![]() ![]() Individually and as a collective, LINKIN PARK pushed their artistic limits on Meteora, which is apparent from the details on each song: The dueling vocals of “Somewhere I Belong” recall an internal monologue being annotated in real time the urgent plea for reconciliation “Faint” is animated by high-drama strings and a relentless drumbeat the seething “Nobody's Listening” pivots on a serpentine sample played on bamboo flute and the glitchy instrumental “Session” hints at LINKIN PARK's CD wallets containing selections from electro masters like Aphex Twin and Squarepusher. “One of the benefits of having a second album is to say, ‘Okay, cool-you understand this much about us, let us fill in a lot of gaps and add a whole bunch of other colors,’” Shinoda told Zane Lowe in 2023. Meteora allowed LINKIN PARK to prove their versatility to the world, to show that they were more than just a run-of-the-mill rap-rock band. Their blend of guitar rock's pummeling riffs, hip-hop's swaggering grooves, and intricately emotional lyrics delivered by co-vocalists Chester Bennington and Mike Shinoda turned them into one of the 21st century's biggest new artists. ![]() When LINKIN PARK started writing the album that would become 2003's Meteora, they were touring behind their 2000 debut Hybrid Theory, a wildfire hit that took even the band by surprise.
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