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EPISODE · Oct 8, 2025 · 14 MIN

IoMP 87: Linkin Park - Are They Rock or Metal?

from Influencers of Metal Podcast · host Tom McKay

Are they rock? Are they metal? Or are they just really good at making white guys cry in traffic?Collin, Tom, and special guest Justin take on one of the trickiest “Rock or Metal” debates yet — the genre-bending legacy of Linkin Park. From Hybrid Theory and Meteora’s nu metal thunder to One More Light’s pop pivot and From Zero’s new chapter, the crew dissects how the band evolved, fought off critics, and accidentally became a meme thanks to Transformers and Chester Bennington’s god-tier screams.Check out more from Collin!https://indi1015.ca/shows/thrashers-paradise/https://www.youtube.com/@thrashersparadise4132https://www.instagram.com/thrashers_paradise/https://www.facebook.com/Thrashers.Paradise.666/Check out more from Tom!https://themetalrobot.com/https://www.youtube.com/@MetalRobotReviewshttps://www.facebook.com/theMetalRobothttps://x.com/theMetalRobothttps://www.instagram.com/the.metalrobot/-----------------------------DISCLAIMER: Copyright Exceptions under the Copyright Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. C-42), allowance is made for "fair dealing" for the purposes of criticism or review.

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Are they rock? Are they metal? Or are they just really good at making white guys cry in traffic? Collin, Tom, and special guest Justin take on one of the trickiest “Rock or Metal” debates yet — the genre-bending legacy of Linkin Park. From Hybrid Theory and Meteora’s nu metal thunder to One More Light’s pop pivot and From Zero’s new chapter, the crew dissects how the band evolved, fought off critics, and accidentally became a meme thanks to Transformers and Chester Bennington’s god-tier screams.

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