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Wow. I don't know what to say. I'll write up my composed thoughts later on Immortal Reviews but... wow. This is powerful. Was at tears when 'Over Again' started.

Ladies and gentlemen, we have a very special guest for you tonight. I would like to introduce... MIKE SHINODA. It's been a tough couple of months without Chester and with the (exact) future of Linkin Park still up in the air, we've all been waiting with a baited breath for what will come next. That time is now. Mike is starting his own new project and will be releasing three brand new songs! His announcement says "visuals" are coming with it as well, which likely references music videos of some sort. Along with the announcement, we see Mike has changed all of his social media profiles to a "Mike Shinoda" signature photo. LP Association has also pointed out the file name reads "Post Traumatic EP." His website has been updated, which says "Copyright 2018 Mike Shinoda" on it. Linkin Park is still figuring out how to go forward although they are still meeting weekly and jamming music at Mike's home studio, but Mike's been busy cooking up his own music (you know, as he does; when he's not making crazy mashups for the live shows, what else is he gonna do?) in the studio too. Just a few weeks ago he went on Instagram Live and let fans watch him work on a future Linkin Park song, 'Looking For An Answer.' Mike's always got a thing or two up his sleeve, and this is no doubt one of his biggest surprises yet. 1/25: The Post Traumatic EP is out now, available on all streaming platforms. Watch the videos for the new songs 'Place To Start,' 'Over Again,' and 'Watching As I Fall' below. Visit Mike Shinoda's website for links to the EP and for the video. He shared this message about the EP on social media: What are your thoughts? It's a new dawn and it's a new day, and a new era is upon us!

