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I learned that last year at SSMF. It's also not worth waiting in line for 14 hours on your feet just to see LP front row. More often than not, people are assholes and being up front really isn't worth it, IMO. I'd rather kick back in some nice seats, get some drinks and just enjoy the show without hassle.

Great pre-show post! I cannot wait to see what they do with the set and the fact that we will get to hear it (HT in full) as a download for THP pre-order is the best news this week.

I would imagine that you would get it, that'd just be bad business practice if you didn't.

Wait so if I pre-ordered back when it was first available, do I still get this as a bonus? I got the Deluxe CD Package + T-shirt + Lithogragh for 54.99 last month.

The Hunting Party Deluxe Edition CD/DVD from Best Buy with the Mexico DVD will be available for purchase at Best Buy on June 17th here in the US, right? I hope it wasn't only if you pre-ordered it.

You would be correct in saying that. I noticed that recently; IMO, every time LP releases an album, they just keep getting better. I kind of grew out of the whole ''obsessed with MTM'' thing in recent months. It's a good album, but they definitely have released better material since.

Actually, not that bad of a video for once, I like it more than the videos for the LT cycle. Pretty cool metaphors as well, with the black sludge and Mike's explanation of that.

I keep saying it, but seriously, this it the BEST album from LP so far, IMHO. Shit..

Seriously sucks not having HBO right now!

True this, I've seen punk acts over the years (one of my old friends from high school now tours with The Mahones) and stuff and it's definitely great energy and very fun.

Are all these lyrics the same ones that LP posted on their official site? It'd be nonsensical to have fan transcribed lyrics now since LP posted them officially.

I would consider the other covers fake until LP releases them officially like they did with the ones you just posted above.

Lol. Chester's part is the best part of A Line In The Sand, it's what makes the song one of the best LP songs ever written, IMO. You have Mike's awesome vocals, plus some of the best vocals I have heard from Chester. The lyrics are dark and deep, the emotion from Chester is much needed. The heaviness was definitely called for, IMO, and I love the track for it.

Why would they do another US tour in 2014 and not just do another one in 2015 to end the cycle? They did that in 2007/2008 so it would make sense to me, but I guess they want to do it differently. ATS & LT cycles only had 1 US Tour, so this is cool.

Wow Mark!! GREAT review!! I am glad you enjoyed it as much as I did. I literally have not seen a negative review yet except for a few people criticizing a few tracks, but that is it. I love this album and cannot wait for Carnivores. Thanks for sharing your input.

It's one of my favorites. At first listen, I wasn't immediately taken aback by it, but after multiple listens to the full album, I absolute love it. Not my favorite on the album, but it's up there.

Dude that sucks! It was definitely leaked at a shitty time - early on Monday morning. The good thing is that I can't wait to see what you think of this album. Definitely post your thoughts!

It was never played in it's entirety in the order of the studio album, so I wouldn't count that 2001 show, honestly. But yeah, maybe LP will add And One or something to the set at Download, you never know.

Honestly though, Chester does a good majority of the vocals on this album anyways. He sings basically every chorus and there are more songs that he sings the entire song on than there was with LT. He sings all of GATS except for Rakim's part, he sings all of War, he sings all of Until It's Gone, and he sings all of Final Masquerade. He also sings basically every chorus for each song. Mike needs to do some vocals, too. I love Mike's vocals on this album.

It's cool to look back and see the working titles for THP, now that the album has been released. Some of those titles give you good imagery when listening to the song.

Wonder what they will choose to play..

If Chester did all the singing, people would be complaining that we didn't get enough vocals from Mike on this album. I think Mike stepped it up on this album with his singing.

This is great, I was at the ATS release show and it was one of the best LP concerts I have been to.

