VIDEO OF ENGLAND

The Victoria and Albert Museum


The Victoria and Albert Museum in London, also known as V & A museum is the largest in the world in the category of decorative arts are concerned. It is located precisely at the corner of Cromwell Gardens and Exhibition Road in South Kensington area called east deInglaterra.


This museum was created in 1852 under the name of South Kensington Museum (in Spanish Kensington Museum), and subsequently baptized with the name of Queen Victoria and her husband Albert in 1899.
It occupies a manufacturing area of 45,000 square meters and houses within 145 galleries, which serve as a source of resource and inspiration to design students because it contains the national collection of applied art. Among his greatest legacies is a sculpture of Donatello and glass paintings from the Middle Ages to the masters of painting such as Morgan or Leach.




Buckingham Palace


British monarch's official residence in the city of London, Buckingham Palace Buckinghamoriginariamente called House was a small hotel built in 1703 for the Duke of Buckingham, was acquired in 1762 by George III who became a private residence. Used to perform various ceremonies, state visits and tourism and a place of residence of Queen Elizabeth II, is the site from where the press releases of the Royal Family.


It was with the arrival of Queen Victoria of England, Buckingham Palace became the official residence of the monarchy and underwent reform during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Besides being the residence of the Queen and Philip Mountbatten (Duke of Edinburgh), working on the site over 450 people and annually held in place various parties, banquets and receptions for over 50,000 guests. Famous is the Changing of the Guard, which takes place daily in summer and some days during the winter. Even when you think otherwise, the palace is not owned by the Queen, both Windsor and Buckingham as art collections owned by the nation.
Stonehenge


Located near Amesbury in Wiltshire, just 13 kms. northwest of Salisbury, Stonehenge is an enigmatic Neolithic monument dating from the Bronze Age. Made up of four concentric circles made of stone, the outside (30 m. In diameter) with large stones rectangular sandstone of which only 4 remain on its original site. Inside this cículo there is another smaller blocks of bluish sandstone.


Within the latter is built in similar rocks, a shoe that contains within it, a slab of micaceous sandstone (the Altar). The entire monument is surrounded by a moat of 104 meters. in diameter containing 56 mass (Aubrey holes). Nearby you can see the so-called Stone of Sacrifice and the Stone front heel.
Its construction dates from 2500 and 2000 BC It is believed that originally was used to perform rituals and although the real purpose is unknown, is believed to be used for astronomical observations and even as a funerary monument.




The walls of York


If you get to know England, then you have to go to the walls of York, a structure that surrounds the city and apparently were built over 1900 years ago, it is believed, at the time of the Romans, who made the city strength, allowing today that they will appreciate in various parts of the city and its visitors learn more English history.


Hadrian's Wall


The Wall or Hadrian's Wall is a former defensive structure built between 122 and 132 by order of Emperor Hadrian as a defense of Great Britain to the attacks of the tribes of the Picts which threatened to reach the north.


Among the functions that met the wall, was to maintain the stability of the economy, physically demarcate the border of the empire, so as to maintain conditions of peace in the southern province of Roman Britain. Today you can still see some parts of the wall.
The limits reached the wall were about 117 km ranging from the Gulf of Solway in the west to the estuary of the Tyne in the east end. The materials making up the walls were blocks of stone (almost entirely) with a measure of 2 to 3 meters thick and 3 to 4 meters high. The structure had 80 forts and 14 heavy top also had a gap of 10 meters and a military road located on the southern side.
The wall was repaired and enlarged in the year 203 during the period of King Septimius Severus, to be finally abandoned during the year 383 beginning a stage robbery and theft of stones by the people for the construction of buildings, farms, etc.. Unesco declared as Hadrian's Wall World Heritage Site in 1987.


Westminster Abbey


To the west of London (England) is one of the most striking structures in the city, this is the Westminster Abbey, a Benedictine building known as historical facts rather than to the English nation, from coronations to funerals.
The abbey has a majestic exterior design, where you can see some high arches, standing out for its design and shape of a cross to commemorate the death of Jesus Christ. It is one of the most visited churches worldwide, and their views have been increasing over the years, due to the shock generated by the appreciation of its interior and architectural art it holds.


The Regent's Park


Located in the northern part of London, Westminster and parts center in Camden is one of the royal parks called Regent's Park. This park has a circular shape, with an outer ring where you can travel by car, and an inner face, which is the most delicate part of the park-with the details and attractions of the place where once walked the Queen Mary.
In addition to site visits, is home to some people, there are houses that have a scruffy facade in keeping with the ambience of the park and were designed by John Nash, who also installed a very picturesque terraces around the park. Within the park facilities are also important as higher-level universities of London Business School and London and Europe, American and British university Webster and others.




