Linkin Park Indonesia - Palembang Gathering

Salah satu admin dan member grup kami berencana mengadakan gathering untuk para fans LP yang bertempat di Palembang. Ini adalah kali pertama kami mengadakan gathering. Rinciannya:

Tempat: Palembang Square (Ngumupul di Lapangan Bumi Sriwijaya)
Tanggal: 18 September 2010
Waktu: Pukul 17:00 - 18:00 WIB
Biaya: Free

Kami berharap kalian dapat menyebarluaskan berita gathering ini. Informasi lebih lanjut silakan hubungi Fathur Rc dan Ryo 'Ajrs' McCravey. Terima kasih.

Video LPTV Baru : Chester's Lullaby

LinkinPark.com telah meng-upload video LPTV baru. Pada video berdurasi sekitar 1 menit 47 detik ini kita dapat melihat Mike dan Chester sedang mendiskusikan lirik dan mencari sebuah judul yang tepat untuk single pertama mereka sebelum akhirnya memutuskan 'The Catalyst'. Kamu dapat mendownload videonya di *SINI*.

Video Pembuatan MV 'The Catalyst' - Ekslusif dari ARTISTdirect

ARTISTdirect.com memiliki 2 buah video eksklusif pembuatan video klip 'The Catalyst'. Kamu dapat melihatnya di *SINI*.

Scan dari Album Single 'The Catalyst'

Di bawah ini adalah hasil scan dari album single 'The Catalyst'.

- Kover depan
- Inlay 1
- Inlay 2
- Kover belakang
- CD

Terima kasih kepada Ana dari Phoenix-Farrell.org

Video Klip 'The Catalyst' Telah Tersedia dalam Versi HD!

Versi HD (High Definition) dari video klip 'The Catayst' telah di-upload oleh Linkin Park ke channel Youtube mereka! Kamu dapat langung melihatnya di *SINI*.

Review FasterLouder Mengenai ATS

Beberapa hari yang lalu fasterlouder.com mendapat kesempatan untuk mendengarkan ATS. Sepertinya di sini ATS mendapat tanggapan postitif. Berikut cuplikan reviewnya:

"There are 15 tracks on the album, commencing with The Requiem and The Radiance, the first of several interlude tracks which feature throughout the album. Third track Burning the Skies is one of those that will feature heavily on the radio, whose dynamic edge, beautiful lyrics and crisp sound caught my attention and became a favourite. This feel spilled into the fourth track Empty Spaces, illustrating how the album is sequenced – no pauses between songs with a concept album feel."

Tertarik? Baca artikel selengkapnya di *SINI*.

Podcast Kerrang! Tentang Linkin Park

Kerrang! telah meng-upload sebuah video di mana Mike mediskusikan A Thousand Suns, tur yang akan datang dan beberapa topik lain. Cekidot video podcast-nya di *SINI*.

Sumber: http://www.kerrang.com/blog/2010/08/kerrang_podcast_linkin_park.html

Jadwal Siaran Ulang Premier Video Klip 'The Catalyst' di Global TV

Untuk yang ketinggalan atau nggak sempat nonton kemarin, jangan khawatir. Kamu masih dapat melihat "MTV World Special Premiere Linkin Park - The Catalyst" pada hari Senin, 30 Agustus pukul 01:30 WIB. Tentunya hanya di Global TV!

"Thanks for the great responses on MTV Special Video Premiere @linkinpark The Catalyst. Catch the Re-Run: August 30th, 01:30WIB."

Sumber: http://twitter.com/sarahdeshita/status/22166221393

Linkin Park Indonesia dengan MTV Indonesia!

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Dari kanan ke kiri: Yatz Firmansyah (member LPI), Tubagus Restu Fauzi Soemantri (pendiri LPI), Annisa Sabran (admin LPI), kru Global TV.

Adalah suatu kebanggan bagi kami, karena grup kami di Facebook, Linkin Park Indonesia aka LPI telah diundang oleh Global TV untuk berpartisipasi dalam acara "MTV Special World Premier Linkin Park - The Catalyst" hari Kamis kemarin pada jam 14:30 WIB. Berhubung karena jarak yang jauh dan tak memungkinkan (termasuk saya), maka LPI diwakili oleh 3 orang. Jika kamu mengikutinya dari awal, kamu akan melihat ketiga orang tersebut diinterview, meskipun hanya sebentar. Foto lain:

Walaupun begitu, kami patut senang karena grup kami telah ikut andil dalam acara tersebut. =)

Link Download Video Klip 'The Catalyst'

Bagi yang ingin mendownload video klip terbaru dari Linkin Park, 'The Catalyst', dapat mendownload-nya di *SINI* (27 MB, flv).

Terima kasih kepada LPRussia.com

Catatan Tentang 'The Catalyst' dari Joe Hahn

Saat kamu melihat video pembuatan video klip 'The Catalyst', kamu akan melihat sebuah catatan dari Joe Hahn yang digunakan sebagai "titik fokus" saat mereka membuat video klip itu. Joe Hahn mengatakan bahwa video klip ini terinspirasi dari reaksi J. Robert Oppenheimer saat melihat letusan nuklir pertama di dunia, yaitu di New Mexico.

A THOUSAND SUNS.

A TREATMENT FOR WARNER BROTHERS RECORDS BY JOE HAHN

The inspiration for this video comes from J. Robert Oppenheimer's reaction to the world's first nuclear explosion in New Mexico.

In an effort to verbalize what was then indescribable, he quoted a passage from the Bhagavad Gita, the classic Vedic text:

"If the radiance of a thousands suns were to burst forth at once in the sky, that would be like the splendor of the Mighty One. I am mighty, world-destroying Time"

When an atom splits it releases other neutrons, and he was quick to realize that under the right conditions those neutrons could go on to split other atoms in a chain reaction.

This would lead to one of two things: a steady generation of energy in the form of heat or a huge explosion.

If each splitting atom caused one released neutron to split another atom, the chain reaction was said to be "critical" and would create a steady release of that energy.

But if each fission event released two, three, or more neutrons that went on to split other atoms, the chain reaction was deemed "super critical" and would rapidly cascade into an almost instantaneous, massive, explosive release of energy.

My goal with this video is to encapsulate the sentiment of the next LINKIN PARK album and our new direction; we will not perform in (undecipherable....) ... in videos of the past.

This video will show the power of the singular vs. the power of the multitude. The Intention of splitting an atom was to generate nuclear fission. Inspired by the power of a single atom splitting can emit the power of a thousand suns. The beauty of destruction.

We will show this graphically by distorting images playing between high resolution and low resolution. We will break down pictures to metamorphosize a recognizable form into beautiful imagery.

We live in a world of technology. The advancement of man has allowed us to live in luxury. The flipside is that the more laced that everything has a consequence.

Terima kasih kepada Jesse dari LPAssociation.

