Linkin Park at Sleep Train Amphitheatre in Marysville, CA on Projekt Revolution tour.
Background information
Origin	Agoura Hills, California, USA
Genre(s)	Alternative rock Alternative metal Nu metal Rapcore
Years active	1996 - present
Label(s)	Warner Bros. Machine Shop
Associated acts	Dead By Sunrise Fort Minor Xero Projekt Revolution
Members
Chester Bennington Rob Bourdon Brad Delson David "Phoenix" Farrell Joe Hahn Mike Shinoda
Former members
Kyle Christener (Stand-in) Scott Koziol (Stand-in) Mark Wakefield

Linkin Park is a rock band from Agoura Hills, California. They formed in 1996, and have since sold more than forty million albums and won two Grammys.^[1][2][3] They first achieved mainstream success in 2000 with their debut album, Hybrid Theory, which has since been certified Diamond by RIAA.^[4] Their following studio album, Meteora, continued the band's success, topping the Billboard 200’s album charts in 2003, and was followed by extensive touring and charity work around the world.^[5] Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2304 × 1728 pixel, file size: 1. ... Marysville is the county seat of Yuba County, California, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 12,268. ... Projekt Revolution 2007 logo. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... For the unincorporated community, see Agoura, California. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Alternative rock (also called alternative music or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of rock music that emerged in the 1980s and became widely popular in the 1990s. ... Alternative metal is an form of music that gained popularity in the early 1990s alongside grunge. ... Nu metal (also called aggro metal, or nü metal using the traditional heavy metal umlaut) is a musical genre that has origins in the mid 1990s. ... Rapcore is a musical genre that fuses the techniques of hip hop, heavy metal, alternative rock and sometimes funk. ... See also: 1996 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 1996 Record labels established in 1996 // January 8 - Madonnas stalker, Robert Hoskins is found guilty and convicted on five charges of assault, stalking, and threatening to kill the singer. ... The present is the time that is perceived directly, not as a recollection or a speculation. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Warner Bros. ... Machine Shop Recordings is the record label started by members of the band Linkin Park. ... Dead By Sunrise (previously known as Snow White Tan) is the side project of Linkin Parks lead vocalist, Chester Bennington. ... Fort Minor is a hip hop ensemble and a side project by Mike Shinoda, one of the lead singers and additional instrumentalists for the band Linkin Park. ... Xero was the first name for the band Linkin Park, formed in 1996. ... Projekt Revolution 2007 logo. ... Chester Charles Bennington (born March 20, 1976)[1] is an American vocalist. ... Robert Gregory Bourdon (born January 20, 1979) is the drummer for the Nu metal band Linkin Park. ... Bradford Phillip Delson (born December 1, 1977, in Los Angeles, California), is the lead guitarist for the band Linkin Park. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Michael Kenji Shinoda (born February 11, 1977)[1][2] is an American musician, record producer, and artist from Agoura Hills, California. ... From 1998 to 2001, Linkin Park has had several bassist swaps. ... Scott Koziol was a temporary bassist for Linkin Park. ... This does not cite any references or sources. ... For the unincorporated community, see Agoura, California. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Largest metro area Greater Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... Grammy Award The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards), presented by the Recording Academy (an association of Americans professionally involved in the recorded music industry) for outstanding achievements in the recording industry, is one of four major music awards shows held annually in the United States (the Billboard Music... Special Edition Cover Special Edition cover Singles from Hybrid Theory Released: February 13, 2001 Released: May 1, 2001 Released: June 18, 2001 Released: November 20, 2001 Hybrid Theory is the debut album by the American nu metal band Linkin Park. ... “Golden record” redirects here. ... The RIAA Logo. ... Special Edition Cover Special Edition cover Singles from Meteora Released: March 17, 2003 Released: June 9, 2003 Released: September 8, 2003 Released: January 12, 2004 Released: April, 2004 Released: June 14, 2004 Meteora is the second studio album by Linkin Park, first released on March 25, 2003. ... The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. ...