New Forest


New Forest (in Spanish "New Forest") is a large natural area in southern England that houses green areas made up of forests, pastures and heaths typical of the area, covering the subdivisions of the southwest Hampshire and Wiltshire on the south side . Another major attraction in New Forest ponies are very traditional in the region and, together with vegetation, form a pleasant and natural ecological landscape.
The summit of the New Forest is located 125 meters above sea level and the highest point of the area is Piper's Wait, the total area of ​​space reaches the 571 km ². New Forest currently holds the rank of "natural park" since 2005 and is managed and run by the New Forest National Park Authority.


Tower Bridge




The Tower Bridge is a bascule bridge in the city of London, is very popular and is often portrayed in tourist postcards, owes its name to the closeness you have with the historic castle called Tower of London. Curiously, this bridge is often confused with elPuente of London, which is relatively close.




Tower Bridge


The Tower Bridge has its origin in the need to meet the demands of economic and commercial development and displacement of people in London, had to be drawbridge because, otherwise, obstruct the passage to the port of London. Thus, in 1876 it convened a public competition to solve the problem and the proposal of Horace Jones ended up being chosen, but not until after 1884.






London Eye


Definitely many people want to know the heart of England, the beautiful city of Londresy its tourist attractions, large gardens, palaces and other minute details. Among these attractions is one in particular, the famosaLondon Eye, or also known as Millennium Wheel.
Dubbed by many as the Eiffel Tower in Britain, this wheel is for many, a better way to learn and enjoy in all its glory a wonderful view of the city of London. It reaches a height of about 135 meters on the western end of Jubilee Gardens (Jubilee Gardens), in the famous South Bank of the Thames, located right next to County Hall and outside the offices of the Ministry of Defence in London.
The London Eye was opened on December 31, 1999, in a ceremony led by then British Prime Minister Tony Blair. It opened to the public until March the following year and to date has become attractive location for tourism in London.
It consists of 32 capsules that allow the entry of a group of people, their tour lasts nearly 30 minutes. From within each of the capsules can be seen a magnificent view of the city, from the famous River Thames and Buckingham Palace and the iconic Big Ben, Parliament and also the Church of St. Paul.
The London Eye is found in the famous Guinness Book of Records as the highest observation wheel in the world, which is believed will soon cease to be due to the construction of similar structures higher in other countries. Their presence in London has become one of the New Year celebration, performing a 10 minute show with fireworks.






Theatre West End (London)


The Theatre of the West End or West End Theatre is a popular term to describe a type of theater in London is consderado as a professional, high quality, along with Broadway is one of the best and másimportantes English-speaking theaters. Whatever the preference, mystery, musical comedies or thrillers, there you will find the hand of great actors and great writers.
Almost all the works have huge budgets and better actors. For tickets at lower costs, they can go to Leicester Square, unless it is very important musicals such as The Lion King. Most of the music offered in the far west are excellent. The theaters are open Monday through Saturday, closing its doors - most of them, on Sundays.


Wales


Wales is one of the four constituent nations of the United Kingdom, is located on the west side of the island of Great Britain, covering some 100 miles wide and 140 miles long; Wales is characterized by lakes, mountains and ancient legends. It is a very mountainous country, particularly in the north and center, owner of a large number of attractions, customs and language are highly valued by its residents and is also world famous for hosting the town that has the longest name around the world: "Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch."
There are three national parks must-see for travelers to Wales these are:
* The Brecom Bracoms
* The mountains of Snowdonia
* The cost of Prembokeshire and Eisteddfod.


The parks come to border fourth floor and are cared for as Welsh representatives within them are a wide range and variety of wildlife.
The geography of Wales have varied: while its central area is characterized by the large number of valleys and farms surrounded by beautiful hills, magnificent beaches as well as Cardigan Bay, the South stands out for its industrial past.
The nightlife is quite similar to that in England, varying from city to city, as in many parts of the world, in April 2007 went into effect banning smoking in public places like restaurants, pubs and offices. The cuisine is also very varied and some of his Welsh Rarebit are special (cheese toast), laver bread made from seaweed, cakes made with raisins and cawl (meat and vegetable soup).
Wales also provides and contributes to the music and entertainment, broadcasting many of their songs through big bands such as The Manic Street Preachers and Stereophonics among other important.
In addition to renowned actors of film and theater: Shirley Bassey or Tom Jones, Richard Burton, Anthony Hopkins and Catherine Zeta Jones and others.
It has two official languages, Welsh and English, taught in the first of them in schools and by speaking about one fifth of the people of Wales.


