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I'd put it like this: Announcement Service Public QWERTY Blackbirds Chance Of Rain What We Don't Know Pale Across The Line Pretend To Be Not Alone No Roads Left

Our friends at LPAssociation just released Episode 6 of their podcast, and scored a huge guest... Mike Shinoda! Lots of great topics were discussed and some good questions were answered during the conversation... Here's a summary of it: Mike has found some weird things on the Wiki pages for Fort Minor and himself... He referenced the line in 'Until It Breaks': "My mama taught me words, my daddy built rockets" and said that they were true... but taken out of context. Somehow, his dad being an engineer and his mom being a teacher attributed him to Tchaikovsky. Over the coming year, Mike wants to do some projects with fansites like LPA and LPL as 2016 rolls by. Mike talked about one of the band's first big shows - playing in the parking lot of a Best Buy store, and how fans still come up to him and saying "We were at the Best Buy show!" He went even further back to talk about opening for SX10 when they were still Xero... He has memories of System Of A Down coming up, and learning from those bands, HOW they could improve their live act. The recent Fort Minor shows at the small venues reminded Mike of the old times of Linkin Park... playing small club shows on the LPUnderground Tour then going straight to big shows. The guys tour at a pace that's comfortable for them... Mike would like to do one more show a week than they're doing now as well as playing very fan-oriented shows. He doesn't want to make more money from more shows - he wants to have a good time with the fans at an intimate show where he could play things the fans want to hear, like 'No Roads Left'. Mike would love to play in certain places liked India and Latin America... they try their best to go to certain countries but it unfortunately doesn't work that way. A lot of issues come up with the fans that they want to get to the bottom of: Chester himself bought Linkin Park Christmas merch, and literally said: "Our wrapping paper is FUCKING terrible!" The band sent out apologies, adjusted prices as such, and so on to make up for this. They truly care about the quality of their merch and fan interaction! The band is looking at a late-2016 release for the next album, with a 6 month hit-or-miss. The band is working on words and melodies first, for the first time. When they have that down, THEN they ask, "What style should we play this in?" The LPU CD tracks are a good insight into what the band considers a "demo"... that's why they often time lack vocals. The band knew that when they released A Thousand Suns, that there would be a very polarizing reaction to it. Mike thinks that a lot of the gear-based questions like, "Where the fuck is the guitar?!" comes from the older fans of the band, because when they were growing up, that was the focal point of their generation's music, whereas the younger fans have had more of an exposure to different genres. Mike's favorite things about bands like Bring Me The Horizon and Dangerkids is that he hears that they reference Linkin Park as influences, and then seeing them grow into their own sound. The band doesn't really care about trends in music for two reasons: 1) their recording process takes too long to really grow on a song, and 2) they simply don't care. The band had a lot of pressure on them by the "music industry officials" during the recording of A Thousand Suns, which is why there were a lot of tense situations shown in the "Meeting Of A Thousand Suns" DVD. The record label has no influence on what music the band makes. The band goes to the record label not for what they think about the album, but for them to help get it out to the people. The label wanted 'Final Masquerade' or 'Until It's Gone' as the lead single, but the band thought 'Guilty All The Same' more accurately embodied the album. The band, particularly Joe, didn't truly like like the campaign for GATS (like the video)... but they can move on. Mike loves marketing, and setting up different organized events and activities, and just general fun with the fans for promotion of their albums. The picture Mike took with Martin Garrix was nothing more than meeting with him and throwing out ideas Mike loves everything Kendrick Lamar is doing. He loves the visuals, the artistic choices he makes, and the overall feel that he has. He feels that Kendrick embodies Los Angeles. Mike has been listening to Halsey, Wolf Alice, and more - check out his Spotify playlist for what he's listening to! Machine Gun Kelly is a big go-to for him, Mike finds him really interesting. Quick fire round! Most fun album to record? A Thouand Suns - The Rising Tied at a close second. The band's least favorite song as a collective is 'Easier To Run'... Mike thinks it's melodramatic. Mike has been watching Fargo and The Walking Dead... he'd do a soundtrack for them if he could. Mike thinks they should've done a video for 'Rebellion'. It was unfortunately too late into the cycle for that. It's one of his favorite songs on the album. Mike thinks 'Mark The Graves' has a big At The Drive-In vibe. Fort Minor has become more of a fan-centric project now, and for music that Mike thinks won't fit inside the world of Linkin Park. 'Pictureboard' probably won't get released - it has a sample in it, and it isn't even that good. You simply can't just remake Hybrid Theory - it's a different time, and a different place. Fans asking the band to go back to that sound is the reason there's so many songs from that album currently in the set... The band thought that they had moved on from that sound at a point in their career, which is why there was a lack of them in the setlist. Now, the band plays those songs out of respect for these fans. They COULD drop all those songs if they wanted to - all they'd have to do is write a new setlist. Mike doesn't hate playing any songs live. He feeds off of the reaction of the crowd. The intensity and enjoyment of playing shows is kind of drained from playing too many shows over a week. Mike doesn't have a favorite Linkin Park show. Mike finds it interesting that they feel so obligated to play at a venue... setting up in a backyard even sounds like a good idea to him. They're gonna set up a random place like a high school in Boise by using the power of technology. There aren't any songs yet that Mike can say will 100% be on the next album. The band is going to start opening up the process on social media next year. Mike feels it's going to be an important album for the band. It's going to be something completely different from what the band has done in the past. "COM 2 BRAZIL" is the most asked question the band gets, narrowly beating out India and Portugal. Check out the full podcast here! Great work to the guys at LPAssociation!

