Linkin Park - The Hunting Party (2014)
 

THE HUNTING PARTY

MY RATING : 9/10

ALBUM DETAILS

Released - June 13, 2014

Recorded - May 2013 - April 2014 at Larrabee Sound Studios, EastWest Studios and Glenwood Place Studios

Genre - Alternative metal, hard rock, rap rock

Length - 45:12

Label - Warner Bros., Machine Shop

Producer - Brad Delson, Mike Shinoda, Emile Haynie, Rob Cavallo

The Hunting Party is the sixth studio album by American rock band Linkin Park. The album, self-produced by band members Mike Shinoda and Brad Delson, was released by Warner Bros. Records on June 13, 2014. It is the first album since Meteora not to be produced with Rick Rubin, after producing the band's previous three studio albums. The title, The Hunting Party, is a contextual metaphor: Linkin Park is the party that is hunting to bring back the energy and soul of rock.



TRACK LIST

• 1 - Keys To The Kingdom
• 2 - All For Nothing (feat. Page Hamilton)
• 3 - Guilty All The Same (feat. Rakim)
• 4 - The Summoning
• 5 - War
• 6 - Wastelands
• 7 - Until It's Gone
• 8 - Rebellion (feat. Daron Malakian)
• 9 - Mark The Graves
• 10 - Drawbar (feat. Tom Morello)
• 11 - Final Masquerade
• 12 - A Line In The Sand

TRACK BY TRACK REVIEW

1. Keys To The Kingdom - No Control, No Surprise!!! Starts with Chester's hysterical screams. Then starts the drums followed by Guitars. Shinoda's verses pulls out things back to Nu Metal. Followed by screams and then Shinoda starts the Rap Rock terrain. Heavy and awesome start to say the least!

2. All For Nothing (feat. Page Hamilton) - Starts with zzzz then drums and guitars take the role and Shinoda starts his Rap Terrain. Page Hamilton's on the Chorus followed by Chester's screams. Great Song!

3. Guilty All The Same (feat. Rakim) - Heavy starting with Guitars then the drums hit for More than a minute the they continues with drums and guitars. Chester starts his Vocals smoothly followed by scream. Then hit the Hip Hop artist Rakim with his Raps. Finishes with Chester's screams. You Guilty! Awesome one!

4. The Summoning – Instrumental! Just to get the adrenaline pumping for the next song!

5. War – 1 2 .. Drums hit along with Guitars. Chester’s scream takes this one to a Death Metal Terrain Along with insane Guitar play. Chester finishes it with his screams! Pretty Heavy!

6. Wastelands – Drums first up followed by Guitars, Shinoda takes it to rap rock terrain then Chester with his vocals and Screams! This carries on for about a min! Then Chester’s vocals along with Screams. Wow! Awesome!

7. Until It’s Gone – Aha! Hann! Starts with Numbish tone, Guitars and Drums! Chester take over the Vocals and Screamo!!! Dude! I’ve no words for this one, Great song. 10 on 10!

8. Rebellion ft. Daron Malakian – Guitars and Drums! Wow! Continus for about a minute. Shinoda takes over with his Vocals, Chester on Chorus! Imitations of Rebellion! Rebellion! Drums and Guitars keeps on hitting and Yes! Here he comes! Chester with his hysteric screams! Shinoda finfishes it with his vocals. Best one to me!

9. Mark The Graves – Drums hit first up for about a minute. Guitars in! Mike whispers 1 2 3 4! And about 30 sec silent music runs then Chester starts his Rhythmic Vocals. Drums and Guitars again takes over and Chester vocals along with Guitars and Drums for about a minute then Oh Yes! His Screams! This carries on for another minute and Chester finally finishes it with his hysteric screams. Pretty Good!

10. Drawbar ft. Tom Morello – There's plenty on this instrumental. It's the only song on this return-to-rock record to feature guitar god Tom Morello. Some power chords in sight. Good one!

11. Final Masquerade – Synths and guitars take it to the hard rock chorus. Chester does his works perfectly. Awesome one.

12. A line in the sand – Shinoda starts in a slow mode, Then the drums hit followed by guitars taking it to a hard rock terrain, Shinoda pulls his verses and bring it to nu-metal terrain followed by Chester’s screams. Shinoda takes this to a rap-rock terrain and Chester as usual with his Screams. Awesome song!




