I roto i te 1999, i muri i te wehenga o Wakefield, kaiwaiata kaiwaiata Chester Bennington piri te rima mau melo o Xero me te rōpū i whakaingoatia Linkin Park. rōpū o mua o Bennington, Grey Daze, i tata whakakorehia, na ka tūtohutia e tona rōia ki a Jeff Blue, tumuaki tuarua o A&R whakarite mo Zomba, i te wa i rapu i te kaiwaiata mo Blue Xero. tonoa Bennington rua rīpene o Xero's unreleased recordings <unk> kotahi ki te reo i whakaingoatia e Xero e Rob Bourdon, turntablist Joe Hahn, kaiwaiata kaiwaiata Mark Wakefield me bassist Dave Farrell (i muri mahue ki te haere ki runga ki Tasty Snax). "I muri i te wehenga o Wakefield, kaiwaiata kaiwaiata Chester Bennington piri nga mema e rima o Xero me te rōpū i whakaingoatia Linkin Park. [whakapono] I tonoa a Bennington ki a ia ano ki te uru atu ki te rōpū i roto i te tuatahi o nga waiata o te rōpū,
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