Linkin Park di Majalah Terbaru Kerrang!

Majalah terkemuka Inggris, Kerrang! telah mengeluarkan edisi terbarunya. Pada edisi kali ini Chester dan Mike menjadi kover utamanya.

"The rebirth of Linkin Park!

Over three years since the release of their last album, Linkin Park are returning with something new, something different and something fun. With their past finally behind them, in this week's Kerrang! magazine, we bring you Linkin Park as you've never heard them before..."

Berikut adalah scans dari majalah tersebut yang memuat halaman Linkin Park:
- Scan 1
- Scan 2
- Scan 3

Terima kasih kepada JJ dari LPAssociation atas scan-nya.

Jadwal Pemutaran 'The Catalyst' di Global TV

Berdasarkan iklan yang ada di Global TV, premier video klip 'The Catalyst' akan diputar pada hari Kamis, 26 Agustus 2010 pada jam 14.30 WIB di stasiun televisi itu. Don't miss it!

Interview Zane Lowe dengan Linkin Park

Seorang host BBC Radio1, Zane Lowe, meng-upload sebuah video interview eksklusif dengan Linkin Park ke website-nya. Kamu dapat melihat videonya di *SINI*.

Phoenix dan Mike di MTV UK

Setelah dari Jerman, Phoenix dan Mike langsung pergi ke Inggris. Mereka menyempatkan diri untuk datang ke MTV UK. Di sana mereka menggutakan Twitter-nya MTV UK untuk mengadakan interview "kilat". Poin-poin pentingnya:
- Saat konser mereka akan tetap membawakan lagu dari album-album Linkin Park sebelumnya. Mereka juga berharap durasi konser bisa lebih dari 90 menit.
- Seperti yang kita tau sebelumnya, kita akan dapat mendengar suara vokal semua personil LP dalam album ATS.
- Mereka berharap Linkin Park dapat konser di INDONESIA!

@Smarky - biggest inspiration for #AThousandSuns: making a unique 48-minute experience
@luki9875 - new shows will be announced on linkinpark.com; We'll be playing stuff from HT, Meteora, MTM, and ATS. 90+ min, we hope
@Zara19 NEW STUFF, OLD STUFF... sorry dont mean to yell
@malfab i dont know why they would be any shorter
@luki9875 mike is preparing as we speak... `i'll definitely be trying to do some backing vocals...
@Slowlearner32 Definitely going to be coming to Japan
@JacideeBlack ````````hopefully come to Indonesia too!
@crazyher Oh my, "what's your rating for your up coming album, guys?" - XXX -MS
@Smarky is it true you are only playing a short setlist on the up coming European tour!?--- 90+ minutes
@katieshox yes... all of us sing on the record!
@Parishith just wanna say I love you. And BTW please do a show in India in the coming yrs, please. - Hello to all our fans in India!
@richsuthers What are the odds of an Australian leg of the tour? - Odds are good...very good... I'd bet on it
@lpmike35 you didnt miss it
thanks for everything guys... signing off here and moving to other things... thanks for all your questions!

Mike juga telah meng-upload sebuah video ke Blognya saat mereka di sana. Kamu dapat mendownload-nya di *SINI*.

Sumber:
- http://twitter.com/mtvuk
- http://mikeshinoda.com/2010/08/23/mtvuk-twitter-chat/

Poster 'A Thousand Suns: World Tour'

Klik untuk memperbesar

Gambar di atas adalah poster yang digunakan untuk tur Linkin Park yang akan datang.

Sumber: http://www.mlk.com/linkin/1151-tour_2010

Preview Video Klip 'The Catalyst' Telah di-Upload!

MTV telah meng-upload preview 30 detik dari video klip 'The Catalyst'. Kamu dapat melihatnya di *SINI*.

Kamu juga bisa melihat artikel di mana Mike menjelaskan konsep dari video tersebut. Berikut kutipannya:

"The concept to the video: It kind of comes from the idea of, like, if you could imagine when nuclear fission was invented, or a moment in time when something can be used for positive or negative, something can be beautiful or it can be destructive. Or even, you know, if you've ever seen a dangerous fire from far away, it's devastating up close, but from far away, it can be beautiful. Those are the kind of themes that run throughout the album, and they're also themes that you see in the video."

Premier 'The Catalyst': 26 Agustus 2010 11:00 WIB!

MTV Asia telah membuat sebuah artikel mengenai jam pemutaran perdana single terbaru Linkin Park, 'The Catalyst'!

MTV will be presenting the world exclusive premiere of "The Catalyst" on August 26, 2010, Thursday! You can watch it online at 12pm (Singapore time) and on-air at 11am (WIB), 12pm (SG/HK/PH), 1pm (MAL)!

Sumber: http://www.mtvasia.com/Music/FeaturedArtist/LinkinPark/

Video "Teaser" 'A Thousand Suns'

Warner NZ telah meng-upload sebuah video teaser 'A Thousand Suns' ke halaman Facebook mereka. Walaupun ini bkan hal yang baru lagi, di sini kita dapat mendengar sebuah remix dari 'The Catalyst' dan beberapa artwork dari ATS. Kamu dapat melihat videonya di *SINI*. Untuk download, di *SINI*.

Perkembangan 'The Catalyst' dan Linkin Park di Facebook

Pada postingan yang baru-baru ini Mike publikasikan di Blognya, ia memberitahu bahwa ia dengan Phoenix sudah berada di London, dan mendapat E-Mail yang berisi berita menarik tentang 'The Catalyst' dan Linkin Park. Berikut kutipannya:

www.facebook.com/linkinPark
- Went from four million in April 2010 to ELEVEN million today

The Catalyst (US)
- First #1 debut in history of Billboard Rock Songs chart
- #1 at Modern Rock radio
- #1 Most Added at Alternative, Active Rock, and Mainstream Rock Radio (upon release)

Linkin Park – The Catalyst / Medal Of Honor video:
- #1 most viewed video on all of Youtube, worldwide, upon release

Joe Hahn Telah Memiliki Blog!

Joe Hahn sekarang sudah memiliki Blog! Kamu dapat mengunjunginya di http://www.joehahn.com/

"Hey everyone. My new blog page is now up. http://www.joehahn.com/ "

Sumber: http://twitter.com/joehahnLP/status/21727357030

11 Foto Promo Terbaru ATS

MikeShinodaClan.com mendapat 11 foto promo terbaru 'A Thousand Suns', di mana para personil LP foto bersama. Foto-foto ini diambil pada bulan Juli. Untuk dapat melihat fotonya, kamu harus terlebih dahulu login di sana. Beruntung ChesterChaz.de delah meng-upload gambarnya di website mereka, sehingga dapat langsung kita lihat. :)

- Foto 1
- Foto 2
- Foto 3
- Foto 4
- Foto 5
- Foto 6
- Foto 7
- Foto 8
- Foto 9
- Foto 10
- Foto 11

Video Pembuatan Video Klip 'The Catalyst'

Kamu sekarang dapat menyaksikan pembuatan video klip 'The Catalyst'. Di Facebook, kamu dapat menyaksikannya di *SINI* (pastikan "Share" terlebih dahulu). Untuk Youtube, di *SINI*.

