Linkin Park Underground

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Linkin Park Underground is Linkin Park's official fan club, a place where thousands talk on forums, and share information on Linkin Park's upcoming projects and album news. Also included with the ability to browse and post on the forums is access to your own @linkinpark.com e-mail address and new information about the band before it reaches the public. Members also gain access to pre-sales of new Linkin Park material such as albums, clothing merch, and items such as their book From the Inside: Linkin Park's Meteora.

Founded in 2001 by Linkin Park and Jessica Bardas, the Linkin Park Underground (commonly referred to as the LPU) allowed fans of Linkin Park to share their passion for the band.

Each year, a new membership package is released. In its first year, the LPU gave away a re-issued Hybrid Theory EP as a gift for signing up. The first 500 members of the LPU received a signed copy of the EP as a thank-you from the band.

Until January 31st, 2005, there was a forum allowing fans to trade and sell LP merchandise. However, it was closed after difficulties with several members.

In September 2005, a similar fanclub called Fort Minor Militia was created for Mike Shinoda's hip-hop project, Fort Minor. The first 100 people to join were able to have their DVD that was included with their first album, The Rising Tied, signed by Mike, as well as other merchandise.

Since then, the LPU had undergone some major site designs, and is currently in its fifth year with the bonus album, LP Underground V5.0. As it stands they have released five "Underground" CDs, though recently LP Underground V6.0 leaked onto the internet around the time it was announced, causing controversy between fans of the band.

Contents 1 Hybrid Theory EP (Underground v1.0) 1.1 Track listing 2 Underground v2.0 2.1 Track listing 2.2 Band line-up 2.3 Personnel 3 Underground v3.0 3.1 Track listing 3.2 Enhanced content 3.3 Band line-up 3.4 Personnel 4 Underground v4.0 4.1 Track listing 4.2 Enhanced content 4.3 Band line-up 4.4 Personnel 5 Underground v5.0 5.1 Track listing 6 Underground v6.0 6.1 Track listing 6.2 Prices 7 External link

[edit] Hybrid Theory EP (Underground v1.0)

Hybrid Theory EP
EP by Linkin Park
Released	November 19, 2001
Recorded	1999
Genre	Nu Metal
Length	22:30
Label	Machine Shop Recordings
Producer(s)	Mike Shinoda
Professional reviews
Unavailable
Linkin Park chronology
	Hybrid Theory EP (2001)	LP Underground 2.0 EP (2002)

This was the LPU's first release which was released in 2001.

[edit] Track listing

1. Carousel - 3:04
2. Technique (Short) - 0:42
3. Step Up - 4:00
4. And One - 4:36
5. High Voltage - 3:46
6. Part Of Me - 3:46

[edit] Underground v2.0

LP Underground 2.0 EP
EP by Linkin Park
Released	November 18, 2002
Recorded	Various locations
Genre	Nu-Metal/Rapcore
Length	22:25
Label	Machine Shop Recordings
Producer(s)	Don Gilmore, Linkin Park
Professional reviews
Unavailable
Linkin Park chronology
Hybrid Theory EP (2001)	LP Underground 2.0 EP (2002)	LP Underground 3.0 EP (2003)

On November 18, 2002, the second year of the Linkin Park Underground, Linkin Park's exclusive fan club, was launched. The second fan club package was shipped to members and included an exclusive, six-track EP entitled LP Underground 2.0. This EP cannot be purchased in stores.

[edit] Track listing

1. "A.06" – 0:54
2. "With You" (Live) – 3:22
3. "Points of Authority" (Crystal Method Remix) – 4:57
4. "Dedicated" (Demo 1999) – 3:11
5. "High Voltage" (Live) – 4:02
6. "My December" – 4:19

[edit] Band line-up

• Chester Bennington – vocalist
• Rob Bourdon – drummer
• Brad Delson – guitarist
• Dave "Phoenix" Farrell – bassist
• Joe "Mr. Hahn" Hahn – turntablist, samples
• Mike Shinoda – Vocals, emcee, keyboardist, rhythm guitarist, samples

