Linkin Park announce 20th anniversary reissue of Hybrid Theory and drops previously unreleased track!
Celebrating one of the most influential, inimitable, and impactful albums of the past two decades, Linkin Park announce release of Hybrid Theory: 20th Anniversary Edition on October 9th, 2020. The best-selling debut of the 21st century will be available in multiple configurations, including a super deluxe box, vinyl box set, deluxe CD, and digital.
October 24, 2000: Linkin Park’s debut album galvanized, captivated and defined a generation. Hybrid Theory established a new course for music with its inspired combination of heavy alternative rock, hip-hop, and electronic. Hybrid Theory emerged as the best-selling album of 2001 in the US, selling 11 million copies stateside, achieving the rare Diamond Award (10 million) from the RIAA, and selling over 25 million albums worldwide.
The fans elevated Linkin Park to rarified air among a small handful of legends. Nonstop touring ushered them from clubs to arenas and stadiums as singles One Step Closer, Crawling, and In The End became embedded in popular culture. This summer, #1 pop single In The End just crossed the 1-billion view threshold on YouTube—their second video to do so following Numb. The band also took home their first GRAMMY® Award in the category of Best Rock Performance for Crawling.
Last week, Linkin Park transformed their website, www.linkinpark.com, into a retro-style turn-of-the-century computer desktop full of folders and files. The site was updated daily to reveal new clues about the upcoming Hybrid Theory 20th Anniversary and culminated with the reveal of a video trailer on the site announcing the details of the release.
The reissue of Hybrid Theory will be the centerpiece of this new collection, complete with never-before-heard demos from the time, rarities, B-sides, DVDs, 95+ minutes of never-before-seen footage, and other extras. To celebrate the news, the band today also shared the long sought-after 1999 demo, She Couldn’t.