As we enter the final hours of 2017, it's perhaps the best time to reflect on everything that's come in the last year. We all lost a lot this year, but we learned and grew a lot, too. Here's a look back at 2017 in the wold of Linkin Park Live. Linkin Park began the year by finishing up One More Light. After brilliantly teasing the lead single, the band dropped 'Heavy' on February 16, throwing everyone for a loop. Even I remember hearing the song for the first time in school, not realizing the person singing the first verse was Chester and sort of being thrown off by Kiiara in the second verse. We've all understood Linkin Park as the band without a true one sound. They've changed in virtually every album they've released; long-gone are the nu-metal days of Hybrid Theory, as in this decade alone we've gotten the nuclear concept album A Thousand Suns and the heavy, riff-driven The Hunting Party. That being said, Linkin Park went "full pop," as it were, on this record, and a lot of people seemed to not be ready for that. Regardless, the world responded pretty negatively to 'Heavy' despite it becoming one of radio's biggest hits this year. In the community, you were on one side or the other: you hated it or you loved it. There was no in between. Flash forward a few months, and we started hearing some more songs. The jagged intro (which had not yet felt the wrath of Mr. Hahn) of 'Battle Symphony' was met with the same reaction as 'Heavy,' while the synth intro of 'Invisible' was received with a bit more positivity. 'Good Goodbye' wasn't very warmly recieved either, however, mostly as a product of Stormzy (who, hey, just isn't for everyone). The band played a private show in March for Warner Bros. Records, where we first heard snippets of 'Talking To Myself' and 'One More Light,' and even though they were just one-minute samples of an acoustic performance, the entire fanbase warmed up these songs and couldn't wait for them. The band had performed 'Heavy' for the first time as a full band (with Kiiara joining them) at the end of February at The Late Late Show With James Corden, though Mike, Chester, Brad, and Kiiara had already performed a special stripped-down session earlier in the month where they played the piano version of 'Crawling' and 'Heavy' for the first time. Mike also debuted his awesome sung version of his verse in 'Burn It Down,' as well. In March, Mike and Chester made appearances throughout Canada and Europe, doing Q&A sessions and performing some piano versions of songs like 'Battle Symphony' and 'What I've Done.' These appearances led up to another big, full band performance of 'Heavy' at the ECHO 2017 awards in Berlin. In May, the band returned to the stage for the first time since November 2015, and with a livestream loaded, to say we were all excited is an understatement. Those euphoric chills as Linkin Park opened up their show at the Maximus Festival in Argentina in May with the haunting 'Fallout' and 'Roads Untraveled' mashup before the drama of the band's first full performance of 'The Catalyst' since January 2014 began was definitely a moment where we realized that 2017 was going to be a whole different game for the band's live shows. Also at the show, we heard the worldwide premiere of 'Talking To Myself,' the live version of 'Good Goodbye,' the new ending to the Experience Version of 'Castle Of Glass,' and, most unforgettably, the 2017 Version of 'Leave Out All The Rest.' Fast forward to the band's first headlining show back in Chile, a new intro to 'Waiting For The End' appeared, as well as the live debut of 'One More Light,' giving fans the first full listen to the song, and the public debut of 'Invisible.' 'Talking To Myself' opened the show with an unforgettable crowd reaction, while 'Breaking The Habit' also returned. The setlist continued to morph, foreshadowing the tour to come, as Mike began rapping the first verse of 'A Place For My Head' over the end of 'Castle Of Glass' at the band's first show ever in Peru, before the band wrapped up the tour in Brazil. May is where tragedy began. One of Chester's closest friends, the lead singer of the legendary Soundgarden and Audioslave, Chris Cornell died of suicide while on tour. Undoubtedly heartbroken, the band delivered one of the most emotional performances of their career at their set for Jimmy Kimmel Live with 'One More Light,' boldly choosing to air the emotional tribute to Chris Cornell on live TV instead of 'Heavy.' Before tragedy had struck, however, the band was still doing some awesome stuff. For Good Morning America, the band took to the New York City underground and performed their first ever acoustic set in Grand Central Station - a show I was lucky enough to attend, and I got to meet the band for the first after the show! One More Light was released on May 19, and immediately earned the band another #1. Though being poorly received by critics, the music of the album had grown on a lot of us and we started seeing some truly amazing songs come to life like 'Nobody Can Save Me' and 'Sorry For Now.' Those able to look beyond the new sound were able to find the sadness and the pain that the record is truly about. Just like any Linkin Park record, One More Light had a powerful message behind it, and one that would prove more important later on. After spending some time celebrating the release of the new record, it was time for the band to hit the road again. The One More Light European Tour proved to be one of the band's best tours in years, complete with everything from setlist variation to energy. No one show was the same; the band rotated a "heavy" slot in the setlist, initially consisting of 'Somewhere I Belong' and 'Points Of Authority,' and later included our favorite 'A Place For My Head' as well as 'From The Inside' after Mike held a poll on Twitter asking fans what song they should start playing. Every show was different from the other, whether it was Mike rapping a different verse over 'Castle Of Glass' ('A Place For My Head' and 'It's Goin' Down' where the common few, but Mike also went with 'A Light That Never Comes' and 'Petrified' at certain shows) or the band dropping various songs to fit in with various festivals. Headlining shows starting in Berlin saw the live debut of 'Nobody Can Save Me' and 'Sharp Edges,' with the first show in Berlin also seeing a special intro featuring an acapella of 'One More Light.' Christian Lindskog of Blindside joined the band at the Bråvalla Festival in Sweden (the band's first Swedish festival performance after the previous two were cancelled) for a flashback to the nu-metal days. The band played a hard show at the Hellfest in France, but made the best of it even though some people were not as welcoming to them. The band even began changing up the closing song of the shows; for the first time in what feels like ages, not every show closed with 'Bleed It Out' Instead, we had 'Faint' taking out some shows. All in all, every show had it's own special moment, and for us live enthusiasts, it was everything we've ever wanted. The tour came to an end in England. After tragedy struck the Manchester Arena earlier in the year, the final show of the tour was cancelled. The band, however, made sure these nights were unforgettable. The band extended their setlist, adding in an extra slot (which was where an additional song from the "heavy" rotations was added) to make these shows the longest they've ever played. Stormzy joined the band for their two performances in London, a large-scale O2 Arena show and a smaller, intimate show at the Brixton Academy. At the O2 Arena, Mike rapped a verse of 'Hands Held High' by request for the first time since 2009 (though it was the first time since June 2014 since the song was featured in a Linkin Park set). For the second show, Jon Green, an in-studio collaborator, also came out to perform on 'Nobody Can Save Me.' The tour came a somber but powerful ending in Birmingham, Chester making sure to let Manchester fans know that they were in their hearts. The band ended this tour on July 6 and headed home, and unbeknownst to everyone, this would be their last time onstage as the six-piece that made us who we are today. July began with promise. Linkin Park had filmed a Carpool Karaoke segment, and at the end of the month the band would embark on their first proper North American Tour since 2014 (being that the 2015 tour was cancelled). Perhaps anecdotally, July began painfully for me. Without getting into too many details, my girlfriend of 2 years left me for someone else just two weeks before I was going to go see her again (we were long distance), and then an old friend