Listen to Linkin Park Live at KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas

Linkin Park will be performing at KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas on Saturday, December 8! Tune in tomorrow to hear Linkin Park LIVE, via the live webcast at http://www.kroq.com/. Linkin Park’s performance will be broadcasted via webcast at 9:40pm PT. Visit http://www.kroq.com/ for more info.

HELP RAISE FUNDS FOR CYCLONE SURVIVORS IN BANGLADESH

MUSIC FOR RELIEF has launched A BENEFIT AUCTION on eBay to raise funds for the survivors of Cyclone Sidr in Bangladesh and Linkin Park has donated VIP ticket packages, signed customized x-box and Mike Shinoda DC Remix sneakers for the cause!
You can support the fundraising effort by bidding on these Linkin Park items or donations from other artists such as instruments, signed posters, DC Shoes and more, click here and scroll all the way down to view auction items and to bid.

Please join Linkin Park and Music for Relief to help those in need. Click here to make a donation to aid the survivors in Bangladesh.

About Cyclone Sidr: On November 15th Cyclone Sidr brought winds of up to 150 miles an hour, creating a 15 foot sea surge, devastating coastal regions in Bangladesh. The storm killed approximately 3,500 people, left over 40,000 injured while over 800 people are still missing. 8.5 million people have been affected by the cyclone and tens of thousands of people are still in urgent need of food, shelter, medical supplies and clean drinking water. Music for Relief is responding to the disaster by raising funds for the survivors, thank you for your support.
About Music for Relief: Founded by members of the band Linkin Park, Music For Relief is a 501© (3) non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to victims of natural disasters and the prevention of such disasters. Since its inception in 2005, Music for Relief has raised over $2 million for the victims of the tsunami tragedy in Southeast Asia and hurricanes Katrina and Rita. MFR has organized a benefit concert featuring multi-platinum artists & numerous celebrity guests, sent musicians and volunteers to Southeast Asia and the U.S. Gulf Coast to help rebuild and donate supplies to people in need, and planted over 355,000 trees to help reduce global warming. http://www.musicforrelief.org/

Live Earth CD/2DVD Package In Stores Now

The Live Earth CD/2DVD Package hit stores on December 4. This historic one-day event brought together more than 150 musical acts all around the globe in an effort to combat climate change and advocate environmentally sustainable living.
The concerts recorded at Wembley Stadium in London, Giants Stadium in New Jersey and Makuhario Messe in Japan were home to some of the event’s best performances. Don’t miss out on your chance to own a piece of history! The Live Earth album package is carbon neutral and the net proceeds from the sale of this DVD/CD benefit the Alliance for Climate Protection. For more, visit: http://www.liveearthmusic.org/, http://www.liveearth.imeem.com/ & www.climateprotect.org/To Buy It Now CLICK HERE

Ticket Info for US & Canada Tour Dates

Check out this latest ticket info to see Linkin Park on the upcoming US and Canada tour, with special guests Coheed and Cambria. (All times are local.)

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In addition, Ticketmaster.com will be offering a Linkin Park Ticket + LPU 7 Membership presale bundle where you can purchase LPU presale tickets with the purchase of an LPU 7 membership. However, note that existing LPU members will already have access to the LPU presale (if you are already a member, check www.lpunderground.com for your unique presale code). Current LPU members will be able to renew their memberships through LPUnderground.com starting December 5.

And don’t forget – for the first time ever, Linkin Park is offering fans the option of purchasing a Digital Souvenir Package with their tickets, a special post-gig memento which includes: the entire show, exclusive concert photos and a digital tour program.
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Music For Relief: Aid to California Wildfire Victims

MUSIC FOR RELIEF is seeking your help to raise money to aid the victims of wildfires in Southern California that began Sunday evening and are still burning.

Sixteen wildfires have consumed over 420,000 acres from Santa Barbara to San Diego initiating the largest evacuation in the state’s history with over 880,000 people evacuated, and 2,000 homes destroyed or damaged.