UPDATE : Jika kamu malas mem-buffer videonya dan ingin langsung download, silakan download di *SINI*.

Preview Video Klip 'The Catalyst'

Linkin Park sempat dibicarakan di Viva hari ini. Videonya dapat kamu lihat di *SINI*. Cobalah langsung loncat ke menit ke-4. Di sana ada potongan video klip 'The Catalyst'!

Potongan video klip 'The Catalyst' lain juga dapat kamu temukan di *SINI*.

Bagaimana pendapatmu?

Konser Spesial di NYC & Presentasi Multimedia di LA

Linkin Park akan merayakan konser perilisan album baru mereka, 'A Thousand Suns', dengan mengadakan konser spesial di NYC (New York City), tepatnya di Best Buy Theater (sebelumnya bernama Nokia Theatre) pada hari Selasa, 14 September mendatang.

Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Best Buy Theater (formerly the Nokia Theatre)
1515 Broadway
New York, NY

Linkin Park juga akan mengadakan multimedia presentation untuk yang pertama kalinya dan akan dimeriahkan dengan pagelaran laser yang memukau pada 7 September nanti. Multimedia presentation ini akan bertempat di Los Angeles. Lokasi lebih rincinya akan diberitahu lebih lanjut. Namun, event ini hanya untuk dihadiri oleh fans yang diundang Linkin Park saja, karena tempat duduknya terbatas.

"Linkin Park invites you to take part in a once-in-a-lifetime multimedia presentation of Linkin Park's new album, A Thousand Suns. Participation is by invitation only."

Silakan kunjungi LinkinPark.com/LPU untuk keterangan lebih lanjut bagaimana cara menghadirinya (siapa tau saja ada dari kalian yang membaca Blog ini yang kebetulan sedang berada di New York ataupun Los Angeles hingga September annti).

LPUX: Oktober

LPUX aka LPU10, generasi baru LPU, diluncurkan pada Oktober nanti. Inilah kutipan dari halaman utama LPUnderground.com yang telah dirubah, dan akan dipindah ke LinkinPark.com/LPU :

"The LPUnderground online experience and website will be moving and LPU9 memberships are no longer available here for purchase. You can now pre-order LPUX Online Memberships and review the current LPU exclusive events and new membership benefits by going to linkinpark.com/lpu. The new LPUX website will launch in October. Stay tuned for info coming soon on the new LPUX CD and LPU merchandise packages."

Namun, sebelum tabel berjudul 'Annual Online LPU Pass* // $60 Per Year' di LinkinPark.com/LPU dirubah, sebenarnya pada poin terakhir keuntungan dari pre-order tersebut berbunyi:

"Free download of A Decade Underground, an exclusive LPU digital download of songs released by the LPU over the last 10 years, which includes an UNRELEASED DEMO from 2008 titled "Pretend To Be"

Setelah dirubah:
"Free download of A Decade Underground, an exclusive LPU digital download of songs released by the LPU over the last 10 years"

Logo 'A Decade Underground'-nya sendiri juga sudah dihilangkan.

Video LPTV Baru: "Blackout" Freestyle

Video LPTV baru telah diposkan ke LinkinPark.com . Dalam video ini kamu bisa melihat Chester, Phoenix, Mike, dan Brad sedang berada di NRG Studio untuk melakukan rekaman vokal untuk salah satu lagu dalam ATS yang berjudul 'Blackout'. Saya pikir kamu akan sedikit kaget. Karena tidak seperti lagu-lagu sebelumnya, di sini kamu akan melihat Chester nge-rap! Dan, pada setiap verse rapnya selalu diakhiri dengan scream. Sangat keren! Videonya dapat kamu download di *SINI*.

Sumber: http://www.linkinpark.com/video/blackout-freestyle

'The Catalyst' di Discovery Channel

'The Catalyst' dijadikan sebagai lagu background untuk acara "Surviving the Cut" di Discovery Channel.

Sumber: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGd0ZPbBmyg

Review dari Ana Tentang 'A Thousand Suns'

Ana, pemilik situs Phoenix-Farrell.org , adalah salah satu dari fans LP yang beruntung karena dapat menghadri sesi pre-listening album 'A Thousand Suns'. Ia benar-benar terkesan dengan album ini, karena "bukan seperti Linkin Park lagi". Linkin Park sangat berani mengambil resiko untuk membuat sesuatu yang menurut mereka belum pernah diciptakan sebelumnya. Untuk aliran album, Ana tidak dapat memberitahu, karena aliran album ini mirip dengan gabungan dari lagu-lagu milik Soundgarden, Muse, Metric, 30 Seconds To Mars, Rise Against, Dr.Dre, Eminem, Pendulum, Dubstep, Electronica, dll. Ia juga berpendapat bahwa ATS seperti gabungan antara Fort Minor dan Linkin Park. Pada review di bawah ini, Ana akan mendeskripsikan setiap lagu dalam ATS.

ATS Pre-listening.

We entered a room with chairs and a couch where obviously Mike and Phoenix will sit.
They handed us wireless in-ear headphones so we could listen to ATS all on our own (the band wasnt there while we where listening to the album)
I won't say too much about the songs because I dont want to spoil it but what I can tell you is that you are going to be shocked.

Side Note: I couldnt clearly say when it was a new song, because they didnt pause to tell us the name and you hardly can hear it.


#1:
You can clearly say that It's a journey through an apocalyptical athmosphere and it's starting with a mysterious sound, similar to aliennoises and builds up into a keyboard play. This track is featuring a Choir and a female voice singing "Don't save us everyone, we are broken people living under loaded gun.." and ends with an original, digitally edited speech by Oppenheimer.


#2:
The second song begins with an heartbeat drum and is followed by a electric/pop guitar and Mike singing. The keyboard sounded like electro mixed with jazz elements and after that they sing "I'm loosing what I don't deserve" and the guitars fade out and you can only hear the keys and mike singing the end.


#3:
Starts with crickets and bombs in the background and later you can hear afican soldier marchsinging.
There is a sudden break in the song and a heavy distorted guitar fades in (I've never heard Brad playing such heavy guitars before) and a heavy rap rythm drops in.
Mike raps: "I'm not a robot, I'm not a monkey....."
And on this Linkin Park record, you hear Mike saying motherf**** for the first time ever (2x in the song) and what comes after that swearing is a perfect part for the crowd to sing (Ohhh's in the rythm to the heavy beat -> sounds like soldiers preparing for war)
It ends with chester singing: "When they come for me, I'll be gone" and the same african soldier marchsinging as the beginning (it also features some oriental music)


#4:
Starts with a Piano and Mike and Chester singing Ohhh
The genre reminds me of Soundgarden, older rock style
Chester singing "You say you're not gonna fight because no one's gonna fight for you"
And on this song (and also on the whole album) you can hear synthesizer strings and a similar fast drum beat as on the previous songs.
"Hold on to the weight of the world" is one of the main messages of this song.

