New Linkin Park Album Minutes to Midnight, May 15

Nu-NRG · #1 2nd April 2007, 05:14 AM

oh yea forgot but the alternate release date

thanks to

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Originally Posted by mannie

Oh by the way It's May 15th for US and May 14th everywhere else

So Yay for everyone else for once! !

No offence Americans love yalll really!!!

Third studio album by Linkin Park is finally set to be released on May 15,
as has been mention their new album is going to sound totally different from their previous albums.

Their first single is to premier through the radio on April 2nd and has been leaked on many torrent sites now..so it shouldn't be hard to find it

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Album Descriptions
"Minutes to Midnight is composed of sounds made by a practically Arcade Fire-esque array of instruments including banjos, marimbas and vintage guitars and amps." -- Rolling Stone
"We have put more into the new album than anything we have ever done before." -- Phoenix
"A breakthrough in the development of the band's sound." -- Mike
"This was a year-and-a-half long process of really hard work and experimentation in the studio that yielded about 150 rough songs ... Not only is this album incredibly diverse, but the depth of the material is really strong." -- Brad
"They really are reinventing themselves. It doesn't sound like rap-rock. There's very strong songwriting. I've heard guys in the band say that it transcends everything they've done before, like it puts them in a whole different light in their minds, and they really like that. It's very melodic. It's a progressive record." -- Rick Rubin
"People have always tried to lump us in with the whole rap/rock stereotype, but we don’t intentionally want to be part of that scene. We’ve always had our own personality and I think it really shows on this record." -- Mike
"We wrote in new ways and used instruments and equipment we hadn’t experimented with, from vintage guitars and amps to mellotron to Rick Rubin’s original 808 drum machine he used on the Beastie Boys’ first record." -- Mike
"No, not emo. also, not rap rock, not nu metal, not metal, not punk, not scene, not hip hop, not classic rock, not polka, not any other lame label." -- Mike
"I hope people can listen to it with an open mind because this is a whole new animal." -- Phoenix
"We've ventured into different musical territory. There aren't a lot of big, heavy, banging guitars. We've been focusing more on musical layers and textures." -- Chester
"There's more soul behind what we're doing now. This music has more heart and a much deeper feel to it." -- Phoenix
"There's more vulnerability and colour in the way I'm singing now." -- Chester
"OH SH*%!" -- AOL Music
"Not only is this record the most melodic and diverse stuff they've ever written, it's also some of the best music they've ever recorded. It blew away all of our expectations and we've got no doubts that the band has another monster on their hands." -- AOL Music

Tracklisting

01. Wake
02. Given Up
03. Leave Out All The Rest
04. Bleed It Out
05. Shadow Of The Day
06. What I've Done
07. Hands Held High
08. No More Sorrow
09. Valentine's Day
10. In Between
11. In Pieces
12. The Little Things Give You Away

spookshow · #2 2nd April 2007, 09:20 AM

ooh! i've seen a link for the new song... but someone said the quality wasn't the best... so i'm gonna hunt around for a better version

can't wait for the album!

Kodayumi · #3 2nd April 2007, 09:22 AM

ooh sweet, new album, thanks for the info

°~Kitty~° · #4 2nd April 2007, 10:33 AM

juhu new Album >.<

..:Hot:Like:Wow:.. · #5 2nd April 2007, 11:16 AM

I use to really dislike the lead single but now it's really growing on me, I quite like it.

mannie · #6 2nd April 2007, 11:24 AM

Yep yep!!!!
HUGE Linkin Park fan over here!!!! I love em!!! Got all their albums!!!
Anyway, I have heard "What I've Done" I actaully really love it! Can't wait for this album!!!
Thanks for more details

Dustie · #7 2nd April 2007, 11:49 AM

I haven't even heard the first single yet... is there a video already?...

and I bumped on one fake of the album today...

EDIT:
Just listened to the song... not really impressive, kinda bland, but the version I have sounds like a very early arrangement, a studio live recording... so I'll wait for the real thing.

#8 2nd April 2007, 01:45 PM

I heard the single on YT, it seems so.. soft. But I like it

AyumiSEASONS · #9 2nd April 2007, 10:37 PM

OMG! TRACKLISTING! *CELEBRATES* I can't wait for it to be up for pre-order. D: *has everything LP thing, literally* I'm even wearing an LP shirt right now. xD

Diana · #10 2nd April 2007, 11:08 PM

Yay!! LOVE the tracklist

Hope someone will upload it when it`s released? ^^

mishidabo · #11 2nd April 2007, 11:24 PM

the new song is way too bland.. the pv is cool tho.. *but they look too old*

i've been a fan since the beginning and this song is really bland compared to the rest.. i hope the rest of the tracks will have that linkin park power on it

Nu-NRG · #12 3rd April 2007, 03:48 AM

I agree with many of you about the song...it sounds alil too pop but is ok
and I do hope the rest will be more "harder" and with more Mike's rap

neokyotodragon · #13 3rd April 2007, 04:26 AM

I really like the new single...it's sad to see so many don't like it...and too old? huh? are you serious? O.o

rikku411 · #14 3rd April 2007, 04:58 AM

thnks for the info. i'll see if i can see the PV :p

..:Hot:Like:Wow:.. · #15 3rd April 2007, 06:03 AM

The MV is so unoriginal, it's been done so many times but it's still ok and the song is nice.

spookshow · #16 3rd April 2007, 08:51 AM

just say the video -- whoa chester is lookin good - much better than the semi-bald look. Shame Mike's gone all hairy... actually a few of them have gone hairy - kinda like guys fresh-outta highschool. shave boys!

ehm... yeah i'm actually into LP for their music, not their appearance -- don't look at me like a crazy groupie!

i like the new single! quite different from their other stuff, so i'm interested to see where this album is going

mannie · #17 3rd April 2007, 11:10 AM

I personally really love this PV and song!!
Thanks for sharing!! Can't wait to buy this album when it hits the stores, (shame that soo far away)

Marquez · #18 3rd April 2007, 04:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Nu-NRG

Third studio album by Linkin Park is finally set to be released on May 15,
as has been mention their new album is going to sound totally different from their previous albums.

Uuf. Is going to sound totally differrent from their previous albums? I hope they'll leave the angst/emo style then.

They have couple of songs I like so I wait this a little bit.

~*Mabushii*~ · #19 3rd April 2007, 05:11 PM

the song is good.. but the PV is really very "meh" .. some of the clips they used are just terrible quality.. and i feel the "been there, seen that" meh feeling watching the vid.. they could have been more original with this angsty planet i'm so sorry type thing.. instead of just using random clips from news and other things by the looks of it

Streya · #20 3rd April 2007, 05:13 PM

thanks for the info!