Lead Singer of Linkin Park has died

brevity

https://twitter.com/TMZ/status/888097037933268994

Another suicide...

Very sad. Rip.

Mushy

Not a fan but that's shocking!

Cool_CM

Just saw that there, again, not a fan but nobody wants to see that. Saw them support Metallica at the RDS in the St Anger tour, the crowd was pretty hostile towards them and stuff was being thrown at the stage. He had his head down and caught a packed of sweets that were thrown at him ninja-style, it was pretty impressive!

hdowney

Not a fan myself but still heartbreaking to read none the less. Hurts to see someone so broken by their demons that they feel this is the only release. Also feel for his poor family, friends and band mates.

GLaDOS

Is TMZ reliable?

Would like to think it could be one of those horrible hoaxes

OldMrBrennan83

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ShaShaBear

GLaDOS wrote: »

Is TMZ reliable?

Would like to think it could be one of those horrible hoaxes

I've read about 5 different articles, one RTE.ie - so I'd say it's unfortunately true

GLaDOS

ShaShaBear wrote: »

I've read about 5 different articles, one RTE.ie - so I'd say it's unfortunately true

Aye, saw that there. Fuck sake.

Haven't listened to them in ages, but loved them as a teenager. Hybrid theory was one of the my first introductions to metal. The same for a lot of people my age I'd say.

RIP Chester.

Ah Jaysus, poor bastard.

alchemist33

Shyte. Really liked them a few albums. Faint is still one of my favourite songs.

RIP

myshirt

He had a couple of young kids aswell didn't he. Disaster. Really sad.

JP Liz V1

myshirt wrote: »

He had a couple of young kids aswell didn't he. Disaster. Really sad.

I think 6 kids

RIP

Thibus

Awful to hear. Loved their first few albums

D.Q

Hybrid theory was one of the first metal albums I ever bought. Rip.

AndyBoBandy

I wonder with today being Chris Cornell's birthday have any relevance to his taking of his own life?

Yakult

Wow shocking!

They just released a new album and everything, really came out of no where.

avfc1874

Very sad, not a massive fan, but always had numb and in the end amongst my playlists

brevity

AndyBoBandy wrote: »

I wonder with today being Chris Cornell's birthday have any relevance to his taking of his own life?

On the Reddit thread people were saying that him and Chris were close. It might have had something to do with it.

6 kids as well. Very sad.

Crying shame big part of my childhood for a while rip

helimachoptor

yeah not a massive fan either, but seen them once and always would have their songs on the playlist

frozenfrozen

spotify threw in a linkin park song early today randomly hadn't heard or even remembered they existed for at least 5 years funny how that happens

marvin80

Shocking news, RIP

Ninjavampire

I've always said that their gig at the RDS was the best I had been at, until I'd seen GnR in May. I still listen to Hybrid Theory and Meteora regularly.

Very sad to learn he was so depressed and that a lot of his lyrics where so true to his own personal struggles.

Angron

Horrible to hear, I still can't believe it really.

Passenger

A lot of people in their late 20's early 30's will have a twinge of nostalgia today as his voice will have resonated with many back in the early 2000's at the height of their fame.

RIP.

Grid.

Ahh jeez that's awful.....R.I.P Chester!!:(

PTH2009

Big shock Very sad, he had a great voice

Listened too a lot of Linkin Park when I was a teen. Remember won tickets too the RDS gig but could not make sadly I'll never get too see them now. Lots of nostalgic feelings now

Mushy

9 years since last saw them, they may have been abysmal but the Hybrid Theory songs were always good!

Thinking also will probably never see any incarnation of Stone Temple Pilots in any incarnation now!

Panthro

Poor guy.
Frickin loved the hybrid theory album when it came out ..

RIP Chester

Sabre0001

Hybrid Theory helped me get into rock music and loved a few of the follow-ups. Seen them in Dublin twice and only a couple of weeks ago at Rock Werchter! Crazy news and pretty gutted. RIP.

Billy86

That one came out of left field, horrible to see and you've got to feel for the family. Grew out of them in a big way after about two years but I still remembering getting digital as a 13/14 year old and being a bit mindblown by the below on Kerrang while the charts over here were rammed with Spice Girls, NSync, Britney Spears, Christina Augilera, that "I'm Blue dabadeedabashutup" song and so on and so on.

MikeyTaylor

Poor man. Sad and heartbreaking is an understatement.

irishgrover

odd as this sounds LP will always personally be synonymous for me with happy family holidays. We never ever changed the CDs in the family car (and most of them were Linkin Park) so when we went to France each year as my daughters were growing up we spent many many hours and days listening to LP. Realised we were baad parents one day when all four of my daughters (all under 10) we happily singing @ the top of their voices "Put me out of my fuc(king misery" whilst head-banging..
my now 12 year old will be very upset and she still listens to then all the time…
terrible news but most especially for his family and friends

P_1

Well that has knocked me for six. Hybrid Theory was the first album I bought and was my gateway into the sweet sound of rock and metal. This evening will be spent re-listening to that album with a few contemplative beers.

Ar deis de go raibh a hainm

fyfe79

AndyBoBandy wrote: »

I wonder with today being Chris Cornell's birthday have any relevance to his taking of his own life?

They were definitely buddies so who knows.

Cornell & Bennington - Hunger Strike
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNEG5qaflnU

Linkin Park & Cornell - Crawling
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_v1SLIt01Q

Also Starring LeVar Burton

Genuinely gutted when I heard this earlier. A lot of people have mentioned Hybrid Theory being special to them, and it holds a special place in my heart as well. I was a huge fan when I was in my teens and even though I haven't been as avid as fan in recent years, I still really like the new music they've been producing - it's a different sound to their early stuff, but the lyrics are powerful and Chester's vocals are always mesmerizing; such a unique voice.

