Chester Bennignton, the lead singer of one of the most celebrated band in the rock world, Linkin Park, is no more as the rock star allegedly took his own life by hanging himself.
His body was discovered at 9 am Thursday at the Palos Verdes Estates in Los Angeles.
Chester, 41, was the lead singer of Linkin Park. He joined the band in 1999 giving two successful albums called “The Hybrid Theory” and “Meteora”. Overall he made seven albums with the band and was currently on a tour for his latest album.
Bennington’s best friend Chris Cornell also committed suicide few months back. He performed on his funeral to pay tribute to his best friend.
According to some reports, Chester also suffered from drug abuse and had alcohol addiction.
Linkin Park’s Mike Shinoda also took to twitter to express his shock. Other names from the industry such as Rihanna, Nikki Sixx also termed Chester’s death as an irreparable loss to the music industry.
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