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Linkin Park "The Catalyst," featuring YOU: All you need to know to record, listen and vote

2010-07-20T09:25:00.001-07:00

You have one week left to record and submit your version of Linkin Park's new single, "The Catalyst." The winning track will get a spot on the band's new album,A Thousand Suns.

We want to hear from all of you, which submissions you like best.Go here to listen to all entriesand vote for your favorites.

TO RECORD YOUR VERSION OF "THE CATALYST:"

1. Download the stems and use your own recording software to produce "The Catalyst," featuring YOU.

2. Submit your song by 7.25.10

Go hereand add the Indaba Music app to your MySpace profile. Continue to the Linkin Park contest page on Indaba and follow the steps until you upload your file. Only the tracks entered in the official contest can be considered for the grand prize.

If you don’t have your own music production software, you can record using the mixer provided in theIndaba Music app.

3. Share your song on your MySpace, Facebook, Twitter, etc. to get as many votes as possible.

CONTEST INFO:

Contest Rules:Click here.

Grand Prize:The winner will be selected by Linkin Park to be featured on a version of their new album,A Thousand Suns, out 9.2.10. The winner will also be award $1,000.

International Eligibility:Below is a full list of countries from which participants will be eligible for the MySpace prize, for legal reasons. If you're not from one of these countries, you can still record and share your own version of "The Catalyst." We'd love to hear it.

Argentina Australia Bolivia Brazil Canada Chile China Columbia Costa Rica Domican Republic Ecuador El Salvador Germany Guatemala Honduras Ireland Japan Mexico New Zealand Nicaragua Panama Paraguay Peru Poland Spain Turkey United Kingdom United States Uruguay Venezuela

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CATALYST - Single Art

2010-07-20T09:22:00.000-07:00

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single, THE CATALYST, arrives August 2nd. I thought I’d show you the art for the single before anyone else gets to see it.

Linkin Park, Featuring You

2010-07-09T20:26:00.000-07:00

The "Linkin Park, Featuring You" contest is now live. Check outwww.myspace.com/linkinparkfor details. You will be notified how to submit your entries at a later date.

Show in Chile Added

2010-06-30T22:40:00.001-07:00

We're excited to announce that they'll l be performing at the Maquinaria Festival in Santiago, Chile on October 9. Tickets are on sale now HERE.

Show in Denmark Added

2010-06-25T06:27:00.001-07:00

We'll be playing at MCH Arena in Herning, Denmark on October 30th. LPU members can purchase pre-sale tickets starting tomorrow. Tickets go on sale to the public HERE on Tuesday, June 29 at 10AM (local).

Additional Show in London Added

2010-06-25T06:26:00.000-07:00

One show just wasn’t enough, so we added a second show at the O2 Arena in London on November 11. LPU members can purchase pre-sale tickets now, and the rest of you can get yours starting Friday, June 25 at 9am local time.

Linkinpark [New Video] - Not Alone

2010-06-16T01:08:00.000-07:00

Linkin Park News: Message

2010-06-16T01:05:00.000-07:00

Linkin Park News: Message

http://mikeshinoda.com/2010/06/15/linkin-park-news-message/

Paris Show Added

2010-06-15T19:39:00.000-07:00

Paris Show Added

We just added a show at Bercy in Paris, France on October 25th. Pre-sale tickets for LPU members are on sale now and tickets go on sale to the public on Friday, June 18 at www.avosbillets.com. We have even more tour dates coming, so keep checkingLinkinPark.com for updates.

-Phoenix

UK Shows Added

2010-06-11T18:43:00.000-07:00

UK Shows Added

Three shows added in the UK. Pre-sale tickets for LPU members go on sale Tuesday, June 15 and tickets go on sale to the public on Friday, June 18 at 9AM HERE.

November 4 - Manchester, UK - MEN Arena
November 9 - Birmingham, UK - LG Arena
November 10 - London, UK - O2 Arena

Join LP Underground today at LPUnderground.com so you can take advantage of these pre-sale opportunities as well as chances for meet and greets with members of Linkin Park.

Chat with Mike Shinoda!

2009-12-08T22:08:00.001-08:00

Mike will be chatting exclusively with LPU members tomorrow at 12:30pm PST in the LPU chat room! If you're not already a member, join today so you can take part in the chat and take advantage of all of the other LPU benefits! Visit LPUnderground.com for more info!

LPU 9 IS NOW AVAILABLE!

2009-12-05T02:10:00.000-08:00

Join now to get the exclusive LPU9: Demos CD, a special rarities album that features never before heard versions of LP hits and includes the unreleased song, “Across the Line.” LPU9 membership packages also include a t-shirt, other merchandise and online access to membership benefits including chances at presales and meet & greets. Check out www.LPUnderground.com to watch the promo video and see all available membership options, including the Premier Pass package which comes with the first ever Limited Edition LPU vinyl, ONLY the first thousand are hand numbered. Visit /join">www.lpunderground.com NOW!

Linkin Park Nominated For A Grammy!

2009-12-03T02:33:00.000-08:00

Linkin Park has been nominated for a Grammy for Best Hard Rock Performance for “What I’ve Done” from Road To Revolution: Live At Milton Keynes! The Grammy Awards will take place on January 31 at Staples Center in Los Angeles.

Linkin Park To Release Special Rarities Album With Fan Club Package

2009-11-30T23:06:00.000-08:00

Linkin Park has announced a December 3rd release date for LPU9: DEMOS, a special rarities album available with a membership to the band's fan club, the Linkin Park Underground. The album and membership package can be purchased together at www.lpunderground.com and at select Best Buy locations and includes a t-shirt, patch, and other exclusive merchandise items.

