Linkin Park burst onto the scene in the late 1990s from Los Angeles, blending hard rock, heavy metal, and hip-hop into a genre-defining sound that made them one of the best-selling bands of the 2000s. Their debut album Hybrid Theory (2000) became a cultural phenomenon, and the follow-up Meteora (2003) cemented their status as titans of nu-metal and alternative rock. With massive anthems and emotional intensity to spare, Linkin Park remains one of the most influential rock acts of their generation.
