Linkin Park is a rock band from Agoura Hills, California. Since their
formation in 1996, the band has sold more than fifty million albums and
won two Grammy Awards. They achieved mainstream success with their
debut album, Hybrid Theory, which was certified Diamond by the RIAA in
2005. Their following studio album, Meteora, continued the band's
success, topping the Billboard 200’s album charts in 2003, and was
followed by extensive touring and charity work around the world.
Recognized
for their adaption of the nu metal genre into a radio-friendly yet
densely-layered style in Hybrid Theory and Meteora, the band moved away
from this and explored a variety of other genres in their latest studio
album, Minutes to Midnight. The album topped the Billboard Charts and
had the third best debut week of any album that year. They are also
known for their several collaborations, most notably with rapper Jay-Z
in their mash-up album Collision Course, and many other artists on
Reanimation.