HAPPY ANNIVERSARY âTHE HUNTING PARTYâ! (June 17th, 2014)â¤ď¸
The Hunting Party is the sixth studio album by American rock band Linkin Park. The album, produced by band members Mike Shinoda and Brad Delson, was released by Warner Bros. Records and Machine Shop on June 17th, 2014. It is the first album since Meteora (2003) not to be produced with Rick Rubin, after producing the bandâs previous three studio albums. The title The Hunting Party is a contextual metaphor: Linkin Park is the party that is hunting to bring back the energy and soul of rock.Â
The Hunting Party is a departure from the electronic rock sound of the bandâs previous two studio albums, A Thousand Suns (2010) and Living Things (2012). The album, described by Shinoda as simply âa rock recordâ, serves a statement by the band against contemporary mainstream and active rock bands, accused by him as âtrying to be other bands and playing it safeâ. Packaged by an artwork by Brandon Parvini based on an original drawing by James Jean, the album took under a year to record and produce, with material being improvisationally written by the band. The album also features guest appearances from Helmetâs Page Hamilton, System of a Downâs Daron Malakian, Rage Against the Machineâs Tom Morello, and Rakim, marking the first time Linkin Park has collaborated with other artists on a studio album.
The album was promoted by the band and Warner Bros, with multiple promotional teasers and interviews produced and published in the lead-up to the albumâs release and listening parties of the album being held worldwide on multiple dates. The band embarked on the Carnivores Tour, a double-headline tour with Thirty Seconds to Mars, as well as The Hunting Party Tour, in support of the album. Five singles from The Hunting Party have been released; âGuilty All the Sameâ in March 2014, âUntil Itâs Goneâ in May 2014, and âWastelandsâ, âRebellionâ and âFinal Masqueradeâ in June 2014.
The album received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised its return to the heavier rock sound of their older albums. It debuted at number three on the US Billboard 200, and has placed at number four on Revolverâs list of âThe 20 Best Albums of 2014â. The album was certified Platinum in United States for the sales of one million copies.
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