Trust me, we all know this to be true of Brad

And that's when we knew the budget for the next album was being cut a little short

When you try to fight piracy on a Linkin Park fan-forum...

LESTAT, you're incredible.

It's here! The next edition of the Linkin Park Underground has gone live, with a bunch of awesome offers. Let's cut right to the chase - all the information you need to know about what's new in LPU 15 is below. Head on over to LPUnderground.com to get your membership now! First off, there's a lot of changes to the membership deal this year, plus a lot of new things going on with the online aspect: LPU Digital Membership prices have been lowered from $20 to $10 - great news if you're tight on cash! The price of the LPU Bundle has also been lowered - now only $40 for the CD + other goodies! A limited edition bundle is also available - details for that are below. New music is being done a little differently this year: as usual, we have a series of 12 new demos, but with a twist: The CD will contain 6 songs, and a new song will be released for download every other month on the official website until we get to 12 - keeping us on our toes right up to LPU 16! On the topic of streaming... big news for LPU Members. You'll be able to stream the entire LPU catalogue from the official website! If you don't have access to some of the CDs... no need to fear anymore! A brand new page has been added called LPU NOW: you can NOW stay up to date with all things going on with the world of LPU and get the latest happenings in the community. Alternatively, join LPLive. We have all the news in the LP World and then some. A brand new experience that is the new LinkinPark.com! The site has been rebuilt - check it out. Band chats in the future will no longer be held on VyRT - you can still use TinyChat to communicate with fellow LPUers, though! And, of course, here are some benefits that'll be staying around: Pre-Sale Tickets Opportunities Meet & Greet Opportunities LPU Auctions Monthly Giveaways LPU Exclusives Band + Crew Chats LPU 15 Tracklist ANIMALS (2011 Demo) Basil (2008 Demo) Pods 1 of 3 (1998 Demo) Pods 2 of 3 (1998 Demo) Pods 3 of 3 (1998 Demo) Chance Of Rain (2006 Demo) 6 more tracks will be released throughout the year... stay tuned! LPU 15 Offers We know what you want to know: how much will it cost, and what will you get from joining? Here are the offers for this year's LPU - a limited edition package is also available, so if you're interested in that, you might want to act fast! If you can't afford this year's LPU just yet, or are unsure about whether or not to get a membership, don't fear - you can try out a 30-day free trial! Just head over to LPUnderground.com for more details on that. LPU Digital Membership - $10 LPU 15 Bundle - $40 LPU 15 Bundle + Skate Deck (Limited Edition) - $99 The first six music tracks for the year are only available as a Digital Download or on CD with the LPU 15 Bundle or Merchandise Package. The next six tracks will be available to you as free downloads every other month and will complete this collection. What do you think about #LPU15? Follow us on Twitter, and tweet us about what you're hopping will come this year with LPU. What are YOU most looking forward? Summits? LPU-TV? The T-shirt? Let us know!

