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Limited LPU CD bundles for sell at LPU tomorrow

2012-01-23T01:47:00.000-05:00

Linkin Park are selling a very limited number of LPU CD bundles in the LPU store starting at 11AM PST tomorrow, Monday, January 23. This CD bundle includes the Hybrid Theory EP. Join/Login/Find out more at http://lpunderground.com/.

Chester's Surprise Performance at Julien-K's release party

2012-01-22T12:30:00.001-05:00

Last night Julien-K had their release party for their new album "We're Here With You". Chester showed up for two songs; "I'll Try Not to Destroy You" and "Palm Springs Reset". You can buy "We're Here With You" tomorrow when it is released for everyone!

Bid on Linkin Park Autographed Epiphone Gibson Guitar

2012-01-10T10:25:00.000-05:00

Linkin Park and Charity Buzz are working together again to benefit Habitat For Humanity. They are auctioning off an autographed Epiphone Gibson Guitar! Click here to make a bid.

Take home this autographed Epiphone Guitar (a part of the Gibson Family of brands) from Habitat for Humanity friends and volunteers and Music for Relief founders, Linkin Park. Signed by Chester Bennington, Rob Bourdon, Brad Delson, Dave Farrell, Joe Hahn, and Mike Shinoda.

Linkin Park radio update!

2012-01-09T21:07:00.002-05:00

Linkin Park radio has been updated with new music and more. Listen here or, if you live outside the USA then go here and listen on the widget on the right side of the page.

LP Underground 11

2012-01-03T21:50:00.001-05:00

LPTV - Asia Tour 2011, Part 1

2012-01-03T21:49:00.001-05:00

"Blackout" on "Underworld Awakening" soundtrack

2011-12-21T20:38:00.000-05:00

Linkin Park's song "Blackout" will be on the upcoming movie soundtrack for Underworld Awakening, remixed by Renholdër.

The soundtrack will be available on January 17, 2012, three days before the movie arrives on January 20, 2012. Tracklist below.

"Underworld Awakening" Soundtrack Tracklisting:

01. Made of Stone (Renholdër Remix) - Evanescence
02. Heavy Prey - Lacey Sturm of Flyleaf feat. Geno Lenardo
03. Blackout (Renholdër Remix) - Linkin Park
04. Apart (Renholdër Remix) - The Cure
05. Killer & a Queen - Stella Katsoudas of Sister Soleil feat. Geno Lenardo
06. Watch Yourself (Renholdër Remix) - Ministry
07. Trip the Darkness (Ben Weinman Remix) - Lacuna Coil
08. Young Blood (Renholdër Remix) - The Naked and Famous
09. It Rapes All In Its Path - Black Light Burns
10. The Posthumous Letter - William Control
11. How’m I Supposed to Die- Civil Twilight
12. Consolation Prize - & SONS
13. Liar (Revenant mix by 8mm) – 8MM
14. You Won't See The Light - Ryan T.Hope of The Lifeline feat. Geno Lenardo
15. Bottle of Pain - Combichrist
16. Intruder – Collide
17. Exit Wounds (Justin Lassen Remix) - Justin Lassen feat. Silent Fury

Rock am Ring announcement

2011-12-19T23:21:00.001-05:00

We're excited to hit the road again this summer. Our first announced tour date of 2012 is Rock am Ring in Nürburg, Germany this June. It will be our first time playing the festival in 5 years, and we're glad to be back. Keep checking LinkinPark.com for more announcements. This is just the first of many.

-Chester

LIGHT THE WAY FOR A FAMILY THIS HOLIDAY

2011-12-05T23:27:00.001-05:00

1.3 Billion people have no access to electricity. Without it, children cannot read or study after dark, parents cannot work once the sun sets and clinics cannot offer life-saving medical help. You can help by giving a holiday gift that will change lives.

Go to powertheworld.org to give $10 on behalf of someone on your gift list and Music for Relief will provide a solar powered light bulb to a family in Haiti. You'll even get a card for your friend or loved one.

Learn more about how you can help bring energy access to 1 million families and how to share Power the World for a chance to win cool prizes.

Win A LPU11 Membership

2011-12-01T13:07:00.001-05:00

Linkin Park Underground has officially launched its eleventh year. The LPU is already the best way to gain direct access to both Linkin Park and exclusive content, but this year it’s been re-vamped to provide members with even more benefits.

If you’re a Linkin Park fan but aren’t part of the LP Underground, just sign up HERE for a chance to win. Plus, if you get at least two of your friends to sign up, you’ll also have a chance to win an autographed Linkin Park item.

Free Download of new Julien-K song!

2011-12-01T01:20:00.001-05:00

Julien-K are giving you a chance to download a song from their album "We're Here With You". It's called "Breakfast In Berlin" and you can get the mp3 here!

We wanted to give our fans and friends a teaser from our upcoming album "We're Here With You" coming out worldwide Jan 23.