#5:
Mike and Chester singing in another language (or english backwards) and followed by a guitar distortion and a drum beat in WID style.
It builds up slowly and fades out into an empty space.


#6:
Rough Guitar Intro (repeats 4x) followed by single key notes and on this track Mike is rapping in a reggae style but still fitting to the guitars. Another break fades in where it calms the speed of the song down and chester sings: "Waiting for the end to come"
A ballad tunes in and the whole song has a cruising (californian beach style) rythm )
* A song you can actually dance pretty well to it in the club*


#7: (WORST SONG)
Its starts with a synth organ pipe and is underlined with a fast drumroll. This song reminded me of the 80th Pop style with the cheap synthesizer keys but the most shoking was chester rapping the song really fast and (to me) awful.
And you think this song is going to be POP with Chester rapping, but in the chorus he screams his lungs out (Mike mentioned in an interview that he's loosing his mind)
This song is really weird and disturbing because the pop/rapping (autotuned) by chester don't fit at all to these crazy screams.


#8:
When the guitar fades in, it reminded me of a electro-rock/trash song by Marylin Manson and the beat was dubstep like.
And the song has a really fast speed but its being calmed down by mike singing in a soft voice "calm down" and it ends with another singing by Mike and Chester together.
We all somehow messed the tracklist up but I can cleary tell you


#10: Wretches and Kings
Starts with a public speech (obviously from the WWII era)
The guitar sounds very strange and the beats style is similar to the 2009 Lying From You Intro.
Mike is rapping on this one and chester sings with a very dirty (similar to skindred) voice and its another perfect song for the crowd to sing. On this track Joe is really present.


#11(must be wisdom justice and war)
A very sad keyboard intro with a historical speech by Martin Luther King. An unknown male voice says "the end is near" and turns slowly (by effects) to an evil-like voice.
(At the end you can hear MLK saying wisdom, justice and war)



#12: Iridiscent
Starts (again) with a piano to which mike sings in a sad voice (very emotional)
Chester joins Mike to it and the beat is similar to a one republic song (marching on)
-> To me it's a Pop Ballad (similar to SOTD) <- The song ends with a choir by the whole band. #13: Fallout (reminds me of the song Buddha For Mary by 30 Seconds to mars -> the beginning with the distorted voice)


#14:
The Catalyst.

#15: The Messenger
Very similar to Hero Of War by Rise Against
Acoustic Guitar with chester singing: "When you feel you're alone, your instinct tells you to run.."
(I marked that chester became angrier with his voice)
The piano follows the acoustic guitar and chester repeats "Back home, where live/love keeps you blind...)


I'm really sorry that I can't remember everything really well and that I messed up the beginning but it was really difficult to hear whenever a new song is played.
About the guitar:
The guitar is mostly in the background, and has a lot of effects (Flanger, Disortion) but sounds totally different from MTM, HT and Meteora. Sometimes the whole beat stops and you can only hear the guitar.
About the singing:

With this album you say that Mike is the lead singer, and chester just the second voice. Because most of the time they sing the songs together (30% autotune) and on only 1 song chester is singing all alone.
About the album:

This album is mostly a new Fort Minor album featuring Linkin Park record. The drums sound all electronic and hip hop like, there is a lot of different percussion (e.g bushdrums) and as I mentioned before Mike is much more present than Chester.
Chester only screams 2x.

My personal statement:
This album totally blew my mind off. It doesnt sound like Linkin Park at all. If you carefully listen to all the remixes Mike has done (and also the intros of WID/Ambulance, LFY) you could compare this style to the new album.

Linkin Park risks a lot with this totally different direction and fans will either love it or hate it.
I do like it, and you cant tell the genre because it features so many. It sounds like:
Soundgarden, Muse, Metric, 30 Seconds To Mars, Rise Against, Dr.Dre, Eminem, Pendulum, Dubstep, Electronica etc. etc.


I hope this review didnt confuse you too much. It is really really hard to describe the new album and I can't compare it to a specific style.


edit: length ~50mins

Sumber: Phoenix-Farrell.org dengan judul posting 'Review of A Thousand Suns'.

Durasi Setiap Lagu di Album 'A Thousand Suns'

Di bawah ini adalah durasi tiap-tiap lagu dalam album 'A Thousand Suns'.

1. The Requiem [2:01]
2. The Radiance [0:57]
3. Burning in the Skies [4:13]
4. Empty Spaces [0:18]
5. When They Come for Me [4:53]
6. Robot Boy [4:28]
7. Jornada del Muerto [1:34]
8. Waiting for the End [3:51]
9. Blackout [4:39]
10. Wretches and Kings [4:10]
11. Wisdom, Justice, and Love [1:38]
12. Iridescent [4:56]
13. Fallout [1:23]
14. The Catalyst [5:39]
15. The Messenger [3:01]

Total: 00:52:35

Perlu diingat bahwa durasinya akan menjadi 52:35 jika Bonus Track pada ATS yang khusus dijual di Jepang juga dimasukkan. Durasi yang sebenarnya adalah 47:41. Dan, stay tuned di LPIB untuk konfirmasi lebih lanjut mengenai kebenaran informasi ini.

Sumber: Tower.jp

1 Foto Baru Pembuatan Video Klip 'The Catalyst'

Klik untuk memperbesar

Foto di atas adalah foto terbaru dari pembuatan video klip 'The Catalyst' yang didapat dari Facebook-nya Linkin Park.

Interview Bremen Vier dengan Mike & Phoenix

Setelah dari 1LIVE, Mike dan Phoenix melanjutkan perjalanannya ke sebuah stasiun radio terkemuka di Jerman yaitu Bremen Vier. Di sana mereka berbicara dengan tema yang sama, yaitu 'A Thousand Suns'. Rekaman interviewnya dapat kamu dengarkan secara stream di *SINI*.

Konferensi Pers Mike & Phoenix di 1LIVE

Mike Shinoda telah mengabarkan bahwa dirinya dan Phoenix telah berada di Jerman untuk mempromosikan album baru Linkin Park, 'A Thousand Suns' selama beberapa hari ke depan. Nah, yang pertama kali mereka lakukan yaitu mewakili Linkin Park untuk mengadakan konferensi pers di studio 1LIVE. Di sana diadakan sesi tanya jawab dengan fans yang terpilih untuk mengunjungi konferensi pers itu. 2 Cuplikan videonya dapat kamu lihat di *SINI*. Foto-foto saat mereka di sana dapat kamu lihat di *SINI*. Untuk video konferensi pers yang berdurasi penuh, 1LIVE telah meng-upload-nya di *SINI*.

