Linkin Park came up during the height of nu-metal alongside bands like Korn, Slipknot, Disturbed, and a number of other groups that channeled anger and frustration into a sound that worked on rock radio and was pop enough to fit in with VH1вЂ™s video countdown. People genuinely liked the music without having to be told that they should like the music. Part of that backlash was a reaction to the level of success that each band achieved while crafting an aesthetic that didnвЂ™t need to seek out any kind of critical respect. The album included hard-hitting singles like вЂњCrawling,вЂќ вЂњIn The End,вЂќ and вЂњOne Step Closer.вЂќДЄlong with Nickelback, Linkin Park are one of the more critically derided bands of this century. Originally called Xero, then Hybrid Theory, they eventually changed their name to Linkin Park and released their major label debut album, Hybrid Theory, on Warner Bros. The Southern California band got started in the late вЂ™90s as a trio of Mike Shinoda, Brad Delson, and Rob Bourdon, who established their dynamic sound when Chester Bennington joined in 1999, after years of failing to break through the major label system. One More Light marked yet another sonic shift for a group that, to their credit, were always ready to reinvent themselves. However, Bennington's drug and alcohol abuse and low mental state continued, until interventions fromВ his second wife and Linkin Park bandmates prompted the singer to finally make 'the choice between stopping drinking, and dying,' according to his 2016 interview with Louder.Last week, Linkin Park released One More Light, their seventh studio album, assuming you donвЂ™t count their two - yes, two - remix albums. 'She moved into my place after a week and a half or something like that.'В They tied the knot soon after and later welcomed son Tyler and twin daughters Lila and Lily. 'I knew she was the one pretty instantly,' he told Bullz-Eye. 'I drank myself to the point where I couldn't leave the house and I couldn't function,' he told Kerrang! in 2009 (via Us Weekly).В 'I wanted to kill myself.'ДЄfter his divorce was finalized, Bennington met Talinda Bennington (pictured, left). After their union sadly ended in a tumultuous divorce three years later, according to MTV News, things unfortunately got dark for Bennington. The void he left behind may never be replaced, but as we continue to honor his legacy, let's explore the unfortunate events that plagued this highly-respected artist's tragic life.Д«ack in 1996, however, the rock star married first wife Samantha Olit, with whom he welcomed son Draven in 2002. With the rock community losing one more light, Bennington left behind his wife, six children, extended family members, and friends. While those closest to the music star believed he was in a good place, his personal struggles eventually became too much, and on July 20, 2017, Bennington diedВ of an apparent suicide by hanging at the age of 41. Are you just making it up?' And I said no.' Indeed,В years of drug abuse, including bouts of sobriety and relapses, would unfortunately become a continuous cycle throughout the singer-songwriter's life. With the help of his iconic vocals and bandmate Mike Shinoda's rap skills, the group's Grammy-nominated debut album, Hybrid Theory, dominated the charts with hits like ' One Step Closer' and ' Crawling.'Д«ennington famously used song lyrics to express his feelings of frustration, and once told Rolling Stone, 'It was like, 'There's a lot of songs about depression, fear and paranoia. Chester Bennington rose to fame in 2000 as the frontman for the nu-metal band Linkin Park.

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