I’m not trying to disparage anyone who likes Linkin Park, but my opinion is that, in general, alt rock from the late 90s through the early 00s has aged really poorly. I used to listen to that music a ton when I was in high school and college, but I don’t anymore.
I have just recently heard of both after not knowing who either was like 2 months ago so this was just another instance of a long line of “man those people are constantly in the news.”