Linkin Park is a rock band from Agoura Hills, California. They formed in 1996. Its current members are Chester Bennington (vocals), Mike Shinoda (emcee, vocals, rhythm guitar), Brad Delson (guitar), Dave "Phoenix" Farrell (bass guitar, backing vocals), Joe Hahn (turntables, programming, samples, beats), Rob Bourdon (drums, keyboard/piano).

They first achieved mainstream success in 2000 with their debut album, “Hybrid Theory” which has since been certified Diamond by RIAA. Their following studio album, “Meteora”, continued the band's success, topping the Billboard 200’s album charts in 2003, and was followed by extensive touring and charity work around the world.

Linkin Park is recognized for adapting the new metal genre into a radio-friendly style and creating many successful singles, such as “In The End, Numb” and “What I've Done”.
They are also known for their several collaborations, most notably with rapper Jay-Z in their mash-up album “Collision Course”, and a plethora of other artists on “Reanimation”. The band’s latest studio album, “Minutes to Midnight”, which was released in May 2007, has stemmed away from their previous new metal sound venturing into various other genres. The album topped the Billboard Charts by selling nearly 625,000 copies in its debut week, making it the second best debut week of any album for the year.

Linkin Park sold more than forty million albums and won two Grammys.

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