It's in her signature lol

I believe Steve Aoki is going to upload a video of it eventually.

Love the jacket. Been needing a coat, might get this one

The Instagram videos... I had to spend my carride home typing out the setlist from Snapchat which someone refuses to use.

As far as you can tell, sureeee

Mark Hoppus from Blink-182 and Adrian Young from No Doubt will be joining the band tonight...

Tonight's the night.

...I can't believe someone actually approved this

I dont know if its out yet, I'm just saying that's all we can get from Guitar Hero. And let it be said here, if and when these are out an available, they are not allowed to be shared here publically.

All we can get from Wastelands is the guitar track, though. It's better than nothing, but the RB4 tracks would be full.

No one has been able to crack the Rebellion multitracks yet... hopefully someone finds a way around the encryption stuff soon. LFY and Rebellion multitracks will be hype.

With the next Linkin Park album on the way, and summer festival being announced slowly but surely, rumors of touring are starting to pop up. Here's everything we've gathered up so far: Red = Unconfirmed Slashed = Cancelled during negotiation Blue = Cancelled Red & Slash = False 2016 May LP7 European Tour 5.26-28.16 Veltins Arena, Gelsenkirchen, Germany (Rock im Revier) 5.27-29.16 Olympiapark, Münich, Germany (Rockavaria) June LP7 European Tour 6.17-19.16 - Val de Moine, Clisson, France (HellFest) 6.30.16 - Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai, China (Mercedes-AMG C63 Coupe China Launch) July LP7 European Tour 7.16 - Piazza Napoleone, Lucca, Italy (Lucca Summer Festival) 2017 Click here to see the 2017 page with all confirmed dates. February 'Heavy' Promotional Shows 2.16.17 - NRG Studios, North Hollywood, California (Facebook Livestream) 2.27.17 - CBS Television City (Stage 56), Los Angeles, California (The Late Late Show With James Corden) March 3.6.17 - Warner Bros. Records, Burbank, California (Warner Bros. Records Party) April 4.6.17 - Messegelände (Halle 18 / Palais am Funkturm), Berlin, Germany (ECHO Awards) Club/Promo Tour May One More Light South American Tour 5.6.17 - Estadio Cubierto de Tecnópolis, Buenos Aires, Argentina (Maximus Festival) 5.9.17 - Movistar Arena, Santiago, Chile 5.11.17 - Estadio Nacional, Lima, Peru 5.13.17 - Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo (Maximus Festival) June One More Light European Tour 6.9.17 - Base Aérienne 217, Brétigny-sur-Orge, France (Download Paris) 6.11.17 - Letiště Praha Letňany, Prague, Czech Republic (Aerodrome Festival) 6.12.17 - Mercedes-Benz Arena, Berlin, Germany (Mercedes 50th Anniversary Celebration) 6.14.17 - Pannonia Fields II, Nicklesdorf, Austria (NovaRock 2017) 6.15.17 - TAURON Arena Krakòw, Krakòw, Poland (Impact Festival) 6.17.17 - Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza, Italy (I-Days Festival) 6.18.17 - Complexe du Val de Moine, Clisson, France (Hellfest) 6.20.17 - Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam, Netherlands 6.22.17 - La Caja Mágica Grounds, Madrid, Spain (Download Madrid) 6.24.17 - Eichenring, Scheeße, Germany (Hurricane) 6.25.17 - take-off GewerbePark, Neuhausen ob Eck, Germany (Southside) 6.27.17 - Lővér Kemping, Sopron, Hungary (Telekom VOLT Festival) 6.29.17 - Bråvalla Flygflottilj, Norrköping, Sweden (Bråvalla Festival) July One More Light European Tour 7.1.17 - Festival Park, Werchter, Belgium (Rock Werchter) 7.3.17 - O2 Arena, London, England 7.4.17 - Brixton Academy, London, England 7.6.17 - Barclaycard Arena, Birmingham, England 7.7.17 - Manchester Arena, Manchester, England 7.5-8.17 Campo de Fútbol Celeiro, Viveiro, Spain (Resurrection Fest) 7.25.17 - 101QWKQX Studios, Chicago, Illinois (Sound Lounge) One More Light North American Tour 7.27.17 - Xfinity Center, Mansfield, Massachusetts 7.28.17 - Citi Field, Flushing, New York (Welcome To Blinkin Park) 7.30.17 - Hersheypark Stadium, Hershey, Pennsylvania (Welcome To Blinkin Park) August One More Light North American Tour 8.1.17 - BB&T Pavillion, Camden, New Jersey 8.2.17 - Jiffy Lube Live, Bristow, Virgina 8.4.17 - Central Park, New York City, New York (Good Morning America Concert Series) 8.5.17 - Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Connecticut 8.7.17 - DTE Energy Music Theater, Clarkston, Michigan 8.8.17 - Budweiser Stage, Toronto, Ontario 8.10.17 - Bell Centre, Montréal, Québec 8.12.17 - Riverbend Music Theater, Cincinnati, Ohio 8.14.17 - Hollywood Casino Amphitheater, Tinley Park, Illinois 8.15.17 - Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul, Minnesota 8.17.17 - PNC Music Pavilion, Charlotte, North Carolina 8.19.17 - MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheater, Tampa, Florida 8.20.17 - Perfect Vodka Amphitheater, West Palm Beach, Florida 8.22.17 - Toyota Center, Houston, Texas 8.23.17 - AT&T Center, San Antonio, Texas 8.25.17 - Starplex Pavilion, Dallas, Texas 8.26.17 - Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 8.28.17 - Pepsi Arena, Denver, Colorado 8.30.17 - Talking Stick Resort Arena, Phoenix, Arizona September One More Light North American Tour 9.1.17 - Lake Tahoe Harvey's Outdoor Arena, Lake Tahoe, Nevada 9.2.17 - MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada October One More Light North American Tour 10.14.17 - KeyArena, Seattle, Washington 10.15.17 - Rogers Arena, Vancouver, British Columbia 10.17.17 - SaveMart Center, Fresno, California 10.18.17 - SAP Center, San Jose, California 10.20.17 - Mattress Firm Amphitheater, Chula Vista, California 10.22.17 - Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, California November Asian Tour 11.2.17 - Makuhari Messe, Tokyo, Japan 11.4.17 - Makuhari Messe, Tokyo, Japan 11.5.17 - Makuhari Messe, Tokyo, Japan ​11.xx.17 - Indonesia 11.xx.17 - Shenzhen Universiade Centre, Shenzhen, China Unknown Australian Tour Sources + Explanations If you have any tips as to where the band may be playing on the following touring cycle, post below!

