56]

A Thousand Suns (2008–2011)

Main article: A Thousand Suns

In May 2009, Linkin Park announced they were working on a fourth studio album, which was planned to be released in 2010. Shinoda told IGN that the new album would be 'genre-busting,' while building off of elements in Minutes to Midnight..[57] He also mentioned that the album would be more experimental and "hopefully more cutting- edge."[58] Bennington also addressed the media to confirm that Rick Rubin would return to produce the new album. The band later revealed the album would be called AA Thousand Suns..[59] While working on the new album, Linkin Park worked with Linkin Park performing at Sonisphere successful film composer Hans Zimmer to produce the score for Transformers: Revenge FestFestivalival ini Fn Finlinland.and. of the Fallen..[60] The band released a single for the movie, titled "". Joe Hahn created a music video for the song, which featured clips from the film.[61] On June 22, Linkin Park played a short set in Westwood Village after the premier of the movie. [62] After completing work for Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, the band returned to the studio to finalize their album.[63]

On April 26, the band released an app for the iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad, a game called 8-8-BitBit Rebellion!Rebellion! It featured the band as pl playayablablee characcharactersters,, andand a newnew songsong calcallleded "BlBlackbi" ackbirds"rds" whwhiichch was uunlnlockablockablee by beatingbeating ththee gamgame.e. TheThe songsong was alalsoso lateaterl r releasereleasedd as an iTunes bonus track on A Thousand Suns..

A Thousand Suns was released on September 14. The album’s first single, "", was released on August 2. The band prom promotedoted theheiirt newnr ew alalbubumm by llauauncnchhiinngg a concertconcert tour,tour, wwhhiichch startedstarted inin Los AngegellesAn es on SeptemmberSepte ber 7.[64][65][66] Linkin Park also relied on MySpace to promote their album, releasing two additional songs, "" and "Blackout" on September 8.8.[67][68][69][70] Furthermore, a documentary about the album's production, titled Meeting of A Thousand Suns, was available for streaming on the band's MySpace page. On August 31, 2010, it was announced that the band would perform the single live for the first time at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards on September 12, 2010. [71] The venue of the debut live performance of the single was , an iconic location used in Hollywood movies.[72][73][74] "Waiting for the End" was released as the second single of A Thousand Suns..

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1111//2255//1133 LLiinnkkiinnPPaarrk k- WWiikkiippeeddiiaa, ,thhet effrreee eeennccyyccllooppeeddiiaa Linkin Park reached No.8 in Billboard Social 50, a chart of the most active artists on the world's leading social networking sites. [75] In other Billboard Year-End charts, the band reached No.92 in the "Top Artists" chart,[76] as well as A Thousand Suns reaching No.53 iinn ththee Year-EnYear-Endd chartchart of ththee Billboard Top 200 albums[77] and No.7 in the 2010 Year-End Rock Albums, and "The Catalyst" reaching No.40 in the Year-End Rock Songs chart.[78]

The band was nominated for six Billboard Awards in 2011 for Top Duo or Group, Best Rock Album for A Thousand Suns, Top Rock Artist, Top Alternative Artist, Top Alternative Song for "Waiting for the End" and Top Alternative Album for A Thousand Suns, but did not win any award.[79] The band charted in numerous Billboard Year-End charts in 2011. The band was No.39 in the Top Artists Chart,[80] No.84 in the Billboard 200 Artists chart,[81] No.11 in the Social 50 Chart,[82] No.6 in the Top Rock Artists Chart,[83] No.9 in the Rock Songs Artists Chart,[84] No.16 in the Rock Albums Chart,[85] No.4 in the Hard Rock Albums Chart,[86] and No.7 in the Alternative Songs Chart.[87]

LivLivinging TThingshings (2011–2013)

Main article: Living Things (Linkin Park album)

