It was 14 years ago that Linkin Park managed to follow up their groundbreaking and successful debut album Hybrid Theory, with their sophomore album, Meteora. Instead of possibly relegating the band to flash in the pan status, it sold millions of copies worldwide and cemented the band as an arena-sized act from the outset. The…
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…
Amidst the number of strikingly great tributes coming out in support of the late Chester Bennington of Linkin Park (Sylar’s industrial-esque cover of “Points Of Authority” straight up rules), the fact remains that for many, Linkin Park was the voice of a generation. Sure, their rap-rock sound was always rooted in pop sound structures, but…
Try not to cry. The death of vocalist Chester Bennington seems more surreal with each passing day. The vocalist, just 41 years old, undoubtedly leaves a lasting legacy behind. And while it’s unclear what the future holds for the band, we do know that he accomplished more in 2 decades than most of us ever…