High Voltage pre-dates Hybrid Theory - it was on the Hybrid Theory EP that came out in 1999. Mike seems to have just recycled that line from the song. The Visionaries collab came well after HV.

Joss Stone is performing with Stone Temple Pilots on Monday on Jimmy Kimmel as part of his Mash-up Mondays. Maybe he was asked, but that seems more like a collaboration than being asked to be the new vocalist.

To be honest, the only reason I'm believing this is true is because of LESTAT's confirmation. I'm really hoping this isn't the case, though... was really looking forward to the album

What do you guys think the surprise will be?

Interesting...

Mike has just posted a picture of himself and electronic/EDM artist Martin Garrix, followed by Martin posting a followup with Mike! The band is just starting work on the follow up to last year's The Hunting Party, which just so happened to feature a handful of guests... Is this a foreshadowing of what's to come? This could mean any number of things: Linkin Park's next record will continue the trend of featured guests on songs. THP boasted Rakim, Paige Hamilton, Daron Malakian, and Tom Morello. New Fort Minor material? Back on the band's Summer European tour, Mike was rumored to have entered the studio with a special guest in London, a UK artist... With how well 'Welcome' came about, it's not too unlikely some new FM material may be in the works with some friends. Will this be the band's next direction? They're certainly not complete strangers to electronic music; Living Things, Recharged, and multiple collaborations with Steve Aoki show that they are definitely capable of creating some great music. A collaboration with Martin for his new album that comes out in 2016. Many of you know Martin for his song Animals... Linkin Park entered the studio almost immediately after the European Tour came to a conclusion in September. According to Joe's DJ tech Warren Willis, the band has spent a good bit of time already working on new music. What are your thoughts? Is new music closer than we think?