LPU9: DEMOS features nine unreleased demo versions of some of the band’s biggest hits, including “Faint,” “Breaking The Habit,” and “Leave Out All The Rest.” Also included is “Across The Line,” a previously unreleased song recorded during the Minutes To Midnight studio sessions. Fans also get “Morning After (acoustic),” from frontman Chester Bennington’s side project, Dead By Sunrise (as an exclusive download).

“Songs change constantly over the course of the creative process, so we thought it’d be cool to share early versions of familiar tracks,” says Linkin Park vocalist Mike Shinoda. “The versions in this collection represent important moments in the evolution of each song: different vocals, music variations, and missing parts. They're snapshots of our works-in-progress."

Since its formation in 2001, the LPU’s reach has extended worldwide to form a tight global community. The band has maintained a strong direct bond throughout, and every year they design special merchandise and release music exclusively to LPU members.

Fans first heard the new song, “Across The Line,” during online video episodes ("LPTV"). Originally entitled "Japan," fans sought out the song for years, but the band had never released it. In response to fan feedback, the band decided to finish the song and make it available as a highlight of LPU9.

"The LPU is a movement," says guitarist Brad Delson. "Their support of the band is inspiring. So we try to give back to them whenever we can. When we heard that they had been talking about 'Across The Line,' we knew we had to make it available for them."

The LPU has enabled fans worldwide to interact with members of the band, meeting them at exclusive LP Underground meet & greet signings (held at almost every Linkin Park show), or chatting with them online at exclusive chats through the fan club members-only website, www.lpunderground.com. In past years, the band has offered free concert tickets to fan club members, cast them as extras in a music video (“Faint”), and flown them out for rehearsal sessions. The site also provides fans with exclusive news, presales, contests, photos, video, and more. The fan club consistently strives to offer more to its members through website innovations, creative content, and engaging contests and giveaways. For more information, please go to www.lpunderground.com.

The full track listing for LPU9: DEMOS is as follows:

1 – “A-Six” (Original Long Version 2002)
2 – “Faint” (Demo 2002)
3 – “Sad” ("By Myself" Demo 1999)
4 – “Fear” ("Leave Out All the Rest" Demo 2006)
5 – “Figure.09” (Demo 2002)
6 – “Stick And Move” ("Runaway" Demo 1998)
7 – “Across The Line” (Unreleased Demo 2007)
8 – “Drawing” ("Breaking The Habit" Demo 2002)
9 – “Drum Song” ("Little Things Give You Away" Demo 2006)

Linkin Park is currently in the studio preparing a new album for release in 2010.

Linkin Park wins MTV EMA Award

2009-11-24T22:34:00.001-08:00

Thanks to all of your votes, Linkin Park won the MTV European Music Award for Best World Stage Performance! Thank you for your continued support of the band and thanks to all of the fans who voted for us.

Mike and Joe Signing at SURU in LA Tomorrow!

2009-11-19T22:29:00.001-08:00

Mike and Joe have collaborated to create the MSDC X SURU Limited Edition Remix DC shoe. This shoe will be sold exclusively through Joe’s SURU store from November 20th through December 20th. This series is limited to only 500 shoes, so be sure to pre-order yours now!

In celebration of the release, Mike and Joe will be signing shoes for anyone who purchases them at the SURU store in LA this Friday, November 20th at 7pm. If you pre-order your shoes now, you can pick them up in the store on the night of the signing.

For more information on the shoes, visit www.suru-la.com.

Deftones Benefit Show

2009-11-17T22:26:00.001-08:00

This Thursday, Mike will join long-time friends the Deftones on stage during their benefit show for bass player Chi Leng Cheng at The Avalon in LA. The show is sold out, but you can still help. Click HERE to bid on items for the Chi Leng Cheng Special Needs Trust Auction. If you would simply like to make a donation, you can do that at www.oneloveforchi.com.

Chi Cheng was injured last year in a car accident which left him in a semi-conscious state. The auction and donations will go towards his medical bills.

Watch the new Dead By Sunrise video for "Let Down"

2009-11-16T18:50:00.001-08:00

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Last Chance for LPU 8!

2009-11-12T17:32:00.000-08:00

LPU 9 might be right around the corner, but it is not too late to join, renew or gift an LPU 8 membership to a friend or fellow Linkin Park fan. We still have more exclusive content and contests scheduled for this LPU 8 cycle year, so act now! Annual memberships start at just $15! LPU 8 members have exclusive access to the November 18 online chat with Rob Bourdon and to the newly added LPUTV episode available at the members-only website. JOIN LPU TODAY!

Help Keep Linkin Park in Fuse's Best of 2009 Tournament!

2009-11-09T22:11:00.000-08:00

Linkin Park has advanced to round 3 of Fuse's Best of 2009 Tournament! Help keep them alive in the tournament by voting for "New Divide" HERE! You have until Saturday and can vote as much as you want, so vote often!

Music For Relief Needs You (and 9,999 of your closest friends) Right Now!

2009-11-04T23:19:00.001-08:00

Airwalk.com is donating up to $10,000 to charity and they are letting YOU choose where each dollar is donated. Visit www.airwalk.com/doingyourpart and tell Airwalk to donate $1 in your name to Music for Relief then tell a friend! This costs you nothing and will help MFR continue to support disaster relief and reduce global warming. Thank you for your support!

Bid on a Fender Guitar Signed by Linkin Park

2009-11-04T05:40:00.000-08:00

Join Linkin Park in their efforts to help the over 14 million children suffering with brain injuries. Children’s Neurological Solutions Foundations, a national parent driven organization, is providing hope and support in finding a cure to these devastating and often life threatening disorders.

You can help! Click here for more information and to start bidding!

"New Divide" in Round Two of Fuse's Best Video of 2009 Tournament!

2009-11-04T05:38:00.000-08:00

Linkin Park’s video for "New Divide" has made it to round two in Fuse's Best Video of 2009 Tournament! Vote for "New Divide" at http://www.fuse.tv/ontv/shows/best-of-2009/ and help them battle their way to number 1! Be sure to vote each week!