Chester


The city of Chester is located in the northwest of England, just on the border of Wales.
This city, which is crossed by the River Dee has a very peculiar detail due to the architecture of the buildings on main streets and monuments that can be found around town. Treated in exactly ruins of an ancient Roman camp built to protect farms Welshmen, which at that time were attacked by various tribes. While the average age suffered some transformations adding some entries, now preserved much of the original remains.




Cheltenham


Cheltenham is a spa town that is located in the county of Gloucestershire, near Cirencester in Gloucester and has a population of over 100,000 people who are called cheltonianos.
It is one of the most glamorous and wealthy that stands on the edge of the Cotswolds. After the year 1716 were discovered at the site of hot springs, has become the chosen destination for many tourists to vacation and relax. Hence its name: Cheltenham-spa, also crossed the river Chelt.






Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum


The Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum is the most traditional and the museum houses a large number of trophies, costumes, equipment and memorabilia from the greatest players to set foot on their court. The tour allows visitors to take a tour along the history of tennis through video and sound, exploring its evolution through various interactive activities, audio guide in 8 different languages ​​and touch screens and thus learn because Wimbledon is the title of world's most coveted tennis.
The tour includes a visit to the Championship Trophy room and a huge collection of tennis memorabilia since 1555 and until today, plus access to the 200 ° cinema with special effects and video clips and movies with more matches major championship. Something very new is the "ghost" of John McEnroe that travels with visitors. Different clothing used in the championships on display in their classrooms, such as shirt and pants style used by Raphael Nadal pirate in the Championship in 2005.
The tour also includes visits to restricted areas and sites to the public, accompanied by expert guides "Blue Badge" (Insignia Blue), what can be done individually or in groups and in several languages. Visits may be carried out daily before Easter until late October, except during periods that are played in the Championships, while in the winter season visits are limited to weekends.

BIOGRAPHY OF THE MEMBERS

BIOGRAPHY OF THE MEMBERS

Chester Bennington 

Real Name: Chester Charles Bennington

Chester Bennington was born on March 20, 1976. His hometown is Phoenix, Arizona. He spent his childhood in the middle of the family disruption caused by the divorce of their parents, when Chester was just nine years, in addition to having been sexually abused as children.

He formed a band called "Grey Daze" in which Chester was the vocalist, but eventually abandoned the group because it is said, wrote several songs that the group claiming to be his and not of Chester. He knew in his early years Airam Sunday with whom he had a relationship, but things cooled when he met Samantha, a fan of the group. They married on October 31, 1996. In 2002 they had a son, named Draven Sebastian. He is currently married Talinda Bentley and has a son named Tyler Lee with this.

One day Chester was one of his friends had created a demo that Mike, Brad, Rob and Joe, and seeking a vocalist for the group who wanted to create that later would be called Linkin Park. He heard the demo and like the style of music they had created, Chester provided the phoned want to join the band as their request, they sang a piece of the model he had received. To Mike, Brad, Rob and Joe really liked her voice and saw that the proper style of music I wanted to create, and that's how Chester was invited to the audition and was accepted as a vocalist.


 
Mike Shinoda 

Real name: Michael Kenji Shinoda

  He was born on February 11, 1977 in Agoura, California. His ancestors were Japanese who emigrated from the World IIGuerra. His father, Leslie Shinoda, is Japanese and her mother, Kim Shinoda has some Native American blood.

He was raised in Los Angeles suburb of Agoura, where he lived throughout his teenage life. He has a brother named Jason Shinoda. The first step of Mike to the music business was during his high school years, when he attended a concert where there were Anthrax and Public Enemy. He began taking piano lessons when I was very small.

Is rejected by his label, wanting to just play the keyboard and not rap, which was completely change the course of his life, but his way and now is known for giving the rap style to Linkin Park.

Mike Shinoda in 2009.

His versatility as a musician has to listen to songs like In The End, where he sings most of his usual rap, or One Step Closer with vocals much like Metal, In Between, which is completely absent from the rap and you hear a soft melodic rock, soft, Bleed it Out, where he presents a new style of rap combined with the edge of Chester Bennington. Among other songs, besides being the member of the band Linkin Park who plays more musical instruments.

But his greatest contrast is found in Fort Minor, and that its virtues out rapping, a feature that has not carried out on the album Minutes to Midnight so often as in other albums already. However, it should be noted in the latest album from Linkin Park, Minutes To Midnight, the song No Roads Left, composed and full cantanda for him, where he shows his great talent not only rapping, but also with melodic vocals.

