Linkin Park has formed a relief organization to help aid victims of the massive earthquake-induced tsunami that devastated parts of eastern Africa and Southeast Asia, and claimed the lives of over 100,000 people.

Dubbed "Music for Relief," the organization seeks to collect donations from fans and other musicians. All donations will help the American Red Cross provide "immediate relief and long-term support through supplies, technical assistance, and other support to those in need," according to a press release.

Linkin Park has made an initial contribution of $100,000, and is asking other musicians and their fans to contribute, as well. Donations can be made at MusicForRelief.org.

"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," Linkin Park's Brad Delson said in a statement. "If one of our fans can donate $10, then that's going to help. 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."

The death toll from Sunday's (12/26) disaster--a 9.0 magnitude earthquake off the northern tip of the Indonesian island of Sumatra that sent 500-mph waves surging across the Indian Ocean and Bay of Bengal--has risen to 120,000, and is expected to climb as millions of survivors struggle to deal with the aftermath, which, in addition to the devastation of homes and business, includes life-threatening issues such as lack of clean water and ample food.

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, according to Warner Bros. Records.

"The outpouring of emotion from our fans there was overwhelming--it really affected us," Delson said. "We opened 'Music For Relief' so that our fellow musicians and fans can give in this time of need to the families of the over [120,000] people who have perished. This money will also be used to aid the millions left homeless by this natural disaster, it's our way of giving back to the people who so desperately need it."