"New Divide" Nominated for Fuse's Best Video of 2009!

2009-10-30T04:36:00.001-07:00

Linkin Park’s video for "New Divide" has been nominated for Fuse's Best Video of 2009! Vote for "New Divide" at http://www.fuse.tv/ontv/shows/best-of-2009/ and help them battle their way to number 1! Be sure to vote each week!

Win a Trip to See Linkin Park and Meet Members of the Band!

2009-10-30T04:35:00.001-07:00

Win an all expense paid trip to see Linkin Park in concert and meet members of the band in 2010! Five tickets for only $10.00, and all proceeds benefit Music For Relief. Click HERE for more details.

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Bid on a Transformers Guitar Signed by Linkin Park

2009-10-30T04:33:00.000-07:00

Today is your last day to bid on fantastic items like a Transformers guitar signed by Linkin Park, VIP tickets to the Voodoo Festival, an Xbox signed by Less Than Jake, Underoath, Chiodos and Anti-Flag and much more! All proceeds benefit disaster victims in Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands.

Click HERE to see all auction items and to bid.

Transformers & New Divide: Out This Week on DVD/Blu-ray

2009-10-30T04:26:00.000-07:00

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Transformers & New Divide: Out This Week on DVD/Blu-ray

For all our Transformers fans: the DVD/Blu-ray of the movie is out today, October 20th. The package includes over 3 hours of bonus footage, plus our video for New Divide. This is the first time the music video has been made available in DVD/Blu-ray format.

Dead By Sunrise on Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2009-10-18T20:03:00.001-07:00

If you're in the LA area, you can see Dead By Sunrise perform on Jimmy Kimmel Live on Wednesday, October 21 for FREE! Get your tickets now at 1iota.com.

Chester's New Album In Stores Today!

2009-10-13T22:26:00.001-07:00

Out Of Ashes, the new album from Chester Bennington's Dead By Sunrise, is out NOW! Pick up the new album today on iTunes or Amazon! Also, watch the band perform TONIGHT on The Late Show with David Letterman on CBS. Check your local listings for times.

Don't forget that Dead By Sunrise will be playing a few shows in the next month in support of the new album. Tickets are still available for the shows, so make sure you get yours today!

Oct. 14 - The Gramercy Theatre - New York, NY | Tickets ($20.00)
Oct. 19 - The Roxy - West Hollywood, CA | Tickets ($21.50)
Oct. 21 - Jimmy Kimmel Live - Los Angeles, CA | Register For FREE Tickets
Oct. 24 - Merriwhether Post Pavilion - Columbia, MD | Tickets

You can also purchase Out Of Ashes bundled with a SIGNED 14"x14" Dead By Sunrise lithograph HERE!

Digital Souvenir Packages Now Available For Download!

2009-10-05T23:09:00.000-07:00

The wait is finally over! If you purchased a Digital Souvenir Package at a show over the summer in Europe or Asia, you can download it now HERE!

Dead By Sunrise Web Store Now Open!

2009-10-01T20:38:00.000-07:00

The Dead By Sunrise web store is now open! Pre-order Out of Ashes, along with a limited-edition, exclusive T-shirt, not available anywhere else. Items will ship the week of release. Browse several designs, selected by the band personally. Makes a perfect gift for a die-hard fan, or you can treat yourself. Click HERE to shop. And don’t forget to check out the band in person, coming soon to a town near you…

Win Mike's Hand Vandalized Poster-Prints!

2009-09-30T19:46:00.000-07:00

Mike Shinoda explains how you can win a Glorious Excess (Dies) hand vandalized poster-print by participating in a raffle to benefit Music for Relief. Win a piece of artwork from his show on view until this Sunday Oct. 4 at the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles.

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There will be over 140 raffle winners and the grand prize winner gets a trip to see Linkin Park in concert!

Linkin Park Nominated for MTV EMA!

2009-09-21T21:48:00.000-07:00

Linkin Park has been nominated for an MTV EMA in the categories of BEST WORLD STAGE PERFORMANCE and BEST ROCK. Help Linkin Park take home the award and vote now at http://ema.mtv.co.uk/vote! The show is on November 5, so vote often before then!

Dead By Sunrise - Crawl Back In - [Official Music Video] [HQ]

2009-09-14T12:08:00.000-07:00

A new song from Dead By Sunrise "Crawl Back In"...

Win a Piece of Glorious Excess (Dies)

2009-09-14T11:56:00.000-07:00

Mike Shinoda donated over 140 signed, hand vandalized poster-prints from his Glorious Excess (Dies) art exhibition to Music for Relief. The poster-prints will be given away to over 140 winners of a global online raffle!

One grand prize winner will also win an expense paid trip to see Linkin Park in concert in 2010 and a meet and greet with band members as well as a DC Shoes prize pack. Unlike an auction in which the single highest bidder wins, in this global raffle, everyone who purchases a ticket has a chance to be the grand prize winner or be one of the other 140 winners of the poster print hand-vandalized and signed by Mike Shinoda.

Visit MikeShinoda.com/raffle to enter. All proceeds benefit Music for Relief.

Dead By Sunrise to Play at MTV's Ulalume Festival

2009-09-12T21:11:00.000-07:00

Dead By Sunrise will play at Ulalume, MTV’s first ever Halloween festival, on Friday, October 23 at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland. Performances from the festival will air during a Halloween-themed week on MTV, MTV.com, mtvU, and mtvU.com. Get your tickets for the festival HERE!

New "Glorious Excess" Merch!

2009-09-03T23:35:00.000-07:00

The new Glorious Excess (Dies) merchandise has just been added to Mike Shinoda's merch store!

The book is $35 and details Glorious Excess (Born) and (Dies) from concept to completion with 128 full color pages and a foreword by Shepard Fairey. There are also four skate decks that are $75 each, but you can save $25 if you buy all four!

