Minutes to Midnight (Linkin Park album)

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Minutes to Midnight is Linkin Park's upcoming third studio album, scheduled for release worldwide on May 14, 2007, and May 15 for the United States.


Meaning

The title is a reference to the Doomsday Clock, where "Minutes to Midnight" is a measure of the proximity of the world to nuclear destruction.[1] At the time of the title's announcement, the clock stood at 5 minutes to midnight. Mike Shinoda has explained that the album has various meanings:

Don't take that at face value. There are layers of meaning, most are metaphoric...It’s definitely a reference to the doomsday clock—the Apocalypse—a metaphor for death and rebirth, but it could also be applied to the music industry, sort of tongue-in-cheek.[1]

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Release

The album was delayed multiple times, first scheduled for summer 2006, then fall 2006, then early 2007, and now May 14, 2007 worldwide with the North American release the day after. In an interview in September 2006, Shinoda explained, "When songs are pouring out you don't ever want to stop that. We already have over 100 roughs for songs. We've narrowed it down since but we're not ready to commit to those yet."[2] From the early demo sessions, "QWERTY", which was rumored to be on Minutes to Midnight, has appeared on the Linkin Park Underground v6.0 CD on December 5, 2006 in both live and studio demo versions. The song has now been confirmed as a B-Side track and will not be included on Minutes to Midnight.

"This was a year-and-a-half long process of really hard work and experimentation in the studio that yielded about 150 rough songs," guitarist Brad Delson told Billboard.com. "Not only is this album incredibly diverse, but the depth of the material is really strong."

The first single, "What I've Done", was released on April 2, 2007, and debuted at number one on the U.S. Modern Rock chart.[3]

"Given Up", "What I've Done" and "No More Sorrow" made their live debut on April 28, 2007 in Berlin, Germany. These three tracks will also be played on AOL Sessions on May 4, 2007.

CD/DVD Special Edition

Linkin Park will be releasing a CD/DVD Special Edition of Minutes To Midnight. The DVD will contain the following:

  • 5.1 versions of all 12 tracks
  • The "What I've Done" music video
  • The Making of "What I've Done"
  • The Making of Minutes To Midnight Documentary

Among the DVD-ROM features are included:

  • Wallpapers
  • Screensavers
  • "Buddy" icons
  • A PDF booklet with Lyrics
  • MP3 versions of all 12 tracks

Sound

In a recent interview with Chester Bennington it is explained that the nu metal sound from their previous albums is completely gone. He also stated that the new album is a mix of punk, classic rock, and hip-hop beats.

"Rick has brought more of a stripped down, classic-rock and hip-hop kind of feel."

"This time around, Mike Shinoda is singing a lot more. It may seem like he's not on the record, but he's doing a lot of the harmonics. He also sings a couple of songs alone. "We're presenting ourselves in a different way."[4][5]

Track listing

  1. "Wake" - 1:40
  2. "Given Up" - 3:10
  3. "Leave Out All The Rest" - 3:18
  4. "Bleed It Out" - 2:54
  5. "Shadow of the Day" - 4:50
  6. "What I've Done" - 3:25
  7. "Hands Held High" - 3:53
  8. "No More Sorrow" - 3:38
  9. "Valentine's Day" - 3:15
  10. "In Between" - 3:14
  11. "In Pieces" - 3:37
  12. "The Little Things Give You Away" - 6:23

The digital version of the album on iTunes features two bonus tracks with all pre-orders. The track titles have not yet been revealed to the public.

Trivia

  • Mike Shinoda will perform rap vocals on only two tracks this time, "Bleed It Out" and "Hands Held High". This is a significant decrease compared to previous albums. Mike claimed, "If I was gonna rap, it had to be great, it couldn't just be there for the sake of putting it in." The rap vocals on the album are reportedly much closer styled to Mike Shinoda's side project Fort Minor than his tradional Linkin Park verses.
  • The cover photo was taken at the "Salton Sea".
  • This will be Linkin Park's longest studio album to date, with a total of 43:17 minutes.
  • This will be the first Linkin Park album that features all band members on the cover.
  • This will be the first Linkin Park album to be co-produced by Mike Shinoda.
  • This will be the first Linkin Park album to contain guitar solos from Brad Delson.
  • This will be the first Linkin Park album to receive a parental advisory logo (excluding Collision Course, the mash-up album with Jay-Z).
  • This will be the first Linkin Park album where Mike Shinoda sings lead vocals for a full length track ("In Between"), rather than rapping.

References

  1. ^ a b Official Linkin Park Message Board
  2. ^ Hope, Clover (September 06, 2006). "New Songs Still Pouring Out Of Linkin Park". Retrieved September 11. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= and |year= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: year (link)
  3. ^ "Timbaland Soars To No. 1 After Sales Explosion". Billboard. 04-12-2007. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  4. ^ Folhateen Article. April 3, 2007.
  5. ^ Linkin Park Say Nu-Metal Sound Is 'Completely Gone' On Next LP
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