Linkin Park

Linkin Park has definitely left its mark in the music industry as they immediately grew to international fame just after their first release, "Hybrid Theory." "They've been ranked No. 19 on the Best Artists of the Decade chart by Billboard, and the band was recently as the greatest artist of the '00s on a Bracket Madness poll on VH1." (Wikipedia) What made Linkin Park so successful was their blend of nu metal and and rap metal. Eventually they explored other genres and weren't as heavy with their music. I didn't think it was as good as the first two albums, but I still liked to listen to the new music.

I've been listening to Linkin Park since I was probably around seven years old because my mom bought their album "Meteora" and we would listen to it all the time. I didn't listen to much of their other albums until later, then I looked up Hybrid Theory and liked it just as much as Meteora. I still think Meteora is their best album, but my favorite song is "In the End," which was off Hybrid Theory.

There was definitely a big change in musical style on "Minutes to Midnight," but I still liked the album. My friend and I would always listen to "What I've Done" and "Bleed it Out" and play them on Guitar Hero. I didn't think the this album and "A Thousand Suns" were that great, but there were a few catchy songs on them. I liked the album "Living Things" more than the previous two albums, but it still just wasn't the same as the first two albums with the more heavy rock and metal sound mixed with rap.

A couple months ago, the band announced that their sixth album will be called "The Hunting Party," and will be released on June 17. I'm really excited to listen to this album because their vocalist Mike Shinoda stated that the album will be a "90's style of rock record, but not in a sense of the Linkin Park you've heard before." (Wikipedia) They released a new song called "Guilty All the Same," and I can already tell I'm going to like it more than the last few albums they've released. I could definitely hear that "90's rock feel" to it.






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