The "Hybrid Theory" album was released in October of 2000, so it was definitely available, and your memory is probably correct. "One Step Closer" was released as a single several months later, in 2001, and its at that point that the band's popularity exploded.
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Date: 2007-03-22 07:45 pm (UTC)