died in a plane crash just a week later. When my whole world felt like it was falling apart, I could still find comfort in Linkin Park's music. Just as it always had, music helped calm my pain and make me feel okay. I appreciated Chester's voice so much more now having really felt it, and it became sort of a life line for me. It was July 20 when our world fell apart. The world changed that day, and everyone could feel it. There was sadness, there was anger, there was fear, there was pain, there were tears. Most of all, there was a void. Chester Bennington died of suicide that morning, and in the grueling hours just after the news broke, we tried to convince ourselves it was just another hoax. But when Mike confirmed the news, those last threads keeping out hearts together snapped. It was official: our hero was gone. He had escaped his demons once and for all, but it bred a new one in our hearts. There was little to say, and the only thing that could really speak to us were the tears. Going through heartbreak twice in quick succession is not healthy. I will be honest - when I woke up the next day, July 21, I really thought about following in Chester's footsteps. I thought, if even he couldn't escape his demons, what hope was there for me? I, of course, didn't follow up on that, thanks to my friends and family, but we realized that in the days coming that not everyone had that liberty. Mark (Hahninator) and I set out on an impossible journey to help everyone; we opened LPLive's DMs and spent our entire nights and days responding to people who had no one else to talk to. The last thing anyone needed in these fragile times was loneliness. We were at it for a few days before it was draining us. There were too many people for just the two of us to handle. So, from there, I built the LPLive Help Line Discord chat. With a team all around the world, who are now moderators of the forums, we helped all the broken people heal together. We still keep it going today, and there's still a lot of healing to be done. We were tasked with one important thing: to keep this fanbase alive and hopeful. Millions of people depended on us to keep them afloat, and we're still doing the best we know how to. We spent a lot of time mourning, and all the same we spent time healing. Linkin Park shared heartbreaking messages in the weeks following. The band's tweet they posted on the day Chester died that featured an unforgettable picture of Chester performing this summer has become one of the most liked tweets of all time. They shared their official statements throughout the summer. "You touched so many lives, maybe even more than you realized," they wrote. "Talking with you about the years ahead together, your excitement was infectious. Your absence leaves a void that can never be filled—a boisterous, funny, ambitious, creative, kind, generous voice in the room is missing. We’re trying to remind ourselves that the demons who took you away from us were always part of the deal. After all, it was the way you sang about those demons that made everyone fall in love with you in the first place. You fearlessly put them on display, and in doing so, brought us together and taught us to be more human. You had the biggest heart, and managed to wear it on your sleeve." In September, the band announced that they would be performing a special show in Los Angeles with special guests in celebration of Chester's life. We were uncertain of how it would go down, but we waited anxiously for it. The wait felt like forever, but it soon came. The day of the show came, and many of us were at the Hollywood Bowl, anxious yet excited. I flew out to both visit UCLA (I had the added stress of colleges to deal with, woe it me) and see the show, finally getting to meet some familiar faces amongst the crowd. Nick (SasstielExperience), Astat, Legend, and more were friends I had known for a long time but only got to meet for the first time there. I got to see Mark, Jonas, and Sanjay (lakersfan13) again - the first time Mark and I did was hug it out. It'd been a long time coming, but we were finally there, ready to be a fanbase again. The show started after an awesome set by DJ Z-Trip. There are few words to describe the show. Brilliant in execution and powerful in meaning, it was an emotional ride from start to finish. We braced ourselves as the beautiful 'Robot Boy/Iridescent/The Messenger' mashup opened the set and our defenses took a hit when the spotlight shown on an unmanned micstand during the instrumental version of 'Numb.' The night was as fully of surprises as it was emotion; the beautiful mashup of 'Shadow Of The Day' and U2's 'With Or Without You' with Yellowcard's Ryan Key to the heartwrenching three-way harmony between Mike Shinoda, Jon Green, and The Civil Twilight's Stephen McKellar to introduce 'Nobody Can Save Me' were only some of the unforgettable moments of the show. The show shifted from a mourning section, ending with a Mike-led version of 'One More Light' and a brand new song called 'Looking For An Answer,' and transitioned into the celebratory part of the set with an epic version of 'Waiting For The End,' introduced with a piano intro before Mike boisterously claimed "shake that shit off" and burst powerfully into the classic Apaches Intro with 'Until It Breaks.' Linkin Park showcased a career of success, from emo anthem 'Crawling' to their newest alternative rock anthems in songs like 'Talking To Myself.' We were reminded of all the amazing moments of the bands career when they launched into songs like 'Rebellion' with half of System Of A Down joining them and into 'The Catalyst' with members of Sum 41 with them. Steve Aoki and Bebe Rexha made 'A Light That Never Comes' loads of fun, while M. Shadows really threw us for a loop when he sang 'Burn It Down.' When all of the guests joined the band onstage for 'Bleed It Out,' we let go of all of our sorrows and let loose for one final song, and as the band brought 'The Messenger' back out for an extended ending to 'Bleed It Out,' we remembered Chester's warm smile and sang "When life leave us blind, love keeps us kind" with the band one last time. At the start of the show, there felt like something was certainly missing. Chester's presence was gone, and the show began with that feeling of emptiness. But, watching Mike, Brad, Dave, Joe, and Rob stand on that catwalk as confetti fell and take one final bow together, you could feel that Linkin Park, while broken and still healing, is still alive. For me, I was able to keep myself together for a lot of the show; I didn't get emotional at the traditionally "sad" parts of the show, but the two that did it for me were 'Nobody Can Save Me' and 'Looking For An Answer.' I didn't "get" 'Nobody Can Save Me' until the song was over, and it has become one of my favorite songs by the band. The show was a celebration. Sure, not every artist who performed was perfect, but this wasn't an attempt to find a replacement. This was a show to celebrate the lives he changed and inspired, and to remember the man he was. It was the perfect tribute, and without a doubt it will go down as the greatest show I have ever attended. The rest of the year felt slow. Life stopped for no one, and so as we continued to heal we had to learn how to live again, with this new emptiness. The band released One More Light Live just a few weeks ago, giving us a chance to remember how amazing of a performer Chester was. In these final hours of 2017, it's easy to be upset that Chester won't be seeing this new year, or any new year ahead. But if we've learned anything from One More Light or Chester or Linkin Park this year, it's that it's okay to not be okay. To take an excerpt from my own personal message about 2017: we'll never learn happiness if we don't feel pain and sadness first. We can never truly know what it feels like to be at the top if we've never been at the bottom. So let's hold on to what we don't have and hold on to the dreams we hold dear. We're here, breathing and living on. LPLive is here to stay, and there's a lot to look forward to in 2018: new music from our other favorite bands, the good moments we'll remember forever, 'Looking For An Answer,' and more. The light at the end of the tunnel is ahead, we just have to keep moving forward until we get there. No matter what the future holds, thank you for being a part of my present. Thank you for being part of this community, and thank you for being you. We've never been a bigger family, and we'll never grow apart. Happy new year, and I hope all your dreams for the new year come true. Good luck and don't forget to smile. Let's make Chester proud.

