Linkin Park’s Hybrid Theory and Staind’s new release Break The Cycle have been certified double platinum for sales of 2 million copies, according to the Recording Industry Association Of America (RIAA). 3 Doors Down’s debut album The Better Life, has surpassed 5 million copies as certified by the RIAA, and Tool’s Lateralus has reached the platinum mark. Vocalists Chester Bennington and Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park told LAUNCH that they worked hard at making Hybrid Theory, and discussed the biggest obstacles in making the album. Bennington explained, “Each and every single song. We walked into every song with a fresh… Read more »
In the latest attempt to link music and school violence, the songs of California pop-metal band Linkin Park are being implicated in Monday’s Santee, Calif., shooting, in which 15-year-old Charles “Andy” Williams opened fire on his Santana High schoolmates, killing two and wounding 13. A friend of Williams’ appearing on NBC’s Today show said that Williams was a fan of the band and that he was influenced by three songs on the band’s Hybrid Theory album: “One Step Closer,” “Papercut,” and “In the End.” Linkin Park released a one-sentence statement about the shooting via its publicist. It reads, “Like everyone… Read more »
On August 24, Linkin Park fans geared up for an announcement set to drop on August 28. Then, long-time listeners ultimately had to set their clocks back again to September 5. Fans were utterly devastated after the band’s countdown clock simply started to count back up rather than reveal a new singer, music drop, etc. During a concert livestream, the band officially shared that Dead Sara’s Emily Armstrong will join the band as a new co-vocalist. Additionally, producer and songwriter for G Flip, Illenium, One OK Rock, etc. Colin Brittain will play drums for the new album and on their… Read more »
Linkin Park is in the process of organizing its own headlining tour, the first Projekt Revolution Tour, tentatively set for January of 2002. It’s being planned for U.S. arenas, and the lineup will be an eclectic mix of rock, rap, hip-hop, and electronic music. Guitarist Brad Delson said that the band is all about musical diversity. He revealed Linkin Park gets pigeonholed as a rock band, but they’re more eclectic that that. “The idea of the group, which really started in (singer) Mike (Shinoda)’s bedroom was to really create a hybrid between emo, techno, hip-hop, hardcore, everything, and really create… Read more »
