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==Musical style and influences== Linkin Park combines elements of [[Heavy metal music|metal]], [[Industrial music|industrial]], [[Punk rock|punk]], [[Pop music|pop]], [[Electronic music|electronic]] and [[Hip hop music|hip hop]].<ref name="allmusic1">{{cite web|first=MacKenzie|last=Wilson|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/linkin-park-mn0000289599|title=Linkin Park Bio|work=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=January 21, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231117224422/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/linkin-park-mn0000289599|archive-date=November 17, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> More specifically, the band has been categorized as [[alternative rock]], [[nu metal]], [[rap rock]], [[rap metal]], [[alternative metal]], [[electronic rock]], [[pop rock]], [[hard rock]], and [[industrial rock]].{{refn|group=note|Musical styles:{{columns-list|colwidth=30em| * [[alternative rock]]<ref name="Billy Jr. Johnson"/><ref>{{cite web|first=Portia|last=Medina|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/billboard-awards-linkin-park-mike-shinoda-327356/|title=Linkin Park's Mike Shinoda Says Billboard Awards Performance Served as 'Preview' of New Video|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=May 21, 2012|access-date=February 1, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326103627/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/billboard-awards-linkin-park-mike-shinoda-327356/|archive-date=March 26, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="uproxx genres">{{cite web|first=Steven|last=Hyden|url=https://uproxx.com/music/linkin-park-chester-bennington-obituary-legacy/|title=Linkin Park's Chester Bennington Was A Rock Star At A Time When Rock Stars Were Rare|work=Uproxx|date=July 20, 2017|access-date=November 3, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201121163445/https://uproxx.com/music/linkin-park-chester-bennington-obituary-legacy/|archive-date=November 21, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dailynews.com/2017/09/18/linkin-park-to-pay-tribute-to-late-singer-chester-bennington-at-hollywood-bowl/|title=Linkin Park to pay tribute to late singer Chester Bennington at Hollywood Bowl|work=Los Angeles Daily News|date=September 18, 2017|access-date=January 21, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171021022631/https://www.dailynews.com/2017/09/18/linkin-park-to-pay-tribute-to-late-singer-chester-bennington-at-hollywood-bowl/|archive-date=October 21, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Shaazia|last=Ebrahim|url=https://mg.co.za/article/2017-07-21-five-reasons-linkin-parks-music-matters|title=Five reasons Linkin Park's music matters|work=Mail and Guardian|date=July 21, 2017|access-date=November 3, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201121163443/https://mg.co.za/article/2017-07-21-five-reasons-linkin-parks-music-matters/|archive-date=November 21, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> * [[nu metal]]<ref name="Transformers: The Album theguardian"/><ref name="uproxx genres"/><ref name="MetalSucks nu metal/rap metal">{{cite web|first=Hesher|last=Keenan|url=https://www.metalsucks.net/2023/03/24/linkin-parks-second-unreleased-meteora-track-fighting-myself-available-now/|title=Linkin Park's Second Unreleased Meteora Track "Fighting Myself" Available Now|work=[[MetalSucks]]|date=March 24, 2023|access-date=January 22, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230324174310/https://www.metalsucks.net/2023/03/24/linkin-parks-second-unreleased-meteora-track-fighting-myself-available-now/|archive-date=March 24, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Impact And Legacy Of Linkin Park">{{cite web|first=Emily|last=Barker|url=https://metalinjection.net/editorials/the-impact-and-legacy-of-linkin-parks-work|title=The Impact And Legacy Of Linkin Park's Work|work=[[NME]]|date=July 25, 2017|access-date=January 21, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230407045159/https://metalinjection.net/editorials/the-impact-and-legacy-of-linkin-parks-work|archive-date=April 7, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Emily|last=Barker|url=https://www.nme.com/photos/28-nu-metal-era-bands-you-probably-forgot-all-about/321759|title=28 Nu-Metal Era Bands You Probably Forgot All About|work=[[NME]]|date=September 19, 2013|access-date=June 11, 2016|archive-date=November 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201121163444/https://www.nme.com/photos/28-nu-metal-era-bands-you-probably-forgot-all-about-1425509|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Luke|last=Morton|url=https://www.kerrang.com/reviews/album-review-linkin-park-hybrid-theory-20th-anniversary-edition/|title=Album Review: Linkin Park β Hybrid Theory 20th Anniversary Edition|work=[[Kerrang!]]