Editing Chester Bennington (section)

==Legacy==
Several publications have commented on the musical legacy Bennington left behind.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://variety.com/2017/music/news/chester-bennington-appreciation-linkin-park-1202502002/ |title=Chester Bennington and Linkin Park: A Musical Legacy of Darkness and Hope |last=Turman |first=Katherine |date=July 20, 2017 |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=July 21, 2017 |archive-date=July 21, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170721172917/https://variety.com/2017/music/news/chester-bennington-appreciation-linkin-park-1202502002/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/36834/1/how-chester-bennington-articulated-my-generations-angst |title=How Chester Bennington articulated my generation's angst |last=Connick |first=Tom |date=July 21, 2017 |work=Dazed |access-date=July 21, 2017 |archive-date=July 24, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170724003022/http://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/36834/1/how-chester-bennington-articulated-my-generations-angst |url-status=live }}</ref> While describing the success of Bennington and Linkin Park, [[AllMusic]]'s Andrew Leahey said, "Although rooted in [[alternative metal]], Linkin Park became one of the most successful acts of the 2000s by welcoming elements of hip-hop, modern rock, and atmospheric electronica into their music&nbsp;...focusing as much on the vocal interplay between singer Chester Bennington and rapper Mike Shinoda."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/linkin-park-mn0000289599/biography|title=Linkin Park – Biography & History|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=January 18, 2018|archive-date=June 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210608125211/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/linkin-park-mn0000289599/biography|url-status=live}}</ref> Writing for ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'', Dan Weiss stated that Bennington "turned [[Nu metal|nu-metal]] universal", as he was "clearly an important conduit for his far-ranging audience".<ref name=":1">{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7873874/chester-bennington-nu-metal-essay |title=Chester Bennington Turned Nu-Metal Universal |last=Weiss |first=Dan |date=July 20, 2017 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=July 20, 2017 |archive-date=October 21, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021095123/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7873874/chester-bennington-nu-metal-essay |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[Fred Durst]], lead singer of [[Limp Bizkit]], stated that if it were not for Bennington's voice and his words, nu metal "would never have reached the masses and affected so many lives".<ref name="auto"/>

