{"id":21587,"date":"2014-06-25T12:30:20","date_gmt":"2014-06-25T12:30:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/album-review-linkin-park-the-hunting-party\/"},"modified":"2018-03-17T15:10:45","modified_gmt":"2018-03-17T15:10:45","slug":"album-review-linkin-park-the-hunting-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/album-review-linkin-park-the-hunting-party\/","title":{"rendered":"Album Review: Linkin Park – The Hunting Party"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"image\"‘The Hunting Party’\u00a0<\/em>is Linkin Park<\/strong>’s sixth full length album and a record that harks a return to form for the infamous Shinoda and Bennington led six piece. Whilst the undeniable ‘Hybrid Theory’<\/em> and its slightly less attractive follow up ‘Meteora’<\/em> helped to define the nu metal genre in the early noughties, the band saw fit to explore different creative realms in the years following. The careful balance of razor sharp riffs and ethereal electronica soon fell in favour of the latter, and by the time 2010\u2019s ‘A Thousand Suns’<\/em> was on the radar, there was a notably sharp divide in the band\u2019s fanbase. Intended as an antithesis to the copycat nature of many a modern rock band, the new album promises to deliver the next logical step of the early era LP songbook.<\/p>\n

Tracks like opener ‘Keys To The Kingdom’<\/em> and ‘War’<\/em> usher the rock back in with a vengeance, meshing elements of Bad Religion-esque punk beats and the grittier side of Bennington\u2019s vocals to a thrilling degree. It\u2019s heavy Linkin Park but not as we know it. ‘Until It’s Gone’<\/em> feels like a pick from the ‘Minutes To Midnight’<\/em> era, but done to a greater effect. Lyrically it\u2019s amateur hour, but rich in instrumentation none the less and shows a maturer understanding of the electronic\/rock cocktail they\u2019ve spent years perfecting.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Tunes like ‘All For Nothing’<\/em> and ‘Wastelands’<\/em> go to show that LP<\/strong> haven\u2019t entirely given up on old methods either. They both play confidently on the familiar hip hop stylings of Shinoda and act as an instant throwback to golden oldies like ‘With You’<\/em> and ‘Points Of Authority’<\/em>.<\/p>\n

The only track I\u2019ll openly write off is ‘Guilty All The Same’<\/em>. It\u2019s a really odd choice of single, touching on elements of 80s metal and thrash throughout. The harmonised guitar lines and pounding snare hits never quite connect, making for little more than a so-so tribute to the track\u2019s apparent influence. Oh, did i mention Rakim\u2019s gimmicky guest appearance? Nah, there\u2019s not much point.<\/p>\n

The album as a whole delivers a surprising balance of forward thinking and nostalgia. It\u2019s good to see Linkin Park <\/strong>find new ways to be, in a very base sense, a rock band. Yet they\u2019re not afraid to cast a fond nod to their back catalogue and the material that propelled them to the forefront of the scene. We didn\u2019t want just another ‘Hybrid Theory’<\/em>\u2026but it was due time for LP to dig out the drive pedals again. This\u2019ll do nicely.<\/p>\n

‘The Hunting Party’<\/em> by Linkin Park<\/strong> is out now on Warner Bros. Records<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Linkin Park<\/strong> links: Website<\/a>|Facebook<\/a>|Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n

Words by Joe Danher<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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