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Hybrid Theory
That anger you can't explain? It's usually pain looking for a way out. This album gave a whole generation one. 🎸
Who it's for
The album draws on problems Chester Bennington faced in adolescence, including his parents' constant fighting and eventual divorce and his own drug use, alongside feelings of isolation and frustration.
Feelings it meets
What it is
Hybrid Theory is Linkin Park's debut studio album, released on October 24, 2000 by Warner Bros. Records and produced by Don Gilmore. The lyrics, written mainly by Mike Shinoda and Chester Bennington, draw on Bennington's adolescence. They deal with substance use, his parents' constant fighting and eventual divorce, isolation, disappointment and the aftermath of failed relationships.
Where to find it
Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music, Amazon Music, Tidal; CD/vinyl widely available.
Before you start
Heads up: Self-loathing and substance misuse.
Age: Not verified (suggested 13+)
She was becoming herself and daily casting aside that fictitious self which we assume like a garment with which to appear before the world.Kate Chopin, The Awakening