|date=October 9, 2020|access-date=January 21, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210518015944/https://www.kerrang.com/reviews/album-review-linkin-park-hybrid-theory-20th-anniversary-edition/|archive-date=May 18, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> * [[rap rock]]<ref>{{cite web|first=Patrick|last=Hosken|url=https://www.mtv.com/news/aftu9u/linkin-park-meteora-20-mike-shinoda-interview|title=Linkin Park Keep Looking To The Sky On 'Meteora'|work=[[MTV]]|date=April 6, 2023|access-date=January 22, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230805185605/https://www.mtv.com/news/aftu9u/linkin-park-meteora-20-mike-shinoda-interview|archive-date=August 5, 2023|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|first=Joe|last=Lynch|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/linkin-park-hybrid-theory-reviews-7873850/|title=Linkin Park's Landmark 'Hybrid Theory': Looking Back on the (Not So Nice) Reviews It Got In 2000|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=July 20, 2017|access-date=January 21, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230408211356/https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/linkin-park-hybrid-theory-reviews-7873850/|archive-date=April 8, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Corey|last=Moss|url=https://www.mtv.com/news/e56ov1/mike-shinoda-respects-jay-zs-retirement-says-linkin-park-not-on-hiatus|title=Mike Shinoda Respects Jay-Z's Retirement, Says Linkin Park Not On Hiatus|work=[[MTV]]|date=September 1, 2005|access-date=January 21, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230709213240/https://www.mtv.com/news/e56ov1/mike-shinoda-respects-jay-zs-retirement-says-linkin-park-not-on-hiatus|archive-date=July 9, 2023|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|first=Spencer|last=Kornhaber|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2018/07/linkin-park-chester-bennington/561713/|title=The Changing Sound of Male Rage in Rock Music|magazine=[[The Atlantic]]|date=July 2018|access-date=January 21, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180710123102/https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2018/07/linkin-park-chester-bennington/561713/|archive-date=July 10, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/story?id=112964&page=1|title=Linkin Park's 'Introspective' Rap-Rock|work=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]]|date=November 22, 2000|access-date=January 21, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110130122217/https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/story?id=112964&page=1|archive-date=January 30, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> * [[rap metal]]<ref name="MetalSucks nu metal/rap metal"/><ref name="Impact And Legacy Of Linkin Park"/><ref>{{cite magazine|first=David|last=Browne|url=https://ew.com/article/2002/08/16/reanimation/|title=Reanimation|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=August 16, 2002|access-date=January 21, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230217224352/https://ew.com/article/2002/08/16/reanimation/|archive-date=February 17, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Gayl|last=Murphy|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/story?id=106644&page=1|title=Linkin Park: Everyone's Hometown Band|work=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]]|date=January 6, 2006|access-date=September 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201121163451/https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/story?id=106644&page=1|archive-date=November 21, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Mark|last=Savage|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-40679745|title=How Linkin Park made rap metal memorable|work=[[BBC News]]|date=July 21, 2017|access-date=September 9, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230219164430/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-40679745|archive-date=February 19, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> * [[alternative metal]]<ref name="allmusic1"/><ref name="Billboard.com">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/review/1066941/linkin-park-living-things-track-by-track-review|title=Linkin Park, 'Living Things': Track-By-Track Review|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=June 26, 2012|access-date=June 11, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140629060124/http://www.billboard.com/articles/review/1066941/linkin-park-living-things-track-by-track-review|archive-date=June 29, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Corey|last=Apar|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mike-shinoda-mn0000485118|title=Mike Shinoda: Biography|work=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=January 21, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220814155823/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mike-shinoda-mn0000485118|archive-date=August 14, 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> * [[electronic rock]]<ref name="Billboard.com"/><ref name="mercurynews2">{{cite