Linkin Park kicked off an effort to raise badly needed funds for the Southeast Asian area hit by the devastating tsunami that at last count has claimed nearly 125,000 lives. Health experts expect that number to rise not only from the thousands of remaining missing, but also from disease and other after effects of the disaster.

Linkin Park donated $100,000 themselves and helped establish "Music for Relief" - a group that is working directly with the Red Cross. Music For Relief has set up a website to facilite donations at www.musicforrelief.org. Donations can also be made directly to the Red Cross.

Linkin Park's Brad Delson says of the band's efforts, "We are fortunate to be in a position to help, but this needs to be a broader effort -- both by our fans and by other musicians. If one of our fans can donate $10, then that's going to help." Delson adds, "We are also going to appeal to our musical peers by asking them to donate as well. The bottom line is the more we can do, and the quicker we can do it, the more lives we can save."

Earlier this year, Linkin Park performed to sold-out stadium crowds in Indonesia, Thailand, and Malaysia. The shows were heralded as the largest rock concerts in those countries in the past 10 years. Delson says of the experience, "The outpouring of emotion from our fans there was overwhelming -- it really affected us."