Mike Mendemonstrasikan Level "Gunfighter" di MOH

Pada 17 Agustus kemarin, Sony mengadakan konferensi pers. Di sana juga dipresentasikan gameplay dari game 'Medal Of Honor'. Si pembicara mengatakan bahwa level yang sedang dimainkan bernama 'Gunfighter' dan dimainkan oleh Mike Shinoda, yang pada akhirnya gagal dalam level tersebut.

"The current demo on stage is showing a level called Gunfighters, being played by Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park.
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Shinoda is controlling the gun on a chopper, playing through a level that is reminiscent of the AC-150 level of MW2.
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Bombs are exploding, bodies are flying, and Shinoda just failed the mission."

Sumber: http://uk.ps3.ign.com/articles/111/1112842p1.html (dimulai pada 10:51)

Chester dan Brad di Loveline

Kemarin, Chester dan Brad hadir di acara Loveline yang diadakan oleh KROQ Radio. Mereka membicarakan ATS, Dead By Sunrise, dan hal-hal menarik lainnya. Rekaman audionya dapat kamu download di *SINI*.

PERHATIAN: TERDAPAT KONTEN DEWASA

Terima kasih kepada TheRAT atas link-nya.

Konser di UK Ditambah

Jadwal konser Linkin Park di UK telah ditambah. Lebih rincinya, lokasi konsernya berada di Newcastle Arena dan berjadwal 5 Agustus 2010.

Sumber: http://www.livenation.co.uk/artist/linkin-park-tickets

6 Foto Baru dari Adegan Video Klip 'The Catalyst'

Klik untuk memperbesar

MTV telah merilis artikel baru yang berisi 6 foto baru dari beberapa adegan video klip 'The Catalyst'. Dalam artikel tersebut juga menyebutkan bahwa yang menginsipirasi lagu itu adalah Robert Oppenheimer (pembuat bom atom), dan Bhagavad Gita (kitab suci Agama Hindu) (ini memiliki hubungan yang erat dengan pesan teka-teki yang Linkin Park berikan pada Bulan Juni lalu). Cekidot foto-fotonya di bawah:
- Foto 1
- Foto 2
- Foto 3
- Foto 4
- Foto 5
- Foto 6

Preview dari video klip itu akan dirilis pada tanggal 23!

"Heavy enough for you? Check out some of the first stills to appear from Linkin Park's "Catalyst" video, and don't miss the a 30-second preview on Monday, August 23, here on Buzzworthy."

Sumber: http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/2010/...from-linkin-parks-catalyst/

Dave Mengomentari Video Klip 'The Catalyst' dan Kover Album ATS

Baru beberapa hari, Phoenix diinterview kembali oleh MTV, namun dengan topik yang berbeda.

"Linkin Park have spent much of the past year touting the overall insanity of their upcoming A Thousand Suns album (it's a "grandiose insanity," in case you were wondering), and that idea certainly carries over into the first single, an aching slice of synth doomery titled "The Catalyst." It seems that, every step of the way, the band is trying very hard to move beyond their nu-metal roots.

So it should come as no surprise, too, that the video for "Catalyst" is a far different animal."

Baca interview selengkapnya di *SINI*.

Dirgahayu Indonesia yang Ke-65

Kami, para staff Linkin Park Indonesia Blogsite mengucapkan:

DIRGAHAYU INDONESIA YANG KE-65!

Semoga di tahun yang ke-65 ini Indonesia menjadi lebih makmur, sejahtera, dan budaya-budaya tradisionalnya tetap lestari! Jayalah Indonesiaku!

Pengkofirmasian Perilisan Video Klip 'The Catalyst'

Ternyata berita yang diberikan oleh MTVLA benar, bahwa video klip 'The Catalyst' akan dirilis pada tanggal 26 Agustus nanti. Hal ini telah dikonfirmasi oleh Joe Hahn di Blog post terbarunya di LinkinPark.com :

"Our new music video for "The Catalyst" will premiere on August 26th. You can watch it online at MTV.com and VH1.com beginning at 12:00am EST that morning. Also look for it on MTV, VH1 and MTV2 at 8:00pm PST/EST that night.

-Joe"

Sumber: http://linkinpark.com/profiles/blogs/the-catalyst-video-premiere

NB:
EST (Eastern Standard Time) = GMT -5 (lihat http://wwp.greenwichmeantime.com/.../convert/index.htm )

3 Artwork Baru ATS

Akhir bulan lalu Josh Vanover telah mempublikasikan beberapa artwork ATS. Sekarang ia telah mempublikasikan 3 artwork lagi.



Keren bukan?

Sumber: http://www.knowngallery.com/...artwork-josh-vanover

Foto Baru dari Video Klip 'The Catalyst'

Joehahn.org mendapat sedikit "bocoran" mengenai beberapa adegan dari video klip 'The Catalyst', yang menurut MTVLA akan dirilis pada 26 Agustus nanti.

- Foto 1
- Foto 2
- Foto 3
- Foto 4
- Foto 5
- Foto 6

Sumber: http://joehahn.org/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=181

Interview MTV dengan Phoenix

Pada interview kali ini, Phoenix mengatakan bahwa perilisan single 'The Catalyst' memang beresiko, tetapi ada "nilai" di baliknya. Ia juga menyatakan bahwa 'The Catalyst' adalah lagu yang mewakili seluruh isi dari A Thousand Suns.

“We wanted a track that represented where the album was going to be and how it was going to work, and this was really the track to do that. … It’s a risk, but [it's] worth it,” he told MTV News earlier this week. “We’ve known [the album is] going to be different, and if fans were expecting Hybrid Theory or Meteora, they’re going to be surprised. It’s going to take people some time to figure it out and know what to do with it.”

Baca artikel selengkapnya di *SINI*.

Mike dan Phoenix akan Hadir di 1Live

Mike dan Phoenix akan hadir di 1Live di Cologne, Jerman, pada tanggal 17 Agustus nanti. 20 fans yang beruntung akan mendapat kesempatan mendengar ATS dan akan diundang pada konferensi persnya. Para fans juga dapat mengajukan pertanyaan saat konferensi pers nanti.

Sumber: http://www.einslive.de/musik/aktionen/2010/100817_linkin_park.jsp (via Google Translate)

The Catalyst: Nomor 35 di Billboard Hot 100

Dengan cepat 'The Catalyst'-nya Linkin Park meroket ke urutan ke-35 dalam kategori Billboard Hot 100!

"Linkin Park makes a strong entry onto the Hot 100 at No. 35 with “The Catalyst.” In addition to its fast start at radio, the song opens with 60,000 downloads, placing it at No. 20 on Hot Digital Songs and No. 1 on Rock Digital Songs."

