As the 20th anniversary of Hybrid Theory fast approaches, the members of Linkin Park have been reflecting on their early days – and, specifically, the moment they first heard future frontman Chester Bennington’s voice all those years ago. As part of a global online press conference (via Louder), Mike Shinoda, Brad Delson, Dave Farrell and Joe Hahn were all interviewed about their iconic debut album, with guitarist Brad remembering rare demo track Pictureboard (which was written when Linkin Park were still called Xero), and the impact that Chester had on it. “I think Pictureboard was the first thing I heard Chester’s voice on,” he says. “I remember getting that, and being like, ‘Hey, what do you think of this guy? He just sent us this recording…’ and being like, not crying w...
