1.9 2015–2017: One More Light and Bennington's death. 1.7 2011–2013: Living Things and Recharged. 1.2 2000–2002: Hybrid Theory and Reanimation. In 2014, the band was declared as "The Biggest Rock Band in the World Right Now" by Kerrang!. In 2012, the band was voted as the greatest artist of the 2000s in a Bracket Madness poll on VH1. Billboard ranked Linkin Park No. 19 on the Best Artists of the Decade list. In 2003, MTV2 named Linkin Park the sixth-greatest band of the music video era and the third-best of the new millennium. They have won two Grammy Awards, six American Music Awards, two Billboard Music Awards, four MTV Video Music Awards, 10 MTV Europe Music Awards and three World Music Awards. Linkin Park is among the best-selling bands of the 21st century and the world's best-selling music artists, having sold over 100 million records worldwide. In April 2020, bassist Dave Farrell revealed the band was working on new music, though they have stated they will not be touring for the foreseeable future. Linkin Park went on a hiatus when longtime lead vocalist Bennington died by suicide in July 2017. Their sixth album, The Hunting Party (2014), returned to a heavier rock sound, and their seventh album, One More Light (2017), was their first pop-oriented record. The band's fifth album, Living Things (2012), combined musical elements from all of their previous records. The band continued to explore a wider variation of musical types on their fourth album, A Thousand Suns (2010), layering their music with more electronic sounds. By the end of the decade, Linkin Park was among the most successful and popular rock acts. The band explored experimental sounds on their third album, Minutes to Midnight (2007). Their second album, Meteora (2003), continued the band's success. Released during the peak of the nu metal scene, the album's singles' heavy airplay on MTV led the singles " One Step Closer", " Crawling" and " In the End" all to chart highly on the Mainstream Rock chart the latter crossed over to the pop chart. Categorized as alternative rock, Linkin Park's earlier music spanned a fusion of heavy metal and hip hop, while their later music features more electronica and pop elements.įormed in 1996, Linkin Park rose to international fame with their debut studio album, Hybrid Theory (2000), which became certified Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Vocalists Mark Wakefield and Chester Bennington are former members of the band. The band's current lineup comprises vocalist/rhythm guitarist/keyboardist Mike Shinoda, lead guitarist Brad Delson, bassist Dave Farrell, DJ/turntablist Joe Hahn and drummer Rob Bourdon, all of whom are founding members. He performed hits like Papercut and Bleed It Out.Linkin Park is an American rock band from Agoura Hills, California. 
Meanwhile Goalcast posted an old interview with Chester where he talks about depression and telling his therapist he just didn’t want to feel anything.Ĭhester’s last live performance, The Indian Express reported, was in Birmingham just over a week ago.
Somewhere I belong" (Somewhere I Belong)"Īnother one pointed out a number of his songs perhaps hinted at Chester’s struggle.Ĭondolences continue to pour in from fans as well as fellow musicians. I wanna find something I’ve wanted all along I wanna heal, I wanna feel like I’m close to something real I wanna let go of the pain I’ve felt so long "I wanna heal, I wanna feel what I thought was never real
“Chester Bennington took years of depression and substance abuse, and dealt with it by telling the world what he couldn't tell himself – One social media user posted the song Somewhere I Belong, and said: Paying their tributes to the Numb and In the End hitmaker, fans wrote about how the lyrics of a number of songs seemed to be along the lines of Talking to Myself. Social media users also pointed out how many of the songs Chester sang for Linkin Park, seemed to be a cry for help, and about his loneliness.
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