[2000] Hybrid Theory – Linkin Park

Hybrid Theory is the debut album by American Nu metal band Linkin Park, released on October 24, 2000 through Warner Bros. Records. The album was a huge commercial success, selling over 10 million units in the United States alone and peaking at number two on the Billboard 200 while also reaching high positions on other charts worldwide, despite receiving mixed reviews from publications. It has also sold 29 million copies worldwide as of 2009, including over 10 million in the U.S. which makes it the band’s best-selling album, and one of the best selling albums of the decade.

Recorded at NRG Recordings in North Hollywood, California, and produced by Don Gilmore, the album’s lyrical themes deal with problems lead vocalist Chester Bennington experienced during his adolescence, including drug abuse and the constant fighting and divorce of his parents. Hybrid Theory takes its title from the previous name of the band.

Four singles were released from the album: “One Step Closer”, “Papercut”, “In the End”, and the Grammy Award-winning “Crawling”, which along with “In the End” was responsible for launching Linkin Park into mainstream popularity. At the 2002 Grammy Awards, Hybrid Theory was nominated for Best Rock Album.

This album is listed in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.

Info:

Artist: Linkin Park
Album: Hybrid Theory
Release Date: October 24, 2000
Genre: Alternative, Nu metal
Label: Warner Bros.
File Size: 105MB

Tracklist:

1 Papercut
2 One Step Closer
3 With You
4 Points of Authority
5 Crawling
6 Runaway
7 By Myself
8 In The End
9 A Place for My Head
10 Forgotten
11 Cure for the Itch
12 Pushing Me Away
13 High Voltage
14 My December
15 A Place for My Head (Live)
16 Papercut (Live)
17 Points of Authority (Live)

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Category: Rock