THE UNDERAPPRECIATED CLASSIC Along with bands such as KORN, DEFTONES, STAIND, SLIPKNOT & LIMP BIZKIT, LINKIN PARK was unquestionably a key contributor to the wave of rock known as "nu metal", a subgenre that quickly dominated the edgier side of modern music in the late 90's & early 2000's, and with their arrival, they gave us "HYBRID THEORY", the album that would easily become their biggest musical statement. Not only was it an album that hugely successful thanks to selling at least 10 million copies in the US alone, it was also an album that defined a generation with an approach to heavy music that satisfied the masses & irritated the staunch critics & purists for a more traditional take on heavy metal. Unfortunately, what some rock die hards totally missed, took for granted or berated was this former six piece band's ability to blend metal, electronica, screamo, hip-hop & hard rock seamlessly with a pop sensibility that was pretty much unrivaled. LINKIN PARK also benefited from the one-two vocal punch of rapper/guitarist/keyboardist Mike Shinoda & the late great Chester Bennington whose chemistry turned songs like "Crawling", "One Step Closer" & "In The End" into infectious ear candy full of emotional angst that happened to also rule the pop charts Rarely has an album full of tormented confessionals had this level of genre bending radio appeal. "Hybrid Theory" was one of kind and for the singer who left us on July 20th 2017, it was his trur breakout moment that rescued millions of kids & young adults from self doubt, insecurities & despair. Chester Bennington was THEIR VOICE HYBRID THEORY was THEIR ALBUM.... As well as mine. Written by Jason Andre Roberts aka CONQUEST #ChesterBennington #RememberChesterBennington #July20th2017 #LinkinPark #HybridTheory #TheUnderappreciatedClassic #CoverArt #ArtsyCoverArt #Gamechanger #Crawling #OneStepCloser #InTheEnd #ClassicAlbum #Metal #NuMetal #NuMetalClassic #EngagingTheCulture #ImOnThatNextNEXT #MusicalInfluencers #MusicalInfluences #HipHop #Electronica #Pop #Screamo #HardRock