Album of the Day

Linkin Park had performed as HYBRID THEORY before using the name as the title for their debut, and the phrase is an apt description of the SoCal quintet's bracing mix of rap and metal. Over driving riffs and rhythms, Chester Bennington and Mike Shinoda's tag-team vocals reflected a millennial anxiety that millions identified with, and the album became a huge hit, reaching Diamond sales status on the strength of singles “One Step Closer,” “Papercut,” “Crawling” (a Best Hard Rock Performance Grammy winner) and Top Ten “In the End.” Now available in several formats, HYBRID THEORY (20th ANNIVERSARY EDITION) features the classic original plus loads of rarities including B-sides, demos and live recordings from the era.