The band has sold 100 million albums and won two awards Grammy. Later with his album A Thousand Suns They recorded a much more experimental style, this production became the fourth consecutive album of the band to reach number one in the popularity charts in its first week of sales.
The group is known for its characteristic musical style that mixes rock, rap and electronic sounds, although from its beginnings it was considered as nu metal, until what was its second album Meteora, at that time it decided on this genre and the Rap metal, however, on their third album Minutes to Midnight they again explored other genres, in which a more "soft" style was chosen, oriented to alternative rock. Said single received certification at the Grammy Awards 2006. The band also released two albums of remixes certificates between those two years, Reanimation (2002) and Collision Course (2004), the latter in collaboration with the rapper Jay-Z on the song " Numb / Encore ». Īfter Meteora, the band put off their next recording material for a couple of years, and in that time some members undertook alternate projects. Later, in 2008, they released another live album, Road to Revolution: Live at Milton Keynes. The album obtained multiple gold certifications in Germany, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and Austria. In November of that same year, the band released their first live album, Live in Texas, which they recorded at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas. Also, Billboard placed to the group in nineteen post the best artists of the decade. That same year, MTV2 named Linkin Park the sixth "best band in the music video era" and the third "best band of the new millennium," behind Oasis and Coldplay. From this album came songs like " Somewhere I Belong " and " Numb " the latter received a gold record in the United States and Australia. In the first few weeks alone it achieved sales of 810,000 units, the album entered the Billboard 200 at number one, and became the third best-selling album of the year. In March 2003, his second studio album, Meteora, was released. The fourth single from the album, "In the End" reached its highest position the stand in second place in the list Billboard Hot 100. Hybrid Theory which peaked at number two on the Billboard 200, was the seventh best - selling album of the decade of 2000, and was certified diamond disc in the United States and multiple platinum records in Europe. " the latter two were certified gold records in Australia. In October 2000, the group released their debut album, titled Hybrid Theory, featuring popular singles such as " Crawling ," " Papercut ," " With You ," " In the End, " and " One Step Closer. The group's name is a play on words that refers to Lincoln Park in Santa Monica. It was until 1999, that with the support of Jeff Blue, the then vice president of Warner Records, they managed to sign their first contract. The band began with their first musical works independently, in which they recorded their first material, called Xero however, they were unsuccessful in finding a record label, as no one showed interest in their work. It was formed in 1996 and initially consisted of Mike Shinoda, Dave Farrell, Joe Hahn, Brad Delson, Rob Bourdon and Chester Bennington, the latter as lead vocals. Linkin Park is a band American of Nu Metal from Agoura Hills, California.