Linkin Park singer Chester Bennington dead in apparent suicide: coronerChester Bennington, the lead singer of Linkin Park, was found dead on Thursday of apparent suicide a week before the California alt-rock band was due to embark on a U.S. tour. FILE PHOTO: Chester Bennington of the band Linkin Park performs during the second day of the 2012 iHeartRadio Music Festival at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada September 22, 2012. An official statement will come out as soon as we have one," tweeted Linkin Park vocalist Mike Shinoda. The band's latest album, "One More Light," was released in May, and Linkin Park had been touring South America and Europe until two weeks ago. The album, a mash-up of the rapper's hits with Linkin Park songs, included "Numb/Encore," which won a Grammy award in 2006 for best rap/sung collaboration.

Source: VietNamNet News July 20, 2017 20:37 UTC