Linkin Park Hard At Work On 4th Album

Gary Graff of Billboard.com reports that Linkin Park is hard at work on its fourth album, which will likely come out in 2010 according to co-frontman Mike Shinoda.

"It's moving," Shinoda tells Billboard.com. "I feel like we've been writing a lot. I'd say we've got about half the music done, though I shouldn't say halfway because who knows how long the next batch of songs will take. But all the material's just kind of coming together, and every week we meet up and assess the situation and for the rest of the week we just go and work on whatever we find exciting."

Shinoda says the group has decided on a producer but is not revealing that yet. He expects "an interesting transition" in the sound from 2007's "Minutes To Midnight", especially since singer Chester Bennington's upcoming solo project, Dead By Sunrise — due out this fall — "is much more of a rock album," leaving the door open for Linkin Park to experiment with other approaches.

Thanks for the report to Blabbermouth.net.

Comments

[T.W.S.D.A.]

Wow hopefully it might not suck like the last one.

[zapatista89]

agreed

[AEnima18]

They should get back to heavier stuff after M2M, but I doubt they will.

[ctb]

I've only heard one or two songs from Minutes To Midnight. Nice to see they're still at it.

[JBoy343]

Yehh they defo need to be a lil heavier again.. main thing i didnt like about m2m was the distinct lack of mike rapping. Some solos wouldnt kill either

[KirkMetallica]

guys.. M2M was actually very good so stop complaining.

And This one's gonna be cool.

[tvotr]

Cool

[kamjam7]

hope they go back to hybrid and meteora. m2m was ok, but one soft album is enough.

[HereticHammer01]

m2m was awful in my opinion, maybe this one will be better.

[Deflection]

M2M was pretty awful. They need to make some heavy shit again.

[jables23092]

Hmm...minutes to midnight, though critically acclaimed, left me wanting honestly. What was good was reaaally good, but it felt like the rest was a bit meh. Shinoda's writing on the last album was pretty great though. I hope they return a bit more to Hybrid Theory days, where they were really rocking. I know a lot of people don't much care for them because they are "accessible" or whatever, but in all honesty they do the rap/rock thing better than most, and they deserve to get recognized for it. I enjoy what they bring to the table (usually). Let's just hope this time it's a bit heavier!

[RageAgnstUrJaw]

I remember them talking about how incredibly hard they were working on their last album, and that didn't turn out so great. I though the songs were very basic, unexciting, and the mix was terrible. My opinion, don't flame me to death

[K!nj!]

M2M sounded way too commercial.
I hope the new album will sound a bit like M2M but less poppy, so I guess more of an Alt Rock album.

Also a bit more heavieness wouldn't hurt.

[SpreadTheSin]

I was disappointed by M2M.
Hope this nw album is like their older stuff

[jetfuel495]

I just miss the rapping. What gives, Mike?

I do think they need to go heavier again. But not in the same heavy direction as their older works, however awesome they were. Take what they were doing in M2M and make it heavier.

Or just make a bunch of songs like qwerty.

[metalh3ad88]

The new single "New Divide" or whatever it is is awful. Hopefully the rest of the album is as bad.

[Neo Evil11]

hmm only their fourth album? how long are they around, 10+ years?

[user_nameless]

metalh3ad88 wrote:

The new single "New Divide" or whatever it is is awful. Hopefully the rest of the album is as bad.

Is as bad?

I actually thought that "What I've Done" was pretty good...

[Gods_child]

Ah! LINKIN PARK... the band that started it all. 4 me at least. They definitely have a come a long way with their live performance.( see road to revolution) so im waitin with baited breath 4 the nu album. LONG LIVE LINKIN PARK!!

[cgolden]

It's hard to think they've only released 3 albums.

[reactionzero10]

oh god the phrase "experiment with other approaches" worries me but if he said it would different then m2m thank god m2m was wayy to poppy

[cukd7x-a2-]

we need another hybrid theory from them

[BiOhAZarD722]

they better be working hard to make is sound something like Meteora, cause the album wasnt good...

[darth awsome]

user_nameless
I actually thought that "What I've Done" was pretty good...

The only reason any one listened to that song was because it was in Transformers.

[hriday_hazarika]

It's good to see a band play around and experiment with their writing, but in some cases, it just fails.

And come on, if anyone says that Linkin Park isn't a commercial band...

They should stick to the Hybrid Theory/Meteora type of songs, because those songs were good, whereas, the Minutes To Midnight songs were just average at best.

[Guitar_Jester]

I loved New Divide. I hope they go deeper into that direction.

