It's ok to express opinions like "i don't like this song" or "i don't like this lyrics", it's not ok to say things like "this is not Linkin Park". That's not an opinion, that's a statement that no one has control of.
We went through "This is not Linkin Park" since MTM and we were always wrong by saying that.
It always was Linkin Park and will still be. Linkin Park is a whole universe of meanings, is more than a brand, is more than the people involved in it. Linkin Park is a world of its own.
And i say that knowing i might not like the specific sound/artisticity that's coming up.