"Breakfast In Berlin" is a one of our favorite dark, dancy, dirty "vibe" tracks; we're giving it away in advance of the release to give fans a taste of the new record. Enjoy!

JK

Linkin Park Teams Up With Flingo to Reach Fans on Smart TVs

2011-11-30T12:58:00.001-05:00

Flingo, the leading publisher of applications for the smart TV, today announced a partnership with Linkin Park to create the band's official app for Smart TVs. Designed in collaboration with the band, Flingo's Linkin Park app will utilize the smart TV as a platform to distribute video, behind-the-scenes footage of studio sessions and concerts, photos and tour dates. The app will soon be available on Smart TVs including Insignia, LG, Samsung, Vizio, Sanyo, Western Digital, and Netgear devices.

"Flingo provides us with a new way to connect with our fans and give them immediate access to our videos," says Joe Hahn, of Linkin Park. "With our app available in the newest Internet Connected HD TVs, we know our videos are going to look great and sound amazing. Plus, the app gives us total creative control over the format and frequency of which we can reach viewers and listeners, an uncommon luxury for most musicians today."

Flingo's application publishing suite seamlessly integrates the web with the TV experience. This enables an ecosystem where media companies, artists and brand sponsors converge on consumer hardware platforms to give viewers a more engaging and personal TV experience. Viewers will enjoy more content on TV than ever before in a highly personalized, interactive experience. Additionally, they can share their favorite moments across popular social networks. Flingo is currently available on 7.2 million screens, in 117 countries worldwide.

"We're very honored to launch Linkin Park's app for Smart TVs," says Alvir Navin, co-founder of Flingo. "As a musician myself, I am always looking for ways that artists can bring their creativity to large audiences directly. Linkin Park is one of the biggest rock bands of all time, so people are going to love 24 hour access to the band's latest news and videos in the convenience of their TV with all the sound fidelity of a home theater environment."

About Flingo Founded in 2008, Flingo delivers a more engaging TV experience through its portfolio of applications. Flingo publishes more Smart TV apps than any other company in the world and is a product and service of Free Stream Media Corp. For more information, go to http://www.flingo.tv .

-press release

Julien-K announcement

2011-11-25T21:35:00.001-05:00

Today Julien-K announced that their second album “We’re here with you” will be released on January the 23rd, 2012″!

This was posted on their facebook:

Tickets are now available for our Record Release show Saturday January 21st at the ROXY in Hollywood, CA BONUS!!!

You will receive our NEW album We're Here With You (ON CD) included in the ticket price AT THE DOOR!!! 2 days before anyone else will have it in their hands!!! Link to purchase tickets: ticketweb

One-of-a-Kind Formula 1 Helmet Designed by Linkin Park's Joe Hahn

2011-11-25T20:56:00.001-05:00

Take home Kamui Kobayashi's one-of-a-kind Formula 1 helmet designed by Linkin Park's Joe Hahn. The helmet will be worn by Kobayashi at his final race of the season at the Brazilian Grand Prix on November 27, 2011.

Linkin Park met Kamui Kobayashi on their recent tour of Asia while performing at the Singapore Grand Prix. Kobayashi is a fan of the band, and wanted to lend his support to help recovery efforts in his homeland.

Together the band, Sauber F1 Team and Kobayashi sponsor GoodSmile Company, with the support of Arai Helmets, joined forces to design an original helmet Kobayashi will wear for the last race of the 2011 Formula 1 World Championship season at the Brazilian Grand Prix on November 27, 2011.
The proceeds for this item benefit Music for Relief for Japan Earthquake & Tsunami Relief.

Terms: Includes: Kamui Kobayashi's one-of-a-kind Formula 1 helmet designed by Joe Hahn. In condition as donated. Additional shipping costs will apply based upon location of winner. Cannot be resold or re-auctioned.
Donated by: Joe Hahn, Kamui Kobayashi, Arai Helmets, Team Sauber, and Good Smile Company

Click here to bid!

LPU11

2011-11-16T10:13:00.001-05:00

LPU11 launched today! Here is a message from ROB:

LPU11 has officially launched! This new year of the LPU launches with a brand new members-only online community, an exclusive merchandise package and additional benefits, including LPU members' request for early admission into Linkin Park shows.

We are also releasing our annual LPU CD. The LPU11 CD is filled with unreleased demos from Hybrid Theory to A Thousand Suns. Some of the songs on this CD are early versions of familiar songs, such as the “In The End” demo. Other songs on this CD never made it on a Linkin Park album and remained unfinished and in raw form. All of the songs represent the journey it takes to create an album as a whole, and we're excited to share them with you.
To learn more, visit us at LPUnderground.com.
Thank you to our dedicated members for making LPU such an amazing place for us to connect with our fans!
-Rob

Chester Bennington plays children's benefit

2011-11-13T15:25:00.001-05:00

AZ central:

Linkin Park's Chester Bennington headlined the second annual Stars of the Season, which drew a packed house of 520 to the beautiful Montelucia Resort & Spa on Saturday, Nov. 12. The evening was dedicated to raising funds for Cardon Children's Medical Center in Mesa. The proceeds will help expand and enhance services offered in the pediatric rehabilitation center.

