Claim: Linkin Park released their debut album Hybrid Theory in 2000.
Evidence: Formed in 1996 , the band rose to international fame with their debut album Hybrid Theory -LRB- 2000 -RRB- , which was certified diamond by the RIAA in 2005 and multi-platinum in several other countries.
Linkin Park is an American rock band from Agoura Hills , California.