Linkin Park scoorde begin deze eeuw grote hits en was één van de gezichten van de Nu Metal movement die Hip Hop met metal en rock mixte. De band scoorde grote successen, verkocht miljoenen albums en won diverse muziek prijzen. Maar de laatste albums werden wat tammer en werd het allemaal minder. Helaas is zo juist bekend geworden dat de front zanger Chester Bennington zelfmoord heeft gepleegd door zich te verhangen. Heel erg triest, en ik ben ook blij dat ik hun jaren geleden live op Pinkpop heb mogen zien en ervaren. Maar goed.

Linkin Park singer Chester Bennington has committed suicide ... TMZ has learned.

Law enforcement sources tell us the singer hanged himself at a private residence in Palos Verdes Estates in L.A. County. His body was discovered Thursday just before 9 AM.

Chester was married with 6 children from 2 wives.

The singer struggled with drugs and alcohol for years. He had said in the past he had considered committing suicide because he had been abused as a child by an older male.

The band has had a string of hits over the years, including "Faint," "In the End" and "Crawling." Linkin Park crossed music genres, collaborating with Jay-Z.