Get these items today before they sell out!

BENNINGTON'S STALKER JAILED ( News of 2008)

2009-08-21T09:35:00.000-07:00

A woman accused of stalking rocker CHESTER BENNINGTON has been sentenced to two years in jail for harassing the LINKIN PARK frontman and his wife TALINDA BENTLEY. Former laboratory worker Devon Townsend pleaded guilty to using government computers at her former workplace Sandia National Laboratories' technology and manufacturing group to access the rocker's email account from January to November 2006. Townsend also hacked into a cellphone firm's website to illegally obtain Bennington's phone number, which she used to threaten former Playboy model Bentley. Townsend appeared at an Albuquerque, New Mexico court for sentencing on Wednesday (20Feb08) and was ordered to turn herself in to a Phoenix, Arizona jail within 60 days to begin serving her prison term. She is also expected to undergo mental health treatment while behind bars.

BENNINGTON DENIES VELVET REVOLVER ROLE (Old Rumour)

2009-08-21T09:23:00.000-07:00

LINKIN PARK singer CHESTER BENNIGTON has denied he is to take over from SCOTT WEILAND as the frontman of VELVET REVOLVER.
The 32-year-old rocker was rumoured to be joining the band shortly after Weiland was dismissed in March (08) following a series of spats with his bandmates.
But Bennington insists speculation surrounding his possible move to Velvet Revolver was all the result of a misunderstanding - and he currently has no intention to leave Linkin Park.
He tells Kerrang magazine, "I'm friends with all the guys in Velvet Revolver and have played with all of them before. I'm friends with Scott too.
"I think the rumour that I was going to join Velvet Revolver started because (guitarist) Slash asked me if I'd come play a show with them in Vegas right around the time that Scott left the band.
"Timing-wise, it didn't work out for me, though. Maybe people assumed that invitation meant I was joining the band."
But Bennington admits that under other circumstances, he might be tempted to take on the job.
He adds, "If I wasn't in Linkin Park anymore and I didn't know Scott, though, I'd say yes. Who wouldn't? The music is great and it would be a really cool opportunity." has denied he is to take over from SCOTT WEILAND as the frontman of VELVET REVOLVER.
The 32-year-old rocker was rumoured to be joining the band shortly after Weiland was dismissed in March (08) following a series of spats with his bandmates.
But Bennington insists speculation surrounding his possible move to Velvet Revolver was all the result of a misunderstanding - and he currently has no intention to leave Linkin Park.
He tells Kerrang magazine, "I'm friends with all the guys in Velvet Revolver and have played with all of them before. I'm friends with Scott too.
"I think the rumour that I was going to join Velvet Revolver started because (guitarist) Slash asked me if I'd come play a show with them in Vegas right around the time that Scott left the band.
"Timing-wise, it didn't work out for me, though. Maybe people assumed that invitation meant I was joining the band."
But Bennington admits that under other circumstances, he might be tempted to take on the job.
He adds, "If I wasn't in Linkin Park anymore and I didn't know Scott, though, I'd say yes. Who wouldn't? The music is great and it would be a really cool opportunity."

LINKIN PARK TAKE OVER FROM THE WHO FOR CSI EPISODE

2009-08-21T09:20:00.001-07:00

Rockers LINKIN PARK are to end THE WHO's stranglehold on hit TV series CSI after producers agreed to name an episode after their new single.
The group's new track, Leave Out All The Rest, will feature prominently in an upcoming episode with the same name.
It'll be the first time music from any group other than The Who has featured so prominently in any of the three existing CSI programmes.

STARS TO COMPETE FOR TATTOO PRIZE

2009-08-21T09:15:00.001-07:00

(Greenday in Pic)

GREEN DAY, METALLICA and LINKIN PARK lead the list of tattooed rockers up for the Best Band/Artist honour at the first Inked True Colors Awards.
The rockers will compete for the top prize at the event, which will be held on 3 October (09) at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas.
They'll be up against Rise Against, Eminem, Slayer, Lil Wayne, Gallows, Fall Out Boy and Good Charlotte.
Meanwhile, the nominees for Favourite Tattooed Artist are Rihanna, Pink, Travis Barker, Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt and Megan Fox, among others.

Mike Shinoda: Glorious Excess (Dies)

2009-08-08T04:55:00.000-07:00

Mike will host his upcoming solo exhibition, Glorious Excess (Dies), at the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles beginning August 29.

Following his highly-successful 2008 show, Glorious Excess (Born), Mike returns to the Museum to unveil his latest collection of paintings and digital works. Larger, broader, and more sensational than before, Glorious Excess (Dies) is the next chapter in his series exploring society’s obsession with celebrity culture, consumer addiction, and fascination with excess.

Open to the public, the reception for Glorious Excess (Dies) will take place on Saturday, August 29 from 8 to 10pm with Mike in attendance, and the show will be on view until October 4, 2009.

Behind the Scenes of Chester's Dead By Sunrise

2009-07-31T20:07:00.000-07:00

Chester has teamed up with members of Julien-K to record "Out of Ashes," the debut album from Dead By Sunrise, due out October 13, 2009. Here's a glimpse at what's in store.

Dead By Sunrise - Album Trailer

LINKIN PARK'S UNIQUE SOUND

2009-07-30T22:26:00.000-07:00

Linkinpark are determined to make a record which sounds like nothing else any other musician has ever made.

Linkin Park's next album will be like a "new food".

The rockers insist their album is going to be completely different to any other record and called for a "new genre" to help classify the as-yet untitled LP.

Co-frontman Mike Shinoda said: "People just want junk food. They want throw-away junk food music that's going to make them lethargic and fat. McDonalds is great once in a while, in moderation. Eat it every day and you just turn into a slob. We feel the same way about music. We want to hopefully move even more into being able to make more substantial music.

