Absolutely horrible news! R.I.P.

RIP hard, 2017 is just getting worse and worse

RIP. Haven't listened to LP in years so this hit me harder than I expected. Loss of life is always tragic. Regardless of what i thought of his music.

Still not as bad as 2016, though.

Jesus Fuck.

And to go out on a 1.6.....

Hybrid Theory and Meteora was jams tho

This is certainly something I never thought I'd read. RIP. Gonna be jammin' the first two albums hard tomorrow in memorium.

Haven't listened to LP in years so this hit me harder than I expected.

RIP

Unreal to hear this RIP

What the actual fuck. Rip hard

still hasn't sunk in

Hard RIP. I will always respect this band and its members for being a part of my childhood.

"Still not as bad as 2016, though."


Shhh don't give 2017 any ideas.

"Still not as bad as 2016, though."

yeah but at least 2016 was consistent in amazing music throughout. 2017 hasn't produced as much if you ask me.

Bennington said earlier this month that Linkin Park fans should "move the fuck on" from the formative sound of the band's debut album, Hybrid Theory. He also admonished those disregarding the band as sell-outs by saying they should "stab [themselves] in the face!"

"If you’re gonna be the person who says like 'they made a marketing decision to make this kind of record to make money' you can fucking meet me outside and I will punch you in your fucking mouth because that is the wrong fucking answer."

"Because guess what, calling us a sell out for that purpose is… selling out on your fucking excuse as to why you don’t like it. You’re a fucking pussy. For any band to take musical risks because you like what you’re doing in spite of what you know some people will say they don’t like, it doesn’t matter if they like it or not – what matters is that you took the chance to do something that you felt was important to you and that’s what being an artist is all about."

Hard RIP

The lyrics to In The End are making me tear up.

He and Chris Cornell were very close, I can't imagine Chester ever got over Cornell's suicide. And he died on what would have been Cornell's 53rd birthday too

Words can't express how much Linkin Park's music has helped me over the years, Meteora, Minutes to Midnight, and Living Things in particular I have so many memories with. This is an absolute shock, and no-one expected it. I sincerely hope his family, band brothers and everyone who knew him personally are able to get through this. This is a horrifying situation, the world will miss Chester and all that he created. I'm honestly still in shock myself, and haven't felt this shocked by a musician's death since the Rev of Avenged Sevenfold passed all those years ago. Hard RIP, jamming Linkin Park right now in his honor.

Surreal, man. This was so out of left field and is hitting me a lot harder than I would think it might. I haven't even been a huge fan of LP since Meteora, but there's no denying how important that and Hybrid Theory were to me, and I'm sure it's the same for many of you.

RIP hard, man. Gonna go on an LP binge tonight and remember.

Just like when any other human being commits suicide; it doesn't matter if you liked what they did. Nobody should have to feel like their life is worthless due to a crippling underlying issue.

RIP Chester.

R.I.P.

RIP hard to the singer of the band that got me into music

Fuck.

R.i.p dude

This is fucking tragic, not kept up with the band in recent years but their first two albums were the part of the soundtrack to my mid teens. Hybrid theory will always be the soundtrack to fun summer evenings getting drunk in my friends garden with the stereo turned up.

What the fuck?

Glad I got to see them a few years back. Same with Soundgarden.

Wow, this is one that hurts harder than any other musician death yet for me. Almost too hard to believe.

My first favorite band. RIP Chester.

Hits so much harder than I had expected. Linkin Park are probably the first band that I could thank for helping to shape the music taste I have so many years later. RIP.

to here linkin as a kid got hard into hard songs on cds

rest good god bless you

Hybrid Theory is the album that got me into music and prob wouldn't be here without it. RIP.

Record time for a Sputnik article being posted. RIP

> He and Chris Cornell were very close, I can't imagine Chester ever got over Cornell's suicide. And he died on what would have been Cornell's 53rd birthday too

Wow, must be. Audioslave is the article of the day on US wikipedia today too.

The band's facebook page posted their new music video only around an hour before the news broke, I feel like this was as much a shock to them as much as us

man this just gutted me. right up there with robin williams

hybrid theory was a trailblazer

What the fuck....
The guy looked so happy, how and why the fuck did he commit suicide, I am in disbelief.
I'm really hoping this is just some big hoax. How is Mike going to feel....

Holy shit.

I don't know whats worse, the fact that Chester died or that "One More Light" was the last record he put out...

This is really shocking. Never was a fan but my condolences go to his family and friends. RIP.

Just awful, good lord. Another solemn, shitty reminder of the importance of mental wellness. Get help. Offer help.

I jammed Meteora and Minutes to Midnight so much in middle school. This fuckin sucks man

im so upset over this. linkin park was one of the reasons I got into music as much as I did. my gateway band so to speak into heavy songs and even rap(before hybrid theory I just listened to whatever my parents were listening to.. country and southern rock). and it really connected with me as a teen and helped me through the rough times. RIP Chester.

this is so fucking terrible. One of the first people to inspire me to play music and sing. R.I.P.

Holy shit, didn't see this coming at all. Listening through Hybrid Theory and Meteora again and it's like almost every song brings up wanting to die in some way and somehow that totally went over my head in my teenage years. Didn't enjoy their new album but shit, these guys were the soundtrack to my early teens. And he's leaving behind a wife and 6 kids too. I've struggled with suicidal ideation in the past and this just hits fucking hard.

My musical journey stated with this band!
I literally had nightmares about such a thing happening, today it became a reality.
Always adored your talent Chester...even though I no longer listen to LP...you will always have special place in my heart!!!
Rest in Peace!!!

The pre-teen/teen in me is crying.

"Given Up" just took a spiral down my list of favorite LP songs. No way on earth I can rock out to that like I used to after this

I never liked Hybrid Theory and I thought the rest of their career was the dictionary definition of sell-out music (which, to be fair, so was Hybrid Theory) but still: RIP.

