Hi GA my friend is a huge fan of Linkin Park he like that kind of
music, i tryed looking for a similer songs for him as it is his
birthday and i am getting an iPod for him and hoping to get some more.
I looked for other songs and found Blink-182 and some others but i am
not sure if he will like it because its a little slower, i need songs
that are similer to the kind that Linkin Park songs are.

Thanks in advance.

Hi there,

Several websites exist that provide the type of information you need.
I have combined their lists to come up with these similar bands:

Saliva 
Papa Roach 
Limp Bizkit
P.O.D. 
System of a Down 
Incubus 
Korn
Nickelback 
Powerman 5000
Godsmack 
Disturbed 
Switchfoot



AgentMusic
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"AgentMusic is an advanced music recommendation product that supports
real-time, personalized music recommendations based on user profiles
and digital music collections"
http://www.agentmusic.com

They have a list of acts similar to Linkin Park. This list is
automatically generated by looking at the profiles of the service's
users, and their likes and dislikes.

Eminem 
P.O.D. 
Limp Bizkit 
Disturbed 
System of a Down 
Papa Roach 
Incubus 
Puddle of Mudd 
Sum 41 
Korn 
Creed 
Blink-182 
Saliva 
Hoobastank 
Nelly 
Godsmack 
Nickelback 
Staind 
The Offspring 
Good Charlotte 
Jimmy Eat World 
http://www.agentmusic.com/artistrelated.php?id=69030

The site used to be much more interactive, but is now more of a
demonstration - there is no indication of knowing how current their
data is, although they mention looking at the P2P networks.


Rate Your Music
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"Rate Your Music automatically provides you with links to people with
similar taste in music. In addition, it can automatically suggest
albums that it thinks you will like, based on other people's ratings."
http://rateyourmusic.com/about

Their page on Linkin Park has this list at the bottom of the page,
with links to more info:

If you like Linkin Park, you might also like: 

Smile Empty Soul
Saliva
Nick Carter
Papa Roach
P.O.D.
Nobuo Uematsu
Incubus
Korn
System of a Down
Nickelback 
Switchfoot 
http://rateyourmusic.com/view_albums/artist_id_is_645


Artist Direct
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Linkin Park - Related Artists:

Evanescence
Alien Ant Farm
Stereomud
Saliva
Papa Roach
Limp Bizkit
Powerman 5000
Nine Inch Nails
Rage Against the Machine 
http://ubl.artistdirect.com/music/artist/card/0,,1058894,00.html


MSN Entertainment
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MSN have a page all about "Nu Metal", a label given to bands like
Linkin Park. It has some sound bites and lists the "important albums".
They suggest that these are the Key Artists of the genre:

Korn 
Deftones 
Disturbed 
Nonpoint 
Papa Roach 
Linkin Park 
P.O.D. (Payable On Death) 
Downset 
Shootyz Groove 
Dog Eat Dog 
Coal Chamber 
Godsmack 
Crazy Town 
Kid Rock 
Rage Against the Machine 
Powerman 5000 
Nothingface 
http://entertainment.msn.com/style/?style=1876


Amazon
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Amazon is the best place to hear snippets of tracks. Amazon call the
genre "Alternative Metal". Search by artist name:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/browse/-/67208/

They also have the famous "Customers who bought this title also
bought..." feature, as well as album reviews. I recommend using Amazon
as your final decision making tool.


If you still can't decide...
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You could also consider other Linkin Park products (t-shirt, cap, live
or bootleg albums, rare singles, book) or even a gift voucher. My
friends don't dare to try and guess which CDs I will or won't like -
for my birthday I get gift vouchers.


Best wishes,
robertskelton-ga

Were will i be without Google answers ^^. Great researcher nice and
"Complete" answers

Friends don't let friends listen to Nickleback.