Sumber: http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/...e35cd6980aa

Video LPTV Baru: Chester Records Vocals for "The Catalyst"

Sebuah video LPTV baru telah di-upload ke LinkinPark.com . Video ini meliput kegiatan saat Mike membantu Chester untuk merekam suaranya untuk lagu 'The Catalyst'. Videonya dapat kamu download di *SINI*.

Sumber: http://www.linkinpark.com/video/chester-records-vocals-for-the

Ajukan 3 Pertanyaan Kepada Brad (atau Gitaris Lainnya)!

Fret12.com memberikan kesempatan kepadamu untuk mengajukan 3 pertanyaan kepada gitaris yang kamu suka (Brad juga ada di daftarnya!). Mereka juga berusaha agar para gitaris itu menjawabnya dalam bentuk video. Cekidot ke TKP! http://www.fret12.com/Artist_QA.aspx

Apa yang ingin kamu tanyakan kepada Brad?

ATS Akan Memiliki 2 Lagu "Explicit"

Berdasarkan iTunes New Zealand dan iTunes Canada, ATS akan memiliki 2 lagu yang berpredikat "Explicit" alias memuat kata kotor, yaitu "When They Come For Me" dan "Blackout".

Sumber: iTunes CA & iTunes NZ (gambar: courtesy LPAssociation)

Beberapa Lagu ATS akan Hadir di Beberapa Game

Klik untuk memperbesar

LPA dapat mengkonfirmasi bahwa Warner Bros telah merencanakan beberapa lagu dalam ATS untuk dimasukkan ke beberapa video game. Linkin Park juga akan menjadi Xbox Artist of the Month September ini.

Sumber: http://www.lpassociation.com/forums/showthread.php?t=31363

NB: Sekarang thread-nya telah dihapus. Lihat di *SINI* untuk versi temboloknya.

The Catalyst: Nomor 1 di Billboard

Single baru Linkin Park, 'The Catalyst', menduduki peringkat pertama pada chart Billboard's Rock Songs dan telah membuat 12,2 juta pendengarnya tertarik.

"Linkin Park posts the first No. 1 debut in the 14-month history of the Rock Songs chart, as "The Catalyst" launches with 12.2 million audience impressions."

Sumber: http://www.billboard.com/news/..lon-rock-1004108287.story

Fans Linkin Park di Facebook Telah Mencapai 10 Juta!

Mike dengan bangga nge-tweet bahwa jumlah fans Linkin Park di Facebook telah menginjak angka 10 juta!

Guess who just hit 10 Million on Facebook? #TheCatalyst #LinkinPark #AThousandSuns http://j.mp/aHktx7

Big THANK YOU to all LP fans!

Sumber:
- http://twitter.com/m_shinoda/status/20582818910
- http://twitter.com/m_shinoda/status/20582862433
- http://www.facebook.com/linkinPark

App Linkin Park Telah Tersedia!

Silakan ke Apple iTunes Store untuk mendownload aplikasi Linkin Park! Linkin Park baru saja merilisnya. Berikut deskripsinya:

"Official Linkin Park App. Watch LP videos, listen to music, follow the tour, share and download photos, and connect with other fans."

Harga app-nya? GRATIS!

Biar nggak pakai lama, langsung saja cekidot di *SINI*!

EDIT: App ini telah dikonfirmasi oleh Mike di Blog-nya.

Untuk iTunes: http://awe.sm/595m7
Untuk Android: http://awe.sm/595mD

Kritik dan saran mengenai App ini dapat kalian ajukan di http://www.linkinpark.com/forum/topics/new-linkin-park-app

Mike Tidak Bermain dalam Film 'Dark As Day'

Sutradara film 'Dark As Day', Levi Holiman, telah mengkonfirmasi bahwa Mike Shinoda tidak akan bermain dalam filmnya. Jadi, kita dapat menyimpulkan bahwa berita yang diberikan IMDB tidak benar. Hanya Chester saja yang bermain di sana.

Sumber: http://www.lpassociation.com/forums/showthread.php?t=31367

Interview Live 105 dengan Mike

Kat dari Live 105 Radio berbincang-bincang degan Mike mengenai proses rekaman ATS dan beberapa topik lainnya, termasuk pengkonfirmasian "A Thousand Suns: The Full Experience" yang ada dalam tracklist "A Thousand Suns (Deluxe Version)" sebagai 1 file MP3 yang berisi semua lagu dari album ATS. Kamu dapat mendownload rekaman interview-nya di *SINI*.

Sumber: http://live105.radio.com/...linkin-parks-mike-shinoda/

Interview Pulse of Radio dengan Brad

Dalam interview ini, Brad menyatakan bahwa The Catalyst merupakan suatu permulaan yang bagus untuk ATS, sebuah album yang sangat berbeda dengan apa yang pernah mereka buat sebelumnya.

"...Brad Delson told The Pulse of Radio that it sets the tone for the rest of the record. "'A Thousand Suns' is definitely a diverse and eclectic record, and at the same time it has a cohesive sound. And we did think that 'The Catalyst' would be a good first representation of the album. It's very different from anything we've done before, and it's just a journey."

Sumber: http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/...newsitemID=143925

3 Foto Baru para Personil LP

3 foto baru ini telah tersebar secara online. Foto yang ketiga baru-baru ini dipakai pada salah satu majalah Jepang edisi September, "Rockin' On". Mana menurut kalian yang paling keren? Kalo menurut saya yang pertama!






Terima kasih kepada Phoenix-Farrell.org atas fotonya.

Sebuah Surat dari LP Tentang ATS

Linkin Park membuat sebuah "surat" tentang ATS. Kali ini berbeda dengan sebelumnya, karena sebelumnya Warner Bros selalu menyuruh salah satu kru-nya yang mahir berbahasa untuk menulis deskripsi yang sangat menarik mengenai suatu album. Tapi deskripsi sekarang ini asli deskripsi dari Linkin Park sendiri. Dan bagian yang menarik yang saya suka adalah: jika kamu tidak mendengar isi dari ATS secara penuh, rasanya kurang "sreg", karena ATS akan membawamu ke sebuah "perjalanan", lagu demi lagu. Berikut isinya:

1) A THOUSAND SUNS

Whenever we finish an album, it's usually coupled with a block of text meant to describe it. The record company pays a “reputable” writer to craft their most exciting description of the music, in the hopes that it will help convince you to like it. But it seems to us that words usually don't do a great job of defining the sound of an album, so we thought we’d try something different and just tell you, directly from us, what was on our minds as we set out to make our new album, A Thousand Suns. We’ll leave the rest up to you.

Before you hear the music, we wanted you to know that this album was put together to be enjoyed as that: an album. We’re aware that many people are accustomed to small, single-song servings. In spite of that (or maybe because of it), we mean for this album to take you on a journey. If you decide to listen to the album in pieces, that’s fine; we just wanted to let you know there’s a part of the experience that only works when you listen to A Thousand Suns from beginning to end.