Wow, this is really sad to hear. So sorry for his wife and children.

RIP Chester

Good job. When an artist does it's always important to make sure the world knows you never liked their music.

Goddamn, Meteora was an album that helped me get into music as a kid, and to hear this is such a shock. RIP to such a good guy, and one hell of a powerful vocalist

RIP man, thanks for the memories ;-;

Rest in peace, Chester. You will be forever missed.

Shit. RIP.

HARD fucking rip.

think about how much LP alot of us grew up listening to

With all due respect, I hope that the latest album didn't influence his decision. RIP

Wow RIP

there was a point in my life where this was literally the only band i listened to. this is a little surreal

RIP Hard.

"there was a point in my life where this was literally the only band i listened to. this is a little surreal "

Exactly my thoughts

RIP Chester. You deserved a more dignified death.

Shame. Even bigger shame that he left 6 kids to grow up without their father.

Yeah they were the first band I really resonated with as a kid. All songs on HT/Met were awesome. Hurts a lot to see him do something like this. I hope his wife, kids and bandmates can carry on ok. No doubt they'll be shaken up for a while.

Always will be thankful to Chester for speaking so deeply to me through his lyrics. RIP.

RIP hard. i think i speak for more than myself when i say that my love for heavy/weird music was planted by hybrid theory and meteora. extremely sad

im just gonna pretend that one more light never happened

the hunting party was a good album

god bless

At first I thought it was an extremely bad joke given the recent album's backlash and his erratic behaviour, but then reports kept piling up... I'm still speechless... I remember Linkin Park were the first band I started jamming seriously, trying out so many songs. They pretty much sparked my interest in rock and maybe music in general. They've been quite a part of my life in younger years and it's fair to say that maybe I wouldn't even have arrived on this site without them, indirectly.
R.I.P. Chester.

RIP hard.

This makes Breaking The Habit even more powerful now, fuck man.

Worst news ever, RIP

"Numb" was, at one point in my life, my favorite song of all time. Goddamn does this hurt.
RIP Chester.

the adult me thinks this is sad & sucks the teenage me would've been devastated.Chester & LP's music has helped so many teens deal with difficult/traumatic things being a teen is one of the most difficult times for anybody.R.I.P. i hope you're finally at peace!

Damn, RIP. Thanks for the music

this hurts my teenagehood and brought but so many great times I have been through thanks to HT and Meteora... thank you Chester and RIP

Damn. The man saw me through my edgy teens, and Minutes to Midnight still remains as one of my all time guilty pleasures. RIP.

Damn, even in my Nu-Metal phase I completely missed the Linkin Park boat, but the band had a lot of bragging rights for being one of the major gateway bands into alternative music for many many people and having the best selling debut album of the 21st century.

R.I.P. Chester Bennington.

Terrible news. RIP.

Well, shit.

First Cornell, now Bennington, that's two childhood heroes of mine gone in as many months. RIP Chester. Will have to discog jam Linkin Park over the next couple days in memoriam.

I will never forget the moment that I heard Faint for the first time...
This band, they were my side wheels of my youth.

RIP.

Holy shit... tragic news. Chester was a huge part of my life and LP is where it all started for me. RIP.

Holy shit this makes like half their songs feel more devastating. Listening to Easier to Run and it's insanely potent.

RIP Chester. Awful news.

the sound of your voice
printed on my memories
even if you're not with me
I'm with you

devastated this morning, hard RIP
I swear I clicked refresh on Google for like an hour hoping other news would surface that it was a hoax, but ughhhh fuck

something tells me this will have Cobain levels of impact on an entire generation
at this point, all I can hope for is that some good comes out of it

fuck...
RIP

fucking unbelievable...hard RIP

LP were my fucking jam 17 years ago when Hybrid Theory was everything. I am in shock and grief. First Chris, now Chester...

Never liked the band, but far too young and a huge loss to rock music
RIP

This really hit home, R.I.P. Chester

Listening to From the Inside right now, it's hard to believe he's gone.

Chester and LP were why I fell in love with music. Chester was why I learned to play an instrument. I don't fucking believe it.

This has been blowing my mind ever since I read the news.

Wonder if the staff will write something up for him. Can't remember if they did for Chris Cornell.

oh my fucking god. This cant be real. Linkin Park was band whos introduce me to heavy stuff. RIP

Fuck this is crazy and awful.

is it an exaggeration to say these guys planted the seeds for an entire generation of metal-heads?

"t first I thought it was an extremely bad joke given the recent album's backlash and his erratic behaviour, but then reports kept piling up... I'm still speechless... I remember Linkin Park were the first band I started jamming seriously, trying out so many songs. They pretty much sparked my interest in rock and maybe music in general. They've been quite a part of my life in younger years and it's fair to say that maybe I wouldn't even have arrived on this site without them, indirectly.
R.I.P. Chester.
"

This, so much.

RIP Mr. Bennington inspiration so many artists today and to come

This feels different for me because Chester was a voice of my generation. Whereas I still loved bands like Soundgarden and Stone Temple Pilots, they were very much clearly "90s" bands that belonged to Generation X, making most of their music before I was born. They were the elder statesmen of alternative rock that had already defined themselves as anthems for people who grew up in that timeframe. Linkin Park, as a 2000s band, was always one that fit in with my age group, perhaps the most popular rock band of the decade, and one who, as clichéd as it sounds, connected with people my age and younger. The people I talked to who like alt/rock music, and even some who wouldn't call it their favorite type of music, knew and respected their biggest hits. "In the End". "Numb". 552 million views for "Numb" on YouTube, one of the top five most viewed rock videos in history. I've said this before, but "Numb" was the first song I ever loved. I heard it in the April of 2004, when I was on a plane and I was bored and I listened to my dad's MP3 player. "Numb" was the one that I loved the most, and I played that damn song over and over again. The worst part was that I didn't remember the title of it, and it took me years to find out what that one magical song was. When I heard it again, I instantly knew that was the song. The first few seconds came back and I remembered, that was the song. They were the first band with screamed vocals that I enjoyed, and it played a role in changing my mind from me despising heavy music to me appreciating it. They were undoubtedly a gateway band, but their best songs still hold up today.

