American rock band

Linkin Park Linkin Park is an American rock band from Agoura Hills, California. The band's current lineup comprises vocalist/rhythm guitarist/keyboardist Mike Shinoda, lead guitarist Brad Delson, bassist Dave Farrell, DJ/turntablist Joe Hahn and drumm ...

has recorded material for seven studio albums, the most recent being '' One More Light'', in 2017. The band was formed in Los Angeles, California in 1996 by high school friends

Mike Shinoda Michael Kenji Shinoda (; ja, 篠田賢治, Shinoda Kenji; born February 11, 1977) is an American musician, singer, rapper, songwriter and record producer. He co-founded the rock band Linkin Park in 1996 and was the band's collaborative vocal ...

, Rob Bourdon and

Brad Delson Bradford Phillip Delson (born December 1, 1977) is an American musician, best known as the lead guitarist and one of the founding members of the rock band Linkin Park.

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Linkin Park – Biography
Retrieved March 20, 2007 The group later expanded to a six-piece when they added

Joe Hahn Joseph Hahn (born March 15, 1977) is an American musician, DJ, director and visual artist best known as the DJ of the American rock band Linkin Park, doing the scratching, turntables, sampling, and programming for all seven of Linkin Park ...

, Dave "Phoenix" Farrell and Mark Wakefield to the line-up. Mark Wakefield was later changed to lead vocalist

Chester Bennington Chester Charles Bennington (March 20, 1976 – July 20, 2017) was an American singer and songwriter who was best known as the lead vocalist of rock band Linkin Park. He was also the lead vocalist of the bands Grey Daze, Dead by Sunrise, ...

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Band History
Retrieved March 20, 2007 After facing numerous rejections from several major record labels, Linkin Park turned to Jeff Blue for additional help. After failing to catch Warner Bros. Records attention on three previous attempts,

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, now the vice president of Warner Bros. Records, helped the band sign a deal with the company in 1999. The band released its breakthrough album, ''

Hybrid Theory ''Hybrid Theory'' is the debut studio album by American rock band Linkin Park, released on October 24, 2000, through Warner Bros. Records. Recorded at NRG Recordings in North Hollywood, California, and produced by Don Gilmore, the album's l ...

'', the following year. The album spawned four singles, " One Step Closer", " Crawling", " Papercut" and "

In the End "In the End" is a song by American rock band Linkin Park. It is the eighth track on their debut album, ''Hybrid Theory'' (2000), and was released as the album's fourth and final single. "In the End" received positive reviews by music critics, ...

". The album included a total of twelve songs, with two additional special edition tracks available in Japan. Later in 2002, the band released a remix album, '' Reanimation'', which would include works from ''Hybrid Theory'' and non-album tracks. ''Reanimation'' debuted on July 30, 2002, featuring the likes of

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, Aaron Lewis and many others. ''Reanimation'' claimed the second spot on the ''Billboard'' 200 and sold nearly 270,000 copies during its debut week. The remix album included twenty remixed songs, mainly hip hop-influenced. Following the success of the two releases, the band released ''

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'' in early 2003. ''Meteora'' spawned five singles, " Somewhere I Belong", " Faint", " Numb", " From the Inside" and " Breaking the Habit", which received significant radio attention. The album included twelve songs which included some non-single hits like "Session" and " Lying from You". "Lying from You" peaked on the

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charts. "Session", an instrumental track from the album, was nominated for a

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in 2004. The band then released a mashup CD/DVD set, "

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on November 30, 2004. It reached number 1 on the ''Billboard'' 200 upon its release. The extended set contained six songs recorded overnight. The song "

Dirt off Your Shoulder "Dirt off Your Shoulder" is the second single released from Jay-Z's 2003 album '' The Black Album''. In 2004, the song was combined with the Linkin Park single " Lying from You" and released as a single for the mash-up album '' Collision Cours ...

/Lying from You", being a non-single, charted in the UK single charts. Linkin Park returned to the recording studios in 2006 to work on new material. To produce the album, the band chose producer

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. Despite initially stating the album would debut sometime in 2006, it was delayed until 2007.MTV.com
Mike Shinoda Says 'No New Linkin Park Album In 2006 After All'
Retrieved June 9, 2007 Warner Bros. Records officially announced that the band's third studio album, ''

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'', would be released on May 15, 2007 in the United States. After spending fourteen months working on the album, the band members opted to further refine their album by removing five of the original seventeen tracks. ''Minutes to Midnight'' sold over 625,000 copies in its first week, making it one of the most successful debut-week albums in recent years. The album also took the top spot on the ''Billboard'' charts. The album included the singles "

What I've Done "What I've Done" is a song by American rock band Linkin Park. It was released as the first single from their third studio album, '' Minutes to Midnight'' (2007), and is the sixth track. The song was released as a radio single on April 1, 2007, as ...

", "

Shadow of the Day "Shadow of the Day" is a song by American rock band Linkin Park. The song was released as the third single from their third studio album, ''Minutes to Midnight'', on October 16, 2007. The first public performance of "Shadow of the Day" was during ...

