Hybrid Theory

Editors’ Notes Linkin Park appeared as a young band weaned on Limp Bizkit, Deftones, and Korn, performing rap-rock nu-metal for young fans. With Chester Bennington's melodic singing and Mike Shinoda's rapping, Linkin Park used the bipolarity of its musical attack to create worlds where Bennington expressed the "I wanna be loved" insecurities while Shinoda shored up the defense with a strong offense.