Linkin Park is recognized for adapting the nu metal genre into a radio-friendly style and creating many successful singles, such as In The End, Numb, and What I've Done.^[6] They are also known for their several collaborations, most notably with rapper Jay-Z in their mash-up album Collision Course, and a plethora of other artists on Reanimation.^[6] The band’s latest studio album, Minutes to Midnight, which was released in May 2007, has stemmed away from their previous nu metal sound venturing into various other genres.^[7] The album topped the Billboard Charts by selling nearly 625,000 copies in its debut week, making it the best debut week of any album for the year.^[8][9] Nu metal (also called aggro metal, or nü metal using the traditional heavy metal umlaut) is a musical genre that has origins in the mid 1990s. ... For other uses, see In the End (disambiguation). ... Meteora track listing Session (12) Numb (13) For other uses, see Numb. ... What Ive Done is the lead single from Linkin Parks third album Minutes to Midnight, and is the bands highest debut on the US Hot 100. ... Rapping is one of the elements of hip hop and the distinguishing feature of hip hop music; it is a form of rhyming lyrics spoken rhythmically over musical instruments, with a musical backdrop of sampling, scratching and mixing by DJs. ... Jay-Z (aka the Jigga, HOV and Hova, born Shawn Carter on December 4, 1970 in Brooklyn, New York) is an African American rapper/hip hop artist and record label executive; one of the most popular and successful rappers of the late 1990s and early 2000s. ... The tone or style of this article or section may not be appropriate for Wikipedia. ... Linkin Park chronology Singles from Collision Course Released: December 13, 2004 Released: 2005/2006 Collision Course is a CD/DVD set released on November 30, 2004 by Jay-Z & Linkin Park. ... Singles from Reanimation Released: July 15, 2002 Released: 2002 For reanimation of the dead, see Undead. ... Singles from Minutes to Midnight Released: April 2, 2007 Released: August 20, 2007[1] Released: October 8, 2007 Alternate cover Standard jewel case cover Minutes to Midnight is Linkin Parks third studio album, released, depending on location, between May 9, 2007 and May 18, 2007. ...

Band History

Early years (1996-2000)

Originally consisting of four close high school friends from Agoura High School, Linkin Park’s foundation was anchored by Mike Shinoda, Brad Delson, and Rob Bourdon.^[10] After graduating from high school, the California natives later began to take their musical interests more seriously, recruiting Joe Hahn, Dave "Phoenix" Farrell, and Mark Wakefield to perform in their band then titled Xero. Though limited in resources, the band began recording and producing songs within Shinoda’s make-shift bedroom studio in 1996.^[10] Tensions and frustration within the band began to increase after they failed to land a record deal. The lack of success and stalemate in progress prompted Wakefield, at that time the band’s vocalist, to leave the band in search for other projects.^[10] Later, Farrell would also leave the band in order to tour with Tasty Snax ,as well as other bands.^[11][12] For other uses, see High school (disambiguation). ... Agoura High School is a four-year high school, freshman-senior, in Agoura Hills, California, United States. ... Michael Kenji Shinoda (born February 11, 1977)[1][2] is an American musician, record producer, and artist from Agoura Hills, California. ... Bradford Phillip Delson (born December 1, 1977, in Los Angeles, California), is the lead guitarist for the band Linkin Park. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Largest metro area Greater Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This does not cite any references or sources. ... Xero was the first name for the band Linkin Park, formed in 1996. ... In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who sings, i. ... The Snax, also known as Tasty Snax, was a Christian punk band that formed in the late 1990s. ...