web|first=Jim|last=Harrington|url=http://www.mercurynews.com/entertainment/ci_26538030/linkin-park-gets-back-hard-rock-roots|title=Linkin Park gets back to hard-rock roots|work=San Jose Mercury News|date=September 16, 2014|access-date=January 24, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160202205932/http://www.mercurynews.com/entertainment/ci_26538030/linkin-park-gets-back-hard-rock-roots|archive-date=February 2, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/2457986-faces-names-state-fair-grandstand-will-have-linkin-park-kid-rock|title=Linkin Park and Kid Rock are among the first acts announced for the 2014 Minnesota State Fair's Grandstand|work=Duluth News Tribune|date=March 6, 2014|access-date=September 8, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240407134359/https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/2457986-faces-names-state-fair-grandstand-will-have-linkin-park-kid-rock|archive-date=April 7, 2024|url-status=live}}</ref> * [[pop rock]]<ref>{{cite web|first=Paul|last=Brown|url=https://wallofsoundau.com/2017/02/23/when-did-linkin-park-get-it-all-wrong/|title=When did Linkin Park get it all Wrong?|work=Wall of Sound|date=February 23, 2017|access-date=September 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806135151/https://wallofsoundau.com/2017/02/23/when-did-linkin-park-get-it-all-wrong/|archive-date=August 6, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="heavy mag Dave Griffiths">{{cite magazine|first=Dave|last=Griffiths|url=https://heavymag.com.au/album-review-linkin-park-one-more-light/|title=Album Review Linkin Park β One More Light|magazine=Heavymag|access-date=January 21, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230410045143/https://heavymag.com.au/album-review-linkin-park-one-more-light/|archive-date=April 10, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> * [[hard rock]]<ref name="mercurynews2"/><ref name="nytimes genres">{{cite news|first=Jon|last=Caramanica|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/20/arts/music/chester-bennington-linkin-park.html|title=Chester Bennington Brought Rock Ferocity to Linkin Park's Innovations|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=July 20, 2017|access-date=November 3, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201121163521/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/20/arts/music/chester-bennington-linkin-park.html|archive-date=November 21, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> * [[industrial rock]]<ref name="EW2">{{cite magazine|first=Leah|last=Greenblatt|url=https://ew.com/article/2010/09/16/thousand-suns/|title=A Thousand Suns Review|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=September 16, 2010|access-date=January 19, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100910235054/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0%2C%2C20419720%2C00.html|archive-date=September 10, 2010|url-status=live}}</ref> }}}}<!--End note--> Despite being considered nu metal, the band never considered themselves as such.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/linkin-parks-mike-shinoda-says-band-never-identified-with-nu-metal/|title=Linkin Park's Mike Shinoda Says Band Never Identified With 'Nu-Metal'|work=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=September 10, 2015|access-date=June 11, 2016|archive-date=November 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201121163506/https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/linkin-parks-mike-shinoda-says-band-never-identified-with-nu-metal/|url-status=live}}</ref> Both ''Hybrid Theory'' and ''Meteora'' combine alternative metal,<ref>''Hybrid Theory'': * {{cite magazine|first=David|last=Fricke|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/linkin-park-20020314|title=Linkin Park: David Fricke Talks to Chester Bennington About 'Hybrid Theory' Success|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=March 14, 2002|access-date=March 25, 2018|archive-date=July 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180725125705/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/linkin-park-david-fricke-talks-to-chester-bennington-about-hybrid-theory-success-67820|url-status=live}} ''Meteora'': * {{cite news|url=http://www.startribune.com/entertainment/music/108222469.html?elr=KArksi8cyaiUo8cyaiUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUoD3aPc:_27EQU|title=Linkin Park hits the X in January|newspaper=Star Tribune|date=November 15, 2010|access-date=August 14, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140907125315/http://www.startribune.com/entertainment/music/108222469.html?elr=KArksi8cyaiUo8cyaiUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUoD3aPc:_27EQU|archive-date=September 7, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> nu metal,<ref>''Hybrid Theory'': * {{cite web|first=Stephanie|last=Dickison|url=https://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/linkinpark-hybrid|title=Linkin Park: Hybrid Theory|work=[[PopMatters]]|date=October 21, 2001|access-date=August 26, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201121163527/https://www.popmatters.com/linkinpark-hybrid-2495978937.html|archive-date=November 21, 2020|url-status=dead}} * {{cite web|first1=Rich|last1=Hobson|first2=Dave|last2=Everley|first3=Merlin|last3=Alderslade|url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/the-50-best-nu-metal-albums-of-all-time|title=The 50 best nu metal albums of all time|date=April 2, 2022|access-date=January 22, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230721152433/https://www.loudersound.com/features/the-50-best-nu-metal-albums-of-all-time|archive-date=July 21, 2023|url-status=live}} ''Meteora'': * {{cite web|author=Spence D.