Linkin Park
Appearance
Linkin Park | |
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Background information | |
Origin | Los Angeles, California |
Years active | 1996 – Present |
Members | Chester Bennington Mike Shinoda Joe Hahn Brad Delson Rob Bourdon Dave "Phoenix" Farrell |
Past members | Scott Koziol Kyle Christener Mark Wakefield |
Website | Official 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.
Band members
Current
- Chester Bennington - Vocals
- Mike Shinoda - Vocals, Emcee, Rhythm Guitar, Keyboard, Samples, Beats
- Brad Delson - Guitar
- Dave "Phoenix" Farrell - Bass Guitar
- Joseph Hahn - Turntables, Keyboard, Samples, Beats
- Rob Bourdon - Drums
Former
- Scott Koziol— Stand in bass player in the Hybrid Theory album. Appears in 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.
Discography
Year | Album | US | UK | Label | US Sales |
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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 | - |