Mike started playing guitar more times in the Linkin Park concert, which years ago were not used to, but the fusion between guitars of Linkin Park is now an element that provides additional capabilities to the group when playing live. Mike along with his childhood friend (Mark Wakefield) (under the pseudonym White Pegacorn) recorded a song called Barack Your World in giving its support to candidate Barack Obama in the 2008 elections. Barack Your World is actually a parody video included. This year 2010 has been busy recording the new album by Linkin Park called A Thousand Suns which went on sale in September of that year.
 





Brad Delson 

Real name: Bradford Phillip Delson 

Known as "BBB" (Big Bad Brad) born on December 1, 1977, is the lead guitarist of the band of nu metal / rapcore and alternative rock Linkin Park. It is also the A & R Machine Shop Recordings.

Delson was born in Los Angeles, California. He graduated from Agoura High School (California) in 1996 and formed Xero with Mike Shinoda, who later became Linkin Park. He attended and graduated from the University of California (Los Angeles), specializing in communication During college, Delson had to deal with a member of the music industry as part of his career. He ended up working for Jeff Blue, an A & R Warner Bros. Records. He told Blue about his band and instead of giving demos for listening, Blue made him constructive criticism. Also Jeff Blue was one who found the current Linkin Park vocalist Chester Bennington.

Brad Delson Linkin Park at a concert in Dallas, Texas on August 4, 2007.

Before you create Xero, Delson's first instrument was the trumpet. His first band was called Pricks and also played in a band called Relative Degree with his fellow Linkin Park Rob Bourdon. He met his bandmate Dave Farrell at UCLA.

A Delson is often seen with a couple of large headphones on stage, apparently for purely aesthetic reasons, they seem to have no function during concerts. The headphones are designed by Shinoda and change with each release. Delson has never responded seriously to why wearing your headset, usually avoids such questions with answers Funny as "If I tell you, I'll have to kill you."

Is often criticized for playing simple guitar parts and never alone star. He explained that this is due to the simplistic nature of the band and the fact that attempts to adjust the sound of your guitar to keyboard, drums and hip hop and electronic music of the band. However in the Minutes to Midnight album is more experimental sound practice where you can see the guitar solos on songs like In Pieces.

 




David Farrell 

Real name: David Michael Farrell

Better known as Phoenix, born on February 8, 1977, is the bassist for nu metal / alternative metal Linkin Park.

Farrell was born in Plymouth, Massachusetts but later moved to Mission Viejo, California when he was five. He graduated from the University of California. He plays bass, electric guitar, cello and violin.

Farrell was a member of a Christian ska band called Tasty Snax. While attending college, practiced with Brad Delson "Brad's playing bass in your room." Despite this, as he was traveling with his band, the Tasty Snax, he could not play with Delson and his band, which would become Linkin Park. After changing their name to Snax, Farrell began playing bass in the band before leaving again to join Linkin Park.

Farrell said that their influences have been his mother and brother, Joe, like Weezer, The Beatles, Deftones, The Roots, Bob Marley, Sarah McLachlan, Hughes and Wagner.

In keeping with his nickname, Phoenix, Phoenix has two tattoos on his back, as well as curiosity, married since 2002. In concert choirs makes the song The Little Things Give You Away.


 

 Rob Bourdon 

Real name: Robert Gregory Bourdon 

Born January 20, 1979 is the drummer of the band Linkin Park nu metal. It is also the youngest member of the band.

Rob was born in Calabasas, California and now lives in Los Angeles. He grew up in the same town as the members of Incubus and went to school with members of Hoobastank.

Rob started playing drums at the age of 10 after watching an Aerosmith concert. Since his mother was the former girlfriend of Joey Kramer, Aerosmith drummer, Bourdon could be backstage and see the entire production. Rob also enjoys playing piano when he has time. He used to take lessons when I was young and forced to follow.

 

Joe Hahn 

Real name: Joseph Hahn

Joseph Hahn, also known as Joe Hahn, Chairman Hahn and Mr. Hahn (born March 15, 1977 in Dallas) is known for her role as DJ in the band Linkin Park. Joe has an alter ego named Remy.

Korean parents, was born in Glendale, California where she graduated from high school and visual arts. He attended the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California with his now band mate Mike Shinoda.

Hahn joined Linkin Park, then called Xero in 1997 as the DJ of the band. Since then, he has directed most of the videos of the band (except "One Step Closer," "Crawling," "Faint," "Given Up" and "We Made It"). He also participated with Mike Shinoda in production The Rising Tied, the Hip Hop side project Fort Minor.

A feature of Joe, wears glasses similar to those of Chester but different in style. Her hair is naturally black, but it cleared a little. He has no tattoos or piercings.