In July 2011, Bennington told that Linkin Park aims to produce a new album every eighteen months, and that he would be shocked if a new album did not come out in 2012. He later revealed in another interview in September 2011 that the band was still in the beg begiinnnniingng phphasesases of ththee nexextn t albubumm,al , sayiingsayng ""WeWe juustj st kinndki d of begbeganan.. We liikelke to keep thheet creative juices flowing, so we try to keep that going all the time...we like the direction that we're going in."[88] Later, on March 28, 2012, Shinoda confirmed that the band is filming a music video for "Burn It Down".[89][90] Joe Hahn directed the video.[91] Shinoda spoke to Co.Create about the album's art, saying that it will "blow them [the fans] away...the average person iis notns ot goioinngg g to be ablblea e to llookook at iitt andand go,go, I uundenderstarstandnd ththatat tthahat'st's comcomplpleteletelyy nenew,w, liikekel

that."not just[92] the image but the way they made the image is totally new. So there's going to be The Linkin Park logo used since On April 15, 22012,012, ShinodaShinoda announannouncedced that Living Things would be the title of Linkin Park's the release of Minutes to fifth album.[93] Shinoda stated that they chose the title Living Things because the album is more Midnight.. about people, personal interactions, and it is far more personal than their previous albums.[94] The band promoted the album on the 2012 edition of the Honda Civic Tour, with co-headliners Incubus. The band performed "Burn It Down" at 2012 Billboard Music Awards. On May 24, the band released the music video for "Burn It Down" and debuted "", another song from Living Things, on BBC Radio 1. "Powerless", the twelfth and closing track of the album, was featured in the closing credits of the film Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter ..[95]

Living Things sold over 220,000 copies during its debut week, ranking No. 1 on the US Albums Charts. [96] Linkin Park's single, "", was nominated for 'Best Song in a Game' at the 2012 Spike Video Game Awards. The band also performed at the award ceremony on December 7, but lost the award to "Cities" by .[97] Linkin Park also played at the Soundwave music festival in Australia, where they shared the stage with Metallica, , Slayer and .[98]

Recharged and future projects (2013–present)

Main article: Recharged

The band is currently working on the soundtrack for an upcoming film called , directed by Joe Hahn. In an interview with Fuse, Mike Shinoda stated they have began working on their sixth album.[99]

On May 19, 2013, Bennington confirmed that he would begin recording material with . He still plans on remaining part of Linkin Park.[100] The new and upcoming EP has been announced on August 29 via their official website and Facebook, titled as High Rise, which features the single "Out of Time" (released on May 19, 2013 for digital download) and "Black Heart" (released on September 18, 2013 via iHeart Radio). It is scheduled to be released on October 8, 2013 through 13Star Records, as "Stone Temple Pilots with Chester Bennington".

On August 10, 2013, Linkin Park collaborated with American musician to perform their brand new song "A Light That Nev Neverer Comes"Comes",, whiichwhch was performperformeded at ththee SummmmerSu er SoniicSonc FestFestiivavall iinn TokyoTokyo,, Japan..Japan [101] A live recording of a video can be seen on YouTube. Aoki and the band recorded the song for Linkin Park's online puzzle-action game LP Recharge (short for Linkin Park Recharge), which was launched via Facebook and the official LP Recharge website on September 12, 2013. On the day of the game's release, Linkin Park made a post on their Facebook explaining that the song used to promote the game will be included on a

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1111//2255//1133 LLiinnkkiinnPPaarrk k- WWiikkiippeeddiiaa, ,thhet effrreee eeennccyyccllooppeeddiiaa new remix album, entitled Recharged, which was released on October 29, 2013 in CD, vinyl, and digital download. Similar to Reanimation, the album will feature remixes of all the songs from Living Things with contributions from artists, such as , Datsik, KillSonik, Bun B, , Rick Rubin, and others.[102][103]

On October 12, 2013, Shinoda expressed the band's wish for the sixth studio album to be released in 2014.[104] Linkin Park is scheduled to perform at Download Festival on June 14, 2014, where they will play the entire album of their debut album, Hybrid Theory..[14]

Charity

On January 19, 2010, Linkin Park released a new song titled "Not Alone" as part of a compilation from Music for Relief called for Haiti in support of the Haiti Earthquake crisis. On February 10, 2010, Linkin Park released the official music video for the song on their homepage.