Listening to some of our favorite albums, it’s easy to forget that there was a moment in time, before their release, when they were just a crazy idea to an artist. We tried to keep that moment in mind as we were making this record. It provided us with the inspiration to take chances and not worry if at first something we tried was different or weird.

If you are already familiar with our band, you may notice a difference in the sound of this one. Part of it is because we love to try new things, and part of it is because there has been a sound that we've been waiting for in modern alternative music. We worked with Rick Rubin again on this record (he co-produced our last record) because he understood our vision of trying to capture this new sound.

We hope you enjoy the music and will come talk to us at www.linkinpark.com.

Brad, Chester, Dave, Joe, Mike, and Rob


PS: The people who work hard to promote our band wanted us to add a bunch of stats right here that are meant to impress you. We didn’t like that idea but, as a compromise, we agreed that we’d provide this link in case you want any of this information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linkin_Park. We said that we’re pretty sure you’ve heard of Wikipedia but they didn’t believe us.


2) A THOUSAND SUNS


We were not making an album.


For months, we'd been destroying and rebuilding our band. The experiments that resulted filled the studio hard drive with diverse, abstract sounds. Amorphous echoes, cacophonous samples, and handmade staccato merged into wandering, elusive melody. Each track felt like a hallucination.

We didn't know if any of those unorthodox ideas could be incorporated into a traditional album, but we knew we didn't want our next album to be predictable. Sitting together in the same studio where we made our first album, all six of us voiced a commitment to going out on a limb, to making something truly daring. We asked ourselves: were we all earnestly willing, more than ever before, to abandon the precepts of commercial ambition in pursuit of what we believe to be honest art?

The inclination to begin writing conventional songs for a conventional album came and went. The temptation to adjust our creative vision to fulfill expectations beyond our studio walls yielded to the audacious ambition of what he hoped to achieve as a band. The two years of making A Thousand Suns marked our exhilarating, surrealistic, and often challenging journey into the creative unknown.

On the eve of its completion, this body of work, assembled through unconscious inspiration and unmitigated exertion, has revealed to us notions both stirring and surprising. The album's personified imagery is neither dogma nor political premeditation. The emergent themes and metaphors illuminate a uniquely human story.

A Thousand Suns grapples with the personal cycle of pride, destruction, and regret. In life, like in dreams, this sequence is not always linear. And, sometimes, true remorse penetrates the devastating cycle. The hope, of course, springs from the notion that the possibility of change is born in our most harrowing moments.

Enjoy the music.

Linkin Park

Terima kasih kepada Ana dari Phoenix-Farrell.org .

Info Kolaborasi Michael Bublè dengan Mike Shinoda

Berdasarkan interview dari salah satu situs majalah online Prancis, Canoe Entertainment, Michael Bublè telah mengkonfirmasi bahwa dirinya berkolaborasi dengan Mike pada sebuah lagu. Cekidot transalasinya ke dalam Bahasa Inggris:

An album of covers, heavy metal or hip-hop collaborations?
- "Hip-hop collaborations. I recently made a song with Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park. I can easily imagine that I have written pieces that can be sampled in hip-hop stuff in the future."

Sumber: http://www.canoe.com/divertissement/...561-ca.html

Video 'The Catalyst' dengan Lirik

Linkin Park telah meng-upload 'The Catalyst' versi radio edit beserta liriknya ke channel Youtube mereka. Video ini hanyalah hasil iseng-isengan salah satu kru mereka, Nate. Karena seperti yang kita telah ketahui, video klip 'The Catalyst' yang asli belum selesai. Berikut pernyataan Mike di Blog-nya:

"Here’s a fun little quickie video some of our peeps made. Someone on our team (thanks Nate) put it up on the official YouTube channel so you guys had a version with lyrics out there. In case it isn’t obvious, this isn’t the official video for the song, ha! That’s being overseen by Joe Hahn, and will be coming soon…"

Videonya dapat kamu lihat di *SINI*.

8-Bit Rebellion! Di-Update ke Versi 1.3.0

Linkin Park telah meng-update game mereka, '8-Bit Rebellion!' ke versi 1.3.0. Update-nya:
- penambahan desain pemenang kontes '8-Bit Heroes' ke galeri 8-Bit Heroes
- terdapat karakter dan dialog baru

Sumber: http://itunes.apple.com/us/.../id362709717?mt=8

Interview KROQ dengan Mike dan Brad

KROQ Radio memiliki video interview eksklusif untuk premier 'The Catalytst'. Kamu dapat mendownload video interview-nya di *SINI*.

Sumber: http://kroq.radio.com/2010/...discuss-upcoming-album/

Mike di LPU.com, LP.com, dan UStream

Beberapa jam yang lalu, Mike melakukan chat di LPUnderground.com, LinkinPark.com, dan UStream. Berikut poin-poin pentingnya:
- Dalam ATS, Chester melakukan screaming yang sangat berbeda dan menarik.
- Akan lagu yang bernuansa heavy dalam ATS
- Akan ada beberapa lagu yang vokalnya dilakkan oleh seluruh personil LP dalam ATS
- Mike dan Chester bernyanyi bersama-sama di hampir seluruh lagu dalam ATS
- Mike akan nge-rap dalam ATS
- Video klip 'The Catalyst' belum selesai digarap
- ATS versi standar, edisi spesial, dan edisi deluxe akan memiliki art book dan tempat CD yang berbeda
- Lagu lama tetap akan dibawa dalam tur nanti
- Efek vokal dalam lagu 'The Catalyst' merupakan gabungan dari efek flanger, modulasi, dan beberapa efek lain
- LP sangat asyik bermain dengan efek-efek suara dalam ATS
- Yang bertugas mengemix A Thousand Suns adalah Neil Avron. Ia juga mengemix Minutes To Midnight saat itu
- LP tidak mengisi soundtrack film 'Saw 7' maupun 'Transformers 3'
- Mike dan Joe sama-sama berkontribusi dalam artwork ATS

Link UStream: http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/8685114 . Kamu dapat mendownload-nya di *SINI*.

Link Download 'The Catalyst' (versi ATS Pre-Order)

Kami telah mendapatkan link download 'The Catalyst' yang didapat dari orang yang telah mem-pre-order A Thousand Suns. Sejauh yang kami ketahui, versi ini memiliki kualitas yang paling bagus di antara yang lain. Kamu dapat mendownload-nya di *SINI*.

Terima kasih kepada Wilderness atas link-nya.

Rekaman Premier 'The Catalyst' di Radio1

Buat kamu-kamu yang tidak sempat mendengar premier The Catalyst di BBC Radio1 dan interview dengan Chester, tidak usah khawatir! Kamu dapat mendownload rekamannya di *SINI*.

Terima kasih Zanerocks & LPAssociation atas link-nya.

