In 2003, MTV2 named Linkin Park the sixth greatest band of the music video era and the third best of the new millennium behind Oasis and Coldplay.Ģ. Theres a Slipknot investing five figures into their own debut album, making their. Its following studio album, Meteora, continued the band's success, topping the Billboard 200’s album charts in 2003, and was followed by extensive touring and charity work around the world. Formed in 1996, the band rose to international fame in 2000 with its debut album, Hybrid Theory, which was certified Diamond by the RIAA in 2005. Linkin Park is an American rock band from Agoura Hills, California.