"I would love for this record to be something that has its own identity, and can't easily be connected to anything else. This album will be the kind of food that's foreign to you, that you haven't had before, and when you first taste it, you'll go, 'This doesn't taste like anything else I've had, but I think I like it.' "

The album is due to go on sale next year, but Mike insists they will delay the release if they are not satisfied.

He added to : "If we need to take a step back and make sure everything is top quality then we will."

Linkin Park's Chester Bennington Gets 'Dark' With New Band, Dead By Sunrise

2009-07-30T12:43:00.000-07:00

There are songs about being in love and there's songs about hating people,' singer says.

Linkinpark frontman Chester Bennington has already described his Dead By Sunrise Side project as being "really dark ... like post-apocalyptic 'Blade Runner' meets LSD," so he's not exactly afraid to talk about the rather dark period in his life that birthed his new band.

"I came up with the band name because in the beginnings of making this album, I was partying ... we'll call it partying. It wasn't much fun, but we partied a lot. And there was a lot of times where I was kind of in a really self-destructive place, and sometimes it felt like you weren't sure if you were going to make it to the next day," he explained. "The name kind of evolved from that lifestyle, and the title of the record, Out of Ashes, is kind of coming out of that self-destructive path I was on, and rising from the ashes, so to speak."

And so, like most of the songs on Ashes, "Crawl Back In" — for which Bennington recently shot a video in California's Vasquez Rocks Natural Park — is plenty dark: full of churning, burning, grunge guitars. But it's not pitch-black: Lyrically, the song details Bennington's slow climb back into the light — a climb that started with some serious self-discovery.

"It's a song about questioning your authenticity. I do that every once in a while; I wonder how many of my own thoughts are really my own, and how much influence do the people around me have on the person I am," he said. "There's a lot of that on the record. There's a very dark side [to it], and there's a very light side on it. There are songs about being in love and there's songs about hating people. It's a very strange juxtaposition. And that represents what had been going on in my life over the past couple of years — really great moments happening at the same time as these really terrible things were happening."

And, admittedly, most of those "really great" moments had to do with his other band, Linkin Park. And while Bennington is eternally grateful for all that LP — and their fans — have given him, he's also not afraid to push either away with Dead by Sunrise.

"I think that being in Linkin Park, our sound is so different from song to song and record to record that I really was forced to stop worrying about what I might think our fans want to hear, as opposed to just writing music that I like," he said. "I think that if you get into a place as an artist that is focusing on outside opinions of people you don't even know — like, 'What does the 15-year-old kid in Cleveland think of this song?' — I really don't know, and if I focus on that, I almost end up biting myself to ensure that I keep giving them what they want, and that's a dangerous place to be in.

"I don't want to be a caricature of myself, just kind of rewriting the same song over and over again, to get people to buy it," he continued. "I'd rather take a chance at doing something new and different and lose a few and gain a few rather than keep the same ones around. You can't make everybody happy."

And to that point, though Ashes will finally hit stores in September, Bennington isn't about to forget his Linkin Park duties anytime soon ... in fact, he's trying very hard to combine Dead by Sunrise with LP. Literally.

"I'm actually taking these guys out with me. [Linkin Park] is leaving for Europe and Japan, and Dead by Sunrise is going to be joining us on tour, and we're actually going to be jumping in the middle of LP's set, playing a few songs, then jumping out and letting LP finish out the set," Bennington said. "And that was actually an idea that was brought up by the guys in Linkin Park. I think it's going to be amazing.

Live Earth Faint

2009-07-30T12:30:00.001-07:00

Live Earth What I've Done

2009-07-30T12:27:00.001-07:00

Live Earth Numb

2009-07-30T12:25:00.001-07:00

Live Earth Somewhere I Belong

2009-07-30T12:23:00.000-07:00

Linkin Park - One Step Closer @Live Earth

2009-07-30T12:21:00.000-07:00

Linkin Park - Lockjaw ( LPU Exclusive , new instrumental song )

2009-07-15T08:09:00.001-07:00

Probably For the LP's New album.
It Sounds Great.

We Made It - Linkin Park feat Busta Rhymes

2009-06-30T05:50:00.000-07:00

Just a song only. Official video will be posted soon.

Linkin Park "New Divide" Behind The Scenes MTV Sneak Peek

2009-06-28T22:29:00.000-07:00

Linkin Park Funny Stuff lol

2009-06-28T22:25:00.000-07:00

Linkinpar's some funy footage + behind the scene

Making of Faint- Mr. Hahn Doing Stupid Things At Last

2009-06-23T10:55:00.000-07:00

Mr.Hahn doing some funny+stupid things at last.

Club Tattoo Grand Opening Celebration In Las Vegas, NV

2009-06-20T20:30:00.000-07:00

While this news may be slightly delayed, we are posting the following image to get word out about the upcoming acoustic performance of Dead By Sunrise, as well as to showcase what is basically the first Dead By Sunrise band image ever to be released to the general public.

"Dead By Sunrise" a Trio Band performing an acoustic shows in public.

Mike In The Studio

2009-06-19T22:53:00.001-07:00

Mike Shinoda talking about his new albums+records and also about the software he used for recording, mixing and arranging. Don't forget to watch Rob(Drummer) new hair style.

Linkin Park ft Chris Cornell - Crawling/HHH

2009-06-19T07:58:00.000-07:00

Live performance by LP and Chris Cornell

Metallica and Linkin Park Team Up

2009-06-18T23:37:00.000-07:00

Metallica and Linkin Park Team Up was a top story for this week. Here it is again: (MusicRadar) 1-2 August 2009 sees Metallica and Linkin Park headline the UK leg of Sonisphere, a new festival touring Europe this summer.

The UK leg of Sonisphere is set to be the climax of a summer-long schedule that sees the festival visit the Netherlands, Germany, Spain, Sweden and Finland before arriving in Knebworth.