When I was 12, I had a dream that Mike Shinoda had died, and it was on the news. It wasn't a nice feeling, but I got over it quickly. I'm reminded of that dream today because after it happened, I told myself, I won't have to worry about that for another 30 years. Someone once told me that you know you're getting old when the celebrities from your childhood start to die out. I just didn't expect it to happen this early.

Saw them just 2 months ago...this is so fucking sad, can't believe it. RIP Chester, you'll be forever missed.

Man, this hit me way harder than I thought it would. I guess it just shows how much the band meant to me growing up. RIP Chester. Thank you for the music.

Damn! Rest in Peace Chester.

wow this hit me hard for my younger self, gonna jam the classics now

RIP

thats really bumming me out now. So unexpected and going out on the worst album...
Hard RIP

Listening to them right now
I'm tearing up..

This is very upsetting

Jesus fucking Christ, this came right the fuck out of nowhere. This is a hard RIP.

Linkin Park was such an important part of my childhood

RIP hard

This is absolutely shocking. So sad. I feel for his friends, family, Linkin Park, and all of Linkin Park's fans.

"is it an exaggeration to say these guys planted the seeds for an entire generation of metal-heads?"

Not an exaggeration at all. I think you're absolutely right.

I'm speechless. RIP, Chester. Love or hate his music, I think it's safe to say that he truly was one of the biggest voices of our generation.

But in the end
It doesn't even matter

RIP

I'm with a lot of people here who hasn't listened to Linkin Park in a while, I think the last full album I heard from them was Minutes to Midnight. Still, I won't deny that Linkin Park was a pretty important band in my childhood taste, so to hear this news really surprised me. RIP, listening to Hybrid Theory or Meteora again won't be the same.

RIP indeed. Also an important singer during my earlier years of music listening.

Just listening to hybrid theory, the lyrics to crawling........... fucking gutted

Huge shock finding out about this. Linkin Park was my first favorite band back in late elementary school and early middle school and their Meteora Tour stop in Chicago was my first concert. Hybrid Theory was a monumental album for me.

Hard RIP

Sad stuff. RIP.

Chester had an incredible voice, especially his stuff before Linkin Park. Please check out this album he made with his old band grey daze :https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=DI_-TdVl2rQ

It defiantly deserves a review. Its outstanding music for a bunch of young dudes.

RIP Chester.

Duuude...

didn't plan on crying at work today but oh well

RIP

So much denial in this thread.

This is a shame, dude was a good singer. Sucks for his children too.

I gotta say this though, the next months are going to be hard to bear, with all those homages and people making a hero out of him. Still, not gonna be as bad as with Mitch Lucker, lol

I'm gonna go listen to some Linkin Park in rememberance.

what I don't get is, why ?! Even Mike said he is shocked, it really really seemed like he was happy, people say he was very cheerful at concerts, meetings and the like. There's something wrong with this, honestly. Was he so good at hiding it, what the fuck is going on.

The voice that was crucial when I was getting into metal

This is horrible news r.i.p. man

Ok, so apparently people are not allowed to dislike music right now? He was the pussy if he let it bother him. I'm sure all of you would laugh your asses off if Anders Friden committed suicide over people taking the piss out of in flames' later albums.

Also, I totally don't think Chester would be that bothered about this in particular, he must have had tons of other problems.

everyone reserves the right to not like the music (also if it was more marketing, they probably would've gone back to the hybrid theory/meteora sound so whoever says that is kind of dumb)

personally i didn't care whether they went back to x sound, but those will be the two records that stay with me because they were my formative stages music wise

stfu Kevin, not the time or place
edit: lol, comments gone

^^^

Linkin Park was my gateway into metal as a kid. Absolutely gutted he's gone; especially tragic that his death was by suicide. R.I.P Chester

so very sad....doesn't matter what we do for a living, how much money we have, status, etc....if you are happy, ride that wave as far as you can gentlemen.....happiness equates to wealth in my book

im not the hugest linkin park fan but damn, this guy had an incredible voice in my opinion....just as awesome live as well

I hope he found his peace, RIP

@asleepintheblack
yeah, true, it's time for complacent hypocrisy.
and stfu and lol to yourself too sir.

LP was one of my gateways into metal, back in the day.
RIP.

RIP. What a bummer man...

i feel so numb
in the end
he didnt break the habit

Words of wisdom Titan bro. Nothing more needs to be said. Seize the day and enjoy life, it's too fragile and precious to be wasted in sadness and sorrow.

R.I.P. Chester.

Yoooo what the fuck

these wounds, they will not heal

Yet another dude here whose childhood was largely defined by this man's music. Meteora will never be less than a classic to me. RIP

so much RIP man fuckkkk

"Was he so good at hiding it, what the fuck is going on."

Listen to any song on Hybrid Theory and Meteora, he was good at hiding it.

fucking hell man

Hits hard. RIP man

you guys are all a bunch of fucking assholes for hating their last album, i bet that's why he killed himself

"like chesters childhood was largely defined by one mans dick..."