|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2003/04/16/linkin-park-meteora|title=Linkin Park - Meteora|work=[[IGN]]|date=April 16, 2003|access-date=August 26, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180615163300/http://www.ign.com/articles/2003/04/16/linkin-park-meteora|archive-date=June 15, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> rap rock,<ref> ''Hybrid Theory'': * {{cite magazine|first=Jason|last=Lipshutz|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/linkin-park-hybrid-theory-20th-anniversary-track-by-track-9460473/|title=The Story Behind Every Song on Linkin Park's 'Hybrid Theory': 20th Anniversary Track-By-Track|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=October 5, 2020|access-date=January 22, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230330023159/https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/linkin-park-hybrid-theory-20th-anniversary-track-by-track-9460473/|archive-date=March 30, 2023|url-status=live}} ''Meteora'': * {{cite magazine|first=Barry|last=Walters|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/meteora-252684/|title=Meteora|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=April 4, 2003|access-date=January 22, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230131135657/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/meteora-252684/|archive-date=January 31, 2023|url-status=live}} </ref> rap metal,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metalinjection.net/editorials/the-impact-and-legacy-of-linkin-parks-work|title=The Impact And Legacy Of Linkin Park's Work|work=Metal Injection|date=July 25, 2017|access-date=March 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201121163453/https://metalinjection.net/editorials/the-impact-and-legacy-of-linkin-parks-work|archive-date=November 21, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> and alternative rock<ref> ''Hybrid Theory'': {{cite web|first=Steven|last=Hyden|url=http://uproxx.com/music/linkin-park-chester-bennington-obituary-legacy/|title=Linkin Park's Chester Bennington Was A Rock Star At A Time When Rock Stars Were Rare|work=[[Uproxx]]|date=July 20, 2017|access-date=January 22, 2024|archive-date=February 10, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210062122/http://uproxx.com/music/linkin-park-chester-bennington-obituary-legacy/|url-status=live}} ''Meteora'': * {{cite web|first=Alex|last=Young|url=https://consequence.net/2017/07/r-i-p-chester-bennington-linkin-park-singer-has-died-at-age-of-41/|title=R.I.P. Chester Bennington, Linkin Park singer has died at age of 41|date=July 20, 2017|access-date=January 22, 2024|archive-date=November 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201121163516/https://consequence.net/2017/07/r-i-p-chester-bennington-linkin-park-singer-has-died-at-age-of-41/|url-status=live}}</ref> sounds with elements of hip hop and electronica,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://music.yahoo.com/ar-303254-bio--Linkin-Park|title=Linkin Park Biography on Yahoo! Music|date=December 25, 2008|access-date=June 14, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081225224513/http://music.yahoo.com/ar-303254-bio--Linkin-Park|archive-date=December 25, 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|first=Joe|last=Lynch|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/7873850/linkin-park-hybrid-theory-reviews|title=Linkin Park's Landmark 'Hybrid Theory': Looking Back on the (Not So Nice) Reviews It Got In 2000|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=July 20, 2017|access-date=January 22, 2024|archive-date=July 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180725133257/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/7873850/linkin-park-hybrid-theory-reviews|url-status=live}}</ref> utilizing [[music programming|programming]] and synthesizers. William Ruhlmann from [[AllMusic]] regarded it as "a [[wikt:Johnny-come-lately|Johnny-come-lately]] to an already overdone musical style,"<ref>{{cite web|first=William|last=Ruhlmann|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/hybrid-theory-mw0000102770|title=Hybrid Theory - Linkin Park AllMusic|work=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=January 22, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120914072821/http://www.allmusic.com:80/album/hybrid-theory-mw0000102770|archive-date=September 14, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> whereas ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' described their song "[[Breaking the Habit (song)|Breaking the Habit]]" as "risky, beautiful art".