Why I Love Linkin Park And How They Helped Shape My Love Of Wrestling.

Intro. 

It's no secret, that I'm a massive wrestling fan, but, most of you may not know, I'm also heavily into music. I'm not a musician, but I do feel that Music has shaped, how my life has turned out, and has helped me when I needed it most in my life. One of my biggest influences is Linkin Park, and as I was getting into them, my love for wrestling was evolving. I never had it easy when it came to my school life, but I knew that in the end. It didn't even matter, because, when things got bad, they saved my life, and here's how.

13 year old me.

If you could go back in time, to a part of your life, which one would you choose. I would choose, when I turned 13, because I would do everything so differantly, me and my friends, were all big wrestling fans, which even during the year 2000, a massive boom period for the WWF, we would be bullied, because this made us differant. I felt alone, like I had nowhere to go, and as it turned I wasn't alone, because later that year, an album called Hybrid Theory came out, and all I answers to the questions that I had, became clear, these men were just like me. Mike rapped about isolation, and loneliness, whilst Chester had a voice that resembled an angels, that could also boil nails, at the same time, the backing sound provided by. Joe Hahn. Pheonix. Brad Delson, and. Rob Bourdon, made for an electric cocktail, that I instantly fell in love with, this album made me feel normal, in the same way that watching Stone Cold Steve Austin used to make me feel. In 2003 the band released Meteora, their second album, Hybrid Theory was a phenomanon, and. Meteora was a great follow to this mega debut. My love for this band deepened.

Crossroads.

Linkin Parks Music, has a DIY attitude to it. Yes they were signed to a big record Label Warner Bros, and the label Boyband, in their early years, acted as an unfair tag, that by the time. 2007 rolled around. Minutes To Midnight, added a solid look into the future, for were the band was going, my life was going down this same route, with the lyrics from Shadow Of The Day, which helped me when I needed it most.

As I Got Older.

As I got older. My fandom for wrestling, and. Linkin Park didn't stop. TNA was the new kid in town, and this came at a time when the WWE were failing to create stars. TNA was enhancing the furure, and taking a look, at were the industry was going. Linkin Park on the other, were taking acts out on tour with them, that are now selling out arenas.

Creative Flux.

From the years of 2012-2017. Both WWE, and. Linkin Park would go through some sort of creative Flux. Linkin Parks would see 3 albums have varying success, and. The WWE's creative would start to fail, as those years went on. I still found some enjoyment from Linkin Parks Music, whilst The WWE made me question my life choices, my life at this point from a work level, was on the floor, and my confidence was shot, and then it happened. On the 20th of July, the world got smaller, and colder on a summers evening, as news slowly started to filter through here in the UK, that Chester Bennington had taken his own life, at the age of 41. My heart sunk into my guts, as I struggled to digest the news. Wrestling at this point did work to take my mind off of what was going on. My musical guidance had been ripped away from me, and this made me feel worse, but, there was a voice at the back of my head, that said you can turn this around, and it was the lyrics to the song Heavy, and this said to me, it's within you to do this, and I did. RIP Chester. I hope i've made you proud, even though I didn't know you.

Controversy With A Concious.

September 5th. All day I was buzzing with excitement. Linkin Park were back, and with a new Singer, she went by the name of Emily Armstrong. On first appearance on the livestream concert, I thought she sounded a bit rough, but as the show went on, she grew into confidence, and I thought she did a good job. But as soon as this ended fans went to the internet, and discovered her past. Emily has, or had, links with Scientology, and had ties to the Danny Masterson case, when she supported him, at one of his hearings. I won't go into detail on what Masterson did, because it's awful. She then issued a statement saying that she has had nothing to do with Masterson, but didn't say anything about Scientology, fans picked up on this, and was labelled a scientologist by the media because of this. I have my thoughts on scientology, and even with recent developments. I don't think she's in the church fully anymore, and as for not talking about it, she probably can't, due to how the church treats outcasted people. My take on this is simple. I think, when you get someone who's manipulated someone, and done the unthinkable. In my experience, you'll find thousands behind him, that don't think it's ok to ruin other peoples lives. I have my thoughts on Scientology. It's something that I can't get my head around. November 15th 2024, the band released their 8th studio album From Zero, which is a paranim of their original name, before they were called Linkin Park. I really like the Album. For an Album that has had a massive machine promote. It reminds of Indy wrestling, because a lot of the tracks on the album, like. Stained. Cut The Bridge, and, the lead single. The Emptiness Machine, all have the routes of an independant wrestling promotion, oozing out from thier pours. What I'm trying to say is this, we all have the right to enjoy what we enjoy. And if this album helps someone, in the same way Chesters words did, then its all been worth it, because that's what matters.