Imagine being a member of Linkin Park (well, Xero or Hybrid Theory) in the late 1990’s. You’ve been rejected by every major label under the sun, A&R reps are leaving your shows midway through the set, and you’re sleeping on couches working jobs that you hate in order to fund the recording of an EP…
Needing little introduction, Hybrid Theory, the debut album from multi-platinum selling rock band Linkin Park, was released on October 24th, 2000. Buoyed by strong songwriting and undeniable chemistry between vocalists Mike Shinoda and the late Chester Bennington, tracks like “In The End” and the underrated “Papercut” became MTV staples as well as massive radio hits,…
No matter what Linkin Park does from here on out, vocalist Chester Bennington will be remembered forever as one of the prominent voices of this generation. The gateway for many a music lover to experience what was likely one of their first favorite bands they connected to, Linkin Park was once a very tiny band…
What Linkin Park did for the music universe is nearly unparalleled. Fearlessly abandoning their trademark sound after Meteora to go in multiple different directions (the concept album A Thousand Suns, the electronic rock of Living Things, and going back to their classic sound on 2014’s The Hunting Party), they could have easily coasted on the…
