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▲A rock band from Agoura Hills, California. Since their formation in 1996, the band has sold more than fifty million albums and won two Grammy Awards. They achieved mainstream success in 2000 with their debut album ''Hybrid Theory'', and continued it with the remix album ''Reanimation'', the follow-up ''Meteora'', and their collaboration with rapper [[Jay-Z (Music)|Jay-Z]], ''Collision Course''.
To some, they are known for blending the sounds of nu metal, rap, and rock together in an appealing fashion. To others, however, they are remembered for excessive screaming and lyrics that suggest the emotional range and maturity of any average 13 year old. As such, they have been the butt of many jokes on forums and are often criticized for introducing "emo" elements into the mainstream.
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The band eventually realized this and [[New Sound Album|changed their sound]] with their third studio album, ''Minutes to Midnight''. Upon release, flame wars were ignited in every faction of their fandom, [[Broken Base|splitting their fanbase]] permanently. Years after the fact, mentioning "New Sound vs. Old Sound" still produces a large backlash. The next time the band stepped into the studio, they made an effort to insulate themselves from public opinion, only intensifying the discord when they released that album, ''A Thousand Suns'', which was an even more radical departure.
The band was in hiatus from July 2017 (when their lead singer Chester Bennington committed suicide) to August 2020.
They are a [http://www.animemusicvideos.org/lists/usedmusic.php popular music source] for [[Fan Vid|anime music videos]], inevitably featuring [[Shonen Demographic]] series like ''[[Dragon Ball (Manga)|Dragon Ball]] Z'' <ref>(and occasionally ''not''-so-shonen series, namely ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion (Anime)|Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'')</ref>. Furthermore, their music video for "Points Of Authority" (remixed version) features CGI [[Humongous Mecha]] battling an army of [[Alien Invasion|alien invaders]].▼
▲They are a [http://www.animemusicvideos.org/lists/usedmusic.php popular music source] for [[Fan Vid|anime music videos]], inevitably featuring [[
Their song lyrics have inspired the trope name for [[The Walls Are Closing In]].
== Members: ==▼
* Mike Shinoda: co-founder, emcee, singer, rapper, pianist, second guitarist, graphic designer, [[Record Producer|producer]], painter, and [http://www.mikeshinoda.com blogger]. Used to playing several instruments during the same song. Has a side project named Fort Minor.
* [[U 2 (Music)|U 2]], [[Nine Inch Nails (Music)|Nine Inch Nails]], [[Faith No More (Music)|Faith No More]], [[Metallica (Music)|Metallica]], [[Korn (Music)|Korn]], [[Hed PE (Music)|Hed PE]], [[Rage Against the Machine (Music)|Rage Against the Machine]], [[Public Enemy (Music)|Public Enemy]], [[Beastie Boys (Music)|Beastie Boys]], [[Aphex Twin (Music)|Aphex Twin]], [[Deftones (Music)|Deftones]], Helmet, [[System of a Down (Music)|System of a Down]], [[Depeche Mode (Music)|Depeche Mode]], [[Led Zeppelin (Music)|Led Zeppelin]], Stone Temple Pilots, [[The Prodigy (Music)|The Prodigy]], [[Radiohead (Music)|Radiohead]], The Roots, [[Run DMC (Music)|Run DMC]], [[Tool (Music)|Tool]], [[Three Eleven (Music)|Three Eleven]]▼
* Brad Delson: co-founder, lead guitarist and [[Funny Afro|lead afro]]. Occasionally plays the keyboard.▼
* Joe "Mr." Hahn: The DJ, synths and samples guy who also directs their music videos. Owns an art shop in Los Angeles called SURU.▼
* Dave "Phoenix" Farrell: The bassist and backing singer. Nicknamed because another fan thought his name was boring. Also does string arrangements.▼
== Former Members: ==
* Chester Bennington: Former lead singer and [[Metal Scream|metal screamer]], who committed suicide in July 2017.
