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Joseph Hahn (DJ)

Chester Bennington (voals)

Mike Shinoda (bass)

Rob Bourdon (drums)

Darren "Phoenix" Farrell (bass)

Brad Delson (guitars)

Originally named Xero before going on to Hybrid

Theory, Liknin Park has quickly made themselves one of

the top reigning rock groups of the day, churning out

album after album, reminiscent of the days of The

Beatles.

Formed in 1998 (as Xero) in Southern California, the

teenagers began their career more of a heavy metal

outfit, but by the time vocalist, Bennington joined

the group, they moved toward the genre Linkin Park is

more known for these days.

A regular at the famous Whiskey A Go-Go in Los

Angeles, The Park received a good number of offers

from record labels, turning them down until the offer

from Warner Brothers came around, offering them more

artistic control over their projects.

The debut release, borrowing from their earlier days,

Hybrid Theory was released to rave reviews by Fall of

2000. And with the instant smash single, "One Step

Closer", the band was moved to headlining performers

within their first year. Their trek across the nation

on the Family Values tour sprang up more fans and gave

the band their first taste of potential superstardom.

The big kick came in early 2002 when the band received

three Grammys ® for their debut release, including

"Best Rock Album" and the ever popular "Best New

Artist" awards. The single, "Crawling" would land

"Best Hard Rock Performance.

Quickly, without much further ado, the band slipped

into the studio to quietly release the Summer 2002

release, Reanimation. Received well with critics and

hitting the top ten upon it's release, Linkin Park

look like they are on their way to remaining the

instant superstars they original set out for.

The official site is at: http://www.linkinpark.com/