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Linkin Parks sound is utterly their own, an accomplishment strengthened by the bands remarkably powerful and unforced songwriting. But almost everything about Linkin Park has been unforced, including their Southern California origins.
Linkin Park has created a sound all their own, their music has incredibly catchy beats that you
can get stuck in your head for days at a time. And then to back up the beat, are the
emotionaly driven vocals that seem to come straight from their soul and into yours. The songs
have hip hop elements in them, while also throwing in the hard core rock and electronic
industrial sounds. Plus the vocals arent the hellraising blood curtling screams that are in so
much music nowadays, showing that the vocalists in Linkin Park actually have some form of
skill, and are capable of more than screaming.
Brad and Mike attended the same highschool togeter where Brad also met Rob. Mike then went to the Pasadena Art Center where he studied Painting. While he was there he met Joe. Next
Chester came into the picture to complete the Linkin Park lineup and to form what was to be one
of the best up and coming bands in the world today. Then they began to perform shows and
get a huge underground following. They hooked up with Warner Brothers and are recording
their first album titled "Hybrid Theory".
Delson and emcee/vocalist Mike Shinoda attended the same high school together, where Delson also
met the bands drummer, Rob Bourdon. Shinoda then hooked up with DJ Joseph Hahn while
studying painting at the Pasadena Art Center. The final piece in the puzzle was singer
Chester Bennington, a transplanted Arizona native who started making records when he
was sixteen.
"Since I learned how to talk Ive been telling everybody I was gonna grow up to be a singer,"
laughs Bennington. "When I was two, I used to run around singing Foreigner songs theres tapes of
me doing that."
The combination of Benningtons rich, mammoth vocal style clicked immediately with Shinodas
streetwise emceeing. "I think one of Chester and Mikes goals is to be as intergrated as
possible," offers Delson. "We want our sound to come across so that people go, oh, thats
Linkin Park, not I heard this hip-hop part, and now theyre hitting me over the head with
this rock chorus. We want everything to have dynamics, but also a continuous cohesive
flavor, so that you know what band youre listening to."
The end result is an album thats as well-crafted and melodic as it is confrontational, with a
strong lyrical message.
"Ive wanted to do this my whole life, and I feel really blessed to be here," says Bennington. "A
lot of hard work and dedication and faith can get you through anything and make it happen."
Linkin Park is Brad Delson (Guitar), Rob Bourdon (Drums) , Joe Hahn (Turntables), Mike Shinoda
(Vocals), and Chester Benninton (Vocals).
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