The band was formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1996 by three high school friends;,,. The group later expanded to a six piece when they added,, and Mark Wakefield to the line-up. Mark Wakefield was later changed by lead vocalist. After facing numerous rejections from several major, Linkin Park turned to Jeff Blue for additional help. After failing to catch on three previous reviews,, 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,, the following year.
The album produced four singles, ', ', ' and '. The album included a total of twelve songs in addition with two special edition tracks available in Japan.
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