''[[The New York Times]]''{{'}} [[Jon Caramanica]] commented that Bennington's ability to "pair serrated rawness with sleek melody" separated him from other contemporary singers, and also from the artists he was influenced by. Caramanica noted, "He was an [[emo]] sympathizer in a time when [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]] was still setting the agenda for mainstream [[hard rock]], and a [[hip hop music|hip-hop]] enthusiast who found ways to make hip-hop-informed music that benefited from his very un-hip-hop skill set." As Bennington acquired influences from [[Industrial music|industrial]] and [[hardcore punk]] acts, the journalist believed this was the factor that made Linkin Park survive the "rise and precipitous fall of the rap-rock era", calling the musician "a rock music polymath".<ref>{{Cite news |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 |last=Caramanica |first=Jon |date=July 20, 2017 |work=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=July 21, 2017 |archive-date=November 21, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201121163521/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/20/arts/music/chester-bennington-linkin-park.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Mikael Wood of the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' argued, "Perhaps more than Linkin Park's influential sound, Bennington's real artistic legacy will be the message he put across&nbsp;– the reassurance he offered from the dark."<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-linkin-park-chester-bennington-20170721-story.html |title=Appreciation Linkin Park's Chester Bennington was a voice of reassurance from the dark |last=Wood |first=Mikael |date=July 21, 2017 |work=Los Angeles Times |access-date=July 21, 2017 |archive-date=July 21, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170721202634/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-linkin-park-chester-bennington-20170721-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[BBC]]'s Steve Holden called Bennington the "voice of a generation", saying his voice was arguably Linkin Park's greatest asset.<ref>{{cite news|title=Chester Bennington: Linkin Park vocalist 'took his own life'|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-40676530|access-date=July 21, 2017|work=[[BBC News]]|date=July 20, 2017|archive-date=March 11, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220311161829/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-40676530|url-status=live}}</ref> Jonathan McAloon of ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' commented, "Bennington's death will have an impact on many millennials because his voice was the sound of their millennium."<ref>{{cite news|last1=McAloon|first1=Jonathan|title=Why the passing of Linkin Park's Chester Bennington will break millions of millennial hearts|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/artists/linkin-parks-chester-bennington-outsider-struck-chord-millennials/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/artists/linkin-parks-chester-bennington-outsider-struck-chord-millennials/ |archive-date=January 11, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|access-date=July 22, 2017|work=[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]]|date=July 21, 2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref> While talking about Linkin Park's popularity, Corey Apar, of [[AllMusic]], commented, "Bennington's oft-tortured vocals became one of the most distinctive in the [[alternative rock]] scene."<ref>{{cite web|first=Corey|last=Apar|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/chester-bennington-mn0000111882|title=Chester Bennington Bio|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=January 18, 2018|archive-date=January 19, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180119060732/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/chester-bennington-mn0000111882|url-status=live}}</ref> Writing for the ''[[The Guardian|Guardian]]'', Ben Beaumont-Thomas noted, "Bennington's decision to sing clearly and openly was, therefore, more radical than he is given credit for, and indeed more socially valuable." The journalist continued to discuss Bennington's impact, commenting,
{{cquote|His cleanly articulated tales of emotional struggle gave millions the sense that someone understood them, and the huge sound of his band around him magnified that sense, moving listeners from the psychic space of their bedrooms into an arena of thousands of people who shared their pain.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/jul/20/chester-bennington-linkin-park-singer-legacy |title=Linkin Park singer Chester Bennington soothed the angst of millions |last=Beaumont-Thomas |first=Ben |date=July 21, 2017 |work=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=July 21, 2017 |archive-date=July 21, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170721000206/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/jul/20/chester-bennington-linkin-park-singer-legacy |url-status=live }}</ref>}}
James Hingle echoed this sentiment, writing for ''[[Kerrang!]]'', "[Bennington] was one of the most honest vocalists out there when it came to his mental health".<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.kerrang.com/49483/tribute-chester-bennington/ |title=A Tribute To Chester Bennington |last=Hingle |first=James |date=July 21, 2017 |work=Kerrang! |access-date=July 21, 2017 |archive-date=July 21, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170721195359/http://www.kerrang.com/49483/tribute-chester-bennington/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In the same topic, William Goodman from ''Billboard'' said Bennington and fellow musicians [[Chris Cornell]] and [[Scott Weiland]] "helped define a generation of the hard rock sound, who were tied together artistically and personally".<ref name=":2">{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/7873904/chester-bennington-suicide-chris-cornell-scott-weiland-death |title=Chester Bennington, Chris Cornell & Scott Weiland: A Legacy of Pained Rock Powerhouses |last=Goodman |first=William |date=July 21, 2017 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=July 21, 2017 |archive-date=August 14, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200814174627/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/7873904/chester-bennington-suicide-chris-cornell-scott-weiland-death |url-status=live }}</ref>

''[[The Straits Times]]''{{'}} music correspondent Eddino Abdul Hadi stated Bennington was an inspiration to many artists in the Singapore music scene.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/entertainment/linkin-park-singer-influenced-many-in-the-singapore-music-scene |title=Recommended by Linkin Park singer Chester Bennington influenced many in the Singapore music scene |last=Hadi |first=Eddino Abdul |date=July 21, 2017 |newspaper=The Straits Times |access-date=July 21, 2017 |archive-date=July 24, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170724095356/http://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/entertainment/linkin-park-singer-influenced-many-in-the-singapore-music-scene |url-status=live }}</ref> Calum Slingerland, editor of the Canadian periodical ''[[Exclaim!]]'', expressed, "[H]is influence has been felt in the worlds of rock, metal, rap, and beyond."<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/the_world_reacts_to_chester_benningtons_death |title=The World Reacts to Chester Bennington's Death |last=Slingerland |first=Calum |date=July 20, 2017 |work=Exclaim! |access-date=July 21, 2017 |archive-date=July 20, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170720232943/http://exclaim.ca/music/article/the_world_reacts_to_chester_benningtons_death |url-status=live }}</ref>

