‘It’s going to be me, in boxer shorts!’ LP’s Chester Bennington jokes of ‘CASTLE OF GLASS’ clip, which actually reflects game’s somber themes. By James Montgomery, with reporting by James Lacsina Linkin Park Photo: MTV News
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Park’s LIVING THINGS sold more than 223,000 copies. By Gil Kaufman Linkin Park’s LIVING THINGS Photo: Warner Bros.
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In the clip for their first LIVING THINGS single, which debuted Thursday on MTV, the band gets intimate … with fiery results. By James Montgomery Linkin Park’s “Burn It Down” Photo: Warner Bros. Records On the upcoming LIVING THINGS album, Linkin Park veer away from the political territory they explored on Minutes to Midnight and A Thousand Suns, and instead mine decidedly personal topics — relationships crumbling, trust eroding, faith failing. In a lot of ways, it is perhaps the most aptly titled record in recent history. As proof, look no further than the first single, “BURN IT DOWN,” which is full of lines like “I played the soldier, you played the king/ Struck me down, when I kissed that ring,” none of which are about empire building or military service. Instead, the song is very much about the give/take dynamics of a relationship, and what happens when it all falls apart. And the video for the song — which premiered Thursday (May 24) on MTV — follows in the same vein: There are no sweeping shots of battlefields or wretched politicians … instead, it is a decidedly human thing: just the band, in a room, sweating their collective asses off and pouring their hearts into the music. It is a performance video pushed to the limit, and sure, there are a lot of digital effects added for good measure, but they’re used only to highlight the personal flourishes of that performance — the intimately tight close-ups, the pained attention to details — shoot, even when they burst into flames at the end, you have to at least wonder whether they didn’t just spontaneously combust … it’s that intense (and intensely personal) of a thing. So after spending the better part of five years exploring the outer boundaries of what a massively popular rock band can get away with, Linkin Park return home with “BURN IT DOWN” and LIVING THINGS (due June 26), shifting the focus eternally inward. Not only is that bound to make their diehard fans happy, but it makes for a truly interesting new chapter in this increasingly fascinating band’s career. What do you think of the “BURN IT DOWN” video? Leave your comment below! Related Videos MTV First: Linkin Park
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Chester Bennington tells MTV News that, while it’s still early in the process, LP ‘like the direction’ new album is heading. By James Montgomery, with reporting by Vanessa WhiteWolf Linkin Park Photo: Warner Bros. Records Earlier this summer, when Linkin Park took over Moