Linkin Park is a truly unique band. They are not just Rock, Rap, or Electronica band. They comprimise of a veritable mixture of different stylesand stylists in music, This makes them a hybrid in the type of music theyplay and their fan-base too. We are true lovers of Linkin Park
Linkin Park's origin began in 1996 when rapper guitarist Brad Delson and theinfamouis Mike Shinoda started a band called Xero. Other members of theband were Mark Wakefield the vocalist, JosephHahn the DJ, Rob Bourdon the drummer, and "Phoenix" Farrell the bassist. Xero made a four track demo tape including: Fuse, Stick N' Move, Rhinestone,and Reading My Eyes.When Mark Wakefield left the band, they changed their name to HybridTheory. Later "Phoenix" chose to leave the band to tour with another band,called"The Snax". The rest of the gang continued to play together primarilyfor fun. They later, signed with Zomba Music an occasion that came aboutwhen they played at The Whiskey Club in Los Angeles. The final addition tothe band came in the form of Chester Bennington.Magical Chester, in our humble opinion, was absolutely the missing catalyst.His extra-ordinary voice lets him deliver the lyrics at a gentle yetaggressive pace. He can hit pitch notes like no other. Chester humbly evenblames this on "years of singing" and "scar tissue". We absolutely love him.His arrival completed the Band. Thus in 1999 Carousel, And One, Technique,Step up, High Voltage & Part of me were born as a six track EP, totremendous applause.Some legal wrangling made it necessary to change the band's name. True totheir "hybrid' spirit Linkin Park was chosen. Members drove by Lincoln Parkregularly so why not use a similar sounding, unique name. Chester has beenrecorded to say he wanted a name which was unique, "where the music coulddefine the name rather than the name define the music". Phoneix pulled amythical rebirth and rejoined the band fulfilling his destiny. New demoswere made and the chase for a record label was on. Warner Records were luckyto hear the music, like it and sign up Linkin Park. A massive page in theirhistory was written.
Linkin Park released their debut album, Hybrid Theory In October 2000,. Hitslike One Step Closer, Crawling, and In The End were born. Hybrid Theoryeventually received 8x platinum. Hybrid Theory does not follow a trend setup by a lot of other bands in that it doesn't contain any curses or swearwords. This was because the band wanted to write lyrics honestly and theythought that unnecessary swear words take away attention from the music.They wanted something that the public could listen to over and over againand enjoy repeatedly. At it's completion they felt they had achieved thisfeat with Hybrid Theory.After Hybrid Theory was released, Linkin Park's fame permitted them to tourall over the world. They toured with bands like POD, 3 Doors Down, andSystem Of a Down.July of 2002, saw LP release the Hybrid Theory Remix album, Reanimation.These remixes included talent from rappers like Black Thought and 20 trackswere cut.In March of 2003, LP released their 2nd year album, Meteora. This albumincludes hits like Somewhere I Belong, Numb,, and Faint. Included on Meteoraand Reanimation were ground breaking extras. They contained enhancedportions. These parts of the discs included videos and other extra 'goodies"fans could view on their PC. The band wanted to use technology and let thefans to see the process of making albums . This helped them share all the"Blood, Sweat and Tears," they put into making the albums .Linkin Park has won numerous awards including an award at the VMAs. Theirpopularity has grown world-wide. They are now truly international with amultitude of fans. From their hybrid genres to their non offensiveswear-free lyrics, to their use of turntables and samples, Linkin Park covera truly versatile ground and provide an entertaining and unique performance
Linkin Park's origin began in 1996 when rapper guitarist Brad Delson and theinfamouis Mike Shinoda started a band called Xero. Other members of theband were Mark Wakefield the vocalist, JosephHahn the DJ, Rob Bourdon the drummer, and "Phoenix" Farrell the bassist. Xero made a four track demo tape including: Fuse, Stick N' Move, Rhinestone,and Reading My Eyes.When Mark Wakefield left the band, they changed their name to HybridTheory. Later "Phoenix" chose to leave the band to tour with another band,called"The Snax". The rest of the gang continued to play together primarilyfor fun. They later, signed with Zomba Music an occasion that came aboutwhen they played at The Whiskey Club in Los Angeles. The final addition tothe band came in the form of Chester Bennington.Magical Chester, in our humble opinion, was absolutely the missing catalyst.His extra-ordinary voice lets him deliver the lyrics at a gentle yetaggressive pace. He can hit pitch notes like no other. Chester humbly evenblames this on "years of singing" and "scar tissue". We absolutely love him.His arrival completed the Band. Thus in 1999 Carousel, And One, Technique,Step up, High Voltage & Part of me were born as a six track EP, totremendous applause.Some legal wrangling made it necessary to change the band's name. True totheir "hybrid' spirit Linkin Park was chosen. Members drove by Lincoln Parkregularly so why not use a similar sounding, unique name. Chester has beenrecorded to say he wanted a name which was unique, "where the music coulddefine the name rather than the name define the music". Phoneix pulled amythical rebirth and rejoined the band fulfilling his destiny. New demoswere made and the chase for a record label was on. Warner Records were luckyto hear the music, like it and sign up Linkin Park. A massive page in theirhistory was written.
Linkin Park released their debut album, Hybrid Theory In October 2000,. Hitslike One Step Closer, Crawling, and In The End were born. Hybrid Theoryeventually received 8x platinum. Hybrid Theory does not follow a trend setup by a lot of other bands in that it doesn't contain any curses or swearwords. This was because the band wanted to write lyrics honestly and theythought that unnecessary swear words take away attention from the music.They wanted something that the public could listen to over and over againand enjoy repeatedly. At it's completion they felt they had achieved thisfeat with Hybrid Theory.After Hybrid Theory was released, Linkin Park's fame permitted them to tourall over the world. They toured with bands like POD, 3 Doors Down, andSystem Of a Down.July of 2002, saw LP release the Hybrid Theory Remix album, Reanimation.These remixes included talent from rappers like Black Thought and 20 trackswere cut.In March of 2003, LP released their 2nd year album, Meteora. This albumincludes hits like Somewhere I Belong, Numb,, and Faint. Included on Meteoraand Reanimation were ground breaking extras. They contained enhancedportions. These parts of the discs included videos and other extra 'goodies"fans could view on their PC. The band wanted to use technology and let thefans to see the process of making albums . This helped them share all the"Blood, Sweat and Tears," they put into making the albums .Linkin Park has won numerous awards including an award at the VMAs. Theirpopularity has grown world-wide. They are now truly international with amultitude of fans. From their hybrid genres to their non offensiveswear-free lyrics, to their use of turntables and samples, Linkin Park covera truly versatile ground and provide an entertaining and unique performance
Michael Kenji Shinoda (February, 11, 1977) - Emcee/Vocalist
Chester Bennington (March, 20, 1976) - Vocals
Phoenix Farrell (David Michael Farrell) (February, 8, 1977) - Bass
Joseph Hahn (March, 15, 1977) - Deejay
Rob Bourdon (January, 20, 1979) - Drums
Brad Delson (December, 1, 1977) - Guitar