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==Band members==
===Current===
*[[Chester Bennington]] - [[Singer|Vocals]]
*[[Mike Shinoda]] - [[Vocals]], [[Master of Ceremonies|Emcee]], [[Rhythm Guitar]], [[Electronic keyboard|Keyboard]], [[Sampling (music)|Samples]], [[Beat (music)|Beats]]
*[[Brad Delson]] - [[Guitar]]
*[[Dave Farrell|Dave "Phoenix" Farrell]] - [[Bass Guitar]]
*[[Joseph Hahn]] - [[Turntablism|Turntables]], [[Electronic keyboard|Keyboard]], [[Sampling (music)|Samples]], [[Beat (music)|Beats]]
*[[Rob Bourdon]] - [[Drum]]s


===Former===
*[[Scott Koziol]]— Stand in bass player in the [[Hybrid Theory]] album. Appears in [[One Step Closer (song)|One Step Closer]] video.
*[[Kyle Christener]]— Stand in bass player during Phoenix's absence from the band during the [[Hybrid Theory EP]].
*[[Mark Wakefield]]— Original vocalist who left in 1998. He was later replaced by current member [[Chester Bennington]]. Wakefield now manages for [[Taproot (band)|Taproot]].


==Discography==
==Discography==

Revision as of 18:53, 24 August 2006

Linkin Park
File:Linkin Park rock.jpg
From left to right: Joe Hahn, Dave "Phoenix" Farrell, Rob Bourdon, Mike Shinoda, Brad Delson and Chester Bennington.
Background information
OriginLos Angeles, California
Years active1996 – Present
MembersChester Bennington
Mike Shinoda
Joe Hahn
Brad Delson
Rob Bourdon
Dave "Phoenix" Farrell
Past membersScott Koziol
Kyle Christener
Mark Wakefield
WebsiteOfficial Website

Linkin Park (sometimes typeset as LIИKIИ PARK to fit their most well-known logo) is a nu metal/rapcore band from Los Angeles, California.

They are often considered the most famous and most commercially successful exponents of the nu metal genre, mainly due to their debut album Hybrid Theory (2000), which has sold 20 million copies worldwide to date.



Discography

Year Album US UK Label US Sales
1999 Hybrid Theory EP - - Independent Release
2000 Hybrid Theory 2 2 Warner Brothers Records Diamond
2002 Reanimation 2 3 Warner Brothers Records/Machine Shop Recordings Platinum
2003 Meteora 1 1 Warner Brothers Records/Machine Shop Recordings 6x Platinum
2003 Live in Texas 23 43 Warner Brothers Records/Machine Shop Recordings Gold
2004 Collision Course (with Jay-Z) 1 15 Warner Brothers Records/Machine Shop Recordings/Roc-a-Fella Records Platinum
2007 TBA - - Warner Brothers Records/Machine Shop Recordings -


Notes