<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Barry|last=Walters|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/linkinpark/albums/album/265830/review/6068021/meteora|title=Linkin Park: Meteora : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=April 4, 2003|access-date=June 14, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090430185927/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/linkinpark/albums/album/265830/review/6068021/meteora|archive-date=April 30, 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> In ''Minutes to Midnight,'' the band experimented with their established sound and drew influences from a wider and more varied range of genres and styles, a process ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' compares to a stage in [[U2]]'s work.<ref name="latimes">{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2007-may-15-et-linkin15-story.html|title=Remember where you're from|last=Powers|first=Ann|date=May 15, 2007|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|access-date=June 14, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811110320/http://articles.latimes.com/2007/may/15/entertainment/et-linkin15|archive-date=August 11, 2011}}</ref> Only two songs on the album's tracklist feature rap vocals and the majority of the album can be considered as alternative rock.<ref>IGN, [https://www.ign.com/articles/2007/05/15/linkin-park-minutes-to-midnight Linkin Park β Minutes To Midnight] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170712125156/http://www.ign.com/articles/2007/05/15/linkin-park-minutes-to-midnight |date=July 12, 2017 }}. Retrieved January 27, 2008.</ref><ref>Metacritic, [https://www.metacritic.com/music/minutes-to-midnight/linkin-park Minutes To Midnight] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170902102331/http://www.metacritic.com/music/minutes-to-midnight/linkin-park |date=September 2, 2017 }}. Retrieved January 27, 2008.</ref> The vocal interplay between Chester Bennington and Mike Shinoda played as a major part within Linkin Park's music, with Bennington being the lead vocalist and Shinoda as the [[rapping]] vocalist. On Linkin Park's third album, ''Minutes to Midnight'', Shinoda sings lead vocals on "In Between", "Hands Held High", and on the B-side "No Roads Left". On numerous songs from the band's fourth album, ''[[A Thousand Suns]]'', such as the album's singles ("[[The Catalyst]]", "[[Burning in the Skies]]", "[[Iridescent (song)|Iridescent]]"), both Shinoda and Bennington sing. The album has been regarded as a turning point in the band's musical career, having a stronger emphasis on electronica.<ref name="reflectionsofdarkness1">{{cite web|url=http://www.reflectionsofdarkness.com/artists-k-o-cdreviews-133/8220-linkin-park-a-thousand-suns.html|title=Linkin Park β A Thousand Suns|publisher=Reflectionsofdarkness.com|date=September 17, 2010|access-date=January 2, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150619232916/http://www.reflectionsofdarkness.com/artists-k-o-cdreviews-133/8220-linkin-park-a-thousand-suns.html|archive-date=June 19, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="killyourstereo1">{{cite web|url=http://www.killyourstereo.com/reviews/488/linkin-park-a-thousand-suns/|title=Linkin Park β A Thousand Suns|work=Kill Your Stereo|date=September 14, 2010|access-date=January 22, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120330165623/http://www.killyourstereo.com/reviews/488/linkin-park-a-thousand-suns/|archive-date=March 30, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> James Montgomery, of MTV, compared the record to [[Radiohead]]'s ''[[Kid A]]'',<ref>{{cite web|first=James|last=Montgomery|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1646930/20100831/linkin_park.jhtml|title=Linkin Park's A Thousand Suns: Kid A, All Grown Up?|work=[[MTV]]|date=September 6, 2010|access-date=September 9, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100903171649/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1646930/20100831/linkin_park.jhtml|archive-date=September 3, 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> while Jordy Kasko of ''Review, Rinse, Repeat'' likened the album to both ''Kid A'' and [[Pink Floyd]]'s landmark album ''[[The Dark Side of the Moon]]''.<ref name="Jordy Kasko">{{cite web|first=Jordy|last=Kasko|url=http://www.reviewrinserepeat.com/artist/linkin-park/album/a-thousand-suns/review|title=Linkin Park β A Thousand Suns|work=Review Rinse Repeat|date=September 10, 2010|access-date=September 11, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181001222817/http://www.reviewrinserepeat.com/artist/linkin-park/album/a-thousand-suns/review|archive-date=October 1, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> Shinoda stated that he and the other band members were deeply influenced by [[Chuck D]] and [[Public Enemy (group)|Public Enemy]]. He elaborated: "Public Enemy were very three-dimensional with their records because although they seemed political, there was a whole lot of other stuff going on in there too. It made me think how three-dimensional I wanted our record to be without imitating them of course, and show where we were at creatively".