[never_give_in]

they should make a album which resembles Hybrid Theory

[Hell_Metalist]

I wanna hear more of Shinoda damn it. What happened to Meteora and Hybrid Theory... It's like their recording company told them they were getting too big for the other bands under the same label so they had to write crap for the next album.

[MetFan10]

Lol. I know exactly what this thread would look like if Minutes to Midnight sounded just like Hybrid Theory or Meteora.

"WTF?! This sounds JUST like (insert previous LP album)! God, tell them to get some ****ing original ideas."

...or something like that.

and dont bitch at me, because you all know im right

[spiker69]

i hope LP see this forum and all the comments..im agreeing with everyone..please go back 2 nu-metal.. there was no need 2 take numetal out cmpletely..they cudv kept the style on few songs and did this new rock genre on some songs.or even better. mke 2 albums at once and release nu-metal album and this nu style album and see which one does better n sells most.. maybe hopefuly someday this will all come true.. took them 4 years to cme out wit m2m..12 songs..thats jus not ryt..new divide rocks by the way..stil doesnt beat their old style

[korn_dawg]

Chester Bennington's upcoming solo project, Dead By Sunrise "is much more of a rock album," leaving the door open for Linkin Park to experiment with other approaches.

This is the worst news.

[spiker69]

MetFan10 wrote:

Lol. I know exactly what this thread would look like if Minutes to Midnight sounded just like Hybrid Theory or Meteora.

"WTF?! This sounds JUST like (insert previous LP album)! God, tell them to get some ****ing original ideas."

...or something like that.

and dont bitch at me, because you all know im right

dude you are so correct..now that theyv made that mistake of making m2m .they can go back to their old style..anyone agreein with me?

[NewsoftheWorld]

I remember when the video for "What I've Done" was released.I had been waiting for a long time to hear some new stuff from LP and was so disappointed that I only listened to 20 seconds of the song.

[Rokkec]

MetFan10 wrote:

Lol. I know exactly what this thread would look like if Minutes to Midnight sounded just like Hybrid Theory or Meteora.

"WTF?! This sounds JUST like (insert previous LP album)! God, tell them to get some ****ing original ideas."

...or something like that.

and dont bitch at me, because you all know im right

I agree completely..and it`s not just about LP, it`s the same with most bands/artists..People just tend to jizz a lot about the new stuff and most of them say they are dissapointed with the new shit, yet they listen to it a lot, but just don`t wanna admit it..I loved all the albums..I think they deserve their recognition..they are cool and make great music..

[Rokkec]

And just take a chill pill and relax, THEN when their new album does come out..comment on why you think it sucks/rocks IYO..thx!

[Macabre_Turtle]

I loved M2M. =/

Though I agree that I can't take another one. You know how like, every album, no matter how heavy, seems to need to have the one soft song that's epic good? M2M was like that tried to make that song every song, and it kills it. But I thoroughly enjoy every song from it except What I've Done.

[Slash181]

whatever our opinions maybe, lets just look forward to the next album unless we wanna just presume its gonna sound 'shite' like m2m. personally i think it was nice of em to do that type of album. it shows diversity, range of creativity.....some bands subconsciencly create a soft album to dump it all out of their system as they stuggle to write anything original (As you can imagine todays world original music is hard to write)
Give em a chance with the next album, my personal opinion is i think it will be different than anything they've done before, shinoda said

Dead By Sunrise — due out this fall — "is much more of a rock album," leaving the door open for Linkin Park to experiment with other approaches

other approaches..... they described m2m as an experimented approach.

i will leave you to ponder till 2010.

take care

i le

[Rokkec]

About What I`ve done..great song IMO..but had potential to be better..one of my first thoughts when I heard it was like:"Great song, but too much chorus and not enough diverse lyrics" =P
LP is here to stay, whether people like it or not xD

[UberElixir]

I liked Minutes to Midnight, sad that we have to wait until 2010 for the next release.

[JRowe3388]

T.W.S.D.A. wrote:

Wow hopefully it might not suck like the last one.

Wow. Read my mind.

Meteora was classic. M2M was lame.

[trox]

heard their new hit define the line or whatever. it sounds just like minutes to midnight. they should have stopped after meteora.

[Noverion]

Ya know, there was some really really great songs on M2M, but overall, in contrast to the first two albums where there was perhaps too much heavy, and not enough soft,here there was far too much soft, and not enough heavy. I hope they chunk it up a bit, i miss the Faint style of song, I think there was only one or two on the last album which were that heavy.

[sottpwn]

AEnima18 wrote:

They should get back to heavier stuff after M2M, but I doubt they will.

