Last night at the Bryce Jordan Center, there was a revolution. It was the kind of revolution at which parents could drop off their angsty high-school kids and wait for 2 hours until it was done. It was the Projekt Revolution tour.

Linkin Park, Mudvayne, Xzibit and Blindside shocked the audience at the Jordan Center with its loud rock, its death-defying hip-hop and overall energy.

Although the half-full crowd spent much of its time sitting down for the opening acts, the focus of the night was clearly Linkin Park. The crowd erupted when the rap-metal rockers hit the stage.

Linkin Park rocked songs from its new disc, Meteora, but the crowd didn't get into it until the group played songs from its multi-platinum debut Hybrid Theory. Fans knew the tracks from the opening riff of "Papercut," letting loose all their pent-up aggression.

The crowd seemed pretty well split on the opening acts. Some people were moshing and rocking out to heavy-metal heads Mudvayne, while others said its music was just noise and screaming.

George Akritas of State College said he came to the concert for the "promise of a good mosh pit."

"Mudvayne was awesome, but I hurt my leg in the mosh pit," he said. "It was worth it."

Steve Cogan (junior-business) was only there to see Mudvayne and doesn't really like the other acts.

"I thought Mudvayne was good, that's about it," Cogan said. "The other stuff is made for girls and people who are sell-outs."

Xzibit launched his performance with a shout-out to all the Penn Staters in the audience.

"We came a long way from Los Angeles, California, to tear this house down for you and yours," Xzibit screamed.

He continued to have the whole floor bopping along with hands in the air. After bringing out a guest rapper, Xzibit continued to drop his own name, rapped about drinking Hennessy and having sex, and hooking up with Lil' Kim.

Apparently Xzibit did his homework before coming, he knows that 70 percent Penn State students drink smart.

"I'm on a college campus, who here likes to get drunk?" Xzibit asked the crowd. "I bet none of you tender-bellies here can drink more than me."

Swedish rockers Blindside rocked hard, and all members of the band played ferociously to a nearly empty arena. Drummer Marcus Dahlström pounded his skins, crowd surfers started already, and lead singer Christian Lindskog chatted up the fans with the energy of a newcomer.

In between the acts, the Projekt Revolution Tour featured deejay sets, and the fans seemed to dig it. One guy proceeded to dance up in the corner of the Jordan Center, and did a subtle strip-tease, definitely not what someone wants to see at a Linkin Park show or any concert for that matter.

Too bad the crowd gave him more attention than opening act Blindside, who was actually the best band on the bill.