<ref name=NME>{{cite magazine|first=Adam|last=Bychawski|url=https://www.nme.com/news/linkin-park/52869|title=Linkin Park pay homage to Public Enemy on new album|magazine=[[NME]]|date=September 6, 2010|access-date=September 7, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307153814/http://www.nme.com/news/linkin-park/52869|archive-date=March 7, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> One of the record's political elements is its samples of speeches by American political figures.<ref>{{cite news|first=James|last=Montgomery|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1646930/20100831/linkin_park.jhtml|title=Linkin Park's A Thousand Suns: Kid A, All Grown Up?|agency=[[MTV News]]|date=September 1, 2010|access-date=September 7, 2010|archive-date=September 3, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100903171649/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1646930/20100831/linkin_park.jhtml|url-status=dead}}</ref> ''A Thousand Suns'' was described as [[trip hop]],<ref name=spin-genre>{{cite magazine|first=Arielle|last=Castillo|url=http://www.spin.com/2011/01/linkin-park-mix-ambient-rage-tour-opener/|title=Linkin Park Mix Ambient with Rage in Tour Opener|magazine=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|date=January 21, 2011|access-date=January 22, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160129140857/http://www.spin.com/2011/01/linkin-park-mix-ambient-rage-tour-opener/|archive-date=January 29, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> electronic rock,<ref name="mercurynews2"/><ref>{{cite news|first=Ed|last=Masley|url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/entertainment/music/2014/09/03/interview-linkin-park-get-heavy-hunting-party/14980975/|title=9/10: Interview- Linkin Park get heavy on 'Hunting Party'|newspaper=[[The Arizona Republic]]|date=September 3, 2014|access-date=January 22, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006190802/https://www.azcentral.com/story/entertainment/music/2014/09/03/interview-linkin-park-get-heavy-hunting-party/14980975/|archive-date=October 6, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> [[ambient music|ambient]],<ref name=spin-genre /> alternative rock,<ref>{{cite web|first=Jordy|last=Kasko|url=http://www.reviewrinserepeat.com/artist/linkin-park/album/a-thousand-suns/review|title=Linkin Park β A Thousand Suns Review|work=Review Rinse Repeat|date=September 10, 2010|access-date=March 26, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100912001511/http://www.reviewrinserepeat.com/artist/linkin-park/album/a-thousand-suns/review|archive-date=September 12, 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> industrial rock,<ref name="EW2"/> [[experimental rock]],<ref>{{cite web|first=Colin|last=McNamara|url=http://www.reflectionsofdarkness.com/artists-k-o-cdreviews-133/8220-linkin-park-a-thousand-suns.html|title=Linkin Park β A Thousand Suns|work=Reflections of Darkness|date=September 17, 2010|access-date=January 2, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150619232916/http://www.reflectionsofdarkness.com/artists-k-o-cdreviews-133/8220-linkin-park-a-thousand-suns.html|archive-date=June 19, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> rap rock,<ref>{{cite news|author=Kari Vander Weit|url=http://www.theaquarian.com/2010/10/01/linkin-park-a-thousand-suns/|title=Linkin Park: A Thousand Suns|newspaper=[[The Aquarian Weekly]]|date=October 1, 2010|access-date=January 24, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101007094713/http://www.theaquarian.com/2010/10/01/linkin-park-a-thousand-suns/|archive-date=October 7, 2010|url-status=live}}</ref> and [[progressive rock]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Adam|last=Morgan|url=http://survivingthegoldenage.com/linkin-park-living-things/|title=Linkin Park: Living Things|work=Surviving the Golden Age|date=July 16, 2012|access-date=July 27, 2015|quote=Gone are the prototypical emo-rock of Minutes to Midnight and the prog-rock of A Thousand Suns.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222102551/http://survivingthegoldenage.com/linkin-park-living-things/|archive-date=December 22, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> Their fifth album, ''[[Living Things (Linkin Park album)|Living Things]]'', is also an electronic-heavy album, but includes other influences, resulting in a harder sound by comparison.