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[Photo by: Ricky Swift/WENN.com] According to Billboard, the Los Angeles County coroner has confirmed today, July 21, that Linkin Park frontman Chester Bennington died by hanging. The news source has reported that the coroner’s office spokesman Ed Winter said the 41-year-old hanged himself from a bedroom door in his home near Los Angeles. Read more: Linkin Park’s Chester […]

[Photo “Gwar Back to So36” by Montecruz Foto is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0] Korn’s Brian “Head” Welch and GWAR have been called out following their response to Linkin Parks’ Chester Bennington’s death. Read more: Linkin Park’s Chester Bennington dead at 41 Following the reports that confirmed Bennington had hung himself, Welch responded on Facebook “this is truly […]

The music world is mourning the tragic loss of Linkin Park’s Chester Bennington, who died at the age of 41 yesterday. Bands and fans alike have been paying tribute to the musician, and a video has resurfaced of Bennington’s vocals isolated from the band’s hit “Numb.” Give his powerful vocal performance a listen below. Read […]

[Photo by: Brian To/WENN.com] Linkin Park’s “In the End” is on repeat and the chorus weighs heavy. “I tried so hard and got so far, but in the end, it doesn’t even matter I had to fall to lose it all, but in the end, it doesn’t even matter” It’s one thing to hear the hopeless […]

[Photo by: Ricky Swift/WENN.com] The music world is mourning the tragic loss of Linkin Park’s Chester Bennington, and bands and fans alike are remembering the way Linkin Park’s music has shaped their lives and musical tastes. Fans have taken to social media to honor the musician and his legacy, particularly sharing their appreciation for the band’s […]

[Photo by: Keeahtay Lewis] Thursday's Geoffrey Rickly has shared his thoughts on why singers seem to have higher suicide rates through Twitter. Check out his full thoughts below. Read more: Musicians mourn the loss of Linkin Park’s Chester Bennington Following the death of Linkin Park's Chester Bennington, one fan reached out to Rickly asking if […]

[Photo by: Ricky Swift/WENN.com] UPDATE: July 20 at 10:04 p.m. ET: Linkin Park tweeted a tribute around 7 p.m. ET: one stunning image of Bennington surrounded by his fans at a show. pic.twitter.com/yoN80Mobdk — LINKIN PARK (@linkinpark) July 20, 2017 The Twitter header and profile image were also updated to photos of Bennington. UPDATE: July 20 […]

[Photo by: Tyler Carter/ISSUES/Facebook] UPDATE: July 22 at 10:40 a.m. ET: Chris Cornell's daughter Lily and mother-in-law Toni Karayiannis have taken to Instagram to pay their tributes to Chester Bennington.  Cornell and Bennington were close friends, bringing forth emotional statements from Cornell's family. Lily posted a picture with Bennington, along with the caption, “I love you […]

Linkin Park’s Chester Bennington has died at the age of 41, the Associated Press has confirmed. BREAKING: Linkin Park singer Chester Bennington dies at 41, Los Angeles County coroner says. — The Associated Press (@AP) July 20, 2017 TMZ had originally reported that the singer hanged himself at his residence. The report says his body […]

With five studio albums under their belt, the members of Stone Sour are excited to take the world by storm with their upcoming release Hydrograd, which will be released on June 30 via Roadrunner Records. The full-length album was recorded at Sphere Studios in Los Angeles, and frontman Corey Taylor confidently claims that it’s “probably […]

This past weekend, Linkin Park headlined Hellfest festival in France, which typically caters to a metal audience. According to THEPRP, some of the festivalgoers weren’t too happy about it the headliner not fitting the bill. Read more: Linkin Park’s Chester Bennington on fans calling sell-out: “I will punch you in your f*cking mouth” In this fan shot video you can […]

This past Friday, May 26, Soundgarden's Chris Cornell was laid to rest in Hollywood. Read more: Watch a 225-person choir pay tribute to Chris Cornell Linkin Park's Chester Bennington was a close friend and even godparent to one of Cornell's children. A fan recorded Bennington singing  Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” for the mourners. You can listen to it below. .@ChesterBe […]

You're probably aware that Linkin Park vocalist Chester Bennington has not been too pleased with some fan's comparisons between Hybrid Theory and One More Light. You also may be aware that Slipknot/Stone Sour frontman Corey Taylor reminded him to “be fortunate.”  Well now Bennington has agreed with him, stating in a series of tweets that upon reading Taylor's […]

In the past few weeks, Linkin Park vocalist Chester Bennington has had some choice words for those who have criticized the band's musical direction over the recent years. But in response to the attack Monday night in Manchester, Bennington seems to have a change of heart and is seeking to reconcile his previous frustrations. Bennington […]

[Photo Credit: APTV/Mark Morton Twitter] What are Chester Bennington and Mark Morton doing in the studio together?! Read More: Lamb Of God plan for hiatus following Slayer tour It looks like the Linkin Park vocalist and Lamb Of God guitarist are cooking up something special for the fans. Theprp.com noted that the pair are apparently […]

In order to put more focus on Linkin Park, Chester Bennington has stepped down as frontman for Stone Temple Pilots. He joined the band in 2013, serving as the replacement for Scott Weiland. Statements from both Bennington and the band’s remaining members—Robert DeLeo, Dean DeLeo and Eric Kretz—can be read below. Read more: Man busted for […]

Linkin Park's Chester Bennington—who joined Stone Temple Pilots in 2013—says that when he became a member, the band thoroughly considered changing their name, (via Blabbermouth).  “We did talk about maybe changing the name of the band, and just doing something new,” he shares. “Honestly, my thing was like, why give up what you guys have […]

Prior to his sustaining a leg injury that would cancel the remainder of Linkin Park’s tour with Rise Against and Of Mice & Men, vocalist Chester Bennington sat down with APTV for an interview. APTV Nashville correspondent Philip Obenschain sat down with Bennington to discuss the since-cancelled “Hunting Party Tour,” the band’s return to their […]