American nu-metal and alternative rock sextet, featuring founder members Mike Shinoda - MC/ vocals/ rhythm guitar/ keyboards, Brad Delson - lead guitar, Dave Farrell - bass/ backing vocals and Joe Hahn - turntables/ programming, plus Emily Armstrong (Dead Sara) - lead vocals, and Colin Brittain (G Flip, Illenium, One OK Rock) - drums.

Their albums have been highly-successful across the globe, particularly "Minutes To Midnight" in 2007 (reaching number 1 in 9 countries), "Meteora" (number 1 in 8 countries) and 2014's "The Hunting Party" (iTunes number one in 67 countries). That was followed by "One More Light" in 2017, plus 2024's: "From Zero".

The band were involved in the creation of the i-Phone game, "8-Bit Revolution" in 2009.

Long-term front-man, singer and guitarist Chester Bennington passed away in 2017.