After Bennington's death, his widow Talinda Bennington launched a campaign called 320 Changes Direction in honor of her husband to help break the stigma surrounding mental illness.<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=DeWald|first=Mike|date=May 6, 2020|title=Riff Radio: Talinda Bennington turns adversity into strength with 320 Changes Direction|url=https://riffmagazine.com/podcast/talinda-bennington-320-changes-direction-chester-bennington/|access-date=April 13, 2021|magazine=RIFF|quote=In July 2017 she lost her husband, Linkin Park frontman Chester Bennington, to his battle against addiction and depression. Through that experience, she founded 320 Changes Direction, a nonprofit, named for her husband's birthdate, to raise the issue of mental health awareness and to connect people to the resources they need.|archive-date=April 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210413015026/https://riffmagazine.com/podcast/talinda-bennington-320-changes-direction-chester-bennington/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2020, during a [[Twitch (service)|Twitch]] live-stream, [[Mike Shinoda]] confirmed the existence of an unreleased Linkin Park song, titled "[[Friendly Fire (Linkin Park song)|Friendly Fire]]", which features vocal tracks Bennington recorded during the ''[[One More Light]]'' sessions.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/mike_shinoda_on_unreleased_linkin_park_song_featuring_chester_bennington_vocals_youre_gonna_have_to_wait_literally_years_to_hear_it.html|title=Mike Shinoda on Unreleased Linkin Park Song Featuring Chester Bennington Vocals: 'You're Gonna Have to Wait Literally Years to Hear It'|publisher=Ultimate Guitar|access-date=July 12, 2020|archive-date=June 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200625035540/https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/mike_shinoda_on_unreleased_linkin_park_song_featuring_chester_bennington_vocals_youre_gonna_have_to_wait_literally_years_to_hear_it.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The song was released on February 23, 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wilkes |first=Emma |date=2024-02-19 |title=Linkin Park announce new, unreleased song 'Friendly Fire' featuring Chester Bennington |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/linkin-park-announce-new-unreleased-song-friendly-fire-featuring-chester-bennington-3589635 |access-date=2024-02-21 |website=NME |language=en-GB |archive-date=February 20, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240220025115/https://www.nme.com/news/music/linkin-park-announce-new-unreleased-song-friendly-fire-featuring-chester-bennington-3589635 |url-status=live }}</ref> At the time of his death, Bennington just finished a collaboration with [[Lamb of God (band)|Lamb of God]] guitarist [[Mark Morton (guitarist)|Mark Morton]] for Morton's solo album ''[[Anesthetic (album)|Anesthetic]]'' entitled "Cross Off"; Morton later said in interviews that Bennington was "very, very excited about the idea of screaming and doing something heavier than what he's been doing lately".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/lamb-of-god-guitarist-says-chester-bennington-was-very-excited-about-screaming-and-doing-something-heavier-than-linkin-park/|title=LAMB OF GOD Guitarist Says CHESTER BENNINGTON Was 'Very Excited' About Screaming And 'Doing Something Heavier' Than LINKIN PARK|date=January 11, 2019|website=BLABBERMOUTH.NET|access-date=September 1, 2022|archive-date=September 29, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220929214824/https://blabbermouth.net/news/lamb-of-god-guitarist-says-chester-bennington-was-very-excited-about-screaming-and-doing-something-heavier-than-linkin-park|url-status=live}}</ref> The music video for "Cross Off" later featured an empty microphone as a tribute to Bennington.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kerrang.com/mark-morton-and-chester-benningtons-cross-off-video-is-eerily-haunted/|title=Mark Morton And Chester Bennington's Cross Off Video Is Eerily Haunted|website=Kerrang!|date=March 5, 2019|access-date=September 1, 2022|archive-date=September 1, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220901123631/https://www.kerrang.com/mark-morton-and-chester-benningtons-cross-off-video-is-eerily-haunted|url-status=live}}</ref>

During an interview with [[Zane Lowe]] in 2024, Bennington's successor in Linkin Park, [[Emily Armstrong]], called the band's debut album ''[[Hybrid Theory]]'' her favorite album and specifically cited Bennington's performance in the song "[[One Step Closer (Linkin Park song)|One Step Closer]]" as her inspiration to be a singer, commenting, "That was the moment I was like, 'I want to sing and scream', you know? 'One Step Closer', I was like, 'I could do that'. At the time I wasn't even a good singer. I was a guitar player in a band, you know? . . . And obviously, on the side of the feelings and the emotions of it, like, I would love to do him proud."<ref>{{cite web |title=Linkin Park: The Emptiness Machine, New Album & Return to Music with Apple Music's Zane Lowe |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otxt-VTYgmU |website=YouTube |access-date=November 23, 2024 |date=September 6, 2024}}</ref>