Happy holidays everyone! Whether you celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, or any other holiday under the sun, we hope you have a wonderful day and are surrounded by your loved ones and family. And even if you're not with the latter, you're always free to spend the days with us. It may seem hard to be thankful this holiday season with all that's happened this year, but let's all remember one important thing: we're all here and we all have each other. We're bonded by a love for music, for Linkin Park, and for Chester. It's no question that he's in our hearts this year a bit more than others, but in the end, we'd have it no other way. So let's celebrate happiness, love, and all the good memories as 2017 comes to a close. That's how he'd want us to be celebrating. We don't have any Christmas presents for you this year unfortunately, but that doesn't mean the LP love stopped. Did you get any Linkin Park presents this year? Let us know what you got! 2017 is almost over, but LPLive will still be going strong for a long time to come. Be sure to follow us on Twitter and Facebook for all the latest updates on the band and for everything coming up in the future. Happy Holidays!

Mike Shinoda jumped on Instagram Live to join LPFanCorner's listening party for One More Light Live which has officially come out today. He dropped a bunch of interesting facts throughout the stream, and in case you missed it, here's a quick summary: Mike thinks a hologram Chester is a stupid, if not offensive idea. They'll never do something like that. They didn't want to do a "best of" compilation for Chester, but rather, they wanted to capture this moment in time on the tour. Friends of the band and the label thought it would be a good idea to make a live album from the tour. Brad, Ethan, and Josh (studio engineers) were very involved in selecting the songs on the record. They went back and forth between recordings picking the best ones (though we still don't know who's responsible for adding 3 seconds of the Krakow performance to 'Nobody Can Save Me'...) Mike hasn't done much work on 'Looking For An Answer' until today - he started work on it this morning. He has more plans to work on it this week or next week. He's sent out a demo of it to the band and Rob listened to it, so he may be beginning to work on a drum arrangement for it soon. One More Light Live is a top-charting record in several countries around the world, which is unheard of for a live album. In classic Linkin Park fashion, the entire stream crashed when Mike invited a random watcher into the stream. The new version of 'Leave Out All The Rest' came about while they were working on One More Light, when Mike thought about how a lot of the songs start quietly then build. He thought about LOATR starting big instead of quietly as it did on the album version and brought it to the rehearsals. Mike's home studio is set up now as more of a jam environment so that the band can come in and play like they did back in the old days. Stormzy finished his album (which became massive in the UK) then finished 'Good Goodbye.' When filming the video, he flew to L.A. for a few hours just to do the shoot then flew back. and this wasn't part of the livestream, but... Linkin Park has won Fuse's Top 40 of 2017 with 'One More Light,' beating out the likes of Lady Gaga, Kendrick Lamar, and more. Mike left during 'What I've Done,' so he didn't stick around to get through the entire album but it was still a great 40 minutes spent with him. It's seems very likely that 'Looking For An Answer' will be getting a release at some point (looking like some time in 2018) and, despite the uncertain "we'll have to see what the future holds," it seems that Linkin Park is slowly getting back into the groove of things. We'll certainly have to see what the next step is, and we'll be here every step of the way. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook for all the updates.

