---
title: "Linkin Park"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/linkin-park"
genre: "Nu Metal"
country: "United States"
formed: 1996
---

# Linkin Park

**Linkin Park** is a nu metal band, from United States, active 1996 to present.

Linkin Park is an American rock band formed in Agoura Hills, California, in 1996. The band's current lineup consists of vocalist/rhythm guitarist/keyboardist Mike Shinoda, lead guitarist Brad Delson, DJ/turntablist Joe Hahn, bassist Dave Farrell, vocalist Emily Armstrong, and drummer Colin Brittain. The lineup for the band's first seven studio albums included lead vocalist Chester Bennington and drummer Rob Bourdon; after Bennington's suicide in July 2017, the band endured a seven-year hiatus, during which Bourdon chose to depart from the band. In September 2024, Linkin Park's reformation was announced along with the addition of Armstrong and Brittain.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linkin_Park

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Linkin Park |
| Genre | Nu Metal |
| Parent genre | Alternative Metal |
| Origin | Agoura Hills, United States |
| Formed | 1996 |
| Releases in catalog | 16 |

## Genres

[Nu Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/nu-metal) · [Rap Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/rap-metal)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Brad Delson](https://themetalnet.com/musician/brad-delson) | Electric guitar, Background vocals, Bass guitar, Keyboard | 1996 to present | Current |
| [Colin Brittain](https://themetalnet.com/musician/colin-brittain) | Drums (drum set) | 2024 to present | Current |
| [David Michael Farrell](https://themetalnet.com/musician/david-michael-farrell) | Background vocals, Bass guitar | 1996 to present | Current |
| [Emily Armstrong](https://themetalnet.com/musician/emily-armstrong) | Lead vocals | 2024 to present | Current |
| [Joseph “Joe” Hahn](https://themetalnet.com/musician/joseph-joe-hahn) | Background vocals, Sampler, Synthesizer, Turntable | 1996 to present | Current |
| [Mike Shinoda](https://themetalnet.com/musician/mike-shinoda) | Lead vocals, Background vocals, Sampler, Synthesizer, Guitar, Keyboard | 1996 to present | Current |
| [Chester Bennington](https://themetalnet.com/musician/chester-bennington) | Lead vocals | 1999 to 2017 | Former |
| [Mark Wakefield](https://themetalnet.com/musician/mark-wakefield) | Lead vocals | 1996 to 1998 | Former |
| [Rob Bourdon](https://themetalnet.com/musician/rob-bourdon) | Percussion, Drums (drum set) | 1996 to 2017 | Former |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1999 | [Hybrid Theory](https://themetalnet.com/album/ea2c867d-ee9f-4d84-bea1-53cfab453aed) | EP |
| 2000 | [Hybrid Theory](https://themetalnet.com/album/b5b4bb4b-8ba5-3acf-88cb-4cae2699d8da) | Album |
| 2002 | [In the End: Live & Rare](https://themetalnet.com/album/280754fc-4e7b-36b2-8c2e-d295dd93ef0b) | EP |
| 2002 | [Underground V2.0](https://themetalnet.com/album/49abaf1e-b66c-3118-9cb6-cee53691b7df) | EP |
| 2003 | [Meteora](https://themetalnet.com/album/09474d62-17dd-3a4f-98fb-04c65f38a479) | Album |
| 2004 | [Collision Course](https://themetalnet.com/album/8ef859e3-feb2-4dd1-93da-22b91280d768) | EP |
| 2004 | [Underground 4.0](https://themetalnet.com/album/7b0030b7-2966-35a0-a94c-ae108a708eb0) | EP |
| 2006 | [Underground 6](https://themetalnet.com/album/b4df526c-02d9-308f-b315-cd0949556c49) | EP |
| 2007 | [Minutes to Midnight](https://themetalnet.com/album/a4201f5c-f0d7-319c-ba9d-ba0bac38da7a) | Album |
| 2008 | [Mmm...Cookies: Sweet Hamster Like Jewels from America!](https://themetalnet.com/album/8d3bcff8-b394-3698-a02f-9693055b1094) | EP |
| 2010 | [2011 North American Tour EP](https://themetalnet.com/album/9d5eec4c-1b34-480c-be13-c2f8d230eb85) | EP |
| 2010 | [A Thousand Suns](https://themetalnet.com/album/65404106-2976-4f98-a0e2-4e76923ea06d) | Album |
| 2012 | [Living Things](https://themetalnet.com/album/af682b63-021e-4806-afac-9aa4380fc6bd) | Album |
| 2014 | [The Hunting Party](https://themetalnet.com/album/20292abb-7023-495b-8081-4b7be106a3b1) | Album |
| 2017 | [One More Light](https://themetalnet.com/album/b976c959-d13e-487c-85d7-cab70ed7c842) | Album |
| 2024 | [From Zero](https://themetalnet.com/album/a3159fb4-2ad3-4678-ba51-36fbc8b8430d) | Album |

## Related bands

- [System of a Down](https://themetalnet.com/band/system-of-a-down) (listened together)
- [Red Hot Chili Peppers](https://themetalnet.com/band/red-hot-chili-peppers) (listened together)
- [Nirvana](https://themetalnet.com/band/nirvana) (listened together)
- [Muse](https://themetalnet.com/band/muse) (listened together)
- [Papa Roach](https://themetalnet.com/band/papa-roach) (listened together)
- [Metallica](https://themetalnet.com/band/metallica) (listened together)
- [Evanescence](https://themetalnet.com/band/evanescence) (listened together)
- [Limp Bizkit](https://themetalnet.com/band/limp-bizkit) (listened together)
- [Korn](https://themetalnet.com/band/korn) (listened together)
- [Disturbed](https://themetalnet.com/band/disturbed) (listened together)
- [Rage Against the Machine](https://themetalnet.com/band/rage-against-the-machine) (listened together)
- [Three Days Grace](https://themetalnet.com/band/three-days-grace) (listened together)

## Official and external links

- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6XyY86QOPPrYVGvF9ch6wz
- x: https://twitter.com/linkinpark
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/92
- instagram: https://www.instagram.com/linkinpark/
- website: https://www.linkinpark.com/
- apple music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/148662
- youtube: https://music.youtube.com/channel/UCxgN32UVVztKAQd2HkXzBtw
- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/linkinpark

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/linkin-park](https://themetalnet.com/band/linkin-park). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt