Linkin Park News

Linkin Park frontman resurfaces with side project

Oct 4, 2009 3:00 pm PDT

As the lead singer of the multimillion-selling band Linkin Park, Chester Bennington helped define the rap-metal sound of the early '90s. But as his career was ascending, his life was falling apart: Bennington was heavily involved in dr...

Linkin Park crosses "New Divide" for "Transformers"

May 22, 2009 4:00 pm PDT

Hard at work on its fourth album, rock band Linkin Park has kept busy on a number of other fronts as well, among them its first movie soundtrack. In addition to the group's contributions to the new "Transformers" film, some of its mem...

Rock titles drive revolution in games

Jul 25, 2008 2:00 pm PDT

Record first-half sales of video and computer games got a big boost from Rockstar Games' "Grand Theft Auto IV" and Activision's "Guitar Hero III." Previewed at the E3 game industry conference July 16-18 in Los Angeles, music g...

Linkin Park snags Cornell, Bravery for tour

Apr 6, 2008 11:00 am PDT

Linkin Park, Chris Cornell and the Bravery will perform on the main stage of the fifth annual Projekt Revolution tour, set to begin July 16 at the Tweeter Center outside Boston. The Linkin Park-reared trek is scheduled to visit 24 U.S. ci...

Linkin Park homecoming hampered by pacing problems

Mar 5, 2008 7:00 pm PST

Linkin Park might have proved why it is at the top of the arena rock game in its sold-out Los Angeles homecoming Tuesday, but the band also demonstrated why it isn't yet at the top of its own game. Having exploded onto the modern rock...