Background information Origin Agoura Hills, California, USA Genre(s) Alternative rock[1][2] Alternative metal Nu metal Rap rock Years active 1996–Present Label(s) Warner Bros. Machine Shop Associated acts Xero 1996–1998 Hybrid Theory 1999 Dead By Sunrise Fort Minor Jay-Z Members Chester Bennington Rob Bourdon Brad Delson David "Phoenix" Farrell Joe Hahn Mike Shinoda Former members Kyle Christener (Stand-in) Scott Koziol (Stand-in) Mark Wakefield (1996-1998 Linkin Park is a rock band from Agoura Hills, California. Since their formation in 1996, the band has sold more than fifty million albums and won two Grammy Awards. They achieved mainstream success with their debut album, Hybrid Theory, which was certified Diamond by the RIAA in 2005.Their following studio album, Meteora, continued the band's success, topping the Billboard 200’s album charts in 2003, and was followed by extensive touring and charity work around the world. Recognized for their adaptation of the nu metal genre into a radio-friendly yet densely-layered style in Hybrid Theory and Meteora, the band moved away from this and explored a variety of other genres in their latest studio album, Minutes to Midnight.The album topped the Billboard Charts and had the third best debut week of any album that year.They are also known for their several collaborations, most notably with rapper Jay-Z in their mash-up album Collision Course, and many other artists on Reanimation.