Chester Bennington, best known as the lead singer of Linkin Park, has died, TMZ reports and bandmate Mike Shinoda confirms. His death was a suicide by hanging, the Los Angeles County coroner confirmed, according to the Associated Press. Bennington was 41 years old. “Chester Bennington was an artist of extraordinary talent and charisma, and a human being with a huge heart and a caring soul,” Warner Bros. CEO and chairman Cameron Strang said in a statement. “Our thoughts and prayers are with his beautiful family, his band-mates and his many friends. All of us at WBR join with millions of grieving fans around the world in saying: we love you Chester and you will be forever missed.”

Chester Bennington joined Linkin Park in the late 1990s when they were known as Xero. In 2000, Linkin Park released their debut album Hybrid Theory, which was the best-selling album of 2001 and earned a Best Rock Album nomination at the 2002 Grammys. At the same award show, the record’s “Crawling” won Best Hard Rock Performance. In 2004, Linkin Park collaborated with JAY-Z for Collision Course. That album’s “Numb/Encore” won Best Rap/Sung Collaboration at the 2006 Grammys. Linkin Park’s most recent LP, One More Light, was released this past May.