Attendees were treated to a silent auction featuring a vast array of items including everything from sporting tickets to a day of golf with local music Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Alice Cooper. After a delicious dinner, a touching video presentation spotlighted three children who are patients at the Mesa facility. The stories of these brave children helped make the live auction a huge success and raise thousands of dollars.

The final live auction item was an autographed guitar from Linkin Park that would eventually sell for $10,000. The prize was in such high demand that lead singer Chester Bennington decided to auction off two additional Linkin Park guitars and raised $30,000.

After the auction, Bennington played an intimate acoustic set with Dead By Sunrise on the ballroom stage. The 40-minute, eight-song set put the focus on material by the singer's side band, including "Crawl Back In" and "Let Down." Dead By Sunrise also features Julien-K singer Ryan Schuck, who sang the Julien-K songs "I'll Try Not to Destroy You" and "Palm Spring Reset." They also played one Linkin Park track, "Messenger." When the set was over, Bennington took time to speak to the children in attendance and take photos with excited fans. It was wonderful to see Bennington's commitment to the community and the children. He truly is a class act.

Power The World

2011-11-08T17:47:00.001-05:00

Linkin Park nominated for Peoples Choice Award

2011-11-08T16:13:00.001-05:00

Linkin Park have been nominated for a People's Choice Award in the category Favorite Band. You can now vote online at the PCA website. Spread the word to your friends, then vote daily and as often as you can!

Linkin Park teams with UN on energy effort

2011-11-08T15:46:00.005-05:00

The rock band Linkin Park is teaming up with the U.N. to bring clean energy to Haitian families.

Band members joined Secretary General Ban Ki-moon at a Tuesday news conference announcing their involvement in an initiative to replace dirty energy sources like kerosene, charcoal and wood with solar and other clean, sustainable power.

Rapper and co-frontman Mike Shinoda says the band began funding disaster relief efforts worldwide after the devastating 2004 tsunami in Asia.

Linkin Park's albums include Hybrid Theory and Meteora. It has sold more 50 million albums worldwide and has won two Grammy awards.

-BostonGlobe

Dead By Sunrise to headline Children's Center benefit

2011-11-05T22:00:00.000-04:00

Dead By Sunrise will be headlining the 2nd annual fundraiser at Cardon Children's Medical Center on Saturday, Nov. 12, at the Montelucia Resort & Spa in Paradise Valley!

The signature fundraising event for Banner Health's only free-standing pediatric facility has a goal of raising $250,000 in support of Cardon's Pediatric Rehabilitation Center, which provides critically important rehabilitation services for children from newborn to 18 years. Bennington's wife, Talinda, volunteers there with Bruiser, their dog.
Last year's event raised $170,000 for the medical center's Integrative Pediatric Pain Management Program. Tickets to this year's cocktails and dinner event are $250 per person; sponsorships range from $5,000-$50,000. To purchase tickets or inquire about Stars of the Season sponsorship opportunities, contact Natalie Hood, director of special events at Banner Health Foundation, at 602-747-GIVE or natalie.hood@bannerhealth.com.

AZ Central.

Linkin Park visit Ishinomaki City with Save The Children

2011-10-29T12:47:00.001-04:00

Help Nominate Linkin Park for People Choice Awards

2011-10-24T20:45:00.001-04:00

Help nominate Linkin Park for a People's Choice Award for Favorite Band by clicking HERE to vote. Check back on November 8th to see if Linkin Park was nominated. Vote as much as possible!

LPTV - Secret Show for Japan

2011-10-20T17:37:00.002-04:00

Join the Push Pink movement!

2011-10-11T14:48:00.000-04:00

Chester Bennington supports Push Pink. He pushed to his friends and fans, will you?

Join Chester and the Push Pink Movement on the crusade against breast cancer. Visit http://pushpink.org/ to learn more and to watch a video of Chester talking about the campaign.

"Best Song in a Videogame" goes to Linkin Park at MTV Game Awards

2011-10-08T23:51:00.000-04:00

Fans chose their favorites for the first-ever edition of the MTV Game Awards (#MTVGameAwards). Linkin Park earned "Best Song in a Videogame" for their single "Blackout" which was featured on FIFA Soccer 11. The first-ever MTV Game Awards, hosted by Alfonso Herrera with co-host Mikki Lusardi of MTV Guik, will air on MTV Latin America, Sunday November 27, 2011 at 6pm in Mexico, Argentina and Colombia and on Tr3s: MTV, Musica y Mas in the US on Friday, December 2, 2011 at 10pm, (EST). -press release