[Kastöm]

I actually used to be pretty big on linkin park. Meteora and Hybrid Theory were pretty solid albums, but Minutes to Midnight was just god awful. If they´re gonna play that lame shit at sonisphere I pray to god they get bottled off stage to make way for anthrax

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[JBoy343]

Ironic that the picture of Mike is actuli from his Fort Minor album LOL.

[nailsarecruel]

darth awsome wrote:

user_nameless
I actually thought that "What I've Done" was pretty good...

The only reason any one listened to that song was because it was in Transformers.

I thought that was incentive to movie goers to skip the credits?

[darkwolf291]

the first two were awesome..but M2M...was wayy different...i liked it..but it just wasn't the Linkin Park i grew up with

[Betzefer]

I think they should get back to their oldschool material, I used to be a huge LP fan about 8 years ago but their pathetic attempts at mainstream success have torn this band apart, they always had that mainstream vibe in them but it didn't bother me, the mash-up with Jay-Z was the last straw IMO, that's when I officially stopped listening. when M2M came out I had very high expectations and it had a couple of nice songs but the rest... well it's just not linkin park. I'm from Israel and I have a Nu metal band myself so I have quite an ear for this genre. I hope LP will go Nu metal again, I don't want to be disappointed again after waiting so long for another good effort from them and I must say I admire Brad as a guitarist, he's no musical genius but he sure knows his way around cool riffing, I hope he'll go back to Drop Db in this record because Drop D doesn't suit the genre very well.

[LazyLatinoRocke]

I hope they have the song Grecian. Phoenix was playing a bit of it on the M2M DVD and I like it and I want to hear the rest. Hopefully they finished it.

[baspvn]

i doubt they will get heavier..
they only keep getting more mainstream

[brett dixon]

I like Linkin Park's music, if you exclude the screaming and the rapping.

[Phoenix322]

I think they should just quit.

[tom-the-lawn]

I think that as long as Shinoda raps as much as he did on Hybrid Theory and Meteora on this new cd it should be good/well received.

[Force Reaver]

Linkin Park makes the best music when they arnt rapping, singing, or even playing intruments. They should go really far back to their roots before they were even a band and before they ever started playing.

[Brendan.Clace]

So...they are saying that Chester is involved in a rock side project, that Linkin Park should not do any more rock? That's the impression I am getting here.....

[crazy8rgood]

I hope they go back to more Meteora-esque material. More rapping, less whining.

[stilt37]

good music is good music. regardless of genre or popularity

[crazy8rgood]

Oh, and sorry for the double post, but PLEASE, more instrumentals like Cure For The Itch and Session.

[KurdtStaley]

Brendan.Clace wrote:

So...they are saying that Chester is involved in a rock side project, that Linkin Park should not do any more rock? That's the impression I am getting here.....

yeah me too, "he's already got a rock album coming out, so we'll go electronic pop like chris cornell and fail miserably."

[Krimson_Magnus]

I hope they go back to their Hybrid Theory/Meteora days. Minutes to Midnight was pretty damn terrible. The only song worth listening to was their single "What I've Done." It wasn't Linkin Park. They could've put it under a different band name and nobody would have known it was them. Bring back the rapping and less of Chester singing!!!

[ShadesOfNight]

korn_dawg wrote:

Chester Bennington's upcoming solo project, Dead By Sunrise "is much more of a rock album," leaving the door open for Linkin Park to experiment with other approaches.

This is the worst news.

I dunno, it could swing either of two ways. Either its the best, or worst part of the whole paragraph.
If they experement for "more of a rock album" then it should be ok, but if they choose it is an excuse to diversify any more than M2M then its-a gonna be shit.
I wouldnt mind some evolution, I don't want another Hybrid Theory coz it'll just sound recylced, but as long as it moves back away from the mainstream pop scene and M2M, then it should be ok.

[Torico]

it never goes well when a band starts 'experimenting'

[Reebokanonymous]

They need to go back to their old way of production. Rick Rubin's style did not suit this band well at all. And I do like Mike's rapping. I don't think they need to go back to the old style, just keep the good things.

[notsominidude]

ooh i hope its sounds more like hybrid theory cause they lost there heavyness and that was by far the best album
there last one was kinda a dissapointment

[T00l 46&2]

Well, I doubt they would be soft at work on their 4th album.

[BlackandSilver]

I really hope that, by saying Dead by Sunrise is going to be rock, they're hinting that Linkin Park is going to be metal again?
Please?

[RukiaTH]

darth awsome wrote:

user_nameless
I actually thought that "What I've Done" was pretty good...

The only reason any one listened to that song was because it was in Transformers.

