Linkin Park sued by former bassist for royalties of “more than 20” songs from 1999

nme.com:

Linkin Park have been sued by their former bassist, Kyle Christner, for royalties of “more than 20” songs from 1999.According to the lawsuit that was filed at the U.S.

District Court for the Central District Of California on Wednesday (November 8), Christner has claimed that he never received “a penny” for his work with the Grammy award-winning group “nor has he been properly credited, even as [his former bandmates] have benefitted from his creative efforts.” (per Blabbermouth)Christner also alleged that his name had been removed from the “fan club edition” 2001 reissue of the band’s ‘Hybrid Theory’ EP.

He also claimed that the 20th-anniversary box set of the ‘Hybrid Theory’ LP included a reissue of the EP that his name was removed from.The lawsuit stated: “Though Christner was once under the misimpression that his bass parts were re-recorded on the EP after he left the band, he has, upon closer review, identified his bass playing on the edition of the EP included in the box set”The box set also included other rarities such as previously unreleased tracks with some listed as “forgotten demos”.

According to the lawsuit, one demo titled ‘Could Have Been’ has been viewed nearly a million times on YouTube since its release in 2020. (Per Rolling Stone)The suit also claims that the former bassist went back and reviewed all of the archival material that was included in the box set and concluded that his work appeared on over 20 songs.