Despite the lyrics being fairly dark and quite heavy, I've always found them to be uplifting. Whenever I've been having a bad day or feeling down throwing on Somewhere I Belong, Numb, Papercut, or any of the other early stuff always manages to lift my mood.

Rest In Peace Chester

Welsh Megaman

RIP

Tributes now starting on Scuzz through till tomorrow.

Ironically nothing on Kerrang TV, seeing as how they live off LP videos.

seligehgit

So sad,great singer in the great band.I'd the pleasure of seeing them live in the RDS.

Arghus

Can't listen to Linkin Park anymore, they were one of those gateway bands that quickly fell by the wayside for me, but this is still horrible all the same. Life is tough.

Tilikum

RIP Chester. Loved his voice.

Wrongway1985

Didn't take to LP really myself, clearly that mans voice was the backbone of them, sad to see him go and in the way it's suggested

Although the move wasn't appreciated at the time I was skeptical initially too being a fan but he shone well in STP IMO, great performance here...

jacksie66

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StringerBell

Forget genres, an incredible voice period.

Very sad, too young and leaving so many behind to pick up the pieces,RIP.

Zwillinge

As someone previously said here, all the bubble gum boyband pop music was dominating the airwaves and finally something emerged that I could enjoy and happily sing along.

Hybrid Theory may not have been the first rock or metal album I bought, but it was by far one of the most played CD I owned which I still have laying on the floor of my bedroom, the disc is either been sitting in the jewel CD case or in the CD player that's been gathering dust over many many years.

Chester was hanging on my wall for years (the marriage plans fell through when I got older). My best friend had fantasies of being old enough to get the flame tattoos that he had upon his wrists/arms.
The trips to ASHA in Stephens Green shopping centre for the t-shirt and badges for £1 (what a rip off )

I didn't get to see them in RDS - I had to go to a farewell thing to a friend moving away that day. I've not seen her since.

But I still listened to them.
I seen them in Manchester in 2014 with my best friend (she does not have the tattoo) - to say it was worth the wait was an understatement. A fantastic performance full of passion and still a memory we cherish.

I heard the lead "Heavy" track and was all "Pffft, that's not them... WTF is this?" Listening to it now... That is a heavy track.

Last night I listened to Hybrid Theory on Spotify and cried, as I'll always be that teenager at some stage.

Reading tweets from other artists and it seems he was in good form and happy the last few weeks. He had this planned, on his dear friends birthday. Whatever demons he faced daily and tried to deal with, I hope he has found peace.

Thoughts to his family (so many children), bandmates and friends.

If anything, I hope this gives people the knowledge that its OK to have thoughts and its better to talk about them, there's always someone willing to listen.

RIP Chester

seachto7

I hope the smug twats who did throw bottles at LP back in the day are feeling a little less smug now.

Penn

I was never really into music at all until my late teens, bar a few copied albums I'd get off mates. Meteora was the first album I ever actually chose to buy, and still have it on my phone. Really sad to hear and especially with 6 kids.

And whether anyone liked Linkin Park's music or not, the guy had one hell of a voice

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHtwZ07N1ic

cyrils foxpit

RIP ...like many others Hybrid Theory is probably the most played cd in my collection...30 something mins of nu metal bliss

BadTurtle

Awful shame.
Great voice, some of the poppier stuff on their third album really showcased his range, especially alongside the heavy tracks. Of the how ever many LP albums (gave up listening to them a while back) that third album seemed to be more focused on him than the others - less rapping, less electronic tinkering etc.

fluke

seachto7 wrote: »

I hope the smug twats who did throw bottles at LP back in the day are feeling a little less smug now.

Oh tell me about it. I went to that gig (the Metallica/Linkin Park co-headline gig in '03 for those not in the know) and a 'friend' was a bit away from me, he got caught up in the pit and was just throwing bottles like a right little scumbag.

I felt bad for LP and for fans who were there to see them. Relax..Metallica will be on in a while...and Metallica don't think you're cool for doing that

innuendo141

I was at the gig in 2003- Linkin Park really weren't my thing so we went to the other side of the stadium to get chips. But, we saw a good bit of the set from waaay backafter the chips and I remember being convinced that they were miming/lip syncing. Obviously they weren't, so I always thought that was a testament to how good they sounded live. Chester's voice seemed perfect.

I do remember the booing and the bottles that day. It was pretty savage, especially when the Darkness had been given a decent ovation.

It's awful what has happened. I always try to think that hopefully someone in the same boat will find a way to help themselves after something like this happens.

Paully D

Devastated to hear this news.

Linkin Park are one of my favourite bands and I actually travelled over to Birmingham a couple of weeks ago to see them. I never thought for a split second it would be the last time I would get the chance to see them or that it would be their last ever concert.

Chester had a rough childhood. He was sexually abused by an older friend from the age of 7-13. His parents divorced throughout this time. His mum wasn't in a good place and his father worked very long hours to try and put food on the table so wasn't around much either. He felt abandoned by his family and turned to drink and drugs as he said this was the only time he felt some release from the pain he suffered. He was taking double figure amounts of acid a day, meth, crack. It came to a head in 2006 when the band staged an intervention and he realised that he would die he continued. Things improved from there on in (although he was fond of a bit of pot) although he obviously still had a struggle with the battle intermittently.

6 kids left behind. So, so sad.

RIP Chester and thanks for the memories.

When my time comes
Forget the wrong that I've done
Help me leave behind some reasons to be missed
And don't resent me
And when you're feeling empty
Keep me in your memory
Leave out all the rest
Leave out all the rest