Dude, What I've Done was a single from Minutes to Midnight before it appeared on Transformers. The track had already had some pretty massive airplay.

[InMyHead_x]

Minutes to Midnight was a good album, there was some great songs on it! But hopefully this ones a bit heavier...

[MLilienthal]

Linkin Park is just one guy that's pretty impressive that he does everything by himself

[con job]

I'm doubting this'll be heavy like you're all hoping. It still amazes me how many people complained about their change of direction, after complaining about how similar Meteora and Hybrid Theory were. It'll be something along the lines of New Divide and ther other instrumental released a few months ago. They're as light as MTM, but they sure as hell sound mroe interesting. Not saying MTM was bad though.

[Snake™]

T.W.S.D.A. wrote:

Wow hopefully it might not suck like the last one.

What are you talking about?

M2M was their best album yet.

[thedarkblues06]

Snake™ wrote:

T.W.S.D.A. wrote:

Wow hopefully it might not suck like the last one.

What are you talking about?

M2M was their best album yet.

Quoted for funny sarcasm. If it wasn't sarcasm, seriously...listen to HT and Meteora, then open your mouth.

+1 to the original post. M2M was pretty bad, and honestly, experimental enough. If it's stuff like Given Up, I'd like it.

[ShaDow Bullit]

M2M was a good album, but not for the Old-school Linkin Park fan like myself. I still support them in any way

checked.

[SMB13]

Apparently everyone who's saying M2M sucks obviously isn't really fan's of LP.

If M2M was like there first two, everyone would bitch and moan because it sounded the same. But they changed and people still whined about it. Just learn to go with the flow, and maybe one day you all will realize that doing the same thing over and over is stupid.

[darksting75]

M2M was a great album, it was different direction, but it was still clearly LP. What I've Done, No More Sorrow, Given Up, Bleed It Out were all pretty heavy tracks...and yes, there were some lighter ones, but people forget that album had a bunch of really great, and heavy, tracks.

[JBShredMaster]

Yeah,I remember their old stuff and it's great but I think sadly they're heading a new direction.M2M was awesome ,end of. then there is a part of me that misses the older stuff

[CaptnOats10101]

imo shinoda is by far the worst mc ive ever heard, and is the worst part of linkin park, remember how cool one step closer was? theyre weak now

[NoInnerKind]

I've seen a post from Chester on twitter, and he said "for the people that want us to sound like we did 10 years ago, been there done that. not saying we won't though" So I think that means there will be a few heavy songs on the new album, but don't expect anything like Hybrid Theory, or Meteora.

[Ricebag Darrel]

only 4th? wow

[BassFishin]

user_nameless wrote:

metalh3ad88 wrote:

The new single "New Divide" or whatever it is is awful. Hopefully the rest of the album is as bad.

Is as bad?

I actually thought that "What I've Done" was pretty good...

agreed. 'ive given up' (or whatever the song is called) personally is an obnoxious song to me, but What Ive Done sounds like classic Linkin Park.

[pointoauthority]

Meh I wanted it to come out this year. Ah well. Meteora was their best, hope this one sounds like it. Though, M2M was good too. New Divide sounded kickass heard it on the radio.

[Strat132]

god people that say m2m was too commercial piss me off. I understand whether u like it or u dont like it, but honestly bands try to do other stuff and sometimes it works sometimes it doesnt. m2m was much more of a lyrical album with songs that most people didnt even give a shot. Songs like In Pieces and Valentines day were just incredible. In no way am i saying Meteora and HT were bad, they were amazing, but some bands want to give other things a try, and LP was successful into diving into another genre instead of nu metal. Anything that has the name Linkin Park on it has been enjoyable. Cant wait for '10

[LD_Luke D]

old school DJ shit + much heavier songs + Tom Morello as guitarist (i wish)= better than M2M

[SlimeyGrimey]

Linkin Park's older work is their best work. Honestly, I don't know why they don't consider "Reanimation" a studio album. I mean, I know it's just a remix album bust Jesus Christ it's my favorite by them. It was like Hybrid Theory not only got a quality upgrade, but the mix was great, too. They turned songs that didn't appeal to me in HT and gave it a one-up and, seriously, awesomed it up. Even if it was more of a hip hop approach, it was great. They even gave some songs the vibe they should have had originally and made it move better with the lyrics (My Dsmbr, anyone?). They lost a lot of creativity with M2M. They tried new stuff but it was just forgettable and didn't stick like their old stuff. Why don't they just stick with that with that rap-rock sound that all their fans came to love instead of messing with our heads and making slow songs that don't appeal to their own audience? At least Meteora and Hybrid Theory had good singles. I actually saw them at Projekt Revolution 2007 and they absolutely KILLED IT onstage... with their older songs, at least. I like knowing all the words. I like being able to listen to LP over and over again. But they've lost their memorability and, unfortunately, replayability. Wtf happened, LP? Hopefully this next album will make me forget M2M ever happened.