Tickets, which are sure to be snapped up quickly, go on sale at 9am GMT on Wednesday 11 February. [So far Lamb of God and Mastodon have also been announced]

Shadow of the day- LP Official Video

2009-06-18T23:17:00.000-07:00

Chester talks about new LP and Dead By Sunrise albums on MTV

2009-06-18T08:25:00.000-07:00

He is talking about LP's New album and His another band Dead by Sunrise...

World Premiere of "New Divide" Music Video on MySpace

2009-06-18T08:11:00.000-07:00

You can now watch the brand new video for "New Divide" from the Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen soundtrack by Linkin Park

Linkin Park – “New Divide”

New Album: Don't Expect a "New Divide" Sound

2009-06-18T04:17:00.000-07:00

In a recent interview with UltimateGuitar.com, Mike explains that the new Linkin Park album does not sound like their latest single, "New Divide".

"The new album actually doesn't sound a lot like "New Divide," but it sounds great. We've got about 40 song ideas so far. We're trying to do something different from our other albums, with a focus on making some stuff that's more experimental, and hopefully more cutting-edge. There actually might be more rapping. I'm putting all my Fort Minor energy into the new Linkin Park album...you never know which tracks will make the final cut, but hopefully there will be more rapping, and some great beats on the new record."

He also states at the end of the interview that Chester's solo project, Dead By Sunrise, will be released in September 2009.

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2008-09-13T21:17:00.000-07:00

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Brad Delson

2008-09-12T21:46:00.000-07:00

Name: Brad Delson
DOB: December 1, 1977
Instruments: Guitar

Gear:

Ibanez guitars
PRS guitars
Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier heads
Mesa Boogie cabinets
D'Addario strings (10XL)
Boss Pedal effects
D'Addario cables
Dunlop picks (.83)
Shure wireless

Bio:

Guitarist Brad Delson is often credited as being the funniest and most spontaneous member of Linkin Park. His playful sarcasm and quick wit can put you in knots with laughter (just ask his high school colleagues, who voted him "Most Unique" in the senior yearbook). But while he does possess the title of a jokester, he's also capable of being a serious person.

Brad grew up in Agoura, California and was friends with Mike Shinoda throughout his childhood. They attended Agoura High School together and graduated in 1996. It was this year when Xero was formed by the two. They remained close friends as they went to seperate colleges. Brad attended UCLA, where he met his roommate Dave Farrell, a bassist with a local punk band called Tasty Snax. Brad recruited Farrell to join Hybrid Theory, who had recently changed from 'Xero'. The rest is history. He graduated in 2000 with a bachelor's degree in Communications and was planning to go to law school until Hybrid Theory got a record deal and blew up as the newly named Linkin Park in fall 2000.

Brad handles the business side of Linkin Park with his father, Donn Delson. The two created BandMerch amid concerns over the unauthorized usage of Linkin Park's image and name on products, citing they wanted fans to get first-class, high-quality products when they purchased merchandise with the band's name on it. The company soon branched out past the borders of Linkin Park, handling merchandising affairs for some of the music industry's biggest heavy-hitters.

Delson is also the A&R representative for Linkin Park's Machine Shop Records label, most noticeably as an advisor for Fort Minor's 'The Rising Tied' which was released in fall 2005 on the imprint.

Phoenix Farrell

2008-09-12T21:42:00.000-07:00

Date of Birth

8 February 1977, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Birth Name

David Michael Farrell

Nickname

Phi Phi
Feenux

Spouse

Linsey Farrell

(28 December 2002 - present) 1 child

Trivia

Likes Mexican food

Is the bassist for the rock band Linkin Park.

He did not record bass for 'Hybrid Theory' because he had taken a year-long tour with his High School Band 'The Snax'. He rejoined the band shortly after the release of the CD.

Graduated from UCLA.

He was Brad Delson's roommate in college.

Has a degree in philosophy.

He was taught how to play guitar by his mom.

Plays violin and cello.

He was in a Christian rock band called Tasty Snax. They later changed their name to The Snax.

He was born in Massachusetts.

Has a daughter with wife Linsey, born in 2007.

Worked as an audio preservation historian throughout college.

Names his favorite bass players as Paul McCartney, Sting and Adam Clayton.

Rob Bourdon (Youngest Member of LP)

2008-09-12T21:39:00.000-07:00

Birth Name

Robert Gregory Bourdon

Height

6' 4" (1.93 m)

Trivia

Started playing the drums at age 10.

Is the youngest band member in Linkin Park.

His previous job was a waiter

Went to go see Aerosmith concert with his mom who knew Joey Kramer the drummer for Aerosmith and became inspired to be a drummer himself

Worked in the bowling alley Corbin Bowl.

Gear:

Gretsch kit
Gibraltar Hardware
Zildjian cymbals
Remo heads
Vater sticks
Rane headphone amp
Alesis DM-5 drum module
Shure E-1 in-ear monitors
D-drum trigger pads

Mr.Hahn(Josepeh Hahn)

2008-09-12T21:36:00.000-07:00

Nickname

Mr. Hahn

Height

6' (1.83 m)

Spouse

Karen

(? - present)

Trivia

He is Korean

DJ for the band Linkin Park

Went to Pasadena Arts School

Directs most of Linkin Park's music videos, often under the pseudonym 'Mr. Hahn'.

Graduated Herbert Hoover High School in Glendale, California.

He didn't graduate from art college.

Came up with the concept for the "One Step Closer" video.

Is from Glendale, California.