Blackbirds: Lagu Bonus ATS (Deluxe Edition)di iTunes

A Thousand Suns sekarang sudah dapat di-pre-order di iTunes, dengan 1 lagu tambahan, yaitu Blackbirds (Soundtrack game Linkin Park: 8-Bit Rebellion).

Sumber:http://itunes.apple.com/nz/preorder/a-thousand-suns-deluxe-version/id385110769 (via iTunes New Zealand)

Video Klip 'The Catalyst': 26 Agustus?

Berdasarkan MTVLA, Video klip 'The Catalyst' akan dirilis secara premier di situs tersebut!

Sumber: http://www.mtvla.com/news/articles/1644837/20100730/linkin_park.jhtml?headlines=true via Google Translate

Trailer 'Medal of Honor™' Telah Dirilis

Video trailer game 'Medal of Honor™' yang disutradarai oleh Joe Hahn telah dirilis! Kita sudah bisa mendengar hampir seluruh bagian dari lagu 'The Catalyst'. Cekidot trailer-nya di *SINI*! Bagi yang mau download audio rip-nya, di *SINI*.

Klip 'The Catalyst' di Sat1

The Catalyst sempat digunakan dalam promosi 'Liga Total Cup' di Sat1. Memang kurang terdengar "jernih", namun jika kamu tetap ingin mendengarkannya, download di *SINI*.

Terima kasih kepada LPAssociation atas link-nya.

Interview Expressen dengan Linkin Park

Mike dan Brad diundang untuk di-interview oleh sebuah majalah Swedia, Expressen. Di bawah adalah translasinya:

Linkin Park: Key is that we are satisfied

An exclusive chat with two of Linkin Park's founders, Brad Delson and Mike Shinoda, both 33, on the Sunset Marquis hotel rock in Los Angeles.

They sit reclined on a sofa with his feet on the table, two California-ordinary guys in jeans and sneakers, who jokes that they so far have only received one positive comment by the journalists who have listened to the disc.

Are you nervous about reviews?
- No, it's not much you can do. You can not control. The important thing is that we are satisfied, says Brad.

Mike Shinoda is the producer of the album - along with the legendary Rick Rubin, who previously worked with greats like Johnny Cash, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Metallica.
Had a clear vision.

- Several of the band did not want to bring in some other producer because we had such a clear vision of what the album would be, "says Mike.

- I did not think we would work with Rick from the beginning, but during our first meeting, he came directly with several good ideas.

14 years, after the band was founded, most of the band married and has children.
Is there a difference between now and then?
- Our emotional energy has changed after we got married and had children, said Brad Delson, guitarist in the band.

- Our emotional energy is different, explains Brad, but says that touring is never easy.

- Some are made for it. Some love to be out there. But I do not think any of us do, says Mike, but stresses that they still like the performances. Some partying will not travel - even in ordinary cases, for that matter.

- When I was little I thought the festival was to dance and eat, but my mom said "no, it means that you'll be drinking alcohol," says Brad himself a teetotaler.

You have many Swedish fans. What do you think of Sweden?
- Was not that where we said that we felt uncomfortable that everyone was so nice? In some places, you feel just so damn ugly because there is so much beautiful people around. It is not even subjectively, it is a fact, says Mike.

Linkin Park's new single "The Catalyst" is released August 2.

Sumber: http://www.expressen.se/.../linkin-park-viktiga-ar-att-vi-ar-nojda

Linkin Park membicarakan ATS

Linkin Park baru-baru ini di-interview oleh salah satu majalah online Meksiko, Informador, membicarakan 'A Thousand Suns'. Berikut translasinya ke dalam Bahasa Inggris:

LOS ANGELES (31/JUL/2010) California band Linkin Park celebrates their 10th anniversary of their musical career with their September release of “A Thousand Suns”, the most experimental album to date from the ambassadors of rapcore.

The single “The Catalyst” serves as a precursor to the bands hard work and will debut on radios worldwide on August 2nd.

“We decided to do something different, use different instruments. I think our last album (“Minutes to Midnight”, 2007) was the beginning of our exploration of new sounds and with this one we push ourselves more to do something outside of what we are accustomed to.” Said drummer Rob Bourdon.

This experiment resulted in a compact product, which combines the lyrical and the “heavy”, that is still being mixed for its release on September 14.
“We found our objective,” affirmed a satisfied Bourdon, who invited Linkin Parks followers to listen to the album “from start to finish.”

“It will take you on a journey in which some songs are related to others, they complement each other. They are more impactful when you hear them all together,” said the percussionist, who along with his bandmates, is aware that their evolution may not be accepted by all their fans.

“We try not to preoccupy ourselves with what others could think when we work on our songs because it’s not productive,” commented singer Chester Bennington for him a decade after first publishing “Hybrid Theory” the group has matured.

“The music we make now is the result of putting pressure on ourselves to make something unique. We hope we no longer sound like the same band we were (when we started) because that is exactly what we didn’t want to occur during our career,” said Bennington.

The creators of songs like “Somewhere I Belong”, “Crawling”, and “In the End” justified their obsession to reinvent themselves for the good of the band because anything else “would be boring” and would not motivate them to make music, said Bourdon.

“A Thousand Suns” will be the fourth studio album from Linkin Park after "Hybrid Theory" (2000), "Meteora" (2003) and "Minutes to Midnight" (2007) and the second that they do under the supervision of Producer Rick Rubin, a specialist in hit records whose worked with artist like Johnny Cash and groups like Public Enemy, AC/DC, and U2.

“It’s taken a couple of years,” commented Bennington, who said that the album would be approximately 40 minutes in length.

“One of the big things about working with Rubin is that we don’t put a date on ourselves to finish the album. That (the process) takes as long as it takes. You have to let the things flow. It’s a fun and painless system, what happens takes time,” explained the vocalist.

This open approach led the group to allow the fans to complete the final piece to the puzzle of “A Thousand Suns.”

On their Myspace page, Linkin Park invited their fans to make their own version of the single “The Catalyst” giving them a base to work with and the plan being to include the track they like the most on the new album, a risky but exciting proposal.

“The idea scares me, it’s as if you are a painter and you tell someone else that they can paint in the corner of your canvas. You start thinking that it will end up wrong or it won’t be consistent with the rest of the picture,” said Bennington, a little optimistic.

“It is not smart to think that we will find something that will satisfy everyone, although to response from the people has been overwhelming. It could be that we have so much good material that the hard part will be the end deciding which is the best amongst it all.”

Linkin Park will begin its world tour on October 7 with a concert in Buenos Aires, which will be followed by performances in Santiago de Chile (October 9) and Sao Paulo (11 October), before heading to Europe where in principle is expected to pass through Spain.

“Our goal is to make more music more often. We are ready to go back to the studio in September, but we have to tour. We will try for the rest of our career to find a balance between being in the studio and being on the road.” Confessed Bennington.

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