Was that supposed to be funny?

shut up flug

a man can't even crack a harmless joke these days smh...

flug literally end your own life

Jeez Flug have you heard of timing? Telling a joke on the same fucking day as a tragedy...

cause child rape is funny, especially when the child in question is dead. harmless really

don't forget furries

wow i did not expect this

never was much of an LP fan but seemed like a decent guy so RIP

i'm sorry if i hurt all your feelings like this.
i might have gone to far.
these news genuinly ruined my evening aswell since i quite enjoyed some of linkin parks music.

this hit me harder than I'd care to admit. From early memories of heavier rock music onwards, LP has always been one of the originals for me. RIP

Rip, linkin park is very nostalgic music for me

this is super sad.

user flugmorph is a massive taint.

"Yet another dude here whose childhood was largely defined by this man's music."

I wonder if that would have been the case if the internet had been as fast and readily available as it became a couple of years later so we wouldn't have to rely on MTV and Viva to find new music. Honest question, though perhaps ill-timed, lol

oh, so chester was sexually abused? good to know flug

peak sputnik

flugmorph to die

I'm jamming Meteora today. RIP hard.

it's very disturbing but he apologized, just let it die please

Flug made a joke, you could call it a coping mechanism and we deal with shock and loss differently. Lay off him he didn't mean ill.

"just let it die please"

[2]

These RIP threads always become a shitshow.

I'm sad about chester and yet I was not bothered by this joke at all. You people should really stop with the perpetual fucking outrage about every slightest sign of insensitivity

I've heard that same stupid joke on this site before and it was equally as unfunny then. you kids screw around too much

there's no excuse when you're old enough to know what you're typing

Look fantano review of one more light, people is making a lot of comments that he is responsable of chester's suicide. Fluggy is having an easy time compared to the melon head

What the actual fuck. Why is 2017 determined to try to be worse than 2016. So sad LP had to go out on such a low note. Chester was a great vocalist.

people is dumb

RIP.

if you really think he did it because of a bad review you're prolly dumb

but if you're right it doesn't speak well of him at all

fantano's review was savage as fuck but nothing compared to the last Deftones review. But if Chino kills himself next, then shit is on

Illuminati lurking around strangling musicians confirmed..

which he won't and also melon's LP review was much harsher

this is the worst i've felt after a death in a while, to anybody that's out there, please get help. people love you even if you don't realize it. there's always a reason to stay here. if any of you need to talk to me just hit me in my shoutbox or on my discord @ianblxdsoe#6454 . linkin park was my fucking childhood, meteora was one of the albums that got me into music when i was ay such a young age an this just hurts so fucking bad. when i wasn't even fucking double digits i believe, "New Divide" was on the Transformers 2 soundtrack and that was the only album i owned for so long and that song was on repeat all the time (along with a few others off the album respectively) and formed my music taste so early on, that if it weren't for Chester and Linkin Park, i wouldn't fucking be here typing this right now on this website at this time where i am in this life. thank you for everything chester.

i know u mean well tuna but pls dont defend me with calling this a coping mechanism lol
it was just stupidity

You know what I mean man we all respond differently. I could've worded that better since you wouldn't have trouble coping not being a megafan or anything.

Sacrifice the melon

Yo Flug
Terrible, abhorrent, tasteless joke
But thanks for not doubling down on the assholery and apologizing

Was not a fan of his music, but sad. Another one gone way too soon.

R.I.P dude

Horrible news. Poor man. Rest in peace.

Damn. I don't want to take away from the true sadness that this is, but I thought I'd share something kinda crazy.

Went to work early this morning and had "Easier to Run" stuck in my head for most of it. Thought it was a little weird bc I barely listen to Linkin Park anymore but it was feeling good in my head so I was digging it, didn't try to "change the song" if you will.

No access to a computer and no time to check my phone. Find out this afternoon about Chester from a coworker. Real talk, I'm not someone to make up shit like this and I don't really believe in the supernatural. Probably just a crazy coincedence (the timing, and THAT song) but nonetheless I thought I'd share.

Anyway fucking RIP, him and Cornell in the same year.. what can you even say

Two heavyweights of the rock/metal scene and a loss for us all. Sometimes life just sucks.

RIP, without LP i would've never discovered metal. Never expected this... All the best to his family & friends...

Was really shocked to hear of the news. Like a bunch of others, Linkin Park was one of the first bands that I listened to when I was starting to get into listening to music. Really sad to hear.

whoa what the fuck, after that really bad album too. dark shit

It's always the peeps you least expect to die. RIP hard. I shat on his latest music constantly, but they were a nice band to listen to in my early teens. We need better treatment for addiction.

Rest in peace, Chester. You'll always be one of my greatest influences into the heavy stuff on music. I doesn't want to believe it.

i literally just yelled "what?" after coming home to this

^ same calc a coworker told and I was like WHAT?! no fucking way

My instinct was it was a hoax

6 kids too. So fucked

watching the last show now... I always thought Crawling was a silly emo song even as a kid but the last live rendition of it was FUCKING unreal. just piano and vocals... the way he's in the crowd with his face 2 inches away from them as he sings with them, the intimacy man. at a loss for words right now...

Crawling was probably the song that got me into rock music

seeing the public response to this tragedy, i truly hope/wish chester realized the value his art had in so many people's lives. rest in peace

some of you guys are so dramatic i like linkin park and all but i never met the dude and neither did you guys so why give a fuck?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=BeGEFSLDB2s

NSFW

Words can't unveil the shock in which i am right now. Linkin Park was one of the first bands that introduced me to rock and metal.

RIP

And there were no indications about his condition. Everything seemed so normal for him. Such a same...

Wherever he is I hope he is happy.

Praying for his friends and family, I can't even begin to imagine what they are going through, if I, someone who has never met him broke down upon hearing the news.

People have the right to fell sad and speechless about the news, it's not about knowing the guy but truly realize the impact of his songs in people lifes, buddy.

"
some of you guys are so dramatic i like linkin park and all but i never met the dude and neither did you guys so why give a fuck?"