[JaIbanez]

i pray they make stuff that sounds like their first albums. new divide is catchy, though, i will admit

[LD_Luke D]

dat gurl in duh movie got sum badonk-a-donk

[Higgzy]

MaaaaainStreeeeaaaaammmmm!

Sorry, but M2M wasn't very good, it has a few good songs.

Unlike Hybrid Theory. (L)

[strat0blaster]

Minutes to Midnight was a great record that still sounded like Linkin Park. Everyone complains becuase it's not another Hybrid Theory or Meteora.

I don't know about you all, but I really don't want to hear and/or pay for the same album over and over again. If I want to hear Hybrid Theory, I can put it in my stereo and listen to it.

[Martindecorum]

the thing that let minutes down was the AMATEURISH mix it was bloody terrible. REALLY weak production thats the only thing i can think of

[ElectriPUNK]

Minutes to Midnight was more musically evolved. If the album had the same songs, just heavier guitar parts it would have been much better.

[Forsakensoul]

I thought MTM was a great album; it was just very different for old fans to grasp, and some just didnt. Its very different from their older sound, and thats good because bands need to experiment. I do hope the new album does include more of Mike on it vocally, and be more diverse. MTM was more of a calm experiment (not including Given Up and No More Sorrow), but I enjoy the album still. The new album should include a combination of everything they've done up to now, including the heavy and softer stuff, soloing, more of Hahn and Mike, and just surprises. ^^

[eetfuk58]

I hope it doesnt suck horribly like MTM. Hybrid Theory was brilliant, Meteora was nearly as good. Please come back old Linkin Park.

checked...

[mysecondlife]

as long as they don't include that sorry excuse of a song "new divide" (which is a horrible and pretty obvious regurgitation of What I've done... which is not a good song either)

[will102387]

whats funny is when LP released Meteora, people were saying they need a new sound and to move on. when they did, everyone said go back to Hybrid Theory. Linkin Park will release music, thats all it is. you either like it or not. whether you like it or not doesnt affect their approach to writing songs that they want to write. i'm just excited to see more music from a band that I think has one of the greatest live shows.

[MaximusGigantes]

First releasing "What I've Done" on Transformers, and now they're doing it again for Transformers 2? I see the game plan already.... Transformers 3 is gonna come out 4 months before Linkin Park's 5th album, but shhhh... dont tell anyone.....

[azdv]

I thought Minutes To Midnight was fine. They, as a band have every right to do whatever the hell they like. I don't think they have any obligation to pander to the needs of fans who only want a particular sound from them. They're experimenting and trying new things and broadening their style so good for them. If you don't like what they're doing then don't listen to them anymore and stop bitching!

[captainassman]

yes so stoked man glad to see they're still at it 95% of songs from linkin park is always gonna be a hit

[TwilightX]

Fuck they need to go back to their old ways. More like HT and Meteora, seriously.

[Lectric Bill]

if i was listening to linkin park before m2m came out i wouldve thought it sucked but i liked it pretty well. The filler sucked tho, but most does. I just know mike needs to rap more cuz he killed it on bleed it out

[ndschroede23]

azdv wrote:

I thought Minutes To Midnight was fine. They, as a band have every right to do whatever the hell they like. I don't think they have any obligation to pander to the needs of fans who only want a particular sound from them. They're experimenting and trying new things and broadening their style so good for them. If you don't like what they're doing then don't listen to them anymore and stop bitching!

My Windar is going crazy right here.

[fishstickrocker]

I hope they return to their old sound. This new thing will really be appreciated if it just died and never returned. Another albu like hybrid Theroy Or Meteora and they'll get a Grammy. Maybe they should ust take lessons from Kanye west. lol.

[vartanspartan]

minutes to midnight was descent. it definitely brought in some new unexpected elements to linkin park like guitar solos, non-pop song structure, ska-style guitar, political lyrics, acoustic guitar, etc. But what I really hope to see on the new album is that they use these new elements to build on their old style, not completely get rid of it. And I really wanna see some HEAVY SONGS with SOLOS from them rather than another shadow of the day with a guitar solo. (not that it was a bad song but yea.....)

[aznmetalhead93]

jetfuel495 wrote:

I just miss the rapping. What gives, Mike?

