We wrote the record we wanted to write," said Brad. That was exactly what we didn't want to do, and we stuck to our guns. "For the first few years, the first couple of years trying to get a record deal, people were telling us pretty much that we weren't great and that we should change our approach and be more like some of the groups that were already popular. The rise of other rap/rock fusion groups like Limp Bizkit, Kid Rock and Korn only made things worse for them. įor three years, the band had been using their connections at Zomba to get the demos out to people who would listen to them and were rejected by every major label and by a lot of independents as well, including by Clive Davis. Some time after the EP was released, Kyle Christener was kicked out of the band. They independently released the Hybrid Theory EP under the name Hybrid Theory in 1999. Chester Bennington joined the band in 1999, after auditioning via recommendation of his lawyers to Jeff Blue of the A&R Recordings branch of Zomba Music Group.
Phoenix left the band around the same time to fulfill his commitment with Tasty Snax and was replaced by Kyle Christner. Vocalist Mark Wakefield left the band to pursue a different career as things weren't working out with Xero. The band formed under the name " Xero" in 1996, the original lineup consisting of Mike Shinoda, Mark Wakefield, Brad Delson, Rob Bourdon, Joe Hahn, and Dave "Phoenix" Farrell.
Mike Shinoda with Xero and Hybrid Theory EP artwork.
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