Please join Linkin Park and Music for Relief in our effort to help those in need. Click here to make a donation to help the victims of the fires.

Funds raised by Music for Relief will go to Direct Relief International during the immediate crisis followed by an ongoing effort to rebuild and reforest affected areas.

Direct Relief International is helping Southern California neighborhood clinics, hospitals, and first responders meet the short-term medical material needs of vulnerable, affected residents recovering from the fires, as well as evaluating the long-term recovery needs of the affected communities. Specifically requested supplies that Direct Relief has been able to fulfill include particulate masks, wheelchairs, eye wash, inhalers, and personal care and hygiene items. Contributions will be used to make cash grants to community clinics, health centers, and other health-service organizations in the affected region to ensure they are able to maintain their service levels for low-income, uninsured patients.

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Shadow of the Day - Video Available on iTunes

The new Linkin Park video for Shadow of the Day is now available on iTunes! When you Click here and purchase the video, you will also receive the Making Of Shadow of the Day video for free!!

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Don't Forget to Cast Your Vote for Linkin Park!

You can still help Linkin Park win all the awards they are nominated for! Check out the details below for their nominations as well as how you can cast your votes.

American Music Awards
The band is up for the Favorite Band, Duo or Group, Favorite Album and Favorite Artist. Click here NOW to vote.

mtvU Woodie Awards
Cast your votes for The Good Woodie and The Viral Woodie.

MTV Europe Music Awards
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New Linkin Park Widget Available

The new Linkin Park Widget is now available! You can add your favorite Linkin Park videos, latest tour dates and more to your MySpace profiles (widget for Facebook coming soon). For more information and how to get the widget, go to LinkinPark.com now!

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Linkin Park - Bleed It Out

Chester's Broken Wrist

Check out the main page of LinkinPark.com or the Official Linkin Park YouTube Channel now and see what happened with Chester at the Rod Laver Arena show in Melbourne, Australia a few days ago.
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Linkin Park & Jay-Z feat P McCartney

JayZ/Linkin Park - Numb/Encore

Linkin Park - Papercut

Linkin Park - Faint

Linkin Park - In The End

Linkin Park - What I've Done

Linkin Park - Shadow of the Day [New Video] *HQ*

Linkin Park Video

Linkin Park LPTV Episode 15: MTM Album Release [INFO]

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Linkin Park LPTV Episode 15: Minutes To Midnight Album ReleaseThe final rehearsal; lobster cocktails and caviar foam; Le Phoenix; Premiering Given Up and No More Sorrow; Have YOU seen Joe?; A year ...
Linkin Park LPTV Episode 15: Minutes To Midnight Album ReleaseThe final rehearsal; lobster cocktails and caviar foam; Le Phoenix; Premiering Given Up and No More Sorrow; Have YOU seen Joe?; A year and a half for less than $20!Want more LPTV? Check out the full episodes, available now at iTunes. Click the link below to get the LPTV Season Pass, the new album Minutes To Midnight and more!http://www.warnerbrosrecords.com/clic

Linkin Park - LPTV Episode 12: Salton Sea

Linkin Park Video - Bleed It Out

Linkin Park LPTV Episode 15: MTM Album Release

Linkin Park Video : What I've Done

Side projects and charity work

Following Meteora's success, the band postponed working on a new studio album for the next several years. Instead, Linkin Park continued to tour and work on many side projects. Bennington appeared on DJ Lethal’s State of the Art and other work with Dead By Sunrise, while Shinoda did work with Depeche Mode.[11] In 2004, the band began to work with Jay-Z in order to produce another remix album, entitled Collision Course. The album, which featured intermixed the lyrics and background tracks from both artists' backgrounds, debuted in November 2004. Shinoda also formed a new band, Fort Minor, as a side project. With the aid of Jay Z, Fort Minor released their debut album, The Rising Tied to critical acclaim.[25][26] On the home front, the band's relationship with Warner Bros. Records was declining rapidly on account of several trust and financial issues.[27] After months of feuding, the band finally negotiated a deal in December 2005.[28]