I do think they need to go heavier again. But not in the same heavy direction as their older works, however awesome they were. Take what they were doing in M2M and make it heavier.

Or just make a bunch of songs like qwerty.

Agreed.

[Pac_man0123]

2010 eh? The time will allow people to recover from getting their ears raped with the last album i guess.

[guitarman106]

I cant wait for this to come out.

[Sphinx07]

The only thing good thing about M2M was the sight of it flying out of my car window. I personally couldn't stand it. "Hard at work"...please. I'm sure they'll team up with some other rapper and mix up some more horseshit for everyone to snack on until they give us some more soft, whining crap *Shadow of The Day* . A new direction and new sound is one thing, but listening to Chester cry track after track is nothing to wait another year for. Give us the crunch and mix that made your name.regardless, I won't be waiting in line for this next new album, I'll burn it first.

[Sphinx07]

The only thing good thing about M2M was the sight of it flying out of my car window. I personally couldn't stand it. "Hard at work"...please. I'm sure they'll team up with some other rapper and mix up some more horseshit for everyone to snack on until they give us some more soft, whining crap *Shadow of The Day* . A new direction and new sound is one thing, but listening to Chester cry track after track is nothing to wait another year for. Give us the crunch and mix that made your name. Regardless, I won't be waiting in line for this next new album, I'll burn it first.

[Sphinx07]

The only thing good thing about M2M was the sight of it flying out of my car window. I personally couldn't stand it. "Hard at work"...please. I'm sure they'll team up with some other rapper and mix up some more horseshit for everyone to snack on until they give us some more soft, whining crap *Shadow of The Day* . A new direction and new sound is one thing, but listening to Chester cry track after track is nothing to wait another year for. Give us the crunch and mix that made your name. Regardless, when it comes out between 2010 and WW III, I'll burn it before I buy it.

[Sphinx07]

Sorry about the multiple posts. Tried for one honestly

[MetFan10]

Rokkec wrote:

MetFan10 wrote:

Lol. I know exactly what this thread would look like if Minutes to Midnight sounded just like Hybrid Theory or Meteora.

"WTF?! This sounds JUST like (insert previous LP album)! God, tell them to get some ****ing original ideas."

...or something like that.

and dont bitch at me, because you all know im right

I agree completely..and it`s not just about LP, it`s the same with most bands/artists..People just tend to jizz a lot about the new stuff and most of them say they are dissapointed with the new shit, yet they listen to it a lot, but just don`t wanna admit it..I loved all the albums..I think they deserve their recognition..they are cool and make great music..

Oh god, I know.

If you want a good laugh, go look at all the Green Day fans bitching in the thread UG posted a few days ago. "I want the old GD back!" is what they all yell time and time again.

Well, if that's the case, go make a song yourself that sounds like the old Green Day or throw Dookie into your CD player instead of American Idiot or 21st Century Breakdown, because they've obviously grown up and out of the music from the 90's.

If Linkin Park made another album that sounded exactly like one they did before, then they still wouldn't be around. They would have died out, because nobody would want to pay for music they've already heard. That's what some fail to realize.

I'm dont ranting.

[Shreddaboi12]

cant wait!

[ezza619]

more qwerty plz

[xcrunner1]

Linkin Park died in 2003

[sajn]

good to see no one has really blasted linkin park here..
generally bands like slipknot & linkin park are D main targets!
personally even though these are bands are way too mainstream i still like them.
and abt the new album it should definitely not be anuthing like minutes to midnight. there are plenty of bands that sound like that & we dun need linkin park doing the same genre so i dun care what genre ppl called HYBRID THEORY whether nu-metal or rap-rock ;LP should defintely stick to that!

[evilbeavil]

MetFan10 wrote:

Rokkec wrote:

MetFan10 wrote:

Lol. I know exactly what this thread would look like if Minutes to Midnight sounded just like Hybrid Theory or Meteora.

"WTF?! This sounds JUST like (insert previous LP album)! God, tell them to get some ****ing original ideas."

...or something like that.

and dont bitch at me, because you all know im right

I agree completely..and it`s not just about LP, it`s the same with most bands/artists..People just tend to jizz a lot about the new stuff and most of them say they are dissapointed with the new shit, yet they listen to it a lot, but just don`t wanna admit it..I loved all the albums..I think they deserve their recognition..they are cool and make great music..

Oh god, I know.

If you want a good laugh, go look at all the Green Day fans bitching in the thread UG posted a few days ago. "I want the old GD back!" is what they all yell time and time again.

Well, if that's the case, go make a song yourself that sounds like the old Green Day or throw Dookie into your CD player instead of American Idiot or 21st Century Breakdown, because they've obviously grown up and out of the music from the 90's.