THANKS
LeoRahi

Great Album! When they create Rock cannot suck but it energize us
 

Linkin Park actually replied to a post that was something "Rock Music Sucks Now and It's Depressing". When Mike Shinoda read this, he wrote a articulate answer for that and they released the album.

Is Linkin Park creating a sock puppet army to invade MB?

Or maybe they are all mine since I'm the only Linkin Park fan on MB.

Alright that deserves some kind of award for "Most Appropriate Use of a Retaliatory Internet Picture Ever."

I was looking for a snowspeeder taking it down but then I found that gem.

Yeah well, ONWARD TO VICTORY!!!!!


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The clones were one of the things that bothered me the most about the new trilogy. I've heard people try to explain away the retcons, but they clearly retconned this. Back in the books clones had some kind of thing going on that disturbed the force, so Jedi could actually sense them. No mention of this was ever made in the new movies. Not to mention if clones were grown too fast they'd grow insane, but in the new movies they were popped out almost at will with no adverse effects. **** you, Lucas.

There were different types of clones though if I remember correctly.

The early versions that were used in the prequels didn't have that effect on the force.

No, they were clone facilities from the clone wars discovered years after the fact. Maybe they retconned that too with newer books, since I haven't read a new Star Wars book in years, but as far as the Heir to the Empire/Dark Force Rising/Last Command trilogy and everything leading up to the whole Yuuzhan Vong story arc were concerned, it didn't jibe with the new trilogy.

You might be right, I haven't read that trilogy in so long.

I haven't either, I was just that obsessed back in the day that I still remember a lot of it. No matter how bad some of those books were I actually still get the urge to start reading them again just because it feels weird to be so out of the loop with something that was such a large part of my life.

Linkin Park ! :cool: :band:

Wraith Squadron is as far into the Star Wars Extended Universe as I get, but those are great. I should read more...

They were a continuation of the original Rogue Squadron books and I think I still have a few of those. Some of the few good ones. The only Star Wars books that I can even contemplate rereading these days are the Timothy Zahn books, and he's still kind of a hack. His books are readable and his storylines are surprisingly good, but the prose is just so basic and dry.

I feel like re reading the X-wing series. Those books were so good.

They did have a certain amount of quasi-soap opera character interaction... :beer:

Of course the main character also finds out that he's force sensitive for no apparent reason... :finger:

I liked it.... :)

I was pretty keen on the album the first week and a half it was out. Honestly it sort of started sounding a little bland or too much like Linkin Park wanting to sound like Linkin Park. That will most likely confuse some here, that last statement there...

The album has its moments of really great Rock, namely Final Masquerade, All For Nothing. Those two tracks were easily the best moments on the entire album. Everything else was maybe mediocre, to good...just not good enough for me.

Not true. I am also a Linkin Park fan.

Oh ****, I kinda lost touch with Linkin Park after about... grade 6. I still love their music, the older stuff. Hybrid Theory #1 then Meteora. Reanimation was alright.

Didn't care for the other album (minutes to midnight or something), never even knew this came out. I'll give it a listen.

Well, I personally have not been astonished neither fascinated by the new album of Linkin Park. Linkin Park is lack of technique and they're not so professional; when they're creating such music that requires techniques, they are getting in trouble - The Hunting Party. As for the genre they turned into, I like their style, their original and productive style. I don't think they should imitate other bands from their youth.

Anyhow, I hope they will turn back to their previous style.

That's disgustingly dull. No band should ever stick to the sound they had when they first put out an album. I grew out of Metallica for that reason. St. Anger was when they decided to try something somewhat new. And for me. It was a train wreck and painful to listen to.

You have your own individual taste in music or generally what you prefer a band you listen to, to sound like overall. I'm not dogging you for wanting Linkin Park to sound like the pubescent guys they once were. I'm just saying that my opinion is that a band should evolve as the years go by. Not for a lack of a better word, get stuck.

I think it's okay to make something new, but Linkin Park can't handle this genre of music, and it can be noticed by the ratings of the new album The Hunting Party. It's lacking of originality, they just copy other bands and don't bring with them something of their own. I agree that every band should evolve within the years, but in their case, they just dissolve themselves and don't sound any better.

Perhaps, Linkin Park will be better for the upcoming music release.

I liked this album a lot when it first came out, but now, it's just dull.

Welcome to the Linkin Park experience, where their music is good at first, but then you just find yourself being woken up by the sound of your own snoring.

goood

great album :cool: