One of the top music news today, the frontman of Linkin Park Chester Bennington dies at the age of 41
He took his life at his home in Palos Verdes Estates in L.A. County. He was great friend's with Chris Cornell who also committed suicide May 19th, 2017. Chester who takes his own life on Chris Cornell's birthday. Chris would have been 52 today.
Chester wrote an open letter to Chris on the day of Chris' suicide.
Cornell's wife, Vicky, tweeted out a message following the news of Chester's death, saying, "Just when I thought my heart couldn't break any more ... I love you T."
With more than 17 years in the music industry, Chester is best known for being the frontman in Linkin Park. The group changed the dynamics of rock music ever since they were ever played on the radio. They rock/rap hybrid style of their music swept the music genre by storm. Their style of mixing heavy guitar riffs, turntable sampling and scratching along with that voice... that voice of Chester made the band work in harmony. His vocal can be light harmonizing to the yelling, and from there he can take it to the extreme screaming. It always worked for some reason as they band found a way to utilize the uniqueness of his vocals. The blend of hip hop flows and beats to his screamo chorus was a dream come true for something missing in rock music.
As I was a 17 year old high schooler, at the time when Linkin Park released their Hybrid Theory album which was a constant repeat on my CD player. The album was flawless. It was one of the most epic albums in that era. The lyrics was spot on, it was something fresh and new that no other bands before them had. They have a style and sound no one really can replicate. As a grew older, so did Linkin Park's sound in Meteora. It provided another step to their development using instruments you normally wouldn't ever on albums. It was another hit record.
I was lucky enough to see them 3 times live. I got my Hybrid Theory album signed by everyone in the band. They were all really nice people who seemed like they cared for their fans. Every time I saw them, you get that sense of wow what a performer Chester was. He makes the band stand out with his vocals. There is no other singer who can replicate that sounds he puts out.
The band's music and his voice really changed my life in music, and many more people around this world. We typically don't get to realize a person struggles only only if you know them on a personal level. And his struggles ran deep from within, which you can hear it from his lyrics and vocals.
As I type this, I am truly sadden by today's new Chester Bennington is no longer with the world. With his struggles in his life, the drugs, alcohol, pain, depression within oneself can finally end. R.I.P as many fans are at a lost of your departure.
Hybrid Theory (2000)
Meteora (2003)
Collision Course (2004) Album by Jay Z and Linkin Park
Minutes to Midnight (2007)
A Thousand Suns (2010)
Living Things (2012)
The Hunting Party (2014)
One More Light (2017)
- Linkin Park has sold more than 70 million record
- The group's first studio album Hybrid Theory is one of the best-selling albums in the US (10 million copies shipped) and worldwide (27 million copies sold)
- Billboard ranked Linkin Park No. 19 on the Best Artists of the Decade chart
- Linkin Park became the first rock band to achieve more than one billion YouTube hits