Linkin Park’s debut album Hybrid Theory changed the music scene forever, to be blunt. It turned nu-metal into the biggest sub-genre in rock and metal, and made Linkin Park go from small clubs to arena-headlining status within 18 months of its release. It was the perfect distillation of rock, hip-hop, and electronic influences, all with…
A month or so, we noted that Linkin Park’s “In The End” was poised to become the first nu-metal song in history to reach one billion streams on Spotify. No doubt anchored by strong placements on several of Spotify’s nu-metal playlists (including Spotify’s “00s Rock Anthems”, which has over 3.6 million followers), the song (and…
Just last year, Linkin Park’s “In The End”, off their 2000 album Hybrid Theory, entered rarefied air. Already long known as the most commercially successful band of the nu-metal era (and Hybrid Theory being one of the most successful albums in recorded history), the band’s iconic track (specifically, its music video) reached one billion views…
