While the album title wasn't official at first - It's now out in the open; Linkin Park is set to return with The Hunting Party on June 14th.
The band were working on the soundtrack for an upcoming film called Mall, directed by Joe Hahn. In an interview with Fuse, Mike Shinoda stated they began working on their sixth album.
Linkin Park is scheduled to perform at Download Festival on June 14, 2014, where they will play their debut album Hybrid Theory in its entirety for the first time. Linkin Park confirmed that they will headline Rock am Ring and Rock im Park in 2014, along with Metallica, Kings of Leon, and Iron Maiden. They will also headline with Iron Maiden again at the Greenfield Festival in 2014.
Shinoda recently hinted in a status update on his blog that the sixth album will be released in during 2014. On March 6, 2014, the band released their new single, "Guilty All the Same", which features American rapper Rakim, from the upcoming studio album through Shazam. The band's sixth studio album was later revealed to be titled as The Hunting Party, and it is set to be released on June 14, 2014.
Speaking about the band's sixth album to Noisey, Mike Shinoda said: "What's worked for us in the past is stick to our guns as far as what our creative vision is, spend a lot of time on it, and really craft it. On this record we spent six months in the studio, probably six more out of the studio in addition, just coming up with demos and throwing them away."
He added: "In contrast to that, there was a pop artist who I won't name who was in the studio while we were doing our record—they showed up for three days. Day one they showed up for thirty minutes, day two they showed up for fifteen, and day three they neglected to show up at all. The song was done."
Here's the latest single, Rebellion.
GetMetal.
It’s at New Album releases
LEAKEDLEAKEDLEAKEDLEAKEDLEAKEDLEAKED OMFG!~!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
YES! YES! YES!
FINALLY! THE WAIT HAS BEEN OVER!
YEAH!
Wait is over! GetMetal’s got it but the download is just so slow (must be a shitton of traffic right now) that I’ll have to wait another half hour before I can listen to this D:
Anyone know where a better quality version is to be found? I really don’t want to listen to it at 192kbs
Unfortunately there probably isn’t a better quality version yet.
actually on getmetal, it claims the quality is at 256kbps
GetMetal claims to have 256, but I’m still waiting for the download so I can’t give you confirmation that it’s the truth.
Please do man, it would be appreciated a lot :)
I can confirm that the one on getmetal is indeed 256kbps :)
EVERYBODY IT’S ON KINGDOMLEAKS SO IT SHOULD GO PRETTY QUICK.
YEAH! I can finally listen to Final Masquerade! And the all others :D
HA, looks like Chester was right after all!
I never doubted him.
MY BODY IS REEEAAADDDDYYYY!
Alright, I am halfway through Keys To The Kingdom and it is nice and loud.
Agreed! I was afraid that we wouldn’t hear any of this kind of sound on the album, thankfully the first track proved me wrong!
I’m near the end of the album now and I’d say that most of it is pretty hard shit.
I’m still in disbelief; I never really expected Linkin Park to ever go as hard as they did this time around. Hopefully this keeps up.
Yeah, same. I don’t expect them to make another album like this again. Each new album is never like their last.
iTunes stream of the full album will be live in a few hours. I’d suggest you’d skip listening to the leak and wait for it.
Nah, the quality seems to be good enough.
Hold on, there’s a 320kbps leak out there. Trying to get it.
Where is it?
Lol I couldn’t find it. Anyway it’s streaming (clean version) on iTunes.
Where did you hear of this?
It’s on GetMetal
Nah, this quality is just fine. It’s actually in REALLY good quality.
The quality seems perfectly fine.
Drawbar was a HUGE disappointment. I was really excited for it too.
I hate to say this, but the few new songs on the album which have not leaked before are too heavy! :D
Heavy heavy heavy ! Finally !!! This should have been there third album
Great album, just finished listening.
I’m really liking what I’ve heard so far. There’s a nice flow from song to song. Definitely their heaviest album since Meteora.
Holly sh#t Keys To The Kingdom !
Great album !
A little bit dissapointing to me, all the earlier leaked songs ( – Guilty all the same) are perfectly fine, but the other half of the album is overdrummed and overriffed, it’s becoming nothing more than a bunch of noises just to make it sound heavy, instead it sounds like trying too hard. It lacks production and consistency
No ways dude, the production on this record is what makes it so good!
I personally love the way that Chester’s voice in particular sounds so raw and unedited. however i do agree with this post in that it sounds “overiffed”, but i just turned the treble up slightly on my speakers and it was a world better.
Keys to the kingdom, all for nothing , guilty all the same , final masquerade , rebellion , until it’s gone, war , mark the graves .. Are all awesome ! But a line in the sand is the best in my opinion . But I need to cd version of the album cos this 192kbps isn’t the best quality going is it
Linkin Park never fails.
I can’t believe people saying the KL 192kbps is just fine. It sounds terrible compared to the official releases
Totally digging All For Nothing. Favorite track from the album and favorite song overall.
Any news of a 320kbps leak yet?
amazing stuff!
What is everyone’s favorite track?! Mine is A Line In The Sand. :)
All For Nothing here, but A Line In The Sand is 2nd or 3rd in my opinion, so many great tracks to choose from!
All For Nothing, no doubt. Easily their next single. So catchy. Mike’s verses and Page’s chorus. Page blends in so good.
Mike just sounds so alive and in your face, it’s great.