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Influences:
▲* [[
* Fort Minor (Shinoda)
* Dead by Sunrise (Bennington)
* Grey Daze (Bennington)
* Tasty Snax (Phoenix)
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{{discography}}
▲== Members: ==
▲* Chester Bennington: lead singer and [[Metal Scream|metal screamer]]. Can play guitar when needed. Has a side project named Dead by Sunrise.
▲* Mike Shinoda: co-founder, emcee, singer, rapper, pianist, second guitarist, graphic designer, [[Record Producer|producer]], painter, and [http://www.mikeshinoda.com blogger]. Used to playing several instruments during the same song. Has a side project named Fort Minor.
▲* Brad Delson: co-founder, lead guitarist and [[Funny Afro|lead afro]]. Occasionally plays the keyboard.
▲* Rob Bourdon: the drummer, but can also play piano when the band is writing new songs.
▲* Joe "Mr." Hahn: The DJ, synths and samples guy who also directs their music videos. Owns an art shop in Los Angeles called SURU.
▲* Dave "Phoenix" Farrell: The bassist and backing singer. Nicknamed because another fan thought his name was boring. Also does string arrangements.
▲* ''[[Self Titled Album|Hybrid Theory]]''<ref>Debut EP</ref> (1999)
* ''Hybrid Theory'' (2000)
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qlCC1GOwFw "One Step Closer"]
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** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cNdDuNKrx0 "Lying from You"]<ref>Was released as a single, but didn't have its own video.</ref>
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ezSGqbuo0g "Breaking the Habit"]
* ''Collision Course''
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLlF2FMv968 "Numb/Encore"]
* ''Minutes to Midnight'' (2007)
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** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qF_qbaWt3Q "Waiting for the End"]
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kh_YCSW5lPc "Burning in the Skies"]
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLYiIBCN9ec "Iridescent"]<ref>remix version made for ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon]]''</ref>
* ''Living Things'' (2012)
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxytyRy-O1k "Burn It Down"]
* Other Singles: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYxzRYMrcVc "We Made It"]
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* [[Album Filler]]: [[Lampshaded]] by Black Thought on "X-Ecutioner Style".
* [[Album Title Drop]]: "The Requiem" and "The Catalyst" for ''A Thousand Suns''.
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* [[All Just a Dream]]: The video for "Somewhere I Belong".
* [[Animated Music Video]]: "Breaking the Habit", "Pts.OF.Athrty", and "FRGT/10".
* [[Animesque]]: The music video for "Breaking the Habit", though the "-esque" is questionable, as it was produced by [[Tales of Legendia
* [[Ascended Extra]]: Mike Shinoda was the founder and original producer of the band, and was its primary vocalist during the underground years; Chester Bennington, despite being the last member to join, is now popularly recognized as the frontman.
* [[Asian and Nerdy]]: Mike and Joe.
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** '''[[Snark Bait|"CRRRAAAWWWWWWLLLIIIIIIINNNNNNNGGGGG INNNNNNN MYYYYY SKIIIIIIIINNNNN"]]'''
** '''[[Madness Mantra|YOOOOOOOOOUUUUUUUUUUU TRY TO TAKE THE BEST OF ME, GO AWAY.]]'''
** And in the same light, [[Big No|"Faint"]] and [[Big "Shut Up!"|"One Step Closer"]].
** Oh God, "The Messenger". Chester ''really'' oversings on this little acoustic number. He almost sounds like [[
** '''WHERE OCEANS BLEED INTO THE SKYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY'''
* [[Cluster F
** However, the band decided to be a little liberal with the word "motherfucker" on "When They Come for Me". With their last two albums, they've resigned themselves to getting parental advisory labels.
*** Liberality or just for the hell of doing it? It seems like the seven motherfuckers on "When They Come for Me" is for fun.
