One of the most influential rock bands that have existed in recent years has been the Californians of Linkin Park and today, the fans are in mourning after hearing the news of the suicide of singer Chester Bennington on July 20. Local sources said the 41-year-old singer was hanged in his dorm room at Palos Verdes in Los Angeles and the body was discovered at 9 AM local time.
The rock band that formed in 1996 gained a great popularity in the decade of 2000 thanks to songs like "In the End", "Numb", "Crawling", "One Step Closer" and "Somewhere I Belong". Their songs caused much influence in the people who suffered from bullying in the adolescence and managed to form a fanaticada quite ample.
In their 21-year career, they were able to record seven studio albums, including the latest "One More Light" that they released on May 19 and were in full promotional tour. Their first album was " Hybrid Theory" in 2000 followed by "Meteora" in 2003. After four years of rest they released "Minutes to Midnight" in 2007 and "A Thousand Suns " in 2010. The new decade came with New projects for the band and in 2012 they published "Living Things" and "The Hunting Party" in 2014.
Bennigton was married and had 6 children with different wives. Although the reasons for the suicide are still unclear, he is presumed to be struggling with a depressive mood following the death of his best friend Chris Cornell on May 18. This statement arises because on that day of his death, it is the same in which the legendary singer of Soundgarden and Audioslave would be celebrating years.
Here we leave you a selection of the most important songs of Linkin Park
