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Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Geography Project: Linkin Park - Post 2

Post 2:


Chester Bennington, Lead Singer of Linkin Park, was born in Phoenix, Arizona.

Phoenix is located in the Salt River Valley in the South of North America. It is also in the Northern Reaches of the Sonoran Desert.

The Salt River is Sourced in the White Mountains in Arizona, and runs as to the South Western edge of Phoenix, where it joins with the Gila River to form the Gila and Salt River Meridian. The River runs for 322km.

The Area is Surrounded by the McDowell Mountains which are north of Phoenix, the White Tank Mountains which are located to the west, The Superstition mountains which are to the east, and the Sierra Estrella which are to the South-West of Phoenix.

Phoenix are the Nation's 6th most popular City with a population of 1.44 million.

When Chester joined the band in 1999, they released their first album, Hybrid Theory in 2000. Their Album was a huge sucess, and they were nominated for many awards.

In 2002, they won Best Group and Best Hard Rock in the MTV Europe Music Awards in Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona

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