Discuss Linkin Park's new album, THE HUNTING PARTY.

Guess Linkin Park wasn't kidding when they said they were experimenting with Death Metal genre. No electronic sounds. Kinda missed that, since I was listening to last three albums (including Recharged). Not sure how the old-fashioned Linkin Park Fans gonna react to this, probably praise them. This is something different. I wonder what the other songs would be like.

Guess Linkin Park wasn't kidding when they said they were experimenting with Death Metal genre. No electronic sounds. Kinda missed that, since I was listening to last three albums (including Recharged). Not sure how the old-fashioned Linkin Park Fans gonna react to this, probably praise them. This is something different. I wonder what the other songs would be like.

 

I love all of Linkin Park's albums and this....this isn't Linkin Park. I know they love to change which is great, but seriously it's like they replaced Mike Shinoda with this Rakim guy.

I love all of Linkin Park's albums and this....this isn't Linkin Park. I know they love to change which is great, but seriously it's like they replaced Mike Shinoda with this Rakim guy.

That's just one song. And Shinoda had Rakim rap the lyrics because Rakin was one of Shinoda's inspirations.

 

To get behind the scenes about what we will be expecting from this track, check out the articles from this website. http://www.lpassociation.com/

You will find that Mike's interviews and response to an piece on why Rock sucks are leading towards what kind of sound we will expect from this album.

Plus, Linkin Park will be doing a tour with 30 Seconds to Mars and AFI in a tour called "Carnivores Tour" which will start on August, pretty much after the album releases. This means we probably gonna expect less electronic sounds, and more loud rock levels. I'm interested in seeing what Linkin Park has in stage for us.

 

oh and to top it off, Linkin Park is working with Steve Aoki again on another song to contribute to Steve's new album.

That's just one song. And Shinoda had Rakim rap the lyrics because Rakin was one of Shinoda's inspirations.

 

To get behind the scenes about what we will be expecting from this track, check out the articles from this website. http://www.lpassociation.com/

You will find that Mike's interviews and response to an piece on why Rock sucks are leading towards what kind of sound we will expect from this album.

Plus, Linkin Park will be doing a tour with 30 Seconds to Mars and AFI in a tour called "Carnivores Tour" which will start on August, pretty much after the album releases. This means we probably gonna expect less electronic sounds, and more loud rock levels. I'm interested in seeing what Linkin Park has in stage for us.

 

oh and to top it off, Linkin Park is working with Steve Aoki again on another song to contribute to Steve's new album.

 

Yeah, I know about their tour.

The music was good (especially the first minute and last half a minute). I think some screaming instead of rapping would have made the song better, it seemed out of place... Still, this song sounds promising. Cant wait for their rest of the album. Hopefully there are some Mike centric songs (as they were the highlights of their last album) and some electronic songs that Mr Hahn can let loose on.

The music was good (especially the first minute and last half a minute). I think some screaming instead of rapping would have made the song better, it seemed out of place... Still, this song sounds promising. Cant wait for their rest of the album. Hopefully there are some Mike centric songs (as they were the highlights of their last album) and some electronic songs that Mr Hahn can let loose on.

 

Mike's not even in this song.

Mike's not even in this song.

 

Well, he's probably doing lead guitar like usual, but hopefully he raps on the album as well. It's just not the same without him... Minutes to Midnight was probably my least favourite album because of that.

Epic song. Not so much for the part with Rakim. Mike would be better (naturally) on that part in my opinion. Can't wait for their new album though!

Okay, so another song is confirmed to have another guest singer.

And strangely enough, Shinoda was looking for goat sounds and asked LP fans to upload sounds of their goat.

 

One thing's for sure: The goat will be the mascot of Linkin Park.

Okay, so another song is confirmed to have another guest singer.

And strangely enough, Shinoda was looking for goat sounds and asked LP fans to upload sounds of their goat.

 

One thing's for sure: The goat will be the mascot of Linkin Park.

 

Yeah, I saw that on Twitter.

Mike Shinoda inteviewed.

