Linkin Park went through several names before settling on their famous moniker. They started as 'Xero' and then became 'Hybrid Theory.' However, legal issues with another band called Hybrid prevented them from using it for the band name. Chester Bennington suggested 'Lincoln Park' because he used to drive past a park of that name in Santa Monica every day. The band liked it because 'Lincoln Parks' are found in almost every city in America, giving them a sense of being 'local' everywhere. They changed the spelling to 'Linkin' specifically so they could afford the internet domain name 'linkinpark.com,' as 'lincolnpark.com' was already taken and too expensive to buy. Their debut album, 'Hybrid Theory,' became the best-selling debut of the 21st century and helped define the nu-metal genre.