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** Not exactly a hat per se, but Delson's headphones count for being both unique and [[Memetic Outfit|one of his most recognizable features]], aside from his [[Funny Afro|Jewfro]].
** More traditionally, Phoenix likes to rock a sweet fedora during concerts.
* [[Cover Version]]: In addition to covering [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bn496_tgqIk "Wish"] by [[
* [[Dark Reprise]]: "Fallout" from ''A Thousand Suns'' is this to the album's third (technically first when not counting the preludes) track "Burning in the Skies", which features an ominous vocoded version of the chorus lyrics and serving as the prelude to "The Catalyst".
* [[Determinator]]: Chester Bennington. He gets injured/ill so frequently he once wished to be put in a bubble. He's been bitten by a recluse spider, broken his wrists in the middle of a concert, injured his back and ankle, had surgeries because of mysterious illnesses, become allergic to his own sweat, had a tennis racquet go through his lip after he hit himself in the face with it while playing, ''and'' he ripped off one of his nipples just by getting in the shower. Nonetheless, totally badass for finishing the show where he broke his arm three songs in.
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* [[Doomsday Clock]]: ''Minutes to Midnight''
* [[Dress Rehearsal Video]]: About half of their videos.
* [[DVD Commentary]]: The band has a DVD edition for each of their CDs barring ''Hybrid Theory'' (which saw a standalone DVD a year after its release). Footage of them is usually about the music making process, life on tour, music video commentary, and the odd practical joke.
* [[Epic Fail]]/[[Hoist
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* [[Epic Rocking]]: "The Little Things Give You Away" clocks in at six and a half minutes while "Krwling", "1stp Klosr" and "The Catalyst" come close to that.
* [[Fading Into the Next Song]]: The only album that doesn't use this is ''Hybrid Theory''. It was intended to, however; the version of High Voltage cut from the album (and on the One Step Closer single) was supposed to segue in from "Cure for the Itch" as can be heard by the remnants of Itch at the beginning of Voltage. It was probably cut because it had already appeared in a different version on the Hybrid Theory EP.
** Various special editions of Hybrid Theory feature this version of High Voltage as a bonus track, but no attempt was made to restore the original segue.
* [[Fake Band]]:
** White Pegacorn, a collaboration between Mike and [[The Pete Best|Mark Wakefield]] and a pastiche of [[Hair Metal]]. The only released song, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJvXD-TmHWw "Barack Your World"], starts as a tongue-in-cheek endorsement of the [[Barack Obama|44th President]] before turning into [[Intercourse
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** MMM... Cookies, a fake band by Mike and Chester to showcase their [[Stylistic Suck|less ..err.. inspired]] works. Cookies had an EP for the fan club titled ''[[Word Salad Title|Sweet Hamster Like Jewels from America]]'', and the music within it makes as much sense as the title.
* [[Fan Service]]: Frontman Chester Bennington seems to be shirtless about 40% of the time, performing or otherwise. As for the rest of the band, fans will have to scour the behind-the-scenes videos on the group's website for even a hint of fanservice from the other five members.
* [[Rule of Symbolism]]: Really, the whole ''A Thousand Suns'' album, but "Jornada Del Muerto" stands out even in the middle of it. The album is about the threat of nuclear weapons. Jornada Del Muerto was the site of the Trinity test, the world's first atomic explosion. In addition, Mike is singing "Lift me up/Let me go" in Japanese at the beginning of the song. Japan is the only country in the world where nuclear weapons were deployed offensively.
* [[Follow the Leader]]: Well, one could make a case about their earlier years, what with being a nu-metal/rap-rock band in a time when those subgenres were on their way out. But let's face it, they're ''really'' following [[
* [[Foreshadowing]]:
** "The Requiem", the opening track from ''A Thousand Suns'' is an ambient, brooding version of "The Catalyst", the album's penultimate track, which also features the [[Album Title Drop]]. It also contains the piano track from "Waiting for the End" and the heartbeat-sonar ping combo sound is heard again in the start of "Jornada del Muerto".
