What is Linkin Park?
{{Infobox musical artist | Name = Linkin Park | Img = File:Linkin Park at Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, CA - October 27th, 2017.jpg | Img_capt = Linkin Park during their performance at Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, CA, on October 27th, 2017. | Background = group_or_band | Origin = [[Agoura Hills, California|Agoura Hills]], [[California]], [[United States|USA]] | Genre = <!-- Do not change genre without consulting the talk page -->[[Nu metal]]<br />[[alternative metal]]<ref>IGN, [http://music.ign.com/articles/788/788496p1.html Linkin Park - Minutes To Midnight] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120127044903/http://music.ign.com/articles/788/788496p1.html |date=2012-01-27 }}, Retrieved on January 27, 2008.</ref><ref>MetaCritic, [http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/linkinpark/minutestomidnight?part=rss Minutes To Midnight] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090825112000/http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/linkinpark/minutestomidnight?part=rss |date=2009-08-25 }}, Retrieved on January 27, 2008.</ref><br />[[rap metal]]<br />[[alternative rock]] | Years_active = {{hlist|1996–2017|2020–2021|2023–present}} | Alias = [[Xero (1996 – 1998)|Xero]]<br /> [[Hybrid Theory (1998 - Mid Summer 2000)|Hybrid Theory]] | Label = [[Warner Records|Warner]]<br />[[Machine Shop Recordings|Machine Shop]] | Associated_acts = [[Jay-Z]], [[Steve Aoki]], [[Dead By Sunrise]], [[Fort Minor]], [[Relative Degree]], [[Tasty Snax]] | Current_members = [[Mike Shinoda]]<br>[[Dave Farrell]]<br>[[Brad Delson]]<br>[[Emily Armstrong]]<br>[[Colin Brittain]]<br>[[Joe Hahn]] | Past_members = [[Rob Bourdon]]<br>Mark Wakefield<br>[[Chester Bennington]] }} '''Linkin Park''' is an American [[nu metal]] band from [[Agoura Hills, California|Agoura Hills]], [[California]]. They started making music in 1996. The band became a household with their first album, ''[[Hybrid Theory]]'', which was given a [[RIAA certification|diamond certification]]