Are you 13 or just autistic?

it always hurts when those who shaped your music taste pass away. RIP

rip

band was shit tho

Shut the fuck up

Nah tragedy was your mother drinking a bottle of wine every day she was pregnant with you

not surprised but there are some really retarded people on this site

wow hikinmetalpunk is hardcore. he don't give a fuck. clearly a badass in real life

Had absolutely no influence on my life at all apart from annoying my ear drums but even so...SIX KIDS....Thats harsh. Depressions no Joke. RIP

anonymous bitch

The year is 2017 and we still see people who thinks that suicide is not a tragedy or something like that. Our race is doomed.

Nah its just sad kids who make themselves feel better by offloading their self hatred on others. Just insult him once and move on

RIP

Shocking news

it's like people don't realize the insane stigma attached to depression and mental health. it's not as simple as getting help. people fundamentally see and treat you differently.

I can't think of a band that in recent memory has had as much crossover appeal as Linkin Park has. I can't think of a single person that didn't jam at least one Linkin Park song growing up and it's hard to fathom, at least for me, that I'd even like half the music I do today if it weren't for Linkin Park. And while I may not be a fan of their newer music, it's sad to see someone who influenced a lot of what I listen to today die. Especially in a circumstance like this. RIP hard, man.

Side note from a quick flick through this thread, what is it about people dying that makes the trash on this website float to the surface?

Jokes are one thing but to those actively insulting a dead man how weak and pathetic can you get.

I found out the news through 4chan memes. So that kinda sucks...

I don't think the trash on this website is ever hidden tbh. Plenty of shitty people in pretty much every thread on here

now cliff burton, that was a tragedy

RIP guy from band I never once gave the time of day to. Tragic regardless of who he was tho

His screams in "One Step Closer" and "Bleed It Out" def opened the doors to more noisey/inaccessible/harsher music for me

were you even fucking alive when cliff burton died?

Lul he posted on my shoutbox. Does that mean I win

This is a though that always fly over my head, @ScuroFantasma buddy. We live in a world who it's easy to see evil people talking shit about others lifes, or judging deaths by suicide, calling these people of mean words, but the truth is that these people are in a harsh situation. Depression is not a joke and will never be. I saw phases of depression, I lived in the shadow of this evil this year, and I have people around me who I love so much and they have depression too, but in a whole other level. It's so fucking sad.

now john candy, that was a tragedy

low blow runaways, unacceptable

You say that as if you haven't been throwing low blows at a guy who died not even 24 hours ago

Never been much of a fan, but this has hit me really hard, grew up listening to Hybrid Theory and Meteora, and even though I never really went mad for them I can still appreciate what impact they had on the music community. Love the band or hate them, they're legendary, and Chester is always going to be remembered. He was a good guy, a family man, and it's going to be weird knowing he's not here anymore. RIP man, sorry for all the shit we gave you for that last album

i'm saying, u got six motherfucking kids. power thru for their sake.

maybe he was powering through this whole time until the moment he slipped

"i'm saying, u got six motherfucking kids. power thru for their sake."

I recently attempted suicide, trust me when I say when you're in that mindset you don't stop to consider your loved ones.

true true, hope you're in a better state of mind now. all the best.

Bro, depression and a attempt of suicide is not a choice. Just try realize this in your fucking head.

"
hikingmetalpunk is just compensating because he knows no one will give a shit when he dies"

Incidentally this is probably what they'll write on his grave

Oh I fucked up my rule I insulted him twice. Time to go to bed

@SweeneyTodd All the best my bro, hit my shoutbox when you need

valhalla awaits

what the fuck

well gotta split, apologies if i offended anyone.

gotta go inject some roids and lift weights.

some ruthless ass ppl up in here

So surprising he killed himself one week before the "One more light" tour. Open your eyes people. He was killed by hate, disrespect, and narcissism.

go watch the last show. the adoration for Chester was almost smothering. he was well loved and he knew it. so please stop the 'negativity killed him' bullshit. if people were booing him off the stage your argument would hold merit

"He was killed by hate and disrespect."

was there that much bullying involved with the new album? I know it wasn't well received but were people that vicious about it? I haven't followed anything about music drama for a while

Already more comments than Lemmy

And now just as many comments as Bowie

The reality still hasn't sunk in yet. It doesn't seem real. Like many others, I grew up with Linkin Park. My heart goes out to his family during this time of crisis.

Fuck dude this hits me so hard. Although I never liked all of Linkin Park's work, they were one of my favorite bands growing up and I'd spend hours listening to Hybrid Theory and Meteora. It's a such a damn shame because Chester was genuinely a good guy, I'd hate to just think of what he was going through that made him do this. R.I.P. Will be missed.

Fuck man, I first saw it on fb and thought it was a fake article but then it hit me for real. Can't imagine the amount of pain the man must have been in for him to commit suicide.

RIP Chester. Gonna have Linkin Park on the spin for the next few days at least

I can safely say that Linkin Park is my favorite band of all time and the first band I was ever a fan of. This has hit me so hard and I've actually cried a few times, it still doesn't feel real. These guys are what got me into music and my heart goes out to his family, friends, and bandmates. Rest in peace Chester, you will be missed.

The signs were kinda there... I mean, he was actually walking around threatening his own fans and calling them names. He also said he takes criticism way too personal, and decided to apologize for his behavior. It's just evidence he wasn't really in a right place mentally.

Still, I wasn't expecting this at all. I still am flabbergasted since I read the news on billboard. I still love their first two records, and a few of the songs they released after. Too bad One More Light is his last recording. RIP

honestly tragic as fuck. grew up with their music floating around me. quite upsetting tbh

"RIP guy from band I never once gave the time of day to. Tragic regardless of who he was tho"

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jesus, this thread. stop engaging the trolls you fucking idiots. report + ignore.

