Linkin Park might have been late to the nu metal party, but with their debut album Hybrid Theory they quickly became its biggest breakout success, co-vocalists Mike Shinoda and Chester Bennington making the band one of the biggest metal acts of the 21st Century.
Though Linkin Park are currently inactive - for obvious reasons - Shinoda has remained a creative force as a solo artist, most recently releasing The Crimson Chapter in 2023. Hammer caught up with Mike to find out what songs make him tick and while there's the expected mix of metal and hip hop, we weren't banking on his love of 80s new wave and 90s British electronica. These are the 10 songs that changed his life...