He created the concepts of the videos: One Step Closer, Crawling, In The End and did all the animation of Pts.Of.Athrty.

Joe or "Remy" talks at the beginning of Cure For The Itch. Joe came up with the concept of One Step Closer and has been involved in all the other videos. He is the official director of videos for the band. 
 

HISTORY OF THE BAND

HISTORY OF THE BAND

Linkin Park is an American rock band from Agoura Hills, California. Formed in 1996, the band rose to international fame with their debut album, Hybrid Theory, which was certified Diamond by the RIAA in 2005 and multi-platinum in several other countries. Its following studio album,Meteora, continued the band's success, topping the Billboard 200 album chart in 2003, and was followed by extensive touring and charity work around the world. In 2003, MTV2 named Linkin Park the sixth-greatest band of the music video era and the third-best of the new millennium behind Oasis and Coldplay. Billboard ranked Linkin Park No. 19 on the Best Artists of the Decade chart.

Having adapted the nu metal and rap metal genres to a radio-friendly yet densely layered style in Hybrid Theory and Meteora, the band explored other genres in their next studio album, Minutes to Midnight, which was released in 2007. The album topped the Billboard chartsand had the third-best debut week of any album that year. The band has collaborated with several other artists, most notably with rapperJay-Z in their mashup EP Collision Course, and many others included on Reanimation. The band's most recent work, Living Things, was released on June 26, 2012. Linkin Park has sold over 50 million albums worldwide and has won two Grammy Awards.

Early years (1996–1999)

The founding of Linkin Park began with three high school friends; Mike Shinoda, Rob Bourdon, and Brad Delson. After graduating from high school, the three began to take their musical interests more seriously, recruiting Joe Hahn, Dave "Phoenix" Farrell, and Mark Wakefield to perform in their band, Xero. Though limited in resources, the band began recording and producing songs within Shinoda’s makeshift bedroom studio in 1996. Tensions and frustration within the band grew after they failed to land a record deal. The lack of success and stalemate in progress prompted Wakefield, at that time the band's vocalist, to leave the band in search of other projects. Farrell also left to tour with Tasty Snax and other bands.

After spending a considerable time searching for Wakefield's replacement, Xero recruited Arizona vocalist, Chester Bennington, who was recommended by Jeff Blue, the vice president of Zomba Music in March 1999. Bennington, formerly of a post-grunge band by the name of Grey Daze, became a standout among applicants because of the dynamic in his singing style. The band then agreed on changing its name from Xero to Hybrid Theory.^[18] The newborn vocal chemistry between Shinoda and Bennington helped revive the band, inciting them to work on new material. The band’s renaissance culminated with a change in name; from Hybrid Theory, the band once again changed its name, this time to Linkin Park, a play on and homage to Santa Monica’s Lincoln Park. However, despite these changes, the band still struggled to sign a record deal. After facing numerous rejections from several major record labels, Linkin Park turned to Jeff Blue for additional help. After failing to catch Warner Bros. Records on three previous reviews, Jeff Blue, now the vice president of Warner Bros. Records, helped the band sign a deal with the company in 1999. The band released its breakthrough album, Hybrid Theory, the following year.

Hybrid Theory (2000–2002)

Main article: Hybrid Theory

Linkin Park released Hybrid Theory on October 24, 2000. The album, which represented half a decade’s worth of the band’s work, was edited by Don Gilmore. Hybrid Theory was a massive commercial success; it sold more than 4.8 million copies during its debut year, earning it the status of best-selling album of 2001, while singles such as "Crawling" and "One Step Closer" established themselves as staples among alternative rock radio play lists during the year. Additionally, other singles from the album were featured in films such as Dracula 2000, Little Nicky, and Valentine. Hybrid Theory won a Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance for the song "Crawling" and was nominated for two other Grammy Awards: Best New Artist andBest Rock Album. MTV awarded the band their Best Rock Video and Best Direction awards for "In the End". Through the winning of the Grammy for Best Hard Rock Performance, Hybrid Theory’s overall success had catapulted the band into mainstream success.

During this time, Linkin Park received many invitations to perform on many high-profile tours and concerts including Ozzfest, Family Values Tour and KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas. The band also formed its own tour, Projekt Revolution, which featured other notable artists such as Cypress Hill, Adema, and Snoop Dogg. Within a year’s stretch, Linkin Park had performed at over 320 concerts. The experiences and performances of the precocious band were documented in its first DVD, Frat Party at the Pankake Festival, which debuted in November 2001. Now reunited with former bassist Phoenix, the band began work on a remix album, dubbed Reanimation, which would include works from Hybrid Theory and non-album tracks also. Reanimationdebuted on July 30, 2002, featuring the likes of Black Thought, Jonathan Davis, Aaron Lewis, and many others. Reanimation claimed the second spot on the Billboard 200, and sold nearly 270,000 copies during its debut week. Hybrid Theory is also in the RIAA's Top 100 Albums.