Hybrid Theory got me into music. It sits in my 5's as a personal classic that (at risk of sounding way too dramatic) was the soundtrack to my formative years. RIP Chester.

I know Chris Cornell's death really bothered him. He was god father to chris child...or something like that. He was physically upset on stage during a performance dedicated to cornell...the parallel is there. He died on Cornell's birthday.. no coincidence I'm sure.

I'm not gonna lie, I never had any sentimental ties to Hybrid Theory or Meteora. At their best, I thought this band was okay. But they still have songs I absolutely love (Shadow of the Day, Numb, New Divide, What I've Done, Castle of Glass and the demo for I'll Be Gone). This band was very important to kids growing up in the early 2000's and they seemed to be one of the few bands that people bridged the gap between hip-hop, rock, and pop music lovers and that's important. RIP Chester.

they were my first favourite band, goddamn. a hard RIP

The second musical act, and first band I ever loved, was Linkin Park. From there I got into SOAD, then Slipknot, which made me want to actually play music myself. I owe a great deal to LP, and Bennington especially. A lot of people do. Depression is hell. RIP.

didnt really hit me until i was stuck in traffic and thought, "i bet theyre playing LP on the radio." sure enough they were. ive been thinking about it all day now.

rip

Was never my jam, but goddamn, there is no separating this band's impact on music when I was growing up.

Lmao holy fuck that tresm87 comment my sides

LMAO

im not gonna read all these comments, someone just tell me what tresm said

really grew to disliking this band but knowing that he just couldn't escape his past and how badly it fucked him up is so upsetting

RIP

also not surprised that this thread is a total dumpster fire

@storm control + F

Still so gutted about this news, one of the most important bands in my life and I'll never forget when I first heard Chester go all out on Hybrid Theory.

RIP man, you'll be missed more than you could ever imagine.

oh yeah i forgot about that adolf, thanks

@storm its literally 6 comments above mine

https://www.facebook.com/brianheadwelch/posts/10155571524781974

Y I K E S

reading one too many comments from this cesspool of humanity is dangerous. i can't afford to scout out stories anymore.

https://imgur.com/a/7xCQr

Tresm is right guys l00k

head should know better than to have hit submit on that post. i can understand him typing it out and wanting to send it, but he's going to regret hitting submit.

I love being sempethetic too

i think he meant sempiturnal

"I'm sick of this suicide shit! I've battled depression/mental illness, and I'm trying to be sempethetic, but it's hard when you're pissed!"

who is this guy anyways, he sounds smart.

"jesus, this thread. stop engaging the trolls you fucking idiots. report + ignore."

Don't even report like fr that's more effort than trolls deserve.

Also neat to see that a lot of you got into heavier music with LP as the gateway even at your relatively younger ages, seeing as how Hybrid/Meteora came out when many of you were toddlers.

LP was my first fav band in like grades 4-6 and deffs got me into heavier music.

i believe i got into them in sixth grade and listened to them nonstop through middle school.

i moved on to THE NINE INCH NAILS, QOTSA, DFA1979 etc in grade 7

i wonder what the fuck happened though, in one of his last interviews he was talking about how he was so much better recently compared to last year.

damn hybrid theory came out when i was 12... that shit was the indisputable jam back then.

rip chingy

that's how depression/mental illness works you think you're in a better place mentally one day. feeling like that can last days months .yrs then one day your depression comes back bringing you back to that dark place that you thought has long left your life & your back to feeling depressed/hopeless.

My jaw fucking dropped. Linkin Park used to be all I listened to during my middle school days. Rest in peace, my thoughts go out to his family and friends.

I never said LP was a band I liked, but I've been listening to their singles all day and there's not a song I don't know the words too or don't enjoy. These guys were huge and have already left a legacy. It shouldn't have taken a death to make me realize that I totally am a Linkin Park fan. It's so terrible this happened

man waking up to several mournful texts from friends who aren't even particularly into music made me realize how many childhoods lp was a part of. thoughts are with the family of course but also the other members, their lives are gonna be permanently capsized by this too

I remember the magical feeling when my dad popped in Meteora while we were driving in his truck. It was the first time I heard metal and rap mixed together.. And as a third grader, it was like crack. From there, it may have crafted my whole life. Thanks, Chester. RIP

Honestly didn't believe it when a friend of mine told me about this. Sincerely heartbroken. LP was incredibly important to me in my formative years. RIP.

I thought someone was just trolling with a joke news headline damn. I think Chris Cornell's death affected him, but also Scott Weiland's as well. RIP.

His wife's twitter account posted messages a couple of hours ago that have now been deleted. I'm not going to quote them, but in them she said, she had cheated on Chester with Mike, she said she never really loved Chester and was really in it for the money this whole time. Also told Chester that he should just kill himself.

Now the account has probably been hacked and the messages have been deleted, but it's still very unnerving to read such a thing.

what the fuck

Disgusting

jheez

That's fucked, dude...

Terrifying if true

Linkin Park was my first band, I first listened to them when I was three years old. Since then, I grew up with them, and I loved everything they brought out (except maybe for Collision Course^^). I was so glad that they could make the Pop Album they wanted to make for years now, and it's sad that it doesn't get the recognition it deserves. Yesterday I was practizing with my band as I got the news from a friend of mine. I immediately stopped singing and cried for several hours. Chester is my childhood hero and I will miss him so hard. RIP man

im basically 100% certain it was hacked. no sane individual would confess to that even if it were the case

Still fucked up that someone would pull that kind of bullshit, and within 24 hours of her husband's death. There's a fine line between god-tier trolling and being a complete fucking chode for no reason and whoever did that crossed it hard.