Bennington appears on the band's behalf at MTV Asia Aid
Additionally, they also participated in numerous charitable events. Linkin Park helped raise money to benefit victims of Hurricane Charley in 2004 and later Hurricane Katrina in 2005.[11] They also helped relief efforts for the 2004 Tsunami victims by staging several charity concerts and setting up an additional fund called "Music for Relief".[29] Most notably, however, the band participated at Live 8, a series of charitable benefit concerts set up to raise global awareness.[30] Alongside Jay-Z, the band performed on Live 8's stage in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to a global audience.[30] The band would later be reunited with Jay-Z at the Grammy Award Ceremony 2006, during which they performed Numb Encore/Yesterday, en route to winning a Grammy for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration.[31] They would later go on to play at the 2006 Summer Sonic music festival, which was hosted by Metallica in Japan.[32]

Reemergence

Linkin Park finally returned to the recording studios in 2006 to work on new material. Despite initially stating the album would debut sometime in 2006, the album was pushed off to 2007.[33] The band recorded nearly thirty to fifty songs in August of 2006, when Shinoda stated the album was halfway completed.[34] Bennington later added that the new album would stray away from their previous nu-metal sound.[35] Warner Bros. Records officially announced that the band’s third studio album, entitled Minutes to Midnight, would be released on May 15, 2007 in the United States.[36] After spending fourteen months working on album, the band opted to further refine their album by removing five of the original seventeen tracks.[33] Minutes to Midnight sold over 600,000 copies in its first week, making it one of the most successful debut week albums in recent years. The album also captured the top spot on the Billboard Charts.[9]
The albums first single, What I've Done was released on April 2, and later premiered on MTV and Fuse within the same week.[37] The single was acclaimed by listeners, reaching the Billboard Hot 100 days after its debut, and later was the top ranked song on the Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks and Mainstream Rock Tracks charts.[38] Billboard has reported that two other singles, Given Up and Shadow of the Day, are scheduled to be release later in the year.[39] However, such details have yet to be officially confirmed by the band. Bleed It Out was confirmed to be the second single from Minutes to Midnight[40], and will be released August 20, 2007. Linkin Park will release a Greatest Hits/Box Set album titled The Document On September 18, 2007.[citation needed]

Style

Both Hybrid Theory and Meteora intertwined the nu metal sound with industrial rock, synth rock, and drum and bass influences and elements, utilizing programming and synthesizers. All Music Guide regarded it as "a Johnny-come-lately to an already overdone musical style,"[41] whereas Rolling Stone called "Breaking the Habit" "risky, beautiful art."[42]
Minutes to Midnight experiments with both the band's established sound and other genres and styles, a process Los Angeles Times compares to a stage in U2's work. [43] In it, only two of the songs feature rapping. It also is their first studio album to feature guitar solos and to feature Mike Shinoda's singing, rather than rapping.
Linkin Park's use of two separate vocalists has become a large part of their music. Chester Bennington is most known for his growling and screaming vocals common in various forms of metal, while also using more melodic vocals, and has placed 46th in Hit Paraders list of "Heavy Metal's All-Time Top 100 Vocalists".[2] Mike Shinoda is the group's MC, and does all of the rapping. Mike has also done all of the backing vocals live, and in their latest album, Minutes to Midnight, he sings lead vocals two songs entirely by himself: In Between, and the b-side No Roads Left, as well as singing lead in the chorus of Hands Held High.

new album

Album Title: Minutes to MidnightRelease Date: May 15th (US), May 14th (International)Complete?: Pretty much. They are supposedly still whittling down a list of 17 songs for the final tracklist.First single: What I've DoneSingle Release: April 2ndMusic Video: A video has been shot in the California desert for the single, directed by Mr. Hahn.New Song Titles:
"What I've Done" - CONFIRMED
"The Little Things Give You Away"
"Bleed It Out"
"When My Time Comes" / "Leave Out All the Rest" - WORKING TITLES (Same song)Website: LinkinPark.com has a new enterance page with a countown until the new album. (In minutes of course.)Is the new logo legit?: Yes, it has been confirmed that the new LP logo that popped up a few days ago is indeed legit. It is currently the background for the new intro to linkinpark.com.Projekt Revolution: Chaz confirmed it will happen this summer.