Here's an excerpt of my review of One More Light Live. If you want to read the full thing, check it out on my website. pls As 2017 winds to an end, it's time to start looking towards the future. 2017, for me, has been the hardest year I've ever faced. Heartbreak and loss made the month of July the darkest time of my life, and to this day I still feel the pangs of those experiences. The one thing I could confide in was music. Through the words and pain in others voices, I found clarity in my own, and have slowly been healing ever since tragedy struck. The death of Chester Bennington struck the world at its core. It's hard to fathom how many lives he saved, changed, and inspired, and to this day the stories are still being told. Chester was one of my heroes, and little did I think that meeting him at a secret subway show in New York City would be my first and my last time holding his hand. "Thank you for everything" were the words he said to me, full of thankfulness and compassion even though it was just a quick acoustic set in a subway. Chester was a man of integrity and humbleness, his character an inspiration alone. Losing Chester felt like I was losing a part of me. That voice I depended on daily to jam out to or find inspiration for was no longer with us. I'll never forget the pain of waking up the next day and the reality of my situation kicked in. It took me a long time to be able to listen to Linkin Parkagain, but fast forward a few months, from uniting the fanbase through LPLive, building a suicide prevention chat for those in need of someone to talk to, and a trip to Los Angeles to see the band's heartbreaking performance at the Hollywood Bowl in October, and here we are with a brand new release from the band. Linkin Park immortalize Chester's spirit in One More Light Live, a compilation of performances from the band's summer tour (Chester's final tour) that saw the group having the time of their lives and, most importantly, showcased Chester as the man we all know and love. Anyone who's ever seen Linkin Park live or even seen videos of one of their shows will know how electrifying their performances can be. From the electrifying energy of 'Burn It Down' to the badass live version of 'Good Goodbye' featuring Stormzy, One More Light Live gives a great look into how fun a Linkin Park show can be. It's a party from beginning to end, from the haunting, gorgeous 'Fallout' and 'Roads Untraveled' introduction that leads into the stadium-rocking 'Talking To Myself' featuring grand vocals from Chester and epic energy to kick off the show to the anthemic ending of 'Bleed It Out' with Mike Shinoda's vicious deliveries and an awesome sing-a-long bridge to make sure the crowd's having a blast right to the very end.

HAHAHAHA I'VE NEVER SEEN THIS That's amazing. We've found who will carry the torch for Chester.

LFAA has been registered on BMI (only under Mike, though). Interesting. Plenty of songs have just appeared on BMI before so it's not a set-in-stone indicator, but it's certainly interesting. http://repertoire.bmi.com/DetailView.aspx?detail=titleid&keyid=25849595&ShowNbr=0&ShowSeqNbr=0&blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True&blnAltTitles=True

I agree with this, though I'm pretty sure there isn't a consistent enough release of live albums to constitute any chart of sorts.

