
In early 2002, after the touring, the writing continued in Mike's home studio, pre-production of the album began there. The experience lead the band to want to co-produce their second album, while still working with Gilmore, hoping to expand on the sound of Hybrid Theory with more experimental ideas. Prior to releasing a second album, the band instead chose to release a remix album, Reanimation, in 2002, produced by band member Mike Shinoda. – Brad Delson, speaking about the album's writing background with MTV Then, fortunately, we were able to invest ourselves fully in the process for 18 months, and that helped us make a really great record." I don't remember how we did it, and I don't know how we're gonna do it again. Before we did Meteora, I listened to "Hybrid Theory" and "Reanimation", and I was like, "Dude, I'm really proud of these records.

But the quality of your record is entirely up to you, and you can't blame anyone else if you write crappy songs. You can't control the commercial success of a record, so there's no point in investing energy in that. But it wasn't pressure from outside people. We really learned the meaning of pressure. And that's why it has that sweeping sound." Then I cut it into four pieces, and I played it 1-2-3-4. As explained by Shinoda: "Since I reversed it, it was playing 4-3-2-1. However, Shinoda and Joe Hahn reworked it, adding effects to it, and then played it backwards, molding it into something the band was happy with. Bennington recorded guitar notes for it, but found it too folk rock sounding. Rough song ideas written then would find its way to the final album notably The band had written around eighty different demos during their Hybrid Theory World Tour and LP Underground Tour, within the span of just eight months. Initial writing for a second album dated back to early 2001, while still touring in support of Hybrid Theory. In 2000, Linkin Park worked with music producer Don Gilmore to record and release their debut album, Hybrid Theory. "Session" was nominated for Best Rock Instrumental Performance at the 46th Grammy Awards. Some songs from the album were remixed with some of Jay-Z's songs for the EP Collision Course (2004). It was ranked number 36 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums of the 2000s. It is certified 7× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Meteora has sold around 16 million copies worldwide, making it the 8th best-selling album of the 21st century. Meteora received generally positive reviews, although critics noted that the album's musical style was similar to its predecessor, Hybrid Theory. Linkin Park released singles from Meteora for over a year, including " Somewhere I Belong", " Faint", " Numb", " From the Inside", and " Breaking the Habit". Meteora debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, selling over 810,000 copies in its first week.

It is the first Linkin Park studio album to feature bassist Dave Farrell after he rejoined the band in 2000 after temporarily touring with other bands. Meteora has a similar sound to Hybrid Theory, as described by critics, and the album took almost a year to be recorded. The title Meteora is taken from the Greek Orthodox monasteries originally bearing the name. The album was produced by the band alongside Don Gilmore. Records, following Reanimation, a collaboration album which featured remixes of songs included on their 2000 debut studio album Hybrid Theory. It was released on March 25, 2003, through Warner Bros. Meteora is the second studio album by American rock band Linkin Park.