Album summary

Name: Linkin ParkGenre: Rock/PopStyles: Post-Grunge, Alternative MetalFormed: 1996www.mp3.com/artist/linkin-park
Old-school hip-hop, traditional classic rock, and spooling electronic vibes were the initial factors behind the building of the alternative metal quintet, Linkin Park. The band's southern Californian musical roots were also an underlying basis, for drummer Rob Bourdon, guitarist Brad Delson, and MC/vocalist Mike Shinoda formed a tight friendship while still in high school. Shortly after graduation, art student and DJ Joseph Hahn hooked up with bassist Dave "Phoenix" Farrell and Shinoda for the band, Xero. Hybrid Theory came later, but the band opted on the name Linkin Park when singer Chester Bennington was the last piece added to the band in 1999. Soon the band became a noticeable face at the Whisky as well as favorites in and around Los Angeles. Zomba Music's Jeff Blue was one of the few who didn't turn the band down for a contract at the turn of the millennium - Linkin Park signed to Warner Bros. after being turned down three times in late 1999 and got to work on their debut album. Taking a piece from their past, they named the album Hybrid Theory. It was released in fall 2000 and it showcased their likes for fellow alternative acts such as the Deftones, the Roots, Aphex Twin, and Nine Inch Nails. The Dust Brothers also collaborated on the record, as well as producer Don Gilmore (Pearl Jam, Eve 6, Tracy Bonham). Singles such as "Crawling" and "One Step Closer" were massive radio hits and video favorites among the TRL crowd on MTV. Joint tours with Family Values and the Project: Revolution Tour with Cypress Hill led the band to play 324 shows in 2001. Linkin Park was in demand. Come January 2002, Hybrid Theory received three Grammy nominations for "Best Rock Album" and "Best New Artist." A month later, Linkin Park walked away with an award for "Best Hard Rock Performance" for "Crawling." They spent the remainder of the year hold up in the studio, again working with Gillmore, recording a follow-up to their eight times platinum debut Hybrid Theory.Linkin Park's sophomore effort Meteora was released in March 2003; the first single "Somewhere I Belong" was an instant hit. The second annual Projekt Revolution tour got underway in spring 2003 with Linkin Park joining Mudvayne, Xzibit and Blindside; Summer Sanitarium dates with Metallica, Limp Bizkit, Mudvayne and the Deftones followed in July and August. Results of the latter appeared by the end of the year on Live in Texas. In late 2004, Linkin Park embarked on their most ambitious project yet: Collision Course, a collaboration with king-of-the-mountain rapper Jay-Z which introduced the commercial world to the concept of mash-ups (remixes that sample heavily from at least two popular songs). ~ MacKenzie Wilson, All Music Guide

Album: Hybrid TheoryArtist

Album: Hybrid TheoryArtist: Linkin Park Release Date: 10/24/2000Genre: Rock/Pop
Linkin Park originally called itself Hybrid Theory and has retained that phrase for the title of its debut album. The "hybrid" in question is one of rap and metal. The guitars and drums lock into standard thrash patterns, over which singer Chester Bennington and rapper Mike Shinoda alternate in... [+] Expand
Linkin Park originally called itself Hybrid Theory and has retained that phrase for the title of its debut album. The "hybrid" in question is one of rap and metal. The guitars and drums lock into standard thrash patterns, over which singer Chester Bennington and rapper Mike Shinoda alternate in furious expressions of rage and frustration. "One Step Closer," the track released to radio in advance of the album's release, is a typical effort, with lyrics like "Everything you say to me/Takes me one step closer to the edge/And I'm about to break." ~ William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide

Track Name
- Papercut
- One Step Closer
- With You
- Points of Authority
- Crawling
- Runaway
- By Myself
- In the End
- Place for My Head
- Forgotten
- Cure for the Itch
- Pushing Me Away

Last Chance to Buy LP Underground 6

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NEW VIDEO PREMIERE - SHADOW OF THE DAY

Linkin Park’s new video for Shadow of the Day is premiering exclusively on Clear Channel radio websites today. The video will be made available on LinkinPark.com starting Wednesday, October 17. See below for more info.
Clear Channel Radio Website Video Premiere Exclusive Monday, October 15 Click here to see the video NOW
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Watch Linkin Park's "Shadow of the Day" on TRL

Tune in to MTV’s TRL today, 3:30pm EST/PST for the First Look of “Shadow of the Day”.

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Meteora debuts

Following the success of Hybrid Theory and Reanimation, Linkin Park spent a significant amount of time touring around the United States. The band began to work on new material amidst the saturated schedule, spending a sliver of their free time in their tour bus' studio.[18] The band officially announced the production of a new studio album in December 2002, revealing their new work was inspired by Meteora, a historic monastery in Greece.[19] Meteora featured a mixture of the band's previous nu-metal and rapcore styles with newer innovative effects, including the induction of a shakuhachi (a Japanese flute made of bamboo) and other instruments.[10] Eponymous to Meteora, the Linkin Park's second album debuted on March 25, 2003 and instantly earned worldwide recognition.[10]
Meteora sold more than 800,000 copies during its first week, and ranked as the best selling album on the Billboard charts.[20] Music videos for some of the album's singles, including Somewhere I Belong, Breaking the Habit, Faint and Numb, received significant radio attention.[21] Eventually, Meteora sold nearly three million copies by October 2003.[22] The album's success allowed Linkin Park to form another Projekt Revolution, which featured other bands and artists including, Mudvayne, Blindside, and Xzibit.[10] Additionally, Metallica, a famed heavy metal group, invited Linkin Park to play at the Summer Sanitarium Tour 2003, which included well-known acts such as Limp Bizkit, Mudvayne and Deftones.[23] The band released an album and DVD, entitled Live in Texas, which consisted of audio and video tracks of some of the band's performances in Texas during the tour.[10]
Meteora also earned the band additional awards and honors. The band won MTV's awards for Best Rock Video (Somewhere I Belong), Viewer's Choice Award (Breaking the Habit).[24] Linkin Park also received significant recognition during the 2004 Radio Music Awards, winning the Artist of the Year and Song of the Year (Numb) awards.[24] Although Meteora was not nearly as successful as Hybrid Theory, it was the third best selling album in America during 2003.[11] The band spent the first few months of 2004 touring around the world, first with the third Projekt Revolution tour, and later several European concerts.[11]

Breakthrough success

Linkin Park released Hybrid Theory on October 24, 2000. The album, which represented nearly half a decade’s worth of the band’s work, was edited and polished by music producer Don Gilmore.[10] Hybrid Theory was well received by music fans; The band sold more than 4.8 million records during its debut year, earning it the status of best-selling album of 2001, while singles such as Crawling and One Step Closer established themselves as staples among Alternative Rock radio playlists during the year.[11] Additionally, other singles from the album were featured in movies such as Dracula 2000, Little Nicky, and Valentine.[11] Hybrid Theory was also nominated for three Grammy Awards, including best new artist, best rock album, and best hard rock performance (for Crawling).[14] MTV also awarded the band their Best Rock Video and Best Direction awards for In the End.[10] Through the winning of the Grammy for best hard rock performance, and for Best Rock Album, Hybrid Theory’s overall success had catapulted the band into the mainstream's attention.
During this time, Linkin Park received many invitations to perform on many recognized tours and concerts including Ozzfest, Family Values Tour and KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas.[11][15] The band also formed their own tour, Projekt Revolution, which featured other notable artists such as, Cypress Hill, Adema, and Snoop Dogg.[13] Within a year’s stretch, Linkin Park had performed at over 320 concerts.[10] The album debuted on July 30, 2002, featuring the likes of Black Thought, Jonathan Davis, Aaron Lewis, and many others.[16] Reanimation claimed the second spot on the Billboard 200, and sold nearly 270,000 copies during its debut week.[17]