I highly doubt they would've gotten a #1 with this regardless of what happened.

We like to stay out of politics as much as we can around here, but sometimes things happen that require us to raise our voices. Now is one of those times. Those in the United States have likely heard more about this than others, but this may very well be an international problem in the future. It's a fairly complex issue, so I'll try to cover it in its most basic form. The FCC (Federal Communications Committee) chairman Ajit Pai is attempting to repeal Net Neutrality legislation passed in the previous administration. Net Neutrality is the very reason you can load this site up without having to worry about your data company tampering with your connection here. Without Net Neutrality, data companies can run their businesses as they want to. "Yay, capitalism!" and all that aside, this does not mean good things for the consumer. Should Net Neutrality laws be annulled, your Internet Service Provider (ISP) will have the ability to charge you to use certain websites, or slow down other sites that are supported by their competitors. So, depending on your service provider, you may have perfect connection to Amazon Video but incredibly slow, if any connection to Netflix. No more loading up those hour-long Linkin Park shows on YouTube if you don't have the right provider, and no more quick downloads of the latest sources. You may have to buy packages of media, such one for streaming services such as YouTube and Spotify, and another for social media like Twitter and Facebook. Long story short, you may not be able to enjoy all these sites you use every day freely anymore. This is an example of what you may face if Net Neutrality is appealed: We know there are a majority of you who don't live in the United States, but remember that much of society is ruled by example. Should the United States lose Net Neutrality, and should it prove to be lucrative for companies here, there's little stopping other countries from following suit. The United States is a superpower no matter how chaotic our political atmosphere may be right now. Net Neutrality may be an issue for us here right now, but it will very well be knocking on your doorsteps across the oceans soon, too. What can we do to stop it? The vote happens on December 14, so we have that much time to keep spreading the word. For those in the United States: call your local legislator. Send out some emails. Spread awareness. Retweet this on Twitter. Tell your friends. Tell you dog. Just don't let your voice go unheard. Society is forever changing, and it is in the hands of the people to move it forward. Your voice does matter. Remember: you are the light in the sky of a million stars. One voice can lead a world of others. This song's feeling pretty relevant right now. It's time we draw a line in the sand against this once and for all; this isn't the first time we've fought this battle and it likely won't be the last. Never give up on fighting for something you believe in. Join us in the battle for the Internet. For more information on Net Neutrality and what you can do to stop it, visit this website. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook and let us know how you feel about this situation. Let's take back what's ours and win this fight. Your greed led the call, my flag had to fall But little did you know.

Haven't heard from him in awhile, since before Chester's death. He was still working on getting them then, so don't hold your breath. I'm sure they'll surface at some point.

From here on out any post where you're clearly being an asshole to someone else or try to instigate anything will result in a warning. Come on people. You're making fools of yourselves.

A Thousand Suns is a concept album based on the bomb you just dropped on this man.

https://www.facebook.com/ryan.shuck.37/posts/10155329064509611 Seems like it's still coming together.