Meteora (2002–2004)

Main article: Meteora (album)

Following the success of Hybrid Theory and Reanimation, Linkin Park spent a significant amount of time touring around the United States. The band members began to work on new material amidst its saturated schedule, spending a sliver of their free time in their tour bus' studio. The band officially announced the production of a new studio album in December 2002, revealing its new work was inspired by the rocky region of Meteora in Greece, where numerous monasteries have been built on top of the rocks. Meteora features a mixture of the band's previous nu metaland rapcore styles with newer innovative effects, including the induction of a shakuhachi (a Japanese flute made of bamboo) and other instruments. Linkin Park's second album debuted on March 25, 2003 and instantly earned worldwide recognition, going to No.1 in the US and UK, and No.2 in Australia.

Meteora sold more than 800,000 copies during its first week, and it ranked as the best selling album on the Billboard charts at the time. The album's singles, including "Somewhere I Belong", "Breaking the Habit", "Faint", and "Numb", received significant radio attention. By October 2003, Meteora sold nearly three million copies. The album's success allowed Linkin Park to form another Projekt Revolution, which featured other bands and artists including Mudvayne, Blindside, and Xzibit. Additionally, Metallica invited Linkin Park to play at the Summer Sanitarium Tour 2003, which included well-known acts such as Limp Bizkit, Mudvayne and Deftones. The band released an album and DVD, entitled Live in Texas, which consisted of audio and video tracks of some of the band's performances in Texas during the tour. In early 2004, Linkin Park started a world tour titled the Meteora World Tour. Supporting bands on the tour included Hoobastank,P.O.D., Story of the Year and Pia.

Meteora earned the band multiple awards and honors. The band won the MTV awards for Best Rock Video for "Somewhere I Belong" and the Viewer's Choice Award for "Breaking the Habit".Linkin Park also received significant recognition during the 2004 Radio Music Awards, winning the Artist of the Year and Song of the Year ("Numb") awards. Although Meteora was not nearly as successful as Hybrid Theory, it was the third best selling album in the United States during 2003. The band spent the first few months of 2004 touring around the world, first with the third Projekt Revolution tour, and later several European concerts.

Side projects (2004–2006)

Following Meteora's success, the band postponed working on a new studio album for the next few years. Instead, Linkin Park continued to tour and work on many side projects. Bennington appeared on DJ Lethal’s "State of the Art" and other work with Dead by Sunrise, while Shinoda did work with Depeche Mode. In 2004, the band began to work with Jay-Z to produce another remix album, entitled Collision Course. The album, which featured intermixed lyrics and background tracks from both artists' previous albums, debuted in November 2004. Shinoda also formed a new band, Fort Minor, as a side project. With the aid of Jay-Z, Fort Minor released its debut album,The Rising Tied, to critical acclaim. At the same time, the band's relationship with Warner Bros. Records was deteriorating rapidly on account of several trust and financial issues. After months of feuding, the band finally negotiated a deal in December 2005.

Linkin Park also participated in numerous charitable events, most notably raised money to benefit victims of Hurricane Charley in 2004 and later Hurricane Katrina in 2005. The band donated $75,000 to the Special Operations Warrior Foundation in March 2004. They also helped relief efforts for the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunamivictims by staging several charity concerts and setting up an additional fund called "Music for Relief". Most notably, however, the band participated at Live 8, a series of charitable benefit concerts set up to raise global awareness. Alongside Jay-Z, the band performed on Live 8's stage in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to a global audience. The band would later be reunited with Jay-Z at the Grammy Award Ceremony 2006, during which they performed "Numb/Encore", en route to winning a Grammy for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration. They were joined on stage by Paul McCartney who added verses from the song "Yesterday". They would later go on to play at the 2006 Summer Sonic music festival, which was hosted by Metallica in Japan.

Minutes to Midnight (2006–2008)

Linkin Park performing at 2007's Novarock Festival

Linkin Park returned to the recording studios in 2006 to work on new material. To produce the album, the band chose producer Rick Rubin. Despite initially stating the album would debut sometime in 2006, the album was delayed until 2007. The band had recorded thirty to fifty songs in August 2006, when Shinoda stated the album was halfway completed. Bennington later added that the new album would stray away from its previous nu metal sound.  Warner Bros. Records officially announced that the band’s third studio album, entitled Minutes to Midnight, would be released on May 15, 2007 in the United States. After spending fourteen months working on the album, the band members opted to further refine their album by removing five of the original seventeen tracks. The album’s title, a reference to the Doomsday Clock, foreshadowed the band's new lyrical themes.  Minutes to Midnight sold over 625,000 copies in its first week, making it one of the most successful debut week albums in recent years. The album also took the top spot on the Billboard Charts.

