NEWS JUL 20 2017, 3:56 PM ET Chester Bennington, Linkin Park Frontman, Dead at 41

LOS ANGELES — Chester Bennington, the nu-metal singer of Linkin Park fame, was found dead of an apparent suicide on Thursday morning, according to the Los Angeles County Coroner's Office. He was 41.

Bennington's body was discovered before 9 a.m. (noon ET) at a home in Palos Verdes Estates, just outside Los Angeles. He was pronounced dead at the scene, the coroner's office said.

The Los Angeles Fire Department said Bennington appeared to have hanged himself.

Bennington rose to prominence with Linkin Park, which hit it big in 2000 with its debut album, "Hybrid Theory." Riding on a nu-metal wave that blended rap, metal and electronic music, it sold more than 10 million albums and earned a certified diamond rating from the Recording Industry Association of America.