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About
Meteora:
Following the success of
Hybrid Theory and
Reanimation,
Linkin Park spent a significant amount of time touring around the
United States.
The band members began to work on new material amidst its saturated schedule, spending a sliver of their free time in their tour bus' studio. The band officially announced the production of a new studio
album in
December 2002, revealing its new work was inspired by the rocky region of Meteora in
Greece, where numerous monasteries have been built on top of the rocks.[29] Meteora features a mixture of the band's previous nu metal and rapcore styles with newer innovative effects, including the induction of a shakuhachi (a
Japanese flute made of bamboo) and other instruments. Linkin Park's second album debuted on
March 25, 2003 and instantly earned worldwide recognition, going to
No.1 in the
US and UK, and
No.2 in
Australia.
Meteora sold more than 800,
000 copies during its first week, and it ranked as the best selling album on the
Billboard charts at the time. The album's
singles, including "
Somewhere I Belong", "
Breaking the Habit", "
Faint", and "
Numb", received significant radio attention. By
October 2003, Meteora sold nearly three million copies.[32] The album's success allowed Linkin Park to form another
Projekt Revolution, which featured other bands and artists including
Mudvayne,
Blindside, and
Xzibit. Additionally,
Metallica invited Linkin Park to play at the
Summer Sanitarium Tour 2003, which included well-known acts such as
Limp Bizkit, Mudvayne and
Deftones. The band released an album and
DVD, entitled
Live in Texas, which consisted of audio and video tracks of some of the band's performances in
Texas during the tour. In early 2004, Linkin Park started a world tour titled the
Meteora World Tour. Supporting bands on the tour included
Hoobastank,
P.O.D.,
Story of the Year and Pia.
Meteora earned the band multiple awards and honors. The band won the
MTV awards for
Best Rock Video for "Somewhere I Belong" and the
Viewer's Choice Award for "Breaking the Habit". Linkin Park also received significant recognition during the 2004
Radio Music Awards, winning the
Artist of the Year and
Song of the Year ("Numb") awards. Although Meteora was not nearly as successful as Hybrid Theory, it was the third best selling album in the United States during 2003. The band spent the first few months of 2004 touring around the world, first with the third Projekt Revolution tour, and later several
European concerts.
- published: 28 Jul 2012
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