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Linkin Park singer Chester Bennington will not need surgery for the chest and stomach pains that caused him to check into a hospital for nine days on May 30, and is feeling much better, a spokesperson at the band’s label said. Doctors have instructed Bennington to rest for the next two to three weeks, after which they expect he should be fully recovered and ready to join the band at a warm-up show for the Summer Sanitarium Tour in Las Vegas on June 27 and at the launch of the tour July 4 in Pontiac, Michigan. “I plan on ripping… Read more »

Linkin Park singer Chester Bennington was released from a Los Angeles hospital Monday (June 9), according to a spokesperson for the band’s label. Bennington had checked into the facility on May 30 complaining of intense chest and stomach pains. Doctors determined that either a parasite or an intestinal disorder was likely responsible for the ailment. Over the weekend, co-vocalist Mike Shinoda told Los Angeles’ KROQ-FM that Bennington would probably need surgery once the exact cause of his illness was pinpointed. As of press time, the band’s label didn’t know whether Bennington was cured or would need further treatment. During his… Read more »

When he belted out “Somewhere I Belong,” we’re guessing Linkin Park lead singer Chester Bennington didn’t mean that somewhere to be a hospital bed. But the alternametal band’s frontman has been confined to a Los Angeles-area hospital since Friday battling a mystery malady, the group’s label has announced. Bennington was admitted to an undisclosed hospital “after an attack of severe back and abdominal pains,” according to a statement from Warner Bros. Records released Tuesday on Linkin Park’s Website (www.linkinpark.com). “Bennington remains hospitalized as doctors are still trying to determine the cause of these ailments.” With Bennington idled in sick bay… Read more »

“There are few directors I trust enough to do a Linkin Park video,” the band’s DJ and resident director, Joseph Hahn, said Thursday. Mark Romanek is one of them. On the heels of Johnny Cash’s “Hurt,” the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ “Can’t Stop” and Audioslave’s “Cochise,” the acclaimed director is handling Linkin Park’s new single, “Faint.” The group shot the clip at the end of April with about 1,000 fans, Hahn said at the Music Video Production Association Awards. Romanek’s treatment, based around the “I won’t be ignored” portion of the song’s chorus, features the band performing and ignoring the… Read more »

Linkin Park’s “Meteora” maintains its No. 1 standing on the Billboard 200 for a second-straight week, despite a hefty 67% drop in U.S. sales. The band’s sophomore Warner Bros. album sold 265,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan, bringing its two-week sales total above the 1 million mark. The No. 1 entry of “Meteora” on The Billboard 200 followed a similar opening on the U.K. album chart. In addition, last week the album’s first single “Somewhere I Belong” took over the top slot Billboard’s Modern Rock and Mainstream Rock airplay charts. Detroit duo the White Stripes had a strong opening week… Read more »

Metallica, Blur, and Linkin Park will headline the U.K.’s Reading and Leeds festivals this August. The events begin Aug. 22 with Leeds Festival headliner Metallica and Reading headliner Linkin Park. Linkin Park moves over to Leeds on Aug. 23, while Blur takes over headlining duties at Reading. The final day of the event will see Blur at Leeds and Metallica at Reading. Among the other acts confirmed to play the festivals at various points are Blink 182, System Of A Down, the White Stripes, Beck, Sum 41, Courtney Love, Doves, the Streets, the Datsuns, and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Last… Read more »

Linkin Park’s latest release has made a meteoric rise to the top of the album chart, debuting at the No. 1 spot. “Meteora” sold more than 810,000 copies during its first week in stores, according to industry figures released Wednesday. The rap-rock band’s first album, “Hybrid Theory,” was the top seller of 2001 with 4.8 million copies sold. Debuting in second place was the new Celine Dion album, “One Heart,” which sold nearly 432,000 copies in its first week. And the No. 3 album also was a new release, “Now That’s What I Call Music! 12,” which sold about 256,000… Read more »

Thousands of Linkin Park Underground fan club members questioning whether they got their money’s worth from their $25 initiation fee are about to be silenced. The band will play 10 free shows in major cities across the country, and LPU members have first dibs on tickets, the band’s publicist said. Tickets will be distributed on a first come, first served basis to LPU members, who will receive a confirmation number via e-mail for the concert closest to their hometown. In addition to admission, club members will be invited to shake hands with the members of Linkin Park at the after-show… Read more »

Today marks the official premiere of LPTV, an extensive, exclusive behind-the-scenes look at Linkin Park as they record their new album, METEORA. A new episode of LPTV will debut each Tuesday on linkinpark.com (http://linkinpark.com/ ), with members of the band’s fan club, Linkin Park Underground (http://lpunderground.com/), getting a sneak preview every Monday. The nine episodes lead up to the release of METEORA, in stores March 25th in North America and March 24th worldwide. The series is groundbreaking in the entry it offers fans from around the globe into the daily life of the band. Phoenix adds, “We love the idea… Read more »

Linkin Park’s new album, Meteora, is at the pressing plant right now waiting to be multiplied and distributed around the world, according to DJ Joe Hahn. The band will tour all kinds of venues. “We’re going to start off small, do some theater shows, and then when Projekt Revolution rolls around, those are arena shows,” he said. Hahn then told us Linkin Park is going to team with some of rock’s biggest hitters for a stadium tour. “Once we hit the summer we’re going to do a stadium tour with Metallica and Limp Bizkit,” Hahn said. “We’re excited about all… Read more »