Linkin Park

From the first demos, it is clear that there was an intention to create a style that is different and difficult to place within a single genre. However, due to market adaptation and personal choices, pop/rock gained traction. M. Shinoda has proven himself not just a rapper, but a musician, while C. Bennington has revealed himself to be a top-tier songwriter, both in a more edgy style and from the debated "Minutes To Midnight" onwards, making me reconsider my stance first and foremost. In the last decade, among the 'best of', whether one likes it or not.