After spending a considerable time searching for Wakefield’s replacement, Xero recruited Arizona vocalist Chester Bennington. Jeff Blue, the vice president of Zomba Music, referred Bennington to the band in March 1999.^[13] Bennington, formerly of a band named Grey Daze, became a standout among applicants for his unique and vivid singing style. The newborn vocal chemistry between Shinoda and Bennington helped revive the band, inciting them to work on new material.^[10] The band’s renaissance culminated with a change in name; from Hybrid Theory, the band changed their name to Linkin Park, a play on and homage to Santa Monica’s Lincoln Park.^[10] 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. Now aside with Warner Bros. Records, the band released their breakthrough album, Hybrid Theory, the following year.^[13] Official language(s) English Spoken language(s) English 74. ... Chester Charles Bennington (born March 20, 1976)[1] is an American vocalist. ... Jeff Blue is a music producer, who is currently the vice president of Artists and Repertoire for Warner California. ... // Grey Daze was formed in 1993 in Phoenix, Arizona by budding vocalist Chester Bennington and drummer Sean Dowdell, who were introduced by a mutual friend of the two. ... The Renaissance (French for rebirth, or Rinascimento in Italian), was a cultural movement in Italy (and in Europe in general) that began in the late Middle Ages, and spanned roughly the 14th through the 17th century. ... Santa Monica Pier Santa Monica is a coastal city located in Los Angeles County, California USA, by the Pacific Ocean, south of Pacific Palisades and Brentwood, west of Westwood, Los Angeles, and north of Venice. ... A record label is a brand created by companies that specialize in manufacturing, distributing and promoting audio and video recordings, on various formats including compact discs, LPs, DVD-Audio, SACDs, and cassettes. ... Warner Bros. ... Special Edition Cover Special Edition cover Singles from Hybrid Theory Released: February 13, 2001 Released: May 1, 2001 Released: June 18, 2001 Released: November 20, 2001 Hybrid Theory is the debut album by the American nu metal band Linkin Park. ...

Breakthrough: Hybrid Theory (2000-2002)

Linkin Park released Hybrid Theory on October 24, 2000. The album, which represented half a decade’s worth of the band’s work, was edited and polished by music producer Don Gilmore.^[10] Hybrid Theory was well received by music fans; the band sold more than 4.8 million records 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 playlists during the year.^[11] Additionally, other singles from the album were featured in movies such as Dracula 2000, Little Nicky, and Valentine.^[11] Hybrid Theory was also nominated for three Grammy Awards, including best new artist, best rock album, and best hard rock performance (for Crawling).^[14] MTV also awarded the band their Best Rock Video and Best Direction awards for In the End.^[10] Through the winning of the Grammy for best hard rock performance, and for Best Rock Album, Hybrid Theory’s overall success had catapulted the band into the mainstream's attention. is the 297th day of the year (298th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Crawling is a Grammy Award-winning song by the nu metal band Linkin Park. ... One Step Closer is a song by the nu metal band Linkin Park. ... Alternative rock (also called alternative music or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of rock music that emerged in the 1980s and became widely popular in the 1990s. ... Dracula 2000 (also known as Dracula 2001 in some countries) is a horror movie which attempts to transfer the story of Dracula into the setting of a modern teen horror film. ... Little Nicky could refer to: An Adam Sandler movie released in 2000. ... Valentine may refer to: A card or gift given on Valentines Day // in the United States: Valentine, Nebraska Valentine Hall, dining hall at Amherst College in Australia: Valentine, New South Wales, a suburb of Lake Macquarie Valentine Island, an island off Western Australia in France Valentine, Haute-Garonne, a... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article is about the original U.S. music television channel. ... For other uses, see In the End (disambiguation). ... Look up mainstream in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

