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| Chester Bennington dead: Linkin Park frontman dies aged 41 | |
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| Chester Bennington, the mercurial lead singer of celebrated Nu-metal band Linkin Park has been found dead at his home in California after apparently taking his own life. | Chester Bennington, the mercurial lead singer of celebrated Nu-metal band Linkin Park has been found dead at his home in California after apparently taking his own life. |
| The 41-year-old was discovered inside his residence in the Palos Verdes Estates in Los Angeles. The Los Angeles' coroner office confirmed a report from TMZ that originally reported that Bennington had taken his own life. | The 41-year-old was discovered inside his residence in the Palos Verdes Estates in Los Angeles. The Los Angeles' coroner office confirmed a report from TMZ that originally reported that Bennington had taken his own life. |
| The band had embarked on their One More Light world tour, the next scheduled stop being the Xfinity Center on July 27 in Mansfield, Massachusetts. | The band had embarked on their One More Light world tour, the next scheduled stop being the Xfinity Center on July 27 in Mansfield, Massachusetts. |
| A spokeswoman for the Palos Verdes Estates police declined to answer questions about whether Bennington had been found dead. She told The Independent: "At 8.56am officers were called to the 2800 block of Via Victoria" | A spokeswoman for the Palos Verdes Estates police declined to answer questions about whether Bennington had been found dead. She told The Independent: "At 8.56am officers were called to the 2800 block of Via Victoria" |
| The Los Angeles County coroner's office confirmed there was a death on Bennington's Palos Verdes block on the morning of Thursday, July 20. | The Los Angeles County coroner's office confirmed there was a death on Bennington's Palos Verdes block on the morning of Thursday, July 20. |
| Bennington, who had long struggled with addiction to drugs and alcohol, married Talinda Bentley in 2006, having previously been wed to Samantha Olit from 1996 until 2005. | Bennington, who had long struggled with addiction to drugs and alcohol, married Talinda Bentley in 2006, having previously been wed to Samantha Olit from 1996 until 2005. |
| The singer had six children from both of those wives, as well as a previous relationship with Elka Brand. One of the children is adopted. | The singer had six children from both of those wives, as well as a previous relationship with Elka Brand. One of the children is adopted. |
| Reports said that word of Bennington’s suicide came on the day of his late friend Chris Cornell’s birthday. | Reports said that word of Bennington’s suicide came on the day of his late friend Chris Cornell’s birthday. |
| The Soundgarden rocker killed himself in May and Bennington performed at his funeral. Cornell would have turned 53 on Thursday. | The Soundgarden rocker killed himself in May and Bennington performed at his funeral. Cornell would have turned 53 on Thursday. |
| Born in Phoenix, Arizona, Bennington achieved notable fame with Linkin Park in 2000 following the release of Hybrid Theory, an album that would well almost 5 million copies thanks to stand-out singles "Crawling" and "One Step Closer". The album was Grammy nominated, the song "Crawling" winning the award for Best Hard Rock Performance. | Born in Phoenix, Arizona, Bennington achieved notable fame with Linkin Park in 2000 following the release of Hybrid Theory, an album that would well almost 5 million copies thanks to stand-out singles "Crawling" and "One Step Closer". The album was Grammy nominated, the song "Crawling" winning the award for Best Hard Rock Performance. |
| Following numerous festival appearances and the remix album, Reanimation, the band once again ruled the charts with Meteora, solidifying themselves as a leading band around the world. The album's singels "Faint", "Numb" and "Lying from You" were all released to critical acclaim, attracting the attention of Jay-Z who worked on an album of remixes with the band. Their collaboration "Numb/Encore" went on to win a Grammy. | Following numerous festival appearances and the remix album, Reanimation, the band once again ruled the charts with Meteora, solidifying themselves as a leading band around the world. The album's singels "Faint", "Numb" and "Lying from You" were all released to critical acclaim, attracting the attention of Jay-Z who worked on an album of remixes with the band. Their collaboration "Numb/Encore" went on to win a Grammy. |
| Their next three albums, Minutes to Midnight, A Thousand Suns, and Living Things, released between 2007 and 2013 all reached number one in the United States, 2014's The Hunting Party reaching number three. | Their next three albums, Minutes to Midnight, A Thousand Suns, and Living Things, released between 2007 and 2013 all reached number one in the United States, 2014's The Hunting Party reaching number three. |
| One More Light, which reached record stores in March earlier this year, reached number one once again, proving the band retained an incredible fanbase. | One More Light, which reached record stores in March earlier this year, reached number one once again, proving the band retained an incredible fanbase. |
| Bennington performed at fellow rocker Chris Cornell's funeral earlier this year, writing an open letter to the singer, personally addressed to his friend. | Bennington performed at fellow rocker Chris Cornell's funeral earlier this year, writing an open letter to the singer, personally addressed to his friend. |
| Just weeks ago, Bennington performed with the band at the Brixton Academy, local Grime rapper Stormzy joining on stage. | Just weeks ago, Bennington performed with the band at the Brixton Academy, local Grime rapper Stormzy joining on stage. |
| For confidential support on mental health call Samaritans free from any phone, at any time, on 116 123 (UK & RoI) or email jo@samaritans.org. | For confidential support on mental health call Samaritans free from any phone, at any time, on 116 123 (UK & RoI) or email jo@samaritans.org. |