The album's first single, "What I've Done", was released on April 2, and premiered on MTV and Fuse within the same week.  The single was acclaimed by listeners, becoming the top-ranked song on the Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks and Mainstream Rock Tracks charts. The song is also used in soundtrack for the 2007 action film, Transformers. Mike Shinoda was also featured on the Styles of Beyond song "Second to None" which was also included in the film. Later in the year, the band won the "Favorite Alternative Artist" in the American Music Awards. The band also saw success with the rest of the albums singles, "Bleed It Out", "Shadow of the Day", "Given Up", and "Leave Out All the Rest", which were released throughout 2007 and early 2008. The band also collaborated with Busta Rhymes on his single "We Made It", which was released on April 29.

Linkin Park's touring and live shows have, among other things, included a performance at Live Earth Japan on July 7, 2007. and headlining Download Festival in Donington Park, England andEdgefest in Downsview Park, Toronto, Canada. The band completed touring on its fourth Projekt Revolution tour before taking up an Arena tour around the United Kingdom, visiting Nottingham,Sheffield and Manchester, before finishing on a double night at the O2 arena in London. Bennington stated that Linkin Park plans to release a follow-up album to Minutes to Midnight. However, he stated the band will first embark on a United States tour to gather inspiration for the album.^[54] In an interview with Rolling Stone, Bennington said that the band had already begun writing new material for the album, and Shinoda too stated that the album could well be released in late 2009. Mike Shinoda also announced a live CD/DVD entitled Road to Revolution: Live at Milton Keynes, which is a live video recording from the Projekt Revolution gig at the Milton Keynes Bowl on June 29, 2008, which was officially released on November 24, 2008.

A Thousand Suns (2008–2011)

In May 2009, Linkin Park announced they were working on a fourth studio album, which was planned to be released on 2010. Shinoda told IGN that the new album would be 'genre-busting,' while building off of elements in Minutes to Midnight. He also mentioned that the album would be more experimental and "hopefully more cutting-edge." Bennington also addressed the media to confirm that Rick Rubin would return to produce the new album. The band later revealed the album would be called A Thousand Suns.

While working on the new album, Linkin Park worked with successful film composer Hans Zimmer to produce the score for Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. The band released a single for the movie, entitled "New Divide". Joe Hahn created a music video for the song, which featured clips from the film. On June 22, Linkin Park played a short set in Westwood Village after the premier of the movie. After completing work for Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, the band returned to the studio to finalize their album.

On January 19, 2010, Linkin Park released a new song entitled "Not Alone" as part of a compilation from Music for Relief called Download to Donate for Haiti in support of the Haiti Earthquake crisis. On February 10, 2010, Linkin Park released the official music video for the song on their homepage.

On April 26, the band released an app for the iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad, a game called 8-Bit Rebellion! It featured the band as playable characters, and a new song called "Blackbirds" which was unlockable by beating the game. The song was also later released as an iTunes bonus track on A Thousand Suns.

A Thousand Suns was released on September 14. The album’s first single, "The Catalyst", was released on August 2. The band promoted their new album by launching a concert tour, which started in Los Angeles on September 7. Linkin Park also relied on MySpace to promote their album, releasing two additional songs, "Waiting for the End" and "Blackout" on September 8. Furthermore, a documentary about the album's production, entitled Meeting of A Thousand Suns, was available for streaming on the band's MySpace page. On August 31, 2010, it was announced that the band would perform the single live for the first time at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards on September 12, 2010. The venue of the debut live performance of the single was Griffith Observatory, an iconic location used in Hollywood movies. "Waiting for the End" was released as the second single of A Thousand Suns.

Linkin Park reached No.8 in Billboard Social 50, a chart of the most active artists on the world's leading social networking sites. In other Billboard Year-End charts, the band reached No.92 in the "Top Artists" chart, as well as A Thousand Suns reaching No.53 in the Year-End chart of the Billboard Top 200 albums and No.7 in the 2010 Year-End Rock Albums, and "The Catalyst" reaching No.40 in the Year-End Rock Songs chart.

