Xero (demo tape)

Xero is an exended play released by the band of the same name. The EP represents the first release by the band who would eventually become Hybrid Theory, and later Linkin Park. It was released on 5 November 1997.

Background

Though limited in resources, the band began recording and producing songs within Shinoda’s makeshift bedroom studio in 1996. There were two different covers for the tape with one being the baby, and the other a shopping cart. The shopping cart cover was scrapped after Joe and Mike collaborated on the actual cover. The band had so much of a lack of success and stalemate that, eventually, following a public showcase at the Whiskey A Go Go on December 10, 1998 that went horribly, Wakefield, at that time the band's vocalist, was fired from the band, and went on in search of other projects thereafter. He would later become the manager for the band Taproot. Farrell also left the band to tour with Tasty Snax and other bands. However, he returned to the band in October 2000, after Linkin Park's first studio album, Hybrid Theory, was released.

After spending a considerable time searching for Wakefield's replacement, Xero recruited Chester Bennington, the former vocalist of the band Grey Daze, which disbanded soon after he left.

Track Listing

Side A:

1. Rhinestone

2. Reading My Eyes

Side B:

1. Fuse

2. Stick N' Move