It's been a bumpy ride for the last few months, leaving every decision Linkin Park makes up in the air. Everything's finally coming back into place, it seems. This year's edition of the Linkin Park Underground is here - welcome to LPU 17! This year's LPU is, of course, a little different. We still have the packages with a bunch of goodies in them, but there are a few things missing; namely, an LPU CD. At the moment, it's probably very difficult for the band to sit down and listen back and the work they did in the past with Chester and pick out some things for us to hear. So for now, there's no LPU CD with this one. They could drop one down the line (before LPU 18), so stay tuned! While we may not have any demos just yet, remember that the band is releasing One More Light: Live this December, featuring live performances of songs from this year's European Tour - so there still is a "fall release" this year for the fanbase. As usual, there are a variety of packages you can purchase. They include: LPU Digital Membership ($10) 1 Year membership to Linkin Park Underground* Watch all archived LPU Exclusive Videos + Stream the LPU Music Discography Access to Exclusive Content Downloads VIP Access to the LINKIN PARK App (iOS/Android)** Monthly Giveaways and much more! *All LPU offerings, promotions, and events are subject to change, availability, and cancellation. LPU reserves the right to refuse benefits at their discretion. LPU 17 Bundle + Membership ($40) 1 Year Digital Membership LPU 17 T-Shirt (Available in Men's and Women's) LPU 17 Member Laminate + Lanyard LPU 17 Sticker LPU 17 Guitar Pick One More Light Enamel Pin LPU Fidget Spinner (*BONUS ITEM* - WHILE SUPPLIES LAST) LPU 17 Deluxe Bundle + Membership 1 Year Digital Membership LPU 17 T-Shirt (Available in Men's and Women's) LPU 17 Member Laminate + Lanyard LPU 17 Sticker LPU 17 Guitar Pick One More Light Enamel Pin Linkin Park Packable Cinch Bag Linkin Park Tiger Master Water Bottle LPU Fidget Spinner (*BONUS ITEM* - WHILE SUPPLIES LAST) Linkin Park Bridge Poster (LIMITED TIME OFFER - WHILE SUPPLIES LAST) To redeem the LPU Digital Membership portion of this bundle please check your email once checkout is complete. The LPU is Linkin Park's official fanclub. Signing up for the LPU gives you loads of benefits, such as access to pre-sales, early access to venues, and meet & greets. This year will be a unique year for both LPU and the band, but it serves as a reminder that Linkin Park isn't going anywhere. To quote 'Waiting For The End': "So I'm picking up the pieces, now where to begin / The hardest part of ending is starting again." Who's renewing their LPU Membership this year? What are you most excited for with this year's LPU? Let us know! We'll keep you updated on everything that happens in the Linkin Park camp - follow us on Twitter and Facebook for the latest updates. If you're looking for a casual place to talk to and meet a bunch of Linkin Park fans, join our new LPLive Discord community!

Discord's for ay form of gaming at all, works for general communities perfectly too. It's essentially a public version of Skype made with gaming in mind.

Some of you already know our previous LPLive Discord chats - the original one that sort of died out and then LPLive Help Line that's still running strong. We're launching a new LPLive Community Discord for Linkin Park fans to openly talk and chat together! Discord is a platform made primarily for gaming, but it functions great as a community server. Our new server is going to be a casual place to talk about the band and life in general, open for the entire fanbase to join (so invite your friends too)! The goal is to make it the largest Linkin Park chat out there, so let's get it rolling. The team is jumping over from the Help Line server, and are also moderators here. The Discord Server team is: Me! AlyKaye Wanheda SkyFox xoMusicLoverxo Shadow Randee Click here to join! Who'll be joining? It's completely free to join and there'll be a lot of new people to meet. We'll be posting all the news and announcements there as well - as well as our Twitter and Facebook, so go follow us there too. See you there!

...this is literally the same thing that "we got," transposed up a bit.

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Mixing is phenomenal, sounds much better than the original. Love it. Heart broke all over again listening to OML and LFAA.

For those of you who are curious, Stone Temple Pilots just released their first new song with a new lead singer - Jeff Gutt (you may remember him from his first band back in the nu-metal era, Dry Cell or his awesome performance of 'Hallelujah' by Leonard Cohen on America's Got Talent). The song's called 'Meadow' and it's pretty good. Thoughts?

Just ordered my CD. Glad to see this tour is getting released and for proshots of 'Sharp Edges' and NCSM. LOATR and WID as well! Mix of 'Crawling' is beautiful