That shit's fucking disturbing, distasteful and absolutely terrifying, damn.

no way it's legit. hacked twitter accounts do happen.

that Welch post is gross. ofc it would be from Korn's token christian member though

not cool, motherfucker mike

also what did welch post?

Welch basically said Chester's suicide was cowardly. I mean, I get what he was trying to say, but that wasn't the time or place or way to say it

your mother's nudes

I think this had something to do with his wife or family, i don't know. He had a shoot scheduled with the band the same day and apparently one of the band members I don't know who went to pick him up when he found police on the scene and was left absolutely shocked. What can drive a man to do this after he has been through so many things, survived made a successful career, made a happy family and he just decides to off himself one day. I am sure it's not the album's negative response or Chris's death, those are not good enough reasons to leave family and friends behind.

lifelong mental illness

i think it's inappropriate to delve into a discussion about a possible trigger but the date he picked (Cornell's birthday) possibly says a lot

Damn..

Welch said he was battling depression but IMO he either completely forgot what it was like or wasn't even truly sad for a day in his life

I get what Head was saying but it's too soon

it does say a whole lot he died on cornells birthday. he was crushed when he died. So sad. watch his performance of the song ''one more light'' that was dedicated to cornell (on jimmy kimmel) it was hard to watch.

yeah that performance was harrowing

I'm just gonna be quiet and say R.I.P.

6 children from 2 wives. A cautionary tale.

I have very fond memories of listening to Meteora growing up. It was one of the only albums that my dad and I both liked despite our very different tastes in music. I was listening to "Iridescent" yesterday right before I found about about his death. I have never been more upset over the death of a musician in my lifetime. RIP

Sad news. RIP.

Yeah, there have been a number of recent deaths of musicians in the past couple years, but this passing is one that the average demographic of this site might easily feel the hardest, given age and relevancy and all. R.I.P.

Well I must say I'm truly shocked and dumbfounded. At times like these I'm just thankful we have such eloquent wordsmiths as stormzy to encapsulate a generations heartbreak with such poetic well expressed, poignant words.
"Bruv I can't lie I'm so upset serious 💔💔💔💔" a truly beautiful soliquoy the likes of which Lord Byron himself would be unable to conjure.

"His wife's twitter account posted messages a couple of hours ago that have now been deleted. I'm not going to quote them, but in them she said, she had cheated on Chester with Mike, she said she never really loved Chester and was really in it for the money this whole time. Also told Chester that he should just kill himself.

Now the account has probably been hacked and the messages have been deleted, but it's still very unnerving to read such a thing."

fuuuck really? Man more reminders on why I have zero desire on marrying, even if the account was indeed hacked.

Yeah that would hit hard as fuck if you were 11yrs old.

Suicide does not solve anything. All it does is transfer your pain onto other people. Bennington had 6 kids he barely saw, and now, all 6 of those children will have the unfortunate burden of living their life without their real father. The worst part, however, is that his extended family will have to learn that he *chose* to leave them. Bennington valued his own pain above that of his family, career, and friends. Linkin Park was on the verge of greatness until one of their visionaries opted to take the easy way out, and in turn, ruin the careers of a band of men who defined the early 2000's. Chester Bennington had a hard life. He was abused beyond any rational thought at a pivotal time in his life. Unfortunately, the abuse he suffered is not one a person can easily move on from. Haunting memories like those would bring any man to their knees, but the issue is how he coped with that pain. Chester caved in and for that robbed his family, friends, and fans of new experiences. Chester had so many hands reaching out to him, but instead chose to drown in his own misery. Saying that life is unfair is an understatement, but there were so many other ways to carry on. Chester's death shows how important a legacy is to fans. A person who inspired so many to rise up did the complete opposite. Rest in peace.
"I'll paint it on the walls 'cause I'm the one at fault. I'll never fight again, and this is how it ends."

I mean you treat it like it was some kind of rational decision when it's really the most irrational thing someone can do

"Yeah that would hit hard as fuck if you were 11yrs old."

OR if you were indeed married, your wife is a bitch, and your assets and kids are on the line :/

"I mean you treat it like it was some kind of rational decision when it's really the most irrational thing someone can do" -SCREAM!

You are completely correct. No one deserves to go out like that. No one.

R.I.P.

really hope that twitter shit wasn't true

honestly it sounds like mike and the rest of the band kinda alienated him because all of the talk of "THIS IS THE ALBUM THAT WE'VE ALWAYS BEEN WANTING TO MAKE" were from mike and not chester so i feel like chester was just there as a finishing piece rather than an actual member of the band

and i feel like he was cheated out of the band because this was his way of conveying his grief and he had completely lost control of it ):

I'm pretty sure it's hacked because her last tweet is literally just a shitty clickbait article but it was very unsettling to see indeed, especially the one about meeting Chester in hell

Those hacked tweets are fuckin terrifying to read and usually I'm not one to get fazed by that kind of stuff. I do hope they are hacked tweets and that the hackers suffer in their lives.

That hack job is straight up vile shit

I don't think she wrote the tweets, but I'm sure she has some part in this as in maybe they had a fight or something.
And @Snake , that's a good theory but I'm pretty sure Chester was also coming forward with the "this is our greatest album" comments, not to mention all those angry responses he threw at fans who claimed they were selling out. Or maybe he was just a pawn in this whole thing... I don't know. With cases like this one, we're probably never going to know the full truth.

6 fucking kids, jesus, what a selfish way to go out. Mental health is not to be taken lightly. There are resources out there for people to get help.

holy shit can we please please please please stop saying suicide is selfish

... But it is. I feel terrible for him and the depression and pain he went through, but I'm never going to justify someone's decision to take their own life (barring like terminal illness and dire pain), and while it's imperative to be sympathetic and empathetic we can't be condoning his actions either. He had people who depended on him and needed him. He has millions of fans and kids who looked up to him. He had a family and was a father to 6 kids. Suicide is a topic that needs to be understood better and for us to be sympathetic and understanding, but without criticism the act becomes normalized and even accepted as a way out purely from the fact it's not being condoned, and it's not.