During this time, Linkin Park received many invitations to perform on many recognized tours and concerts including Ozzfest, Family Values Tour and KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas.^[11][15] The band also formed their own tour, Projekt Revolution, which featured other notable artists such as, Cypress Hill, Adema, and Snoop Dogg.^[13] Within a year’s stretch, Linkin Park had performed at over 320 concerts.^[10] The experiences and performances of the precocious band were documented in their first DVD, Frat Party at the Pankake Festival, which debuted in November 2001. Now reunited with former bassist Dave Farrell, the band began work on a remix album, dubbed Reanimation, which would include works from Hybrid Theory and Hybrid Theory EP.^[11] The album "Reanimation" debuted on July 30, 2002, featuring the likes of Black Thought, Jonathan Davis, Aaron Lewis, and many others.^[16] Reanimation claimed the second spot on the Billboard 200, and sold nearly 270,000 copies during its debut week.^[17] Ozzfest is an annual tour of the United States (and in some years, Europe) featuring performances by many Heavy Metal, Metalcore, Death Metal, Hardcore and Nu Metal groups. ... The Family Values Tour was created by the band Korn in 1998 to be an annual Hard rock, metal and rap tour. ... Acoustic Christmas (short title: Acoustic X-Mas) is an annual concert run by the Los Angeles, California radio station KROQ. Since its inception in 1990, the concert has attracted increasingly popular alternative rock bands and singers. ... Projekt Revolution 2007 logo. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Adema is five-member rock band from Bakersfield, California. ... Calvin Cordozar Broadus, Jr. ... Size comparison: A 12 cm Sony DVD+RW and a 19 cm Dixon Ticonderoga pencil. ... Linkin Park released their first DVD, Frat Party at the Pankake Festival, on November 20, 2001, more than one year after the release of their critically-acclaimed debut album, Hybrid Theory. ... A bassist is a musician who plays a double bass or electric bass (also referred to as bass guitar). ... Singles from Reanimation Released: July 15, 2002 Released: 2002 For reanimation of the dead, see Undead. ... Hybrid Theory EP is an EP by Linkin Park (who were at that time called Hybrid Theory, making it a self-titled record), recorded and released in 1999. ... is the 211th day of the year (212th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... Image of artist Black Thought (born Tariq Trotter) is the lead MC of the Philadelphia-based hip hop group The Roots. ... Jonathan Houseman Davis (born January 18, 1971) is the vocalist for the multiplatinum Nu Metal[1] band, Korn. ... Aaron Lewis, born April 13, 1972 in Rutland, Vermont, USA, is the lead vocalist and acoustic guitarist of the hard rock group Staind. ... The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. ...

Continued success: Meteora (2002-2004)

Following the success of Hybrid Theory and Reanimation, Linkin Park spent a significant amount of time touring around the United States. The band began to work on new material amidst the saturated schedule, spending a sliver of their free time in their tour bus' studio.^[18] The band officially announced the production of a new studio album in December 2002, revealing their new work was inspired by the rocky region of Meteora in Greece, where a lot of monasteries have been built on top of the rocks.^[19] Meteora featured 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.^[10] Linkin Park's second album debuted on March 25, 2003 and instantly earned worldwide recognition.^[10] Meteora is also an album by the band Linkin Park. ... Monastery of St. ... Special Edition Cover Special Edition cover Singles from Meteora Released: March 17, 2003 Released: June 9, 2003 Released: September 8, 2003 Released: January 12, 2004 Released: April, 2004 Released: June 14, 2004 Meteora is the second studio album by Linkin Park, first released on March 25, 2003. ... Nu metal (also called aggro metal, or nü metal using the traditional heavy metal umlaut) is a musical genre that has origins in the mid 1990s. ... Rapcore is a musical genre that fuses the techniques of hip hop, heavy metal, alternative rock and sometimes funk. ... A shakuhachi flute, blowing edge up. ... is the 84th day of the year (85th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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.^[20] Music videos for some of the album's singles, including Somewhere I Belong, Breaking the Habit, Faint and Numb, received significant radio attention.^[21] Eventually, Meteora sold nearly three million copies by October 2003.^[22] The album's success allowed Linkin Park to form another Projekt Revolution, which featured other bands and artists including, Mudvayne, Blindside, and Xzibit.^[10] Additionally, Metallica, a famed heavy metal group, invited Linkin Park to play at the Summer Sanitarium Tour 2003, which included well-known acts such as Limp Bizkit, Mudvayne and Deftones.^[23] The band released an album and DVD, entitled Live in Texas, which consisted of audio and video tracks of some of the band's performances in Texas during the tour.^[10] On January 4, 1936, Billboard magazine published its first music hit parade and on July 20, 1940 the first Music Popularity Chart was calculated. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Meteora track listing Figure. ... Meteora track listing Easier to Run (6) Faint (7) Figure. ... Meteora track listing Session (12) Numb (13) For other uses, see Numb. ... Projekt Revolution 2007 logo. ... Mudvayne is an American metal band. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Alvin Nathaniel Joiner (born September 18, 1974), better known by his stage name Xzibit, is an American rapper, actor, and television personality, who was born in Detroit, Michigan and was raised in Albuquerque, New Mexico by his father and stepmother. ... Metallica is a Grammy Award-winning American heavy metal/thrash metal band formed in 1981[1] and has become one of the most commercially successful musical acts of recent decades. ... Heavy metals, in chemistry, are chemical elements of a particular range of atomic weights. ... In 2003, Metallica staged the Summer Sanitarium Tour 2003, in part to promote their latest album, St. ... Limp Bizkit (alternately written as limpbizkit) is a nu metal band from Jacksonville, Florida. ... Mudvayne is an American metal band. ... Deftones are a Grammy award-winning experimental alternative rock band from Sacramento, California. ... Size comparison: A 12 cm Sony DVD+RW and a 19 cm Dixon Ticonderoga pencil. ... Live in Texas is Linkin Parks first live album and second DVD, first released on November 18, 2003. ... Official language(s) No official language See languages of Texas Capital Austin Largest city Houston Largest metro area Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex Area  Ranked 2nd  - Total 261,797 sq mi (678,051 km²)  - Width 773 miles (1,244 km)  - Length 790 miles (1,270 km)  - % water 2. ...

