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Meteora is Linkin Park's second studio album, released in March 2003 after nearly a year of recording. Critics described its sound as similar to Hybrid Theory, the band's 2000 debut. The album was co-produced with Don Gilmore and marked the first studio record to feature bassist Dave "Phoenix" Farrell after his return to the band. The title comes from the ancient Greek Orthodox monasteries of the same name — remote, elevated, apart from ordinary ground.
About Meteora
Meteora is the second studio album by American rock band Linkin Park, released on March 25, 2003, through Warner Bros. Records. It followed Reanimation, a collaboration album which featured remixes of songs included on their 2000 debut studio album Hybrid Theory. The album was produced by the band alongside Don Gilmore. The title Meteora is taken from the Greek Orthodox monasteries originally bearing the name. Meteora has a similar sound to Hybrid Theory, as described by critics, and the album took almost a year to be recorded. It is the first Linkin Park studio album to feature bassist Dave "Phoenix" Farrell after he rejoined the band in 2000 following his temporary touring with other bands.
From the Wikipedia article Meteora_(album), available under CC BY-SA.
Films like Meteora
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Linkin Park: Live in Texas
The same songs from *Hybrid Theory* and *Meteora* performed live — the closest thing to being there.
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Meteor
A civilization-ending asteroid on a collision course — extinction-level stakes, cold science, desperate countermeasures.
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Body Rock
A disco owner lures a New York breakdancer away from his rapping and dancing friends.
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Metallica: Through the Never
A roadie's simple errand spirals into a surreal ordeal, all staged against a live rock show.
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Metalocalypse: Army of the Doomstar
A traumatized frontman must confront a prophecy and face the ultimate songwriting challenge.
Games like Meteora
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Mushroom 11
Destruction becomes the engine of growth — erase cells to force new ones into being.
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Park Beyond
Build rides that shatter limits — an escalating creative challenge with no ceiling on ambition.
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Lost Records: Bloom & Rage
Friends reunite 27 years later to face the secret they agreed never to speak of again.
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Melody's Escape
Your own music drives the gameplay — *Meteora* becomes the level.
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Groove Coaster
Rhythm riding turned exhilarating — the music carries you through every beat.
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Muse Dash
Parkour and rhythm fused into one — music as movement, energy as the point.
Frequently asked
What should I watch after Meteora?
Linkin Park: Live in Texas is the most direct next step — a 2003 concert film pulling from both Hybrid Theory and Meteora, so you get the full nu-metal era in one sitting. Metallica: Through the Never scratches a similar itch with its surreal live-show narrative.
What games are like Meteora for music lovers?
Melody's Escape lets you play entirely with your own music library, so loading Linkin Park's catalog makes it feel tailor-made. Groove Coaster and Muse Dash are arcade rhythm games with the same fast, energetic feel as the album.
Why do people love Meteora so much?
According to the album's Wikipedia entry, Meteora builds directly on Hybrid Theory's signature sound while tightening the songwriting — it delivers the same hard-rock-meets-electronic intensity fans already loved, in a more polished package.