[edit] Personnel

• "A.06" – Written by Linkin Park. Produced by Don Gilmore and Linkin Park.
• "With You" (Live) – Live version mixed by Mr. Colson. Written by Linkin Park and the Dust Brothers. "With You" originally appears on Hybrid Theory.
• "Pts.of.Athrty" (Crystal Method Remix) – Remixed by the Crystal Method. The Crystal Method appears courtesy of Geffen Records. "Points of Authority" written by Linkin Park. "Points of Authority" originally appears on Hybrid Theory.
• "Dedicated" – Written by Mike Shinoda, Brad Delson, Joe Hahn and Chester Bennington. Produced by Mike Shinoda.
• "High Voltage" (Live) – Live version mixed by Mr. Colson. Written by Linkin Park.
• "My December" – Written by Mike Shinoda. Produced and engineered by Mike Shinoda. Additional Pro Tools by Joe Hahn.
• Mastered by Pat Kraus
• LPU co-coordination by Jessica Bardas
• Art direction and design by the Flem

[edit] Underground v3.0

LP Underground 3.0 EP
EP by Linkin Park
Released	November 17, 2003
Recorded	Reliant Stadium, Texas Stadium
Genre	Nu metal Rapcore
Length	18:32
Label	Machine Shop Recordings
Producer(s)	Josh Abraham
Professional reviews
Unavailable
Linkin Park chronology
LP Underground 2.0 EP (2002)	LP Underground 3.0 EP (2003)	LP Underground 4.0 EP (2005)

On November 17, 2003, the third year of the Linkin Park Underground, Linkin Park's exclusive fan club, was launched. The third fan club package was shipped to members and included an exclusive, five-track EP entitled LP Underground 3.0. The CD also contained enhanced content. This EP cannot be purchased in stores.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Don't Stay" (Live) – 3:11
2. "Figure.09" (Live) – 3:48
3. "With You" (Live) – 3:20
4. "By Myself" (Live) – 4:06
5. "A Place for My Head" (Live) – 3:57

Note: All tracks recorded live during the Summer Sanitarium Tour 2003, either in Houston, TX or Dallas. TX

Note: These tracks are a compliment to the 2003 release of Live in Texas, and videos to these tracks (and the Live in Texas album tracks) are available on the Live in Texas DVD.

[edit] Enhanced content

• LPU Worldwide video
• "From the Inside" video
• "Don't Stay" and "Faint" video footage from "Jimmy Kimmel Live"
• Bonus multimedia content

[edit] Band line-up

• Chester Bennington – vocalist
• Rob Bourdon – drummer
• Brad Delson – guitarist
• Dave "Phoenix" Farrell – bassist
• Joe "Mr. Hahn" Hahn – turntablist, samples
• Mike Shinoda – Vocals, emcee, keyboardist, rhythm guitarist, samples

[edit] Personnel

• "Don't Stay" and "Figure.09" written by Linkin Park. "Don't Stay" and "Figure.09" originally appear on Meteora.
• "With You" written by Linkin Park and the Dust Brothers. "With You" originally appears on Hybrid Theory.
• "By Myself" written by Linkin Park. "By Myself" originally appears on Hybrid Theory.
• "A Place for My Head" written by Linkin Park and Mark Wakefield. "A Place for My Head" originally appears on Hybrid Theory.
• Recorded live August 2, 2003 at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas
• Recorded live August 3, 2003 at Texas Stadium in Irving, Texas
• Recorded during the Summer Sanitarium Tour 2003
• Produced and mixed by Josh Abraham
• Engineered by Ryan Williams
• Pro Tools engineering by Brandon Belsky
• Mixed at Pulse Recordings
• Live recording engineering by Joel Singer
• Assistant live recording engineering by Hardi Kamsani
• Recording equipment provided by Effanel Music
• LPU Worldwide video filmed by Mark Fiore
• "From the Inside" video directed by Joe Hahn and produced by Matt Caltabiano
• "Jimmy Kimmel Live" performances produced by ABC
• Referral contest video filmed by Mark Fiore and edited by Bill Berg-Hillinger
• Enhanced CD layout by Sparkart
• LPU coordination by Jessica Bardas and Michelle Yin
• Art direction and design by the Flem

[edit] Underground v4.0

LP Underground 4.0 EP
EP by Linkin Park
Released	November 22, 2004
Recorded	Various locations
Genre	Nu metal Rapcore
Length	24:19
Label	Machine Shop Recordings
Producer(s)	Joe Hahn, Kutmasta Kurt
Professional reviews
Unavailable
Linkin Park chronology
LP Underground 3.0 EP (2003)	LP Underground 4.0 EP (2004)	LP Underground 5.0 EP (2005)

On November 22, 2004, the fourth year of the Linkin Park Underground, Linkin Park's exclusive fan club, was launched. The fourth fan club package was shipped to members and included an exclusive, six-track EP entitled LP Underground 4.0. The CD also contained enhanced content. This EP cannot be purchased in stores.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Sold My Soul to Yo Mama" – 1:58
2. "Breaking the Habit" (Live) – 5:35
3. "Standing in the Middle" – 3:22
4. "Step Up/Nobody's Listening/It's Goin' Down" (Live) – 4:57
5. "Wish" (Live) – 4:28
6. "One Step Closer" (Featuring Jonathan Davis) (Live) – 3:57

[edit] Enhanced content

• Worldwide Underground video
• "Figure.09" - Projekt Revolution Tour 2004
• "Easier To Run" - LP Underground Tour 2003
• Newscaster outtakes

[edit] Band line-up

• Chester Bennington – vocalist
• Rob Bourdon – drummer
• Brad Delson – guitarist
• Dave "Phoenix" Farrell – bassist
• Joe "Mr. Hahn" Hahn – turntablist, samples
• Mike Shinoda – Vocals, emcee, keyboardist, rhythm guitarist, samples

[edit] Personnel

• "Sold My Soul To Yo Mama" – Written by Joe Hahn, Chester Bennington and Mike Shinoda. Performed by Joe Hahn and Mike Shinoda (Guitars). Produced and mixed by Joe Hahn. Recorded by Mike Shinoda. Additional engineering by Renson Mateo.
• "Breaking The Habit" (Live) – Written by Mike Shinoda. "Breaking The Habit" originally appears on Meteora.
• "Standing In The Middle" – Performed by Motion Man featuring Mike Shinoda. Produced by Kutmasta Kurt. Mixed by Mike Shinoda. Chorus guitar by Mike Shinoda. Motion Man appears courtesy of Threshold Recordings, LLC.
• "Step Up/Nobody's Listening/It's Goin' Down" (Live) – Recorded in the Summer of 2004. "Step Up" written by Mike Shinoda, Joe Hahn and Brad Delson. "Nobody's Listening" written by Linkin Park. "It's Goin' Down" written by Mike Shinoda and Joe Hahn. "Step Up" originally appears on Hybrid Theory EP. "Nobody's Listening" originally appears on Meteora. "It's Goin' Down" originally appears on The X-Ecutioners' album Built From Scratch.
• "Wish" (Live) – Nine Inch Nails cover, recorded live at Projekt Revolution 2004. Mixed by Don Gilmore. Recorded and engineered by John van Eaton. Assisted by Jason "Ruster" Ruggles. Production managing by Jim Digby. Written by Trent Reznor.
• "One Step Closer" (featuring Jonathan Davis) (Live) – Recorded at Projekt Revolution 2004. Mixed by Don Gilmore. Recorded and engineered by John van Eaton. Assisted by Jason "Ruster" Ruggles. Production managing by Jim Digby. "One Step Closer" written by Linkin Park. "1Stp Klosr" written by Linkin Park and remixed by the Humble Brothers. Jonathan Davis appears courtesy of himself. "One Step Closer" originally appears on Hybrid Theory. "1Stp Klosr" originally appears on Reanimation.
• Mastered by Brian "Big Bass" Gardner at Bernie Grundman Mastering.
• Art direction and design by the Flem.
• Enhanced CD layout by Sparkart.
• LPU coordination by Jessica Bardas and Michelle Yin.
• Additional production coordination by Ryan DeMarti and Michael "Stick" Shefrin.