Meteora also earned the band additional awards and honors. The band won MTV's awards for Best Rock Video (Somewhere I Belong), Viewer's Choice Award (Breaking the Habit).^[24] 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.^[24] Although Meteora was not nearly as successful as Hybrid Theory, it was the third best selling album in America during 2003.^[11] 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.^[11] This article is about the original U.S. music television channel. ... The Radio Music Awards are an annual award show that airs on NBC, and honors the years most successful songs at mainstream radio, In past years, the show has included many of the top names in music including Janet Jackson, Elton John, Destinys Child, Tim McGraw, Nelly, Mariah Carey...

Side projects and charity work (2004-2006)

Bennington appears on the band's behalf at MTV Asia Aid

Following Meteora's success, the band postponed working on a new studio album for the next several years. Instead, Linkin Park continued to tour and work on many side projects. Bennington appeared on DJ Lethal’s State of the Art and other work with Dead By Sunrise, while Shinoda did work with Depeche Mode.^[11] In 2004, the band began to work with Jay-Z to produce another remix album, entitled 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 side project. With the aid of Jay-Z, Fort Minor released their debut album, The Rising Tied, to critical acclaim.^[25][26] On the home front, the band's relationship with Warner Bros. Records was declining rapidly on account of several trust and financial issues.^[27] After months of feuding, the band finally negotiated a deal in December 2005.^[28] Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 398 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (1000 × 1504 pixel, file size: 408 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) From en. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 398 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (1000 × 1504 pixel, file size: 408 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) From en. ... Leor Dimant (born December 18, 1972 in Riga, Latvia), better known as DJ Lethal, is a turntablist and producer. ... Dead By Sunrise (previously known as Snow White Tan) is the side project of Linkin Parks lead vocalist, Chester Bennington. ... Depeche Mode are an influential electronic band, who formed in 1980 in Basildon, Essex, England. ... Jay-Z (aka the Jigga, HOV and Hova, born Shawn Carter on December 4, 1970 in Brooklyn, New York) is an African American rapper/hip hop artist and record label executive; one of the most popular and successful rappers of the late 1990s and early 2000s. ... Linkin Park chronology Singles from Collision Course Released: December 13, 2004 Released: 2005/2006 Collision Course is a CD/DVD set released on November 30, 2004 by Jay-Z & Linkin Park. ... Fort Minor is a hip hop ensemble and a side project by Mike Shinoda, one of the lead singers and additional instrumentalists for the band Linkin Park. ... The Rising Tied (Limited Edition) Limited Edition With Bonus DVD The Rising Tied is the debut album of hip hop ensemble Fort Minor, the side project by Linkin Park rapper Mike Shinoda. ... Warner Bros. ...