** A more subtle version comes in the track "Jornada del Muerto", which features Mike singing "Lift me up, let me go" in Japanese.
* [[Genre Roulette]]: ''Minutes to Midnight''. If you need further proof, look at its track order. Within the span of three songs, you'll hear a political hip-hop song featuring a choir and piano, one of the heaviest songs the band ever wrote with Chester coming close to snarling most of the lyrics, and a light alternative ballad about a funeral.
* [[A Good Name for
* [[Humongous Mecha]]:
** The cover of ''Reanimation'' and some of their music videos. Their song "What I've Done" also appeared in ''[[Transformers (
*** The videos for "New Divide" and "Iridescent" feature the Transformers prominently.
** The most incredible one is the video for "Somewhere I Belong", which include the [[Mobile Suit Gundam
*** Bandai-Namco is now returning the favor by featuring the song "The Catalyst" in the upcoming [[Gundam vs. Series|Gundam Extreme Versus]] arcade game. It'll also feature an Linkin Park version of the [GP-01Fb], included with the purchase of the Japanese edition of "A Thousand Suns".
* [[Hypocritical Humor]]: On "Rn@wy", Phoenix Orion claims he "can't get with the hybrids". He raps this over an industrial rock track.
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** "Lockjaw", a piece Mike and Rob were commissioned to make by Digidesign to promote ProTools 8.
** "Issho ni", a charity track for the 2011 earthquake that devastated Japan.
* [["I Want" Song]]: Pick a song from the first two albums.
* [[The Jimmy Hart Version]]: "Shadow of the Day" sounds REALLY similar to [[
* [[Large Ham]]: Chester all the time, whether onstage or on tape. However, Mike isn't that far behind him.
* [[Let's See You Do Better]]: As a response to the typical criticism from fans over "Issho ni", Mike challenged everyone to remix the song as they saw fit.
* [[Licensed Game]]: ''8-Bit Rebellion'' for the iPhone/iPod Touch. Time will tell if [[The Problem
* [[Long Runner Lineup]]: Type 2 since 2000
* [[Lyrical Dissonance]]:
** The song "What I've Done" sounds like a moody downer sound, but it's about facing the consequences of your actions, and finding forgiveness.
** "Bleed it Out" averts this by being actually about writing lyrics, and re-writing them again and again (instead of self-mutilation as many automatically conclude). Bennington and Shinoda vented their lyric writing frustrations by writing more lyrics.<ref> This is [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshaded]] by the opening line "Here we go [[Oh, No, Not Again|for the hundredth time]]."</ref>
* [[Madness Mantra]]: On multiple songs, most notably ''Given Up'' and ''One Step Closer''. Also have a tendency to have an ending [[Punctuated!
* [[Metal Scream]]:
** '''"THESE WOOOOOUUUUNNNNDDDSSS, THEY WIIIIILLLLLLLLLLLL NOT HEEEAAAALLLL"'''
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** '''"GO AWAY, YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOUUUUUUUUUUUUU TRY TO THE BEST OF ME"'''
* [[Mohs Scale of Rock and Metal Hardness]]: A 5 sounds about right, varying by the individual song.
** To go in depth, their [[Nu
* [[Neoclassical Punk Zydeco Rockabilly]]: Their music has pretty much always been a mix of rock, hip-hop, and electronica. Which of these ingredients takes prominence depends on the song.
* [[New Sound Album]]: ''All of them'', every single time. ''Minutes to Midnight'' and ''[[Concept Album|A Thousand Suns]]'' are the most noticeable.
