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One of Linkin Park’s heaviest songs is now available to stream for the first time ever

Despite being a fan favourite recorded in 2006, the track has never before made it to streaming services

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“I lived with this false hope that Weiland was one day gonna get it together. I kick myself because we let it go on for so long”: how Chester Bennington helped rebuild grunge icons Stone Temple Pilots

The story of Linkin Park frontman Chester Bennington’s brief but memorable stint with grunge legends Stone Temple Pilots

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Linkin Park Announces First-Ever Career-Spanning Greatest Hits Album

Linkin Park's upcoming greatest hits album features a previously unreleased track by Chester Bennington, set for release on April 12.

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“We were all saying, ‘We’re gonna make this something they can never follow up.’” How Linkin Park and Jay-Z united for the ultimate metal and hip hop crossover, Collision Course

Nu metal’s leading lights were supposed to collaborate with the world’s biggest rapper for just one episode of TV. In the end, they made a blockbuster EP and dazzled an entire generation of hard rock and hip-hop fans.

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Mike Shinoda looks back: ‘Would I have wanted Linkin Park to be successful without being recognisable? Probably’

The frontman on coping with fame, losing his bandmate, and finding new fans 20 years on

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"I said to Chester, 'What do you think about just saying SHUT UP?'" Mike Shinoda explains how Rage Against The Machine inspired one of Linkin Park's most iconic moments on One Step Closer

One Step Closer is one of Linkin Park's hallmark anthems, and Mike Shinoda has explained how its iconic lyric came about

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The loss of known strangers

Exploring the pain of losing someone you never knew, and the impact of Matthew Perry and Chester Bennington's passing.

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"I'm at this weird crossroads": Mike Shinoda faces the future, but exactly what that future holds, is not yet clear

Expect 'things' from Linkin Park's Mike Shinoda in 2024, just don't expect him to play by standard music industry rules

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As a millennial metalhead, I was laughed at for loving nu metal. In 2023 it's filling festivals and influencing more young bands than ever - and I couldn't be happier about it

Nu metal was derided as silly, overblown and undeserving of recognition in the wider metal scene. Admittedly, two of those things were kinda true, but it still ruled, OK?!

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10 times nu metal got surprisingly emotional

From stirring covers of classic ballads to team-ups that made our hearts sing, here's all the proof you need that nu metal can hit us right in the feels

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Watch this husky scream along to Linkin Park's Given Up because... just because

For those unexperienced in husky ownership, know that they are very loud...and also make excellent vocalists for screaming along to noughties nu metal

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How Rick Rubin helped Linkin Park break free from nu metal

When Linkin Park turned to Rick Rubin to help them reinvent themselves, the band said that the legendary producer had a “touch of genius”

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Disturbed's David Draiman admits that he "almost joined" Chester Bennington, Chris Cornell and Scott Weiland this year while fighting addiction and depression

David Draiman: "Addiction and depression can happen to anyone ladies and gentlemen. No one is immune from it no matter how beautiful their life may look from the outside"

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How Meteora showed Linkin Park were no one-hit wonder: "it proved Hybrid Theory wasn’t an accident"

Linkin Park had become nu metal stars with Hybrid Theory, but with Meteora the band proved they were here to stay

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Family Legacy on Paramount+ review: promises new insight into music icons from their kids but fails to deliver

This new look at music’s icons from the point of view of their children has real potential but sticks to largely charted territory

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Twitter appears to give blue tick verification to dead users including celebrities Kobe Bryant, Chadwick Boseman and Chester Bennington

Elon Musk's revamp of Twitter's blue tick service hits another hurdle as it emerges that several dead celebrities and other high-profile users appear to have been signed up to the verification service.

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The 10 most viewed Linkin Park videos on YouTube

Here are 10 reasons why Linkin Park have racked up over 12 billion views on the popular streaming platform

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Linkin Park bassist thinks the band will make "new music" in the future

Bassist Dave 'Phoenix' Farrell believes Linkin Park are not done making music and playing shows

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Mike Shinoda labels nu metal "toxic masculinity", says Linkin Park didn't fit as they "didn’t identify with tough-guy sh*t"

Linkin Park's Mike Shinoda says his band were never comfortable with the "frat rock" element of nu metal

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Listen to Linkin Park's previously unreleased Meteora-era banger, Fighting Myself

Linkin Park share the hard-hitting Fighting Myself, a previously unreleased track lifted from the 20th anniversary edition of Meteora

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Chester Bennington would have turned 47 today. In 2017, in his final interview, he gave us these touching words about his friend and hero, Chris Cornell

In the summer of 2017, we spoke to Linkin Park’s Chester Bennington about the life and legacy of his friend, late Soundgarden singer Chris Cornell. Here's what he had to say

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Linkin Park’s Mike Shinoda opens up about grief after losing Chester Bennington to suicide

‘For me, it just felt like too much,’ he says

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Chester Bennington’s wife pays emotional tribute to Linkin Park frontman on fifth anniversary of his death

‘I didn’t think I could breathe this long without you. RIP my love,’ Talinda Bennington wrote

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