I've listened to the album from front to back about 3 times now. I absolutely love it. It kind of sucks that I listened to 5 of the songs before the album was available in full, but it's not too big of a deal, I still love all the songs. My favorite songs would have to be Keys to the Kingdom, Final Masquerade and A Line In The Sand, if I had to choose my top 3. Each song is unique and very good, IMO. I usually criticize some songs or parts of the album with each release (ATS, LT), but I honestly do not have much to criticize or complain about, this album is basically perfect, IMO. I do think that they could have utilized Tom Morello a bit more on Drawbar, that is probably only the complaint I have, and it's a small one at that. Chester's vocals are phenomenal on some of these songs. Mike just straight up BRINGS IT with his rapping on a few songs and his singing is much better than in the past, I love it. KEYS TO THE KINGDOM: Mike wasn't kidding when he said he wanted this song to just kind of ''fuck you up'' when listening to it; it definitely does. Chester comes in hard with his screaming and he doesn't let up with it. His screaming instantly reminded me of the chorus for Wretches And Kings, but way more screamy and in your face, I also dig the robotic effect they used on his voice. This song will be a monster live. I also love Mike's rapping and singing in this track, it's top notch, IMO. ALL FOR NOTHING: Another great song that just kind of punches you in the face. Page Hamilton did a good job on this track, I love the interplay between him and Chester on the chorus. The highlight of this song for me is Mike's rapping. Great lyrics and I love his attitude and flow with his rapping as well. This will be a cool song to hear live, Mike could definitely do Page's part in the chorus if he wanted to. Finally, the Muse style outro is amazing, you can definitely hear a bit of a Muse influence there and I love it. GUILTY ALL THE SAME: I have listened to this song hundreds of time since it was released in March and it is awesome each time I listen to it. When it first was released, I was a bit skeptical about it, but now that I heard the whole album in full, it definitely kind of sums up the tone of the whole album and it is also very heavy, which I hadn't really noticed before, it's definitely a metal song. While I do like Rakim's verse a lot and I know he is a legend in the hip hop community, I still think that Mike could have done his verse, he sounds great when he does it live, IMO. THE SUMMONING: Pretty cool little interlude, even if it is a bit pointless, it gives you a small break after the first 3 songs which are literally just punching you in the face. Not much else to say about it. WAR: Wow. I was blown away at first listen to this song, I had to check and see if I was still actually listening to a Linkin Park song for a minute. This is a totally straight up punk rock song with tons of attitude and it's something I never imagined that Linkin Park would create. Chester's vocals are definitely cool in this song and I would absolutely LOVE to see this song performed live. WASTELANDS: Probably one of the weaker songs on the album, IMO, but it's still good and I like it. It reminds me a lot of just a basic Linkin Park song, similar to stuff like Bleed It Out or Somewhere I Belong, etc. I think this song is a good song to keep in the setlist, it blends well with a lot of earlier Linkin Park songs. UNTIL IT'S GONE: Probably the weakest song on the album, IMO. It's not a bad song, but it's not amazing, either. I really enjoyed this song when it first came out but when listening to the whole album, it's probably the weakest song, IMO. Chester does a good vocal performance but it's no where near as good as his vocal performance in Final Masquerade, more on that later. The synth part is probably my favorite part of this song. I wouldn't mind if LP got rid of it from the setlist, but they probably won't, which is fine, too. It's just an average song, IMO. REBELLION: This song hits hard and fast. It's a great track. I was shocked when I first listened to this song a week or so ago. Daron did some really great work on this track, and I love the lyrics. Mike's singing is very good on this song and it fits well. Chester doing his screaming section, wow, that has to be one of the nastiest breakdown's that I have heard from Chester. I hope to see this song performed live at some point. MARK THE GRAVES: This song, I don't really know how to review it. It's definitely very experimental and it kind of sounds different than the rest of the songs on the album, but this is not a bad thing. I enjoy this song a lot, but it doesn't really stick in my head after hearing it, but when I listen to it each time, I love it, it's a weird feeling. The vocals are good and I love how Chester got more aggressive towards the end. The lyrics are good and I love the guitar in this song as well. Can't see how this song would do well as part of the setlist because it's long and experimental, but you never know. DRAWBAR: I really like this instrumental a lot. However, it's the only song on the album that has a complaint from me. I wish they used Tom Morello's skill a bit more on this song. It's not really a big deal, though, because I do like this instrumental a lot, it just seems like a bit of a waste of a guest, IMO. Nothing else to really say about this track except that I like it. FINAL MASQUERADE: Probably my second favorite track on the album, it's just such a beautiful song and I honestly believe that it's one of Chester's best vocal performances that I have ever heard him do on any project, not just LP. It's kind of a pop rock type song but I really enjoy it, I think this song could find a home on Minutes to Midnight, which isn't a bad thing, considering it's one of my favorite LP albums. The lyrics also kind of hit a soft spot for me as well, probably one of the only songs I can relate to on the album lyrically. I could see this song doing very well on radio, but then again, it doesn't sound like a lot of current ballad type stuff that is played on the radio. I think maybe about 5 or 6 years ago, this would have been a huge success commercially. A LINE IN THE SAND: This song is just plain epic and it's third favorite track on the album, next to Keys to the Kingdom and Final Masquerade. It has such an epic feel to it, it sound apocalyptic like a lot of people said in their reviews, I love the thunder and rain noises at the beginning. Probably one of the best vocal deliveries I have ever heard from Mike, and the lyrics have great meaning, I love them. Chester's vocals are probably my favorite part of this track, he goes all out and I can see that maybe in a few months time, this could become my favorite song on the album, it's that good. I thought it was going to be a slow song at first, but I was wrong, Rob's drumming and the guitar just got bananas and then it explodes into an epic long rock song, I love it. Overall, this album would get a 9/10 for me, it's almost perfect. The only small complaint like I said was that I wish they used Tom Morello's skill a bit more, but that really isn't a big deal for me because I love the track. I also would say that they didn't really need any of these guests, but they all do good work on this album, I love it. I'm surprised how much I enjoyed this album, I was a bit skeptical about it up until today. Another solid LP release. It seems they just get better each time they release an album.

Best song on the album so far, IMO. Can't wait to hear the rest.