Linkin Park's lead singer hanged himself

Chester Bennington committed suicide at the age of 41 in his home in Los Angeles (USA) on July 20.

According toTMZChester Bennington's body was found at around 9 a.m. on July 20 (local time) at his private residence in Palos Verdes Estates. Investigators said Chester Bennington had hanged himself.The cause of the suicide has not been determined.

Singer Chester Bennington commits suicide at age 41.

Chester has struggled with drug and alcohol addiction for years, and has previously admitted to contemplating suicide after being abused by an older man as a child.

Chester Bennington was particularly close to Chris Cornell – the lead singer of two rock bands, Soundgarden and Audioslave. In May this year, Chris also took his own life at the age of 52. At that time, Chester wrote an open letter to his close friend. July 20 is Chris Cornell's birthday.

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Chester Bennington was born in 1976 and is the lead vocalist of Linkin Park - a famous rock band of the 2000s with a large fan base around the world.

Chester impressed with his unique voice. He was once included in the list of Top 100 Heavy Metal Vocalists of All Time.

Chester performed in Brazil on May 13.

In addition to his singing career, Chester has also dabbled in acting. He made guest appearances in two episodes of the action seriesCrank(starring Jason Statham). In 2010, Chester had a major role in the horror filmSaw 3D.

The male singer was married twice and has six children.

The band Linkin Park sang the theme song for the first three installments of the blockbuster "Transformers" series.

Chester Bennington's death is causing a stir in the world music scene and has shocked many fans.Linkin Park is still touring the US to promote the album.One More Light.

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Formed in 2000, the famous band has released seven albums.Among them, the second album –Meteora– released in 2003 is the most successful product with 27 million copies sold worldwide. Linkin Park's latest album isOne More Lightwas released at the end of May this year. This product was still a commercial success when it climbed to the top position of the album chart.Billboard. However,One More Lightcaused much controversy about the quality when Linkin Park shifted to trendy Electropop music and moved away from the familiar Rock style of the previous group.

According to VNE