Early years

Originally consisting of three close high school friends from Agoura High School, Linkin Park’s foundation was anchored by Mike Shinoda, Brad Delson, and Rob Bourdon.[10] After graduating from high school, the California natives later began to take their musical interests more seriously, recruiting Joe Hahn, Dave "Phoenix" Farrell, and Mark Wakefield to perform in their band, then titled Xero. Though limited in resources, the band began recording and producing songs within Shinoda’s make-shift bedroom studio in 1996.[10] Tensions and frustration within the band began to increase after the band failed to land a record deal. The lack of success and stalemate in progress prompted Wakefield, at that time the band’s vocalist, to leave the band in search for other projects.[10] Later, Farrell would also leave the band in order to tour with Tasty Snax and other bands.[11][12]
After spending a considerable time searching for Wakefield’s surrogate, Xero, now known as Hybrid Theory, recruited Arizona vocalist Chester Bennington. Jeff Blue, the vice president of Zomba Music, referred Bennington to the band in March of 1999.[13] Bennington, formerly of Grey Daze, became a standout among applicants for his unique and vivid singing style. The newborn chemistry between Shinoda and Bennington helped revive the band, inciting them to work on new material.[10] The band’s renaissance culminated with a change in name; from Hybrid Theory, the band changed their name to Linkin Park, a play on and homage to Santa Monica’s Lincoln Park.[10] However, despite these changes, the band still struggled to sign a record deal. 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 on three previous reviews, Jeff Blue, now the vice president of Warner Bros. Records, helped the band sign a deal with the company in 1999. Now aside with Warner Bros. Records, the band released their breakthrough album, Hybrid Theory, the following year.[13]

Current

• Chester Bennington – lead vocals, occasional guitar (1999–present)
• Rob Bourdon – drums (1996–present)
• Brad Delson – lead guitar, strings (1996–present)
• Dave "Phoenix" Farrell – bass guitar (1996–1999, 2001–present)
• Joe Hahn – turntables, programming, samples, beats (1996–present)
• Mike Shinoda – vocals, emcee, rhythm guitar, keyboards/piano, strings (1996–present)

About linkin park

Linkin Park is a band from Agoura Hills, California. They formed in 1996, and have since sold more than fifty million albums, and won two Grammies.[1][2][3] They first achieved mainstream success in 2000 with their debut album, Hybrid Theory, which has since been certified Diamond by RIAA.[4] The band’s following studio album, Meteora also garnered success, topping the Billboard 200’s album charts in 2003, and was followed by an extensive touring and charity work around the world.[5]
Linkin Park is recognized for adapting the Nu-metal genre into a radio friendly style, creating many successful singles, such as In the End, Crawling, and Numb, which were number one singles in several countries.[6] 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.[6] The band’s latest album, Minutes to Midnight, which was released in May 2007, has stemmed away from their previous Nu-metal sound venturing into various other genres.[7] Despite receiving mixed reviews from both critics and fans, the album topped the Billboard Charts by selling nearly 625,000 copies debut week, making it the best debut week of the year
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3. ^ Rock On The Net GRAMMY AWARDS: BEST HARD ROCK PERFORMANCE, Retrieved on June 14, 2006
4. ^ Recording Industry Association Of America, [1], Retrieved on June 13, 2007
5. ^ Soundspike.com, Album Chart: Linkin Park’s ‘Meteora’ shoots to the top, Retrieved on March 19, 2007
6. ^ a b MSN Music, Linkin Park: Biography, Retrieved on June 14, 2007
7. ^ MTV.com, Linkin Park Say Nu-Metal Sound Is 'Completely Gone' On Next LP, Retrieved on June 14, 2007.