On January 11, 2011, an updated version of Download to Donate for Haiti was launched, called Download to Donate for Haiti V2.0, with more songs to download. For the updated compilation, the band released Keaton Hashimoto's remix of "The Catalyst" from the "Linkin Park featuring YOU" contest.[105]

Shinoda designed two t-shirts, in which the proceeds will go to Music for Relief to help the victims of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami disasters.[106][107] Music For Relief released Download to Donate: Tsunami Relief Japan, another compilation of songs, in which the proceeds will go to Save the Children.[108] The band released the song titled as "Issho Ni", meaning "we're in this together", on March 22, 2011 via Download to Donate: Tsunami Relief Japan..

Musical style and infinfluencesluences

Both Hybrid Theory and Meteora combine the ,[8][109] nu metal,[110][111] and rap rock [111][112] sound with influences and elements from hip hop, alternative rock,[113] and , utilizing programming and . William Ruhlmann from Allmusic regarded it as "a Johnny-come-lately to an already overdone musical style,"[114] whereas Rolling Stone de describedscribed their r thei song "Breaking the Habit" as "risky, beautiful art".[115]

InIn Minutes to Midnight the band experimented with their established sound and drew influences from a wider and more varied range of genres and styles, a process Times compares to a stage in 's work.[10] In it, only two of the songs feature , and the majority of the album can be considered alternative rock.[116][117] NME magazine's Dan Silver criticized the band's approach, calling it the "sound of a band trying and failing to forge a new identity", and referring to the song "Hands Held High", a song about terrorist attacks and war, as "far and away the funniest thing you will hear all year".[118]

The vocal interplay between Chester Bennington and Mike Shinoda plays as a major part within Linkin Park's music, with Bennington bei beinngg ththe le leadead vocalvocaliistst andand ShShiinnodaoda as thethe rappingrapping vvocalocaliist.st. On LiLinkinkinn Park's thhiirdt rd albumalbum,, Minutes to Midnight, Shinoda sings lead vocals on "In Between", "Hands Held High", and on the B-side "No Roads Left". On numerous songs from band's fourth album, AA

Thousandused electronic Suns ,drumbeats such as the along album's with four outro singles, drumbeat boths. Shinoda The album and has Bennington been regarded sing. Onas a most turning of thepoint record's in the tracks,band's musicalthe band career notably by nnotablotablee crititics,cri cs, somsomee nnotiotingng ththee bandband utitilliizziingu ng ththee electrelectrononiicc rock ggenenre.re.[119][120] James Montgomery, of MTV, compared the record to 's ,,[121] while Jordy Kasko of Review, Rinse, Repeat likened the album to both Kid A and 's landmark album The Dark Side of the Moon..[122] Shinoda stated that he and the other band members were deeply influenced by Chuck D and Public Enemy. He elaborated: "Public Enemy were very three-dimensional with their records because although they seemed political, there was a whole lot of other stuff going on in there too. It made me think how three-dimensional I wanted our record to be without imitating them of course, and show where we were at creatively".[123] One of the record's political elements is its samples of notable speeches by American political figures.[124]

In their fifth album, Living Things, Linkin Park once again utilizes the genre, but includes influences from their other albums prior to A Thousand Suns, resulting in a heavier sound by comparison.[125][126]

Linkin Park's influences include , Deftones, and .[127]

Linkin Park became the first rock band to achieve more than one billion YouTube hits. [128]

Band members

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Saulmon, Greg. Linkin Park. Contemporary Musicians and Their Music. : Rosen Pub. Group, 2007. ISBN 1-4042-0713-9. Baltin, Steve. From The InsInsideide:: LiLinkinkinn Park'Park'ss Meteora. CaliCalifornia:fornia: BBradsonradson PPress,ress, 2004. ISBSBNI N 0-9603574-1-6.

External links

OffiOfficialcial websitewebsite (http://www.lininkinpark.(http://www.l kinpark.com)com)

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