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.musicreview.co.za/2012/06/20/review-linkin-park-living-things/|title=Review: Linkin Park β Living Things|work=MusicReview|date=June 20, 2012|access-date=January 22, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120623184714/http://www.musicreview.co.za/2012/06/20/review-linkin-park-living-things/|archive-date=June 23, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|first=Adam|last=Bychawski|url=https://www.nme.com/news/linkin-park/62762|title=Linkin Park: 'Our last album was bonkers|magazine=[[NME]]|date=March 21, 2012|access-date=June 2, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307153817/http://www.nme.com/news/linkin-park/62762|archive-date=March 7, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> The band returned to a heavier sound compared to their last three albums on ''[[The Hunting Party (album)|The Hunting Party]]'', which was described as an alternative metal,<ref name="mercurynews">{{cite web|first=Jim|last=Harrington|url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2014/09/15/linkin-park-gets-back-to-hard-rock-roots/|title=Linkin Park gets back to hard-rock roots|work=Mercurynews|date=September 15, 2014|access-date=February 14, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201121163456/https://www.mercurynews.com/2014/09/15/linkin-park-gets-back-to-hard-rock-roots/|archive-date=November 21, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|author=Christopher R. Weingarten|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/new-linkin-park-lp-expected-in-2016-20160120|title=New Linkin Park LP Expected This Year|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=January 20, 2016|access-date=March 1, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160429135554/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/new-linkin-park-lp-expected-in-2016-20160120|archive-date=April 29, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Michael|last=Roffman|url=https://consequence.net/2014/06/album-review-linkin-park-the-hunting-party/|title=Album Review: Linkin Park β The Hunting Party|work=[[Consequence (publication)|Consequence]]|date=June 19, 2014|access-date=June 19, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140623233209/https://consequence.net/2014/06/album-review-linkin-park-the-hunting-party/|archive-date=June 23, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> nu metal,<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Gary|last=Clarke|url=http://www.screamermagazine.com/reviews/done-linkin-park-hunting-party/|title=Linkin Park β The Hunting Party|magazine=[[Screamer Magazine|Screamer]]|date=June 30, 2014|access-date=March 1, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201121163501/https://screamermagazine.com/reviews/done-linkin-park-hunting-party/|archive-date=November 21, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> hard rock,<ref name="mercurynews"/><ref name="Loudwire">{{cite web|first=Chad|last=Childers|url=http://loudwire.com/linkin-park-the-hunting-party-album-review/|title=Linkin Park, 'The Hunting Party' β Album review|work=[[Loudwire]]|date=June 16, 2014|access-date=June 17, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181007161625/http://loudwire.com/linkin-park-the-hunting-party-album-review/|archive-date=October 7, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> rap rock,<ref>{{cite web|first=Chris|last=Schulz|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=11272522|title=Album review: Linkin Park, The Hunting Party|work=[[The New Zealand Herald]]|date=June 11, 2014|access-date=June 13, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181118090044/https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=11272522|archive-date=November 18, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> and rap metal album.<ref>{{cite web|first=Jackie|last=Dosmanos|url=http://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/08/17/14/cd-review-color-it-red-linkin-park-return|title=CD review: Color It Red, Linkin Park return|work=[[ABS-CBN Corporation]]|date=August 17, 2014|access-date=February 14, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201121163505/https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/08/17/14/cd-review-color-it-red-linkin-park-return|archive-date=November 21, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> Their seventh album, ''[[One More Light]],'' was described as pop,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/linkin-park-one-more-light-review|title=Linkin Park β One More Light (review)|work=[[NME]]|date=May 17, 2017|access-date=May 19, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201121163539/https://www.nme.com/reviews/linkin-park-one-more-light-review-2073075|archive-date=November 21, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Glenn|last=Gamboa|url=http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/music/one-more-light-review-linkin-park-goes-pop-1.13643496|title=Linkin Park goes 'Pop'|newspaper=[[Newsday]]|date=May 18, 2017|access-date=May 19, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201121163534/https://www.newsday.com/entertainment/music/one-more-light-review-linkin-park-goes-pop-1.13643496|archive-date=November 21, 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref> pop rock<ref