Linkin Park

Linkin Park Info

 * Name: Linkin Park
 * Represents: California, USA
 * Former name: Xero
 * Genre: Alternative Rock, Alternative Metal, Modern Rock, Experimental Rock, Rap Rock, Alternative Rap
 * Years active: 1996-Now
 * Label: Warner Bros, Machine Shop
 * Also in: Dead By Sunrise, Fort Minor
 * Website: http://www.linkinpark.com/

Members:

 * Chester Bennington


 * Mike Shinoda


 * Joe Hahn


 * Brad Delson


 * Dave Farrell


 * Rob Bourbon

Former Members:

 * Mark Wakefield
 * Kyle Christener
 * Scott Kozoil

Linkin Park: 90's Band, Xero
Linkin Park didn't start as Linkin Park. Chester Bennington didn't even start the band. It all started when Mike Shinoda and some friends wanted to start a high school band. Mike got together with Mark Wakefield and some others and started 'Xero'. They made a 4 track ep, and then Mark decided the band was going nowhere. That's when Chester Bennignton stepped in.

Linkin Park In The 20th Century
When Chester came and joined the band, it all went up from there. The band released their debut album, Hybrid Theory, in 2000. With great reviews of the album, they started a new one. When expectant fans heard about the album, they went crazy. Meteora was the next big thing.

The band now had a huge list of hits, and fans expecting more. While the band continued to work on their music, the fans waited. Little did they know changes were coming. The album Minutes To Midnight arrived. It had a new style, which caused some people to turn it into the 'new Linkin Park'. The band when from metal music to alternative rock.

The band wouldn't stop there, though. A Thousand Suns came out. It had a ton of 2 minute instrumentals and other songs with very little vocals. This is when fans became haters. Living Things, released in 2012, brought some back and turned more away. Chester and Mike told everyone they were 'experimenting'.

Main Discography
See 'Linkin Park Discography'
 * Hybrid Theory
 * October 24, 2000
 * Label: Warner Bros
 * Genre: Alternative Metal, Rap Metal
 * Meteora
 * March 25, 2003
 * Label: Warner Bros
 * Genre: Alternative Metal, Rap Metal, Alternative Rock
 * Minutes To Midnight
 * May 14, 2007
 * Label: Warner Bros, Machine Shop
 * Genre: Alternative Rock, Rap Rock, Light Metal
 * Parental Advisory: Mild Cussing
 * A Thousand Suns
 * September 8, 2010
 * Label: Warner Bros
 * Genre: Electronic Rock, Alternative Rock, Rap Rock
 * Parental Advisory: Mild Cussing
 * Living Things
 * June 20, 2012
 * Label: Warner Bros, Machine Shop
 * Genre: Alternative Rock, Electronic Rock, Rap Rock