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Famous as :

Nu metal band

Birth Date :

1996

Birth Place :

Los Angeles, USA

Claim to fame :

Debut album "Hybrid Theory" (2000)

Biography


by AceShowbiz.com

new demos were made and the chase for a record label was on. Warner Records who heard the music, liked it and signed up Linkin Park and thus the story began. In October 2000, Linkin Park released their debut album named Hybrid Theory, which includes several hits, like One Step Closer, Crawling, and In The End, by which the album respectively received 8 times platinum. What so special about this album that it could gain such achievement is that its distinct trend set up that doesn't contain any curses or swear words due to the band's willingness to write an honest lyrics. That's why they do not include any swear words that will absolutely take away attention from the music itself, rather Linkin Park try to offer their fans something they could listen to over and over again and enjoy repeatedly.

The band entered the studio for sophomore album in mid 2002. Finally, one year later “Meteora” was released and debuted at #1 in Billboard 100. Highly anticipated, it sold 810,000 copies in the first week and then accumulated 11 million copies worldwide. Not waiting too long, the band released DVD/CD titled “Live in Texas”. After touring to promote the ...

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album, the band laid relatively low in 2005 and concentrated more on their social works. The band established Music for Relief, an organization dedicated to helping those affected by tsunami in 2004. A contract conflict between the band and its label Warner Bros has left each member busy with their solo projects. Fortunately as soon as the matter was settled, the lots hit back to the studio for the third album. On May 15, 2007 “Minutes to Midnight” will be released with preceding single “What I've Done” coming out on April 2.

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