Linkin Park was on the verge of greatness until one of their visionaries opted to take the easy way out"

The verge of greatness? ..............wut

"what a selfish way to go out. Mental health is not to be taken lightly."

how can you possibly have had both of these thoughts back to back?

"Linkin Park was on the verge of greatness until one of their visionaries opted to take the easy way out"

whoever wrote this is a dumb-ass who thinks their opinion actually matters, guess what, it doesn't, and you're a dumb-ass!

Suicide comes from a place of utter desperation and thus usually irrationality (from an outsiders perspective) and i don't think you can judge someones true character by it, not to mention in this case, his longstanding battles with mental illness. It might (and does) seem unbelievably selfish when judged objectively but it would be errant to do so imo.

Very eloquent way to put it JWT, agree

agreed JWT

"holy shit can we please please please please stop saying suicide is selfish"

I don't know about you Snake, but for me the decision to have kids comes with an accompanying responsibility that suicide (especially at age 41) means you're shirking on. So yes, there is absolutely an element of selfishness to it based on the choices he'd already committed to.

Chris killed himself too, leaving kids behind. It's almost as if... having kids is not a cure for suicidal depression

Yeah I'm with JWT. Suicide has affected my family everyone of us concluded that selfishness is an issue.

Thanks for the kind words everyone, I think people are conflating the act of disparaging suicide and the person who commits the act. We as a society can be compassionate sympathize with Chester and others who've committed suicide and commit ourselves to helping those here with us suffering from the same forms of addiction/depression/etc that leads to such decisions, and also reaffirm that suicide is a selfish decision and should never be condoned as a solution to any problem, no matter how big or small.

Except the terminally ill extreme pain situation yeah.

Granted my "verge of greatness" comment was an overstatement, but the general point of my comment was to establish that Chester Bennington killing himself was the wrong way to go. Suicide is selfish no matter what anyone says. At the end of the day, the person is valuing their pain, suffering, and angst above everyone else. You are choosing to end your life whether or not you are depressed, sane, or delusional. The person is still killing them-self. Depression didn't tie the noose and drugs didn't kick the chair. The simple fact is Chester chose to leave this world because *he* didn't want to live for anything or anyone else. It doesn't matter he had infinite resources to help him. He didn't want to seek help because he felt that his life wasn't worth living.

Compare a suicidal person to a person in a window of a burning building. We might not see the flames but the pain is real. And jumping is the only way to escape it.

How does that analogy help? There are fire fighters outside campaigning through the smoke and flames to rescue you from impending doom. That's just a person choosing to give up on themselves because *they* don't believe there's a way out.

I'm not going to sit here and pretend like I know the pain and misery Chester was going through, but when you have 6 kids and 2 ex-wives depending on you, and you CHOOSE to die, what does that solve? You know have abandoned your family because you didn't think living for them was worth it.

now*

You said he barely even saw them anyway. I would bet they'd be taken care of financially

The point remains that he could have quit Linkin Park to focus in his internal issues and turn to his family for support. Many musicians are married and never see their family. That's how the touring industry works.

"I'm not going to sit here and pretend like I know the pain and misery Chester was going through, but when you have 6 kids and 2 ex-wives depending on you, and you CHOOSE to die, what does that solve? You know have abandoned your family because you didn't think living for them was worth it."

You do not know how depression works it seems

You can't choose the way you feel, but you certainly have the power to choose how you act.

Indeed, but you don't think in a pretty rational way when you are on a severe episode of your depression

"Indeed, but you don't think in a pretty rational way when you are on a severe episode of your depression"

I agree, but that's why it's our burden as a society to reinforce that suicide is wrong and that there are other options, we can't afford to have suicide be anything but a terrible selfish act, because if it isn't then it'll be much easier for it to prey on those with depression because they can then manipulate their irrationality into rationalizing suicide. Suicide should never be a rational solution and we need to enforce that ideal.

I don't think you should teach people with depression that suicide is "a selfish act", you'd only make them feel worse at themselves

You need to teach them on why it would be sad for their friends and families, on how that person still has a lot to live for, etc, etc... But simply calling it "a selfish act" isn't correct, it's not like when someone's about to commit suicide they don't think about their loved ones, but they think they'd be better without you or that they wouldn't miss you, in most cases

I agree with JWT155** wholeheartedly

R.I.P However, it is nice to see everyone coming together and sharing their experiences of what Linkin Park has been to them.

"How does that analogy help? There are fire fighters outside campaigning through the smoke and flames to rescue you from impending doom."

I don't know why you are introducing firefighters to the analogy. If you have to, they have appeared too late. The person is being burned too much, the pain is too strong to stay in the fire.

Jesus, people always use news of suicide to get on their fucking pulpit. Someone died. Have some respect. It's not really the place, imo.

Your analogies are almost as incomplete as your political ramblings Egarran. So congrats, that's pretty impressive.

what a shame. Sure the music became laughable over time, but his art touched soooo many people's lives in a positive way. Hybrid Theory went diamond within 5 years or something like that. Go look up how broad his music's reach was/continues to be. Fuck this one stings.

RIP

that actually made sense, ghost. reevaluate it.

It's lacking several very important factors.

well you think they don't realize what a selfish panacea suicide is? granted they're not usually in a lucid headstate when they go through with it but the fact that they resort to that measure just evinces what mental torment they must've been enduring and yeah technically it's an extremely selfish act but not in the typical sense imo.
The obvious exception is revenge suicide or when the intention is to hurt somebody that's just disgusting

this is just pitiful everyone should stfu

Hardly.