Additionally, they also participated in numerous charitable events. Linkin Park helped raise money to benefit victims of Hurricane Charley in 2004 and later Hurricane Katrina in 2005.^[11] They also helped relief efforts for the 2004 Tsunami victims by staging several charity concerts and setting up an additional fund called "Music for Relief".^[29] Most notably, however, the band participated at Live 8, a series of charitable benefit concerts set up to raise global awareness.^[30] Alongside Jay-Z, the band performed on Live 8's stage in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to a global audience.^[30] The band would later be reunited with Jay-Z at the Grammy Award Ceremony 2006, during which they performed Numb/Encore, en route to winning a Grammy for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration.^[31] They would later go on to play at the 2006 Summer Sonic music festival, which was hosted by Metallica, in Japan.^[32] Lowest pressure 941 mbar (hPa) Damage $16 billion (2004 USD) $16. ... This article is about the Atlantic hurricane of 2005. ... -1... Official Live8 DVD, released in November 2005 Live 8 was a series of concurrent benefit concerts that took place on 2 July 2005, in the G8 states and in South Africa. ... Nickname: City of Brotherly Love, Philly, the Quaker City Motto: Philadelphia maneto (Let brotherly love continue) Location in Pennsylvania Coordinates: Country United States State Pennsylvania County Philadelphia Founded October 27, 1682 Incorporated October 25, 1701 Mayor John F. Street (D) Area    - City 369. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration has been awarded since 2002. ... Summer Sonic is a Japanese summer music festival, held simultaneously in Osaka and Tokyo. ...

Reemergence: Minutes to Midnight (2006-present)

Linkin Park returned to the recording studios in 2006 to work on new material. To produce the album, the band chose popular producer Rick Rubin. Despite initially stating the album would debut sometime in 2006, the album was pushed off to 2007.^[33] The band had recorded thirty to fifty songs in August 2006, when Shinoda stated the album was halfway completed.^[34] Bennington later added that the new album would stray away from their previous nu metal sound.^[35] Warner Bros. Records officially announced that the band’s third studio album, entitled Minutes to Midnight, would be released on May 15, 2007 in the United States.^[36] After spending fourteen months working on the album, the band opted to further refine their album by removing five of the original seventeen tracks.^[33] Minutes to Midnight sold over 600,000 copies in its first week, making it one of the most successful debut week albums in recent years. The album also captured the top spot on the Billboard Charts.^[9] Frederick Jay Rubin (born March 10, 1963 in Lido Beach, New York) is an American record producer and is currently the co-head of Columbia Records. ... Warner Bros. ... Singles from Minutes to Midnight Released: April 2, 2007 Released: August 20, 2007[1] Released: October 8, 2007 Alternate cover Standard jewel case cover Minutes to Midnight is Linkin Parks third studio album, released, depending on location, between May 9, 2007 and May 18, 2007. ... is the 135th day of the year (136th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...

The album's first single, "What I've Done" was released on April 2, and later premiered on MTV and Fuse within the same week.^[37] The single was acclaimed by listeners, reaching the Billboard Hot 100 days after its debut, and later was the top-ranked song on the Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks and Mainstream Rock Tracks charts.^[38] Bleed It Out is the second single from Minutes to Midnight which was released August 20, 2007. Shadow of the Day will be the third single and is expected to be released on October 8. What Ive Done is the lead single from Linkin Parks third album Minutes to Midnight, and is the bands highest debut on the US Hot 100. ... is the 92nd day of the year (93rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Fuse is a music video-oriented television channel. ... “Hot 100” redirects here. ... It has been suggested that Billboard be merged into this article or section. ... Modern Rock Tracks is a music chart in the United States that has appeared in Billboard magazine since September 10, 1988. ... The Mainstream Rock Tracks chart is a ranking in Billboard magazine of the most-played songs on mainstream rock radio stations, a category that includes stations that play primarily rock music but are not modern rock (that is, alternative) stations, which are counted in the Modern Rock Tracks chart. ... Bleed It Out is the fourth track and the second single[1] from Linkin Parks third studio album, Minutes to Midnight, released on August 20, 2007. ... is the 232nd day of the year (233rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... Shadow of the Day is the third single from Linkin Parks third studio album Minutes to Midnight that is scheduled to release October 8, 2007. ... is the 281st day of the year (282nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Linkin Park performed at Live Earth Japan on July 7, 2007.^[39] The band has just finished touring on their fourth Projekt Revolution tour.^[40] The main Live Earth concert in Japan was held at Makuhari Messe, Tokyo on 7 July 2007. ... is the 188th day of the year (189th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... Projekt Revolution 2007 logo. ...

