Minutes to Midnight (2006–2008)
Linkin Park performing at 2007's Novarock Festival
Linkin Park returned to the recording studios in 2006 to work on new material. To produce the album, the band chose producer
Rick Rubin. Despite initially stating the album would debut sometime in 2006, the album was delayed until 2007.
[9] The band had recorded thirty to fifty songs in August 2006, when Shinoda stated the album was halfway completed.
[41] Bennington later added that the new album would stray away from its previous nu metal sound.
[42] Warner Bros. Records officially announced that the band’s third studio album, entitled
Minutes to Midnight, would be released on May 15, 2007 in the United States.
[43]
After spending fourteen months working on the album, the band members
opted to further refine their album by removing five of the original
seventeen tracks. The album’s title, a reference to the
Doomsday Clock, foreshadowed the band's new lyrical themes.
[44] Minutes to Midnight
sold over 625,000 copies in its first week, making it one of the most
successful debut week albums in recent years. The album also took the
top spot on the Billboard Charts.
[12]
The album's first single, "
What I've Done", was released on April 2, and premiered on MTV and
Fuse within the same week.
[45] The single was acclaimed by listeners, becoming the top-ranked song on the
Billboard's
Modern Rock Tracks and
Mainstream Rock Tracks charts.
[46] The song is also used in soundtrack for the 2007 action film,
Transformers. Mike Shinoda was also featured on the
Styles of Beyond
song "Second to None" which was also included in the film. Later in the
year, the band won the "Favorite Alternative Artist" in the
American Music Awards.
[47] The band also saw success with the rest of the albums singles, "
Bleed It Out", "
Shadow of the Day", "
Given Up", and "
Leave Out All the Rest", which were released throughout 2007 and early 2008. The band also collaborated with
Busta Rhymes on his single "
We Made It", which was released on April 29.
[48]
Linkin Park's touring and live shows have, among other things, included a performance at
Live Earth Japan on July 7, 2007.
[49] and headlining
Download Festival in Donington Park, England and
Edgefest in
Downsview Park,
Toronto, Canada. The band completed touring on its fourth
Projekt Revolution tour before taking up an Arena tour around the United Kingdom, visiting
Nottingham,
Sheffield and
Manchester, before finishing on a double night at
the O2 arena in London. Bennington stated that Linkin Park plans to release a follow-up album to
Minutes to Midnight.
[50] However, he stated the band will first embark on a United States tour to gather inspiration for the album.
[50] Mike Shinoda announced a live CD/DVD entitled
Road to Revolution: Live at Milton Keynes, which is a live video recording from the Projekt Revolution gig at the
Milton Keynes Bowl on June 29, 2008, which was officially released on November 24, 2008.
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Dadurch das das gesamte Album als Stream via brasilianischem iTunes
verfügbar ist, kann man nun in den Genuss dieses kleinen Meisterwerkes
kommen. Und ich muss sagen, es gefällt mir sehr gut! Endlich mal wieder
was anständiges.