If Linkin Park made another album that sounded exactly like one they did before, then they still wouldn't be around. They would have died out, because nobody would want to pay for music they've already heard. That's what some fail to realize.

I'm dont ranting.

what you fail to realise is that none of the people (well very little) making those kind of comments including myself, actually wish for them to create an album that sounds exactly like one previously released.

of course i still want them to experiment i more or less just wanted the band to go back to a similar thought process that they had whilst writing at their peak (first 2 albums) and incorporate at least some of their signature stuff which made people like them to begin with, i.e. the rapping, heaviness, etc. this is the reason most of their old fans were disappointed with m2m, because they basically abandoned their old sound entirely.

but at the same time, i'm not saying that i dont like that album or that all other older fans dont. i was just disappointed as i know many others were

so with that in mind, i look forward to seeing what they can come up with on the next album considering they said they were gonna shake things up again

[mitch311]

Hopefully they take their sound in a new direction and ditch the depressing lyrics. A lot of their songs(eg bleed it out) have disgusting emoish lyrics. Whats linkin parks reason for being so depressed?? I heard Chesta's childhood wasn't that great but seriously the lyrics are so fake and crap. I couldn't listen to most of the music on M2M. Musically they're not that great but theres something about hybrid theory they did great

[KnotParkDay]

I'd like to see a heavy album with rap in it, like Meteora, but at the same time I want them to keep the progressive bits and guitar solos from M2M. CAN'T WAIT!

[thExcomunicated]

really really want them to go back to their old sound

[DreadEnds]

HAHAHAHA...

I've been a member of this site for a while now but i rarely post because i just don't see the point of spewing my lowly opinions.

But I can't hold this one in.

Everybody! and I mean EVERYBODY who is saying anything bad about Minutes to Midnight have to be tone deaf retards. I've been listening to Linkin Park since the beginning.

I love Hybrid Theory, Reannimation, Meteora... Shit I even loved Live in Texas.
and make no mistake that I ****ing love Minutes to Midnight aswell. There wasn't a damn thing wrong with that album.

people saying it should be heavier? Did you even listen to Given Up? Im sick of reading on this site every time a new album comes out (or is coming out) everyone jumpin on the previous cd. Would you all be happy if every band just kept re releasing the same album? It sure sounds like... "I wish theyd play stuff like Hybrid Theory" You all need to grow up and start actually LISTENING to music and not just judging it.

[DreadEnds]

- forgive the double post -

In continuence.

That's another thing I read alot.
Sound this and Sound that... What about lyrics and lyrical content?

M2M touched on alot of the problems with this world we fester in. People dissing What I've Done. That song was an eye opener for the shit we're doing wrong. I'm not even talking about to Earth but to ourselves and each other aswel.

[StONE_ROdGEr]

HT was the best. More stuff like that please LP!

[sfaune92]

Linkin Park together with the guitar hero game was what brought me to rock and metal a bit over a year ago.

[sfaune92]

sfaune92 wrote:

Linkin Park together with the guitar hero game was what brought me to rock and metal a bit over a year ago.

and i hope the new record will be better than M2M, more like hybrid theory hopefully

[Vedicardi]

it's hard sell telling me that linkin park has to put hard work into anything they do

[Cheesepuff]

I hope they dont go back to the hybrid theory sound. That would be selling out.

[nugiboy]

DreadEnds wrote:

- forgive the double post -

In continuence.

That's another thing I read alot.
Sound this and Sound that... What about lyrics and lyrical content?

M2M touched on alot of the problems with this world we fester in. People dissing What I've Done. That song was an eye opener for the shit we're doing wrong. I'm not even talking about to Earth but to ourselves and each other aswel.

The thing is that you can have the most thoughtfull and deep lyrics, but if the music isn't tight then the song isn't going to catch on. If i wanted to hear some profound words, i'd go and read stevan hawkings book or something.

[Insomniac_123]

The first songs on M2M 1-6 were great, but then the rest mostly sucked.
Hopefully I'll like all of this new album like Hybrid Theory.

[Big_Rat]

The only good album by Linkin Park was Hybrid Theory.

[Fireskorm]

I miss the old stuff to, Linkin Park got me into music when i was young, and the screaming/rapping was much better than their latest whining songs.
minutes to midnight is aan alright album, but just not under the Linkin Park title.

[SOADriff]

hopefully it won't suck like M2M.... Meteora kicked ass.