* [[Ninja Pirate Zombie Robot]]: The video for "Iridescent" features Mike as a one-eyed serpent king with [[Spikes of Villainy|spikes growing from his shoulders]] in a [[After the End|post-apocalyptic]] world where the rest of the band imitates ''[[Leonardo
* [[Once Per Episode|Once per Movie]]: Capping off a ''[[Transformers (
* [[Older and Wiser]]: ''Minutes to Midnight'' and ''A Thousand Suns'' disposes of much of the angst of their earlier work, in place of it being (arguably) deeper and with more meaningful messages and themes. The fanbase for that album is also possibly older than the band's earlier fanbase. It could also be argued that they've done a J.K. Rowling and had their music/lyrical themes age as their audience (and they themselves, in this case) have aged.
* [[Perishing Alt Rock Voice]]: Whenever Mike's singing.
* [[Piss
** [[Piss
* [[Polish the Turd]]: According to Mike, this was Rick Rubin's opinion of their songwriting and production process before adopting "automatic writing" for ''A Thousand Suns''.
* [[Pop Star Composer]]: Mike worked with Joe Trapanese, best known for helping [[
* [[Protest Song]]:
** "Hands Held High", "No More Sorrow" and "The Little Things Give You Away".
** ''A Thousand Suns''. It's a concept album dealing with war and nuclear power, as well as human fears of what's going to happen to the world.
* [[Punctuated!
** "Bleed it Out". "I'LL MAKE YOU FACE! THIS! NOW!"
** "Faint". "Don't turn your back on me! I WON'T! BE! IGNORED!"
** "A Place For My Head". STAY! A! WAY!
* [[Rags to Riches]]: Chester was so poor before he joined the band, he and his first wife (later divorced) tattooed wedding rings on their fingers, instead of buying 'em.
* [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]]: Chester and Mike's vocal roles. Chester provides the aggression, passion and sensitivity while Mike provides reflectiveness and observations.
* [[Refrain From Assuming]] / [[Non
* [[Sampling]]: Linkin Park has sampled High and Mighty, Brand Nubian, Lamont Dozier, [[
* [[Self
* [[Shout
** "Wretches and Kings" contains part of the immortal opening line from [[Public Enemy
** A few in "When They Come for Me". From name-dropping [[The Fugees
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* [[Spoken Word in Music]]:
** An interview of the late turntablist Roc Raida discussing [[Rap Rock]] is inserted into "High Voltage".
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*** There's even a line in it where Mike outright says he's not "the same person telling you to forfeit the game," in reference to "Points of Authority."
** "Step Up" addresses other rap-rock bands in a less-than-flattering fashion.
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** And since we're counting Fort Minor, "Get Me Gone" and "High Road" calls out [[Take That, Critics!|those skeptical of Linkin Park's success]]. This should probably tell us [[Beware the Nice Ones|something about Mike]].
** "Nobody's Listening" is basically a long f-you to all the people in the early days of the band who said they would amount to nothing.
* [[Textless Album Cover]]: ''A Thousand Suns''.
* [[This Is for Emphasis, Bitch]]: "No Laundry".
* [[Tough Act to Follow]]: Directly referenced by Mike in the song "When They Come for Me", referring to the mega-success of ''Hybrid Theory'' and ''Meteora'' where the majority of the band's fans were introduced to them.
* [[Trolling Creator]]: The band's co-vocalist Mike Shinoda has had shades of this in the last few years. Teasing snippets of new songs only leading to unrelated [[YouTube]] videos or claiming that a band member had quit. Recently Mike sent a link out on Twitter touting new pictures from the upcoming fifth album. When clicked, the link sends fans to a picture of a Troll doll.
* [[Unfortunate Names]]: Chester Bennington, at least while he was in school and had to deal with [
** He got (a bit) better, considering he was wearing a shirt bearing the words "Chester the Molester" during LP's early years.
* [[Unstoppable Rage]]: '''"SHUT UP WHEN I'M TALKING TO YOU!"'''
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** The band's name on two different occasions. They originally formed as Xero in their [[Garage Band]] days and their [[Myspeld Rokband|current name]] came about because they couldn't get ''lincolnpark.com'' as a domain.
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▲Love keeps us kind]]
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