Gear:

Motor-driven Turntables
Rane TTM 54 DJ mixer
AKAI MPC 2000
Emagic Logic Audio
Various effects
Shure M44-7 needles
Custom-made vinyl

Mike Shinoda

2008-09-12T21:30:00.000-07:00

Name: Michael Kenji Shinoda

Born: 2/11/1977

Birthplace: Agoura, California

Nicknames: Mike/Shinizzle/Glue/Spike Minoda/Akira

Nationality: Japanese

Instrument: Vocals, Beats + Samples, Keyboard, Guitar

High School: Agoura High School

College: Art Center College of Design in Pasadena

Major: Illustration but studied graphic arts heavily

Inspiration: The Killer B's concert

Martial Status: Married, to Anna Shinoda on May 10, 2003

Favorite Food: Japanese, Indian

Favorite places to travel: New York, Sydney, Japan

Interests/Hobbies: Paints, drawing, computers, movies

Music: Tool to Dido

Wears contacts and rarely wears glasses

Met Brad in 7th grade.
Met Rob in high school.
Met Joe in college.
Met Chester by wanted singer ad.

Designed the Hybrid Theory Street Soldier.
Also designed a logo for Styles of Beyond.

Past Bands: Xero, Hybrid Theory

Mike plays guitar and piano on some songs

Few Guitars: Crawling, Somewhere I belong

Few Piano: Numb, Breaking the Habit

When it comes to Mike's hair it has changed many colors from dark blue, light blue, red, black with red tips, blonde, to his natural hair black but Mike says his natural hair color is dark blue

Mike also did, "Its going down" with the X-ecutioners

Chester Bennington

2008-09-12T21:22:00.000-07:00

He was born in Phoenix, Arizona . He is notable for producing loud and very high-pitched vocals. Most Linkin Park songs feature him screaming. His hair changes style and color frequently. When he was younger he practiced singing every day until his lungs and throat were sore to get the voice that he has now.

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Chester had a rather unpleasant life right through adolescence. He was sexually abused as a child, not by his family, but from the people around him. A few of his friends commited suicide and one died in a skateboarding accident. When Chester was 11, his parents went through a divorce. He has two half sisters and a half brother. Chester attended Centennial High School at the beginning of his freshmen year. But later he went to Greenway High. As a teenager, he was addicted to crystal meth and cocaine. However, Bennington is now free from his addiction and has been so for many years. His co-writer and fellow band member Mike Shinoda wrote a song, which until recently could not be performed live. The song, called "Breaking the Habit," brought back memories from the past which in many cases reduced Bennington to tears.

Bennington was formerly the lead vocalist in a band called Grey Daze in 1994, who were popular across Arizona and the United States, but didn't achieve global status. Grey Daze replaced Chester after he left, with a female singer and the band is now known as Waterface.

He graduated in the year of 1994 from Washington High. He met his wife, Samantha while he was working in Burger King. He married her on Halloween 1996 at the age of 20, and because he was too poor to afford an actual wedding or engagement ring, the two of them have rings tattooed on their ring fingers. (Done before Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee had theirs done) They have one child, a boy named Draven Sebastian Bennington, born April 19, 2002 at 1 PM as mentioned on linkinpark.com : "Chester and Samantha had their son on April 19th, 2002 at 1PM. He's happy, healthy, and cute as can be. The baby and parents are doing great. They thank you for being so interested and they love you guys! The whole family will be on the road during the next Linkin tour!". As of May 2, 2005 the couple are divorcing after eight years of marriage. Samantha has been granted full custodial rights of their child, while Chester is fighting for joint custody. Like bandmate Mike Shinoda, Chester is working on a solo album. It will be completed by by late 2005 and set for release in early 2006.

Bennington's Tattoos

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As of 4/05, Totaling 13:

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Upper Left Arm - (Pisces)
Upper Back - (Six arms spread out)
Lower Back - (Linkin Park lettered in old English) This tattoo was the result of a bet Chester made with a friend of his. If Hybrid Theory went platinum, the tattoo would be free. If not, Chester would have to pay full price. The album went platinum, and Chester got a free tattoo.
Upper Right Arm - (Japanese Koi Fish)
Lower Left Calf - (Hybrid Theory Soldier)
Left Arm - (flames)
Right Arm - (flames)
Right Calf - (dragon)
Ring Finger on Left Hand - (engagement band)
Pinkie Finger on Right Hand - (birthstone in gold ring)
dragon on his back on the left
and on his right side.
Unidentified tattoo on his right elbow - looks like a skull on a rose?

"Tattoos exude pain and pleasure all at the same time." —Chester

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Band History

2008-09-12T21:16:00.000-07:00

The band saw its and first beginings in emcee/vocalist Mike Shinoda's small bedroom studio, where he and Brad Delson recorded the band's first material in 1996. The two had attended high school together, where they met the band's drummer, Rob Bourdon. Shinoda hooked up with DJ Joseph Hahn while studying illustration at Art Center College in Pasadena. Meanwhile, attending UCLA, Delson shared an apartment with bassist Phoenix, who left the band after college and returned a year later. At this point, they named themselves Xero and recorded several demo tracks. They never got signed, and the project floundered. Then Shinoda decided to hire a vocalist, and put out an ad. They got Chester Bennington, a transplanted Arizona native who started making records when he was 16. 'When I was two, I used to run around singing Foreigner songs - there's tapes of me doing that... since I learned how to talk I've been telling everybody I was gonna grow up to be a singer.' laughs Bennington.

The band called itself Hybrid Theory after the addition of Bennington (the idea being that they were a hybrid of rock and rap), however, due to a trademark issue with a band called Hybrid, they were forced to change their name. Some discarded ideas (serious or not) were Clear (the band's favorite), Probing Lagers (which they thought was the lamest), Ten PM Stocker (because they would record every night at 10 pm at a place on Stocker Street) and Platinum Lotus Foundation. Eventually, they settled on Lincoln Park, suggested by Bennington because after band practice he would have to drive past there to get home. However the domain 'lincolnpark.com' cost more than the band could afford, so they changed the spelling to Linkin Park. However, it has also been suggested that the name 'Linkin Park' was suggested so that the band would appear right next to Limp Bizkit at record stores.

