Xero (rock band)
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| Xero | |
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 Xero Sampler Tape |
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| Country | California, USA |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Genres | Nu metal Rapcore |
| Labels | N/A |
Xero was the first name for Linkin Park (an American nu metal/rapcore band), formed in 1996. It included Mark Wakefield, Mike Shinoda, Rob Bourdon, Joe Hahn, Brad Delson and Dave Farrell.
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[edit] Band history
The original name they chose was SuperXero but it was revised to Xero. They made just one demo tape, which included the songs "Fuse", "Reading My Eyes", "Stick N' Move" and "Rhinestone". The project floundered and they never achieved much success. After Mark Wakefield left to become the manager for Taproot the band hired new vocalist Chester Bennington, formerly of the band Grey Daze, and made the Hybrid Theory EP under the band name Hybrid Theory. The band again changed names from Hybrid Theory to Linkin Park at the release of their debut album, which is titled 'Hybrid Theory'. Many argue this album was self titled.
Although there are very few recordings available online, there was a brief concert featuring Xero opening for Cypress Hill. Although the main concert hasn't been confirmed, it is at least known that the concert did exist, and with more songs than the original Xero Demo Tape had on it.
During the 2006 Summer Sonic tour, Linkin Park played "Reading My Eyes" with Chester. This is notable because it is possibly the first time the band has played any Xero Demo song with Chester, and it is also the first time in ten years that the band played a Xero song at all. This track is available on Linkin Park Underground 6.0.
[edit] Demo track listing
- Rhinestone - 3:38
- Reading My Eyes - 2:56
- Fuse - 3:16
- Stick N' Move - 2:44
[edit] Concert track listing
- Rhinestone
- The Team
- Reading My Eyes
- The Untitled
- Explode
- Stick N' Move
- Now I See
- Esaul
- Fuse
Note: Many of these songs have a corresponding song which became the final version: "Rhinestone" would become "Forgotten", "Esaul" would become "A Place for My Head", "The Untitled" becomes "In the End", and "Now I See" becomes "With You". It is debated whether these songs were produced under the name Xero or Hybrid Theory, but it is strongly believed that these songs were later used in a demo for Hybrid Theory EP, when Chester had joined the band. It is possible that some songs were recorded with Wakefield as the lead singer, but it's somewhat unlikely due to his desire not to continue into the mainstream.
The tracks "The Team" and "Explode" may not be the actual names of the demos, but it can be confirmed that they were demos of the Hybrid Theory EP songs "Carousel" and "Part of Me". Also, the opening guitar riff in "Stick N' Move" would later be used in "Runaway".
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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