Linkin Park, everyone’s favourite Grammy award-winning nu-metal outfit is reanimating after an achingly long hiatus with their third studio album, Minutes to Midnight. The catch? They ain’t nu-metal anymore.
A major contributing factor to Linkin Park’s success has always been their open-ended, accessible lyrics. Whether you’re a heartbroken teenager, a disillusioned employee or simply somebody who needs to let off some steam, you’re bound to find a soothingly empathic quality to both Chester Bennington’s achingly guttural shrieks and the perfectly enunciated flows of Mike Shinoda.
And as Linkin Park has proven, empathy sells. Two Grammy awards, two critically acclaimed studio albums, a collection of remix albums and countless sold-out tours later, the band that can do no wrong believes it’s time for a change with their third studio album, Minutes to Midnight.
Produced by Mike Shinoda and Grammy-award winning producer Rick Rubin, Minutes to Midnight represents an evolved Linkin Park that isn’t afraid to test the boundaries of their own creativity, and to dabble with things they wouldn’t have even considered touching a few years back.
“Rick has brought more of a stripped down, classic-rock and hip-hop kind of feel. We’re using vintage guitars and drums carved out of wood and skin for more of a tribal sound. It’s definitely not nu-metal,” explains Bennington.
“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,” adds Shinoda.
Linkin Park – Leave Out All The Rest
Linkin Park – What I've Done
Linkin Park – Wake
Linkin Park – Shadow Of The Day
Linkin Park – Valentine's Day
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