 

http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/videos/id.15811/title.mike-shinoda-of-linkin-park-talks-rakim-collaboration-says-he-s-on-the-kendrick-got-robbed-team-from-the-grammy-s

 

Looks like its gonna be pure hard rock and little bit of hip hop. The purpose of this album? SAVE ROCK MUSIC!

Edited March 19, 201411 yr by Xamtweth-ReMIXed

Mike Shinoda inteviewed.

 

http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/videos/id.15811/title.mike-shinoda-of-linkin-park-talks-rakim-collaboration-says-he-s-on-the-kendrick-got-robbed-team-from-the-grammy-s

 

Looks like its gonna be pure hard rock and little bit of hip hop. The purpose of this album? SAVE ROCK MUSIC!

 

Fall Out Boy tried to save Rock.

Fall Out Boy tried to save Rock.

and did they? Not objecting anything, but wanting your opinion.

and did they? Not objecting anything, but wanting your opinion.

 

Well they put out an amazing album, their best yet. Great comeback. But I think it's impossible to "save" Rock music. It's like Pop music, unless you can "kill" artists like One Direction, you can't "save" it.

Welp... this can't be good. Linkin Park better put up a nice line of defense to hold the fort down for a while.

New album cover. Title: The Hunting Party. Releases June 14th (or 17th).

New album cover. Title: The Hunting Party. Releases June 14th (or 17th).

 

Better grow on me...

now we just need the second single and I should be good till album comes out.

THE HUNTING PARTY - Final tracklist

 

1 - Keys To The Kingdom2 - All For Nothing (feat. Page Hamilton)3 - Guilty All The Same (feat. Rakim)4 - The Summoning5 - War6 - Wastelands7 - Until It's Gone8 - Rebellion (feat. Daron Malakian)9 - Mark The Graves10 - Drawbar (feat. Tom Morello)11 - Final Masquerade12 - A Line In The Sand

 

There's always a transition song in each Linkin park album. Which one do you think it is?

 

I say Key to the Kingdom in my opinion.

 

Huh... the tracklist looks like it's all about rock and metal. Very unique titles. Can't wait for the second single.

THE HUNTING PARTY - Final tracklist

 

1 - Keys To The Kingdom2 - All For Nothing (feat. Page Hamilton)3 - Guilty All The Same (feat. Rakim)4 - The Summoning5 - War6 - Wastelands7 - Until It's Gone8 - Rebellion (feat. Daron Malakian)9 - Mark The Graves10 - Drawbar (feat. Tom Morello)11 - Final Masquerade12 - A Line In The Sand

 

There's always a transition song in each Linkin park album. Which one do you think it is?

 

I say Key to the Kingdom in my opinion.

 

Huh... the tracklist looks like it's all about rock and metal. Very unique titles. Can't wait for the second single.

 

No clue. Looks nice though.

 

New song, I miss Mike....

 

I KNEW IT. It sounds better with Mike.

Extended preview of Wastelands, this song has potential as a single and radio song.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VBOjjK01S0

 

Live full length version of Wastelands 

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6is9b4Un5Is

New Singles

 

Wastelands

 

Rebellion

 

For those who want to spoil themselves, this is a track-by-track Analysis. Give thanks to Metal Hammer for analyzing, and lpassociation for posting the stuff.

 

 

KEYS TO THE KINGDOM

You never get a second chance to make a first impression, and with The Hunting Party it's evident that Linkin Park are out to shake up expectations from the off. Keys To The Kingdom explodes into life with a distorted Chester Bennington vocal, the singer barking “No Control! No Surprise!” like a cyborg Dennis Lyxzen, before a stop-start Brad Delson guitar riff kicks in. Mike Shinoda then weighs in with some tough guy rapping - “Got a different method, but I can still bring the pain...” / “Careful what you shoot for, cos you might hit what you aim for...” - before a trademark LP chorus crashes in. By the time the track closes out with some 'woah-oh-woah' massed vocals you'll be buzzing.

