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Except with fake Chester AI, then it's the greatest piece of new rock music eva, right?

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Absolutely. Putting a square on a shirt is the lowest of efforts and pretty much always looks like shit which is a shame because it could look great (as you showed).

Yeah, that's what I meant. Plus he can do art. He is truly a capable one man band for music creation.

The idea of what became Linkin Park was always Mike's brainchild. In the beginning he needed all the elements for it to be filled by different persons because he couldn't play guitar or sing or drum. He wouldn't be the first "mastermind" behind a band's sound to go full on solo. It seems like he now has everything he needs unified in himself. Of course there is a lot of simplification in the above and it doesn't have to mean anything. But the hints so far with "new era" and Mike playing all the instruments in the preview clips could be a statement. We all hope for (more definitive) answers and I'm just curious what the way forward will be. Let's wait and see what the song is all about. I'm mildly excited for it.

Wow, nice catch! This is probably it. The snippet even has the high-pitched (harmonic?) guitar noise and the riff has elements, too. Could be the seed of the song.

Well, it's a song so far. Let's wait for the whole thing to drop.

Generally speaking, yes, I'm with you on that. But after these last 6 years I fail to see the band being direct about it when all we got until now are rather vague statements about the state of the band. It's just that "new era" is a big statement in this whole context. My money is on a new MS cycle, too, though.

"New Era" sounds big. Could be anything from "just" a new Mike project as a solo artist right to the end of LP.

Chances are that the HT footage/performance is bad, judging by what Jeff Blue shared about those. It was a missed opportunity to get a recording out during HT20. Maybe one day.

Unfortunate cut right before Stephan Richards part but nonetheless, WOW! This is insane. Great change of views, too. Thanks!

Holy smokes, man. Maybe calm a bit down?

Like I said in the Jeff Blue topic: Looks like incredibly basic guerilla marketing.

What is up with new accounts doing guerilla marketing quite obviously? First about GD and now Jeff?

I mean, you have to mention "Krwlng". It's just so moving in its build up and release.

All good. You weren't the only one and we don't need to be too strict on here. Glad you enjoy M20 as much and that you seem to have a more positive attitude, G-man

Well, this topic derailed quite a bit, right?

I love "Massive" with Mike's vocals. Really good stuff :).

Lost: Amazing, super strong and having both mixes is great. I got used to the new one but the old one does have its merits. Fighting Myself: Great song, love the bridge/ending part. More The Victim: My personal star of this release. Holy cow what a strong hook. Awesome! Massive: The surprise of the release. Can totally see the Deftones vibe and don't really miss Chester in this one because Mike works great here (as he did during the "My Own Summer" cover - maybe that's what inspired this vocal performance here?) Healing Foot: Fully vocalized holy grail, I mean, what more can I say? The bridge gives me goosebumps, overall very nice, not the strongest chorus but I don't want to complain about that. As for all the "real" demos: I don't think I will listen to those much. Don't feel the desire to do so a second time. It's incredible to have them for their evolution but aside from interesting bits here and there I do not see much appeal to them. The only small "disappointments" I can see so far is a lack of Chester demo vocals on the second half, which can have a lot of reasons. Still, I personally believe there are a lot more demo vocals for at a couple of those demos. We got some stuff over the years and knowing that for example "Fighting Myself" wasn't even worked on in the studio but we have a full vocal take on that gets me thinking. Anyway: "A6" was my highest bet on being a completed version, too but seeing as it is probably one of the earliest incarnations of this song I can't feel mad about it. Maybe someday we'll get a full version (btw the <1 min "A.06" get's me pumped beyond believe, the bass is fucking amazing!). So, yeah, a new "Meteora" EP was well worth the wait and I'm looking forward to the DVDs. Thank you, Linkin Park

Having the instrumental loops playing in the background is really annoying. Edit: Haha, the Thrice loop came unexpected

Thank you for the info you provided and on behalf of some of us I'm sorry that people got so worked up. Welcome!

Plot twist: They had to use the demo verses for the album because Chester was too sick/sore to finish them in NY. But it would be weird to basically have the same demo twice (just with Mike's vocals added on one).

Yeah, I feel the same on that one. I'm just curious on how different it will sound. The chorus seems perfect for that big Meteora sound.

TBF, one more song wouldn't have hurt the album. Both HT and M are pretty short, so adding one more "firecracker" to it wouldn't have been the worst thing.

Just to reiterate what I posted in the shoutbox some time ago: If "Hit The Floor" would've been released now it would get an overwhelming reaction because of Chester's screams in the chorus alone. Let's just wait until the novelty has worn off. You are comparing a "fresh" song with one we heard hundreds of times during the last 20 years.