", "

Bleed It Out "Bleed It Out" is a song by American rock band Linkin Park. The song was released as the second single from their third studio album, ''Minutes to Midnight''. The single was released on August 17, 2007. On July 30, 2007, the music video was sh ...

", " Given Up" and "

Leave Out All the Rest "Leave Out All the Rest" is a ballad by the American rock band Linkin Park, which was released as the fifth and final single from their third album, ''Minutes to Midnight''. Because of the song's popularity of digital sales during the release w ...

". The album contained politically-concerned and environmentally-concerned songs such as "Hands Held High", "No More Sorrow" and "What I've Done". In May 2009, Linkin Park announced they were working on a fourth studio album, which was planned to be released in 2010. Mike Shinoda told IGN that the new album would be '

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', while building off of elements in ''Minutes to Midnight''. He also mentioned that the album would be more experimental and "hopefully more cutting-edge". Chester Bennington also addressed the media to confirm

would return to produce the new album. The band later revealed that the album would be called ''

A Thousand Suns ''A Thousand Suns'' is the fourth studio album by American rock band Linkin Park. It was released on September 13, 2010, by Warner Bros. Records. The album was written by the band and was produced by Linkin Park vocalist Mike Shinoda and Rick ...

''. While working on the new album, Linkin Park worked with film composer

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to produce the score for '' Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen''. The band released a single for the movie, titled "

New Divide "New Divide" is a song by American rock band Linkin Park. The song is released as a single and was recorded specifically for the soundtrack, '' Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen – The Album'' to Michael Bay's film '' Transformers: Revenge of ...

". Joe Hahn created a music video for the song, featuring clips from the film. On June 22, Linkin Park played a short set in

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after the premier of the movie. After completing work for ''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'', the band returned to the studio to finalize their album. The album featured four singles, "

The Catalyst "The Catalyst" is a song by the American rock band Linkin Park. Released on August 2, 2010, it is the first single from their fourth studio album, ''A Thousand Suns'', which was released on September 8, 2010. The music video for the song, direct ...

", "

Waiting for the End "Waiting for the End" is a song by American rock band Linkin Park, released on October 1, 2010. It is the second single and eighth track from their fourth studio album, ''A Thousand Suns'', which was released on September 14, 2010. A music video ...

", "

Burning in the Skies "Burning in the Skies" is a song by American rock band Linkin Park. It was announced as the band's third single from their fourth studio album, ''A Thousand Suns'', on January 20, 2011, and it was released on March 21. A music video for the singl ...

" and "

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". For the next album, the band again started recording in 2011, and the album '' Living Things'' was released in June 2012. The album sold about 223,000 copies during its debut week, reaching No. 1 on the US Album Charts. Linkin Park's single "

Castle of Glass "Castle of Glass" is a song written by American rock band Linkin Park for their fifth studio album, '' Living Things''.

" was nominated for 'Best Song in a Game' at the 2012 Spike Video Game Awards. The band also performed at the award ceremony on December 7 but lost the award to "Cities" by

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. The album featured four singles, " Burn It Down", "

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", " Powerless" and "Castle of Glass". On August 10, 2013, the band collaborated with American musician

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to record the song "

A Light That Never Comes "A Light That Never Comes" is a song written and recorded by American rock band Linkin Park, and is their first collaboration with American DJ and record producer Steve Aoki. It was included on the band's second remix album, '' Recharged''. It is ...

" for Linkin Park's online puzzle-action game ''

LP Recharge ''LP Recharge'', also known as ''Linkin Park Recharge'', is a free-to-play action-puzzle game, developed by Swiss studio Kuuluu Interactive Entertainment, which is composed by American rock band Linkin Park. The game was released on September 12, ...

'' (short for ''Linkin Park Recharge''), which was launched on

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and the official ''LP Recharge'' website on September 12, 2013. On the day of the game's release, Linkin Park made a post on their Facebook explaining that the song used to promote the game would be included on a new remix album, '' Recharged''. The band also worked on the soundtrack for the film ''

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'', which was directed by Joe Hahn. In 2014, the band released an album, '' The Hunting Party'', which features a more raw and loud sound compared to their other albums. The album is the first one to have featuring artists like

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'' February 4, 2014. Retrieved December 2, 2014. The album spawned five singles, "

Guilty All the Same "Guilty All the Same" is a song by American rock band Linkin Park. The song was recorded by the band for their sixth studio album, '' The Hunting Party'', serving as the third track. The track features American rapper Rakim. The track premiered ...

", " Until It's Gone", "

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". In 2017, the band released their most recent album '' One More Light'', which features a drastic sound change. The album was described as

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. The album features

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. The album spawned three singles, "

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", " Talking to Myself", and "

One More Light ''One More Light'' is the seventh studio album by American rock band Linkin Park. It was released on May 19, 2017, through Warner Bros. Records and Machine Shop. It is the last Linkin Park album to feature lead vocalist Chester Bennington befo ...

". This is the last album to feature lead singer

before his death in July 2017.

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References

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