ALL FOR NOTHING

Helmet's Page Hamilton is on here somewhere: good luck to anyone who can locate his trademark staccato riffing in the mix. All Or Nothing largely adheres to the traditional Linkin Park formula, with a brash Mike Shinoda verse bleeding into a widescreen Chester Bennington chorus: the second verse sees Shinoda asserting: “Let me break this firetrucker down for ya, I really don't know ya... no I'm not your soldier, I'm not taking any orders, I'm a five star general...” There's also a pretty, tinkling piano outro, setting up 'the heavy shit' that follows...

GUILTY ALL THE SAME

If you've the slightest bit of interest in what Linkin Park are up to in 2014 you'll know this one already. It's huge – featuring a cool Matt Bellamy-esque riff, big portentous doomy piano chords, martial drums, and then a big monster chorus featuring a melody reminiscent of a section of My Chemical Romance's Thank You For The Venom. “You're guilty all the same, too sick to be ashamed,” sings Chester. “You want to point your finger but there's no-one else to blame.” When hip-hop legend Rakim steps in for the second verse it's impossibly exciting.

THE SUMMONING

A little pause for reflection. This atmospheric mood piece is one minute of FX pedal noise, synth washes and random clanging guitar chords: for reasons that probably make sense only if you're in the band, the run-out features what sounds like a sample of a kids softball game. “Watch the ball! Run, run, run!”

WAR

Woah, Linkin Park go Punk Rock! Ushered in with a classic “1-2, 1-2-3-4” count, this is 2 minutes 11 seconds of snarling punk rock attitude which sounds more like Trash Talk than Linkin Park. The pregnant pause before the chorus (“War! Destroyer!”) is particularly smart. You would never guess this was Linkin Park in a million years. Bracing.

WASTELANDS

And, in contrast to the previous track, this could only be Linkin Park. The band are on familiar ground here, with a cool, clatteringly funky rhythm, rapped Shinoda verses (“Every phrase a razorblade,” he brags) and then a big Chester B chorus referencing the “wastelands of today” where there's “nothing left to lose” and furthermore “nothing more to take.”

UNTIL IT'S GONE

The album's inevitable monster ballad. The lyrical sentiment is breaking no new ground, as Chester Bennington acknowledges when he sings “I've heard it said a thousand times, but now I know...” and the song's key lyric - “You don't know what you've got until it's gone” - is repeated like a mantra.

REBELLION

From the second the opening riff kicks in, you know exactly who the special guest on this track is. System Of A Down guitarist Daron Malakian's fingerprints are all over this, from that killer introduction to Bennington's hectic, bonkers screams of “Rebellion! Rebellion!” in the middle eight. The chorus runs “We are the fortunate ones, who've never faced oppression's gun”: hard to argue with that.

MARK THE GRAVES

The track's most experimental track, wrapping a chunky Helmet-esque riff, ambient noise and swooshing keyboards into a rather fractured, disorientating whole, which never settles into a formula. Interesting.

DRAWBAR

If the previously reported presence of Rage Against The Machine guitar wizard Tom Morello on this track has got you all in a tizzy you can calm down right now. This tasteful minor key instrumental could be Muse at their most low-key, with a sweet piano intro, marching drums and some unobtrusive, chiming processed guitar, presumably supplied by the RATM man.

FINAL MASQUERADE

More A Thousand Suns than Hybrid Theory, this is LP at their most controlled and meditative, a slowly unfurling, mid-paced anthem built around simmering keyboards, unfussy, low-tempo beats and palm-muted guitar. It features one of Chester Bennington's finest vocal performances on the album: “The light on the horizon was brighter yesterday, shadows floating over, the skies began to fade...”

A LINE IN THE SAND

The Hunting Party draws to a close with this 6 minute 35 second sci-fi themed epic, which builds from a static-flecked, chilling, 'last man on earth' transmission into something more powerful and menacing, featuring an echoing, double-tracked Shinoda vocal and some classic Bennington rage - “You'll get what's yours,” he seethes. “Give me back what's mine!” - before seguing into an almost Maiden-esque guitar part and finally dissolving into a reprise of the opening.