We can all agree that Linkin Park was at the top of their game this year on tour. The One More Light European Tour may have been Chester's final tour, but he really gave it his all at every show and really shined. His stage presence and ability will forever be awed and perhaps never topped. It's important to note that this was also Linkin Park's largest headlining European tour in the band's career. In honor of Chester, Linkin Park will be releasing the live album One More Light: Live featuring performances from this year. This will be an audio-only release on CD, no video, but it is the first outright live release by Linkin Park since 2008's Road To Revolution. As you all know, live content has been featured as part of the deluxe editions of the bands last few albums, but its been a while since we've seen a live release all on its own. From linkinpark.com: "CHESTER CHARLES BENNINGTON 1976-2017 WE DEDICATE THIS LIVE ALBUM TO OUR BROTHER CHESTER WHO POURED HIS HEART AND SOUL INTO ONE MORE LIGHT. AFTER WE FINISHED RECORDING THE ALBUM, WE JOKED WITH CHESTER THAT - SINCE HE HAD DELIVERED SO MANY STUNNING PERFORMANCES IN THE STUDIO - HE HAD SET THE BAR EXTRA HIGH TO PRODUCE THAT ALCHEMY ON STAGE EACH NIGHT. NOT SURPRISINGLY, HE WELCOMED THE CHALLENGE. THE SHOWS WE PLAYED TOGETHER DURING THE EARLY SUMMER OF 2017 WERE EXTRAORDINARY. CHESTER SHARED WITH US THAT HE FELT THIS WAS THE BEST TOUR WE HAD EVER DONE. THE CAMARADERIE AND JOY WE EXPERIENCED ON STAGE REFLECTED OUR DEEP CONNECTION WITH EACH OTHER, WITH OUR FANS, AND WITH THE MUSIC. EVERY NIGHT BEFORE WALKING OUT ONTO THE STAGE, WE WOULD HUDDLE, GET FOCUSED, AND SHARE WHATEVER LAST-SECOND REMARKS POPPED INTO OUR HEADS. CHESTER ALWAYS TOOK IT UPON HIMSELF TO TURN THE NAME OF THE CITY WHERE WE WERE PLAYING INTO A FIRST-RATE RUN. THIS WAS OUR RITUAL. BEST OF ALL, IT WAS A MOMENT TO EXPRESS OUR GRATITUDE THAT WE WERE LIVING OUR DREAM. CHESTER NEVER FORGOT TO EXPRESS HIS APPRECIATION TO OUR CREW - THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO TRAVELED THE WORLD WITH US, MAKING OUR DREAM INTO REALITY NIGHT AFTER NIGHT. WITHOUT THEM, THESE SHOWS WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE. CHESTER WAS UNIQUELY PASSIONATE, UNCOMMONLY GENEROUS, SENSITIVE, OPTIMISTIC, FUNNY AND KIND. WITH HIS VOICE, HE TURNED PAIN INTO CATHARSIS, AUTHENTICITY INTO ART, AND PASSION INTO CONNECTION. HIS DEDICATION TO BRINGING THESE SONGS TO LIFE WAS TRIUMPHANT. FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ATTENDED THIS TOUR IN PERSON, WE THANK YOU. FOR THOSE WHO COULD NOT, WE HOPE THIS LIVE ALBUM GIVES YOU A GLIMPSE INTO HOW MAGICAL THESE SHOWS WERE FOR THE SIX OF US. - JOE, DAVE, ROB, MIKE & BRAD" Tracklisting: (track lengths) 01. Talking To Myself (5:16) 02. Burn It Down (4:13) 03. Battle Symphony (3:45) 04. New Divide (4:30) 05. Invisible (4:30) 06. Nobody Can Save Me (3:59) 07. One More Light (4:19) 08. Crawling (Piano Version) (3:29) [Berlin 2017.06.12] 09. Leave Out All The Rest (4:50) 10. Good Goodbye (feat. Stormzy) (4:08) 11. What I've Done (4:33) 12. In The End (3:48) 13. Sharp Edges (4:47) [Berlin 2017.06.12] 14. Numb (3:50) 15. Heavy (2:56) 16. Bleed It Out (4:57) Total: 67:50 11/17 Update: Track times added. What this tells us about the release: - Talking To Myself features the Fallout/Roads Untraveled intro from 2017. - Of course, the intros for Invisible, One More Light, Leave Out All The Rest, and What I've Done all are included. - Bleed It Out in 2017 featured an extended bridge w/ singalong and extended ending, but this could be one of the few performances with a special bridge (Reading My Eyes in Monza and Sopron). - It is possible that a significant portion of the songs are from the U.K. shows due to Good Goodbye being from there (only performed in London, twice).... but this is the first true compilation CD release from Linkin Park, so honestly anything from Europe is fair game. - Unfortunately, South America and Las Vegas do not have any songs on the compilation. 11/30 Update: 'Sharp Edges' is being released on December 1 to all platforms. The recording is from the band's show in Berlin. Pre-orders are available now for the release, and when you pre-order you get a download of Crawling immediately. There is also a digital-only release, but the CD looks like the booklet features lots of 2017 images (even some from the Hollywood Bowl) of Linkin Park performing live.

You have a fundamentally wrong idea of what maturity in music is if all you can cite as a lack of maturity is the tone. If you think "WAAAAR, DESTROYERRRRR" has more maturity than "I'm holding up a light, chasing out the darkness inside, tonight. But nobody can save me now," that lies in your association of maturity to heaviness/anger, which just isn't the case in music. Sorry to say.