Working with an independent label, the band recorded the album Hybrid Theory EP, which featured 'Carousel', 'Technique', 'Step Up', 'And One', 'High Voltage', 'Part of Me'.

After being signed to Warner Brothers in 1999 their first album, Hybrid Theory was released in 2000. It was the top-selling album in the United States and New Zealand in 2001, with the hit singles 'One Step Closer', 'Crawling', 'Papercut', 'In The End' and 'Points of Authority'. The album is notable for its absence of profanity, in contrast to many other nu metal bands' songs.

Linkin Park were part of the Ozzfest in 2001, touring along side Marilyn Manson, Slipknot, Crazy Town, Papa Roach and Disturbed. Linkin Park have also created their own tour - Projekt: Revolution , and on it have toured with Cypress Hill, Adema, DJ Z-Trip, Xzibit, Mudvayne and Blindside.

In 2002, they released a remix album of their Hybrid Theory album, called Reanimation, as well as releasing a remix version of their song, 'Points Of Authority'.

In 2003 their new studio album was released, titled Meteora, which debuted at #1 in the US and UK, and #2 in Australia. It contained the singles, 'Somewhere I Belong', 'Faint', 'Numb', 'From The Inside' and 'Breaking The Habit'. Later in the year, they joined forces with fellow nu-metal band Limp Bizkit and Metallica for the Summer Sanitarium Tour 2003. From this tour, Linkin Park released a new CD/DVD set called Live In Texas. This set contains tracks from their three previous records, and was filmed on location at their Summer Sanitarium performances in

In 2004, Linkin Park created the Meteora World Tour. This tour included Linkin Park, P.O.D., Hoobastank, and Story of the Year.

In 2004, Linkin Park was touring with Snoop Dogg, The Used, Korn, and Less Than Jake on the main stage, and No Warning, Ghostface, Funeral For A Friend, M.O.P., and Downset on the second stage as part of Projekt Revolution 2004 . They also had a travelling DJ, Z-Trip with them, along with Irvin the Urban Action Figure.

On November 30, 2004, Linkin Park released Collision Course, a collaboration with rapper Jay-Z featuring rap-style remixes ('mash-ups') of songs from Meteora and Hybrid Theory using lyrics from Jay-Z's repertoire. Collision Course debuted at #1 in the US, but only got to # 17 in the UK. In Holland Collision Course made it to a 7th place. Their first Collision Course hit single 'Numb/Encore' reached #1 at the Free Record Shop Download Charts in Holland.

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2008-09-12T19:46:00.000-07:00

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Linkin Park "The Catalyst," featuring YOU: All you need to know to record, listen and vote

CATALYST - Single Art

Linkin Park, Featuring You

Show in Chile Added

Show in Denmark Added

Additional Show in London Added

Linkinpark [New Video] - ***Not Alone***

Linkin Park News: Message

Paris Show Added

UK Shows Added

Chat with Mike Shinoda!

LPU 9 IS NOW AVAILABLE!

Linkin Park Nominated For A Grammy!

Linkin Park To Release Special Rarities Album With Fan Club Package

Linkin Park wins MTV EMA Award

Mike and Joe Signing at SURU in LA Tomorrow!

Deftones Benefit Show

Watch the new Dead By Sunrise video for "Let Down"

Last Chance for LPU 8!

Help Keep Linkin Park in Fuse's Best of 2009 Tournament!

Music For Relief Needs You (and 9,999 of your closest friends) Right Now!

Bid on a Fender Guitar Signed by Linkin Park

"New Divide" in Round Two of Fuse's Best Video of 2009 Tournament!

"New Divide" Nominated for Fuse's Best Video of 2009!

Win a Trip to See Linkin Park and Meet Members of the Band!

Bid on a Transformers Guitar Signed by Linkin Park

Transformers & New Divide: Out This Week on DVD/Blu-ray

Dead By Sunrise on Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Chester's New Album In Stores Today!

Digital Souvenir Packages Now Available For Download!

Dead By Sunrise Web Store Now Open!

Win Mike's Hand Vandalized Poster-Prints!

Linkin Park Nominated for MTV EMA!

Dead By Sunrise - Crawl Back In - [Official Music Video] [HQ]

Win a Piece of Glorious Excess (Dies)

Dead By Sunrise to Play at MTV's Ulalume Festival

New "Glorious Excess" Merch!

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LINKIN PARK TAKE OVER FROM THE WHO FOR CSI EPISODE

STARS TO COMPETE FOR TATTOO PRIZE

Mike Shinoda: Glorious Excess (Dies)

Behind the Scenes of Chester's Dead By Sunrise

LINKIN PARK'S UNIQUE SOUND

Linkin Park's Chester Bennington Gets 'Dark' With New Band, Dead By Sunrise

There are songs about being in love and there's songs about hating people,' singer says.

Live Earth Faint

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Live Earth Numb

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Linkin Park - One Step Closer @Live Earth

Linkin Park - Lockjaw ( LPU Exclusive , new instrumental song )

We Made It - Linkin Park feat Busta Rhymes

Linkin Park "New Divide" Behind The Scenes MTV Sneak Peek

Linkin Park Funny Stuff lol

Making of Faint- Mr. Hahn Doing Stupid Things At Last

Club Tattoo Grand Opening Celebration In Las Vegas, NV

Mike In The Studio

Linkin Park ft Chris Cornell - Crawling/HHH

Metallica and Linkin Park Team Up

Shadow of the day- LP Official Video

Chester talks about new LP and Dead By Sunrise albums on MTV

World Premiere of "New Divide" Music Video on MySpace

New Album: Don't Expect a "New Divide" Sound

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Brad Delson

Phoenix Farrell

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Rob Bourdon (Youngest Member of LP)

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Mr.Hahn(Josepeh Hahn)

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