[xcmasta91]

eh m2m was ok it had some good songs on but i really want linkin park to go back to their roots because on their intensity was completely lost on m2m but i really think they r going to keep their new sound

[SMB13]

CaptnOats10101 wrote:

imo shinoda is by far the worst mc ive ever heard, and is the worst part of linkin park, remember how cool one step closer was? theyre weak now

You should hear him Freestyle live. And he's a lot better than those shit hip hop artists that only ty to rap about money, drugs, sex, and fame.

And SOADriff... Nevermind.

[lyonk55]

I enjoyed M2M, but it isn't even compairable to the previous albums - its just completely different. If the new one is like M2M I'll be a bit disappointed since its been done now, but I don't want it to be too similar to the first 2 either. Lets see how this plays out...

[loganpwns]

xcrunner1 wrote:

Linkin Park died in 2003

They are dead to me unless they stop being emo and actually make good music again.

Such a shame every band goes mainstream now.

[Buraac]

More Shinoda please

[red_hot_chili18]

kamjam7 wrote:

hope they go back to hybrid and meteora. m2m was ok, but one soft album is enough.

this

[philrox]

They need more songs like In The End, Numb, Faint, Lying From You, Papercut, etc etc.

They need Chester to have the screams/clean vocals mixed with Shinoda's raps. That's what they are known for, and that's what they should stick at. They sound like any normal rock band from Minutes to Midnight.

[Rysis]

Well clearly 2 first albums were better and more orginal than M2M, Even M2M is diffrent genre and sellout Doesn't 100% make it bad or gay.

I listen varied music, so i did like M2M, but not much as hybrid or meteora. So I hope there is new more metal influenced, but i still doubt it since they are working EMI or SONY BMG, so they will be making mainstream. Whatever makes more money.

So i hope young people around this topic :d understand others opinions and respect them.

[cobain412]

JBoy343 wrote:

Yehh they defo need to be a lil heavier again.. main thing i didnt like about m2m was the distinct lack of mike rapping. Some solos wouldnt kill either

That's funny because I believe Bleed it Out and Hands Held High were pretty much ALL rapping. The band can't sound the same forever, I liked Minutes to Midnight it was a good change

[abrancato85]

I enjoyed minutes to midnight...though I am a huge linkin park fan so take that for what it's worth. But I believe the album was very necessary in the band's growth. If you read past articles on them most of the band members talk about being scared their music has turned cookie-cutter (which it kinda did). Rick Rubin had the band strip down their music (Minutes to Midnight was the result). I'm highly awaiting their next album, as that album should truly identify the path this band has decided to take after shedding (or at least attempting to shed) the nu-metal tag.

[SMB13]

After reading all of the hate posts, I realized the general consensus of commenter's here are ignorant and arrogant.

LP forever, all the way from Hybrid Theory to M2M, and on to their next album

[samxdotd]

they need to make more stuff like on reanimation, cause that was their best and most creative album. anyone agree?

[Buraac]

they need to make more stuff like on reanimation, cause that was their best and most creative album. anyone agree?

No. Dude the album was called Reanimation.

[Turd_In_A_Bag]

i dont get why everyone wants them to keep writin the same songs. they already have 4 albums with rap on them. why need more? i liked minutes to midnight. plus, i have moved on from rap metal (like most people.) it was cool in 6th grade when i was a rebel, but now i like more complex metal, which i hope they do. either way, they're really talented, so whatever they want to do i will like.

[Rysis]

Well rap is mainstream and current musical style. So its prety normal to add Tekno and Rap styles to new bands (Rock, metal and pop).

[samxdotd]

Buraac wrote:

they need to make more stuff like on reanimation, cause that was their best and most creative album. anyone agree?

No. Dude the album was called Reanimation.

thats what i said

[brndnstffrd]

Experimenting??? i think they should try metalcore lol or at least something more like QWERTY - The live version - Epic win

[teejay3649]

new divide was alright but yer, if the whole album is like that.....i would still buy it cause im a huge LP fan, but.....QWERTY rules!!!!!

[Wookieslayer]

they should man up and go death metal, p*ssies.

[evanescence1989]

t doubt thay will go back
cuz made a new song called new devide and it sucks
i can't recognize the instruments playing
i think and i'm so sad of my thought that linkin park are dead at least to me

[evanescence1989]

i doubt they will go back
cuz they made a single called new divide and it sucks
i think my linkin park are dead and they will never become alive again at least for me

[lincjones]

Neo Evil11 wrote:

hmm only their fourth album? how long are they around, 10+ years?

they had to have a break because chester got a hernia and couldn't scream for a while

[Jester InFlames]

it d be funny if they made some ballet girl funky rap melodic deathmetal stuff exclusively for marriages. THAT would be "groundbreaking"