On January 11, 2011, an updated version of Download to Donate for Haiti was launched, called Download to Donate for Haiti V2.0, with more songs to download. For the updated compilation, the band released Keaton Hashimoto's remix of "The Catalyst" from the "Linkin Park featuring YOU" contest. "Burning in the Skies" was released as the third official single of A Thousand Sunson March 21, 2011.

Shinoda designed two t-shirts, in which the proceeds will go to Music For Relief to help the victims of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami disasters. Music For Relief releasedDownload to Donate: Tsunami Relief Japan, another compilation of songs, in which the proceeds will go to Save the Children.

On April 13, 2011, Shinoda confirmed that the album's fourth single will be "Iridescent". He also confirmed that there will be a new, slightly shorter version of the song, which will be part of the soundtrack of the upcoming film Transformers: Dark of the Moon, continuing the streak of Linkin Park songs being the theme songs of the Transformers films (after "What I've Done" and "New Divide"), as well as the fact that a music video will be shot for the single. The video was directed by Joe Hahn, who directed the videos for both of the previous songs.

The band was nominated for six Billboard Awards in 2011 for Top Duo or Group, Best Rock Album for A Thousand Suns, Top Rock Artist, Top Alternative Artist, Top Alternative Song for "Waiting for the End" and Top Alternative Album for A Thousand Suns, but did not win any award.

The band charted in numerous Billboard Year-End charts in 2011. The band was No.39 in the Top Artists Chart, No.84 in the Billboard 200 Artists chart, No.11 in the Social 50 Chart,No.6 in the Top Rock Artists Chart, No.9 in the Rock Songs Artists Chart, No.16 in the Rock Albums Chart, No.4 in the Hard Rock Albums Chart, and No.7 in the Alternative Songs Chart.

Living Things (2011–present)

Main article: Living Things (Linkin Park album)

In June 2011, Bennington revealed to Kerrang! that Linkin Park has begun working on new material for their next studio album, Living Things. He explained, "We've been working on a new record for the past two months. The music is great and we're well ahead of where we're expecting to be. There aren't a whole lot of noises going on, but there are a lot of good songs."

Rick Rubin will be a producer on the new album. "Typically we'll have a once-a-week meeting to go listen to the songs that they're coming up with and talk about them. For so early in the project, they are much further along than they have been on the last two albums we did. On A Thousand Suns there were still a lot of irons in the fire. We knew, 'OK, we can't do this forever. Let's leave this batch and we'll come back and address it when we start up again'", Rubin said.

In July 2011, Bennington told Rolling Stone that Linkin Park aims to produce a new album every eighteen months, and that he would be shocked if a new album did not come out in 2012. The band continues to record and produce new material even while touring. Bennington commented on Linkin Park's schedule, stating, "Touring for two years is excruciating. When we would tour for two years even the most resilient person in the band, at the end of that, was fucking miserable." He further elaborated on their ideas in an interview with MTV saying, "We do have a really great head start. We've got some great music, some good ideas. The creativity has continued to flow for us for the last few years, consistently." He later revealed in another interview in September 2011 that the band was still in the beginning phases of the next album, saying "We just kind of began. We like to keep the creative juices flowing, so we try to keep that going all the time...we like the direction that we're going in."

In an interview featured in the March 21, 2012 issue of Kerrang! magazine, Bennington stated that the band has returned to more 'familiar' territory on their new record, saying "with this [new] album, we've incorporated a lot of guitar work with big choruses and the heavier electronic stuff to give it that really big wall of sound feeling without getting too metal. This will be more familiar to people than 'A Thousand Suns' was, where we were like 'Fuck it, we're just going to go bonkers." Bennington also said that the new album's lyrics would be personal and avoid being political, adding "We've been writing a lot about relationships."

On March 28, 2012, Shinoda confirmed that the band is filming a music video for "Burn It Down", which will be the album's first single to be released for radio-play on April 16. Joe Hahn directed the video. Shinoda spoke to Co.Create about the album's art, saying that it will "blow them [the fans] away...the average person is not going to be able to look at it and go, I understand that that's completely new, like not just the image but the way they made the image is totally new. So there's going to be that."

On April 15, 2012, Shinoda announced via his website that Living Things would be the title of Linkin Park's fifth album, with the pre-release sale to start on the April 16. Mike Shinoda stated that they chose the title Living Things because the album is more about people, personal interactions, and it's far more personal than their previous albums. The band will promote the album on the 2012 edition of the Honda Civic Tour, with co headliners Incubus. The band performed "Burn It Down" at 2012 Billboard Music Awards. On May 24, the band released the music video for "Burn It Down" and debuted "Lies Greed Misery", another song from Living Things, on BBC Radio 1. "Powerless", the twelfth and closing track of the album, will be featured in the closing credits to the film Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter.