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}} ''Hybrid Theory'' is the debut album by the American rock band Linkin Park, released on October 24, 2000 through Warner Bros. Records. The album was a commercial success, having been certified Diamond for sales of over 10 million units in the United States alone as of 2010, peaking at number two on the ''Billboard'' 200, and also reaching high positions on other charts worldwide. 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 as well as the concept of music theory and combining different styles. Four singles were released from the album: "One Step Closer", "Crawling", "Papercut", and "In the End", all of them being responsible for launching Linkin Park into mainstream popularity. While "In the End" was the most successful of the four, all of the singles in the album remain some of the band's most successful songs to date. Although "Runaway", "Points of Authority", and "My December" from the special edition bonus disc album were not released as singles, they were minor hits on alternative rock radio stations thanks to the success of all of the band's singles and the album. At the 2002 Grammy Awards, ''Hybrid Theory'' was nominated for Best Rock Album. The album is listed in the book ''1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die''. It was ranked #11 on ''Billboards ''Hot 200 Albums of the Decade''. A special edition of ''Hybrid Theory'' was released March 11, 2002, a year and a half after its original pressing. ''Hybrid Theory'' has sold over 27 million copies worldwide, which makes it the best selling debut album of the 2000s. Linkin Park performed the album in its entirety for the first time at the Download Festival on June 14, 2014. ==Background== Linkin Park was founded in 1996 as the rap rock band, Xero: lead guitarist Brad Delson, vocalist and rhythm guitarist Mike Shinoda, drummer Rob Bourdon, turntablist Joe Hahn, lead vocalist Mark Wakefield and bassist Dave Farrell (who was not with the band during this point to tour with Tasty Snax). In 1999, after Wakefield's departure, lead vocalist Chester Bennington joined the five members Xero and the band was renamed to Hybrid Theory. Bennington's previous band, Grey Daze, had recently disbanded, so his lawyer recommended him to Jeff Blue, vice president of A&R coordination for Zomba, who at the time was seeking a lead vocalist for Xero. Blue sent Bennington two tapes of Xero's unreleased recordings — one with vocals by former Xero member Mark Wakefield, and the other with only the instrumental tracks — asking for his "interpretation of the songs".〔 Bennington wrote and recorded new vocals over the instrumentals and sent the tapes back to Blue. As Delson recalls, "() really was kind of the final piece of the puzzle () We didn't see anything close to his talent in anybody else."〔 After Bennington joined, the group first renamed itself to Hybrid Theory and released a self-titled EP. Legal complications with Welsh electronic music group Hybrid prompted a second name change, thus deciding on "Linkin Park".〔 Throughout 1999, Linkin Park was a regular act at the Los Angeles club, The Whisky.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Linkin Park biography )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hybrid Theory」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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