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. They first achieved mainstream success in 2000 with their debut album, Hybrid Theory, which has since been certified Diamond by RIAA. 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.
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. 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. 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. 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.
Background information
Origin Agoura Hills, California, USA
Genre(s) Alternative Rock
Nu Metal
Rapcore
Years active 1996 - present
Label(s) Warner Bros. Records
Machine Shop Recordings
Associated
acts Fort Minor
Dead By Sunrise
Members
Chester Bennington
Rob Bourdon
Brad Delson
David "Phoenix" Farrell
Joe Hahn
Mike Shinoda
Former members
Kyle Christener (Stand-in)
Scott Koziol (Stand-in)
Mark Wakefield
From The Inside
I don’t know who to trust, your surprise
Everything feel so far away from me
Have your thoughts sent through dust, and the lies
Trying not to break, but I’m so tired of this to see
Every time I try to make myself get back up on my feet
All I ever think about is this, all the time and time between
And how trying to put my trust in you just takes so much out of me
Take everything from the inside
And throw it all away
‘Cause I swear for the last time
I won’t trust myself with you
Tension is building inside, steadily
You feel so far away from me
Have your thoughts forcing their way out of me
Trying not to break, but I’m so tired of this deceit
Every time I try to make myself get back up on my feet
All I ever think about is this, all the time and time between
And how trying to put my trust in you just takes so much out of me
Take everything from the inside
And throw it all away
Cause I sw
