Linkin Park’s Risky Rebirth Paid Off
Linkin Park
Photo: James Minchin In observing the brusque locomotion characterizing the rollout of Linkin Park’s new album, From Zero , it’s useful to remember that the band was a second chance for Mike Shinoda and Chester Bennington. In early 1999, both songwriters struggled to find their sound and audience. Shinoda, an L.A. rapper and producer, was searching for a new vocalist for his rap-metal start-up Xero, whose original crooner tanked a crucial record-label showcase months prior; his Phoenix-area
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