Claim: Linkin Park was on hiatus from 2000 to 2005.
Evidence: Their following studio album Meteora continued the band 's success , topping the Billboard 200 album chart in 2003 , and was followed by extensive touring and charity work around the world.
Meteora is the second studio album by American rock band Linkin Park.
It was released on March 25 , 2003 through Warner Bros..