[edit] Underground v5.0

LP Underground 5.0 EP
EP by Linkin Park
Released	November 21, 2005
Recorded	Live 8 concert
Genre	Nu Metal Alternative rock Rapcore
Length	20:43
Label	Machine Shop Recordings
Producer(s)	Joe Hahn
Professional reviews
Unavailable
Linkin Park chronology
LP Underground 4.0 EP (2004)	LP Underground 5.0 EP (2005)	LP Underground 6.0 EP (2006)

On November 21, 2005, the fifth year of the Linkin Park Underground, Linkin Park's exclusive fan club, was launched. The fifth fan club package shipped to its members and included an exclusive EP entitled LP Underground 5.0. The EP features live tracks from the band's performance during Live 8 Philadelphia in June 2005 with Jay-Z, and it is not available for purchase in stores.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Somewhere I Belong" (Live 8)– 4:19
2. "Breaking The Habit" (Live 8)– 4:40
3. "Public Service Announcement" (Live 8) – 1:18
4. "Dirt Off Your Shoulder/Lying From You" (Live 8)– 4:04
5. "Big Pimpin'/Papercut" (Live 8)– 2:32
6. "Jigga What/Faint" (Live 8)– 3:50

[edit] Underground v6.0

LP Underground 6.0 EP
EP by Linkin Park
Released	2006
Recorded	Various locations
Genre	Nu Metal Alternative rock Rapcore
Length	21:46
Label	Machine Shop Recordings
Professional reviews
Unavailable
Linkin Park chronology
LP Underground 5.0 EP (2005)	LP Underground 6.0 EP (2006)

Just recently LP Underground 6.0 was announced. Seemingly as soon as it was announced the CD was leaked over the internet. The CD includes a studio demo version of "QWERTY" (which may have been recorded to compromise for it not appearing on the upcoming album) and a new instrumental song called "Announcement Service Public". In it Chester's vocals are reversed. If you reverse them you will hear the words "You Should Brush Your Teeth And You Should Wash Your Hands." Linkin Park fansites are now banding together to stop this album from being shared at all. This has some what started a "war" between fans who want to hear the two new songs and those who feel you should pay versus illegally obtaining it.

It was sold at Best Buy on December 5, 2006 while supplies lasted.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Announcement Service Public" – 2:22
2. "QWERTY" (Studio Demo Version) – 3:21
3. "QWERTY" (Live) – 3:54
4. "Pushing Me Away" (Live) (Piano Version) – 3:30
5. "Breaking the Habit" (Live) – 5:20
6. "Reading My Eyes" (Live) – 3:17

[edit] Prices

• Full access pass- US, Canada, and Mexico = $25 per year
• Full access pass- Other countries = $32 per year
• Online only pass (no merchandise) = $12 per year

[edit] External link

• Linkin Park Underground Main Page

Linkin Park
Chester Bennington - Rob Bourdon - Brad Delson - Dave Farrell - Joe Hahn - Mike Shinoda
Scott Belsha (stand-in) - Mark Wakefield - Kyle Christener (stand-in) - Scott Koziol (stand-in)
Discography
Albums and extended play: Hybrid Theory EP - Hybrid Theory - In The End: Live & Rare - Reanimation - Meteora - Live in Texas - Collision Course EP - T------ and T------
Singles: "One Step Closer" - "Crawling" - "Papercut" - "In the End" - "It's Goin' Down" - "Pts.of.Athrty" - "Frgt/10" - "Somewhere I Belong" - "Faint" - "Numb" - "From the Inside" - "Lying From You" - "Breaking the Habit" - "Numb / Encore"
Videography
DVDs: Frat Party at the Pankake Festival - Live in Texas - Breaking the Habit
Related articles
Bands/Groups: Relative Degree - Xero - Tasty Snax - Grey Daze - Fort Minor - Snow White Tan - The X-Ecutioners
Other: Linkin Park Underground - Machine Shop Recordings - Morning After