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Coldplay's Linkin Park "Crawling" cover and 9 other moving Chester Bennington tributes

As the world mourns the loss of Chester Bennington, musicians are honoring the Linkin Park frontman with special covers of some of the band’s biggest hits.

See touching covers dedicated to Bennington and his influence on the music world below.

Read more: 20 touching fan memorials from around the world honoring Chester Bennington

Coldplay cover “Crawling”:

Chris Martin paid tribute to Bennington on Tuesday night (Aug. 1) in New Jersey, performing a beautiful piano rendition of “Crawling.” “I know this is probably going to end up on YouTube, so I want to do it right,” Martin said after restarting the song.

Members of Periphery and From First To Last cover “Shadow Of The Day”:

The weekend following Bennington’s death, Spencer Sotelo and Matt Halpern of Periphery and Taylor Larson, formerly of From First To Last, released a cover of “Shadow of the Day,” off Linkin Park’s 2007 album Minutes To Midnight.

Motionless In White cover “One Step Closer”:

Last month, shortly following Bennington’s death, MIW covered “One Step Closer” at a show in Corpus Christi, Texas. Before performing, singer Chris Motionless said: “I don’t think to our fans it’s been any secret that Linkin Park have been a very strong influence on our material over the last couple of years. Linkin Park has meant a lot to a lot of us in this band. It’s one of the first bands in the genre that got me into a lot of the band’s that came after. I owe a lot to the Hybrid Theory album as a person and I know it means a lot to the guys in this band. And not just Hybrid Theory, but a lot of albums that followed – a lot of masterpieces from Linkin Park.”

Kiiara covers “Battle Symphony”:

During New York City’s Panorama Festival, Kiiara, who is featured on Linkin Park’s “Heavy,” sang “Battle Symphony,” off Linkin Park’s latest album, One More Light.

Machine Gun Kelly covers “Numb”:

Posted a few days ago, on July 28, MGK shared a cover of “Numb,” with the video description stating simply: “Forever a fan. Rest peacefully Chester.”

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ONE OK ROCK cover “One More Light”:

ONE OK ROCK shared a touching cover of “One More Light,” the title track of the band's most recent album. 

Sylar cover “Points Of Authority”:

Sylar’s cover of “Points Of Authority” is not only a touching tribute to Bennington and Linkin Park, but the track’s net profits also support NAMI, the National Alliance On Mental Illness. Vocalist Jayden Panesso said: “All I can say is, I'm thankful for Chester, I'm thankful for all those words and melodies he shared with the world because I know for a fact, him and the rest of Linkin Park have touched millions and millions of hearts.”

BackWordz cover “Waiting For The End”:

BackWordz shared a powerful tribute to Linkin Park with their cover of “Waiting For The End,” taken from the band’s 2010 album A Thousand Suns.

Trivium’s Matt Heafy covers “One More Light”:

The musician shared a touching acoustic cover of Linkin Park’s “One More Light,” explaining in the video’s description that it’s dedicated to Chester Bennington.

Our Last Night cover “Heavy”:

The band shared their cover of “” earlier this year, and upon hearing the news of Chester Bennington’s passing, dedicated it to Bennington and his influence on music through his songwriting.