Style

Farrell (foreground) and Hahn (background) performing live in Stockholm, Sweden

Both Hybrid Theory and Meteora intertwined the nu metal and rap rock sound with influences and elements from industrial rock, synth rock, electronica, and drum and bass, utilizing programming and synthesizers. All Music Guide regarded it as "a Johnny-come-lately to an already overdone musical style,"^[41] whereas Rolling Stone called "Breaking the Habit" "risky, beautiful art."^[42] Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 400 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2592 × 3888 pixel, file size: 4. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 400 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2592 × 3888 pixel, file size: 4. ... Nu metal (also called aggro metal, or nü metal using the traditional heavy metal umlaut) is a musical genre that has origins in the mid 1990s. ... Rap rock is a hybrid of rap and rock music. ... Industrial rock is a musical genre which is a fusion of post-industrial music and rock music. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Electronic music. ... Drum and bass (commonly abbreviated to d&b, DnB, dnb,deenbee, drum n bass and drum & bass) is a type of electronic dance music also known as jungle. ... Programming is a form of music production and performance using electronic devices, often sequencers or computer programs, to generate music. ... The term synthesiser is also used to mean frequency synthesiser, an electronic system found in communications. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music, owned by All Media Guide. ... This article is about the magazine. ... Meteora track listing Figure. ...

In Minutes to Midnight the band experiments with their established sound and sees them drawing influences from a wider and more varied range of genres and styles, a process Los Angeles Times compares to a stage in U2's work. ^[43] In it, only two of the songs feature rapping. It also is their first studio album to feature guitar solos and to feature Mike Shinoda's singing, rather than rapping. This just IN !!!:paris hiltons new dog. ... U2 (IPA: /ju. ...

Linkin Park's use of two separate vocalists has become a large part of their music. Chester Bennington is most known for using growling and screaming vocals common in various forms of metal, while also using more melodic singing, and has placed 46th in Hit Paraders list of "Heavy Metal's All-Time Top 100 Vocalists".[2] Mike Shinoda is the group's MC, and does all of the rapping. Mike has also done all of the backing vocals live, and in their latest album, Minutes to Midnight, he sings lead vocals on three songs: In Between, Hands Held High, and the b-side No Roads Left. Shinoda has also been placed in Hit Paraders list of "Heavy Metal's All-Time Top 100 Vocalists" at 72. A Master of Ceremonies or MC (sometimes spelled emcee), sometimes called a compere or an MJ for microphone jockey, is the host of an official public or private staged event or other performance. ...

Band members

MTV Thailand interviews Mike Shinoda in 2006

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Current

• Chester Bennington - Lead vocals, occasional guitar (1999-present)
• Mike Shinoda - MC, Lead Vocals, Keyboard & Piano (1996-present)
• Brad Delson - Lead guitar (1996-present)
• Dave "Phoenix" Farrell - Bass guitar (1996-1999, 2001-present)
• Joe Hahn - Turntables, Programming, Samples, Beats (1996-present)
• Rob Bourdon - Drums (1996-present)

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Former

• Mark Wakefield – Vocals (1996–1998, while the band was named Xero)

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Stand-in's

• Kyle Christener— Bass guitar (1998–1999) Stand-in bass player during Phoenix's absence from the band during the recording of the Hybrid Theory EP.
• Scott Koziol— Bass guitar (1999–2001) Stand-in bass player in the Hybrid Theory album; records on the songs "One Step Closer" and "Pushing Me Away", appearing in the video for the former.