name="heavy mag Dave Griffiths"/><ref>{{cite news|first=Lauren|last=Murphy|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/album-reviews/come-back-nu-metal-all-is-forgiven-linkin-park-go-soft-1.3082591|title=Come back, nu-metal, all is forgiven: Linkin Park go soft|newspaper=[[The Irish Times]]|date=May 18, 2017|access-date=May 19, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201121163515/https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/album-reviews/come-back-nu-metal-all-is-forgiven-linkin-park-go-soft-1.3082591|archive-date=November 21, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> and [[electropop]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Russ|last=Coffey|url=http://www.theartsdesk.com/new-music/cd-linkin-park-one-more-light|title=Linkin Park, One More Light Review|work=Theartsdesk|date=May 22, 2017|access-date=May 22, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201121163507/https://www.theartsdesk.com/new-music/cd-linkin-park-one-more-light|archive-date=November 21, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> Linkin Park's influences include [[Soundgarden]], [[Alice in Chains]], [[Pearl Jam]], [[Stone Temple Pilots]], [[Jane's Addiction]], [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]], [[Red Hot Chili Peppers]], [[Nine Inch Nails]], [[Ministry (band)|Ministry]], [[Skinny Puppy]], [[Machines of Loving Grace]], [[Metallica]], [[Refused]], [[Minor Threat]], [[Fugazi]], [[Descendents]], [[Misfits (band)|Misfits]], [[Beastie Boys]], [[Run-DMC]], [[A Tribe Called Quest]], [[Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock]], [[N.W.A]], [[Public Enemy (band)|Public Enemy]], [[KRS-One]], [[Boogie Down Productions]], [[Led Zeppelin]], [[Rage Against the Machine]], [[Strife (band)|Strife]], [[Helmet (band)|Helmet]], and [[the Beatles]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Derek|last=Oswald|url=https://www.altwire.net/2015/03/12/behind-the-artist-playlist-chester-bennington/|title=Behind The Artist Playlist: Music That Influenced Chester Bennington|work=Altwire|date=March 12, 2015|access-date=September 28, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180929080253/https://www.altwire.net/2015/03/12/behind-the-artist-playlist-chester-bennington/|archive-date=September 29, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Petar|last=Kujundzic|url=https://hypebeast.com/2013/11/a-conversation-with-mike-shinoda-of-linkin-park|title=A Conversation with Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park on "Genre-less" Music|work=Hypebeast|date=November 5, 2013|access-date=September 29, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201121163511/https://hypebeast.com/2013/11/a-conversation-with-mike-shinoda-of-linkin-park|archive-date=November 21, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|first=Anna|last=Gaca|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/limp-bizkit-fred-durst-chester-bennington-interview-7880909/|title=Limp Bizkit's Fred Durst on Chester Bennington: 'He Had a Way of Making Anyone He Spoke to Feel Heard'|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=July 25, 2017|access-date=January 22, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230305083649/https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/limp-bizkit-fred-durst-chester-bennington-interview-7880909/|archive-date=March 5, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theprp.com/2014/06/30/news/mike-shinoda-there-wouldnt-be-a-linkin-park-without-the-influence-of-bands-like-strife-helmet-and-refused/|title=Mike Shinoda: "There Wouldn't Be A Linkin Park Without The Influence Of Bands Like Strife, Helmet And Refused"|work=The PRP|date=June 30, 2014|access-date=November 13, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180120145622/https://www.theprp.com/2014/06/30/news/mike-shinoda-there-wouldnt-be-a-linkin-park-without-the-influence-of-bands-like-strife-helmet-and-refused/|archive-date=January 20, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{citation|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imrvAYAVLZs|title=Chester Bennington on Nirvana's Influence on Him {{!}} MTV News|date=July 21, 2017|access-date=June 28, 2022}}</ref> Many of the group's song lyrics deal with alienation, introversion, and personal struggle and suffering.<ref>{{cite magazine|author=Christopher R. Weingarten|author2=Hank Shteamer|author3=Brittany Spanos|author4=Suzy Exposito|author5=Maura Johnston|author5-link=Maura Johnston|author6=Patrick Doyle|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/linkin-park-12-essential-songs-200814/one-step-closer-2000-200834/|title=12 Essential Songs|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=July 20, 2017|access-date=January 22, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220427012546/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/linkin-park-12-essential-songs-200814/one-step-closer-2000-200834/|archive-date=April 27, 2022|url-status=live}}</ref>
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