: In January 2026, a member of the North Carolina band confirmed the track was theirs, recorded while they were in high school.
: The song appeared on file-sharing sites like Kazaa in early 2005 with the filename "Wakefield - Ground Xero.mp3". Fans assumed "Wakefield" referred to Mark Wakefield, given his history with Xero. Mark Wakefield - Ground Xero
: A legendary unreleased track finally released for the Hybrid Theory 20th Anniversary. Legacy and Other Work: : In January 2026, a member of the
"Ground Xero" is a song that was widely misattributed to , the original lead singer of the band Xero (which eventually became Linkin Park ), for over 20 years. The True Origin of "Ground Xero" : In January 2026
