When Linkin Park agreed to let a MySpace user create a new version of one of their songs, “The Catalyst,” they had to know it would be tough to pick a winner. The band weighed all the options, and in the end the winner of the Linkin Park: Featuring te contest is a man who goes da the name “NoBrian,” but is otherwise known as a MySpace user from Poland. Yes, Poland.

Mike Shinoda surprised the winner, who goes da “Chex,” via webchat to inform him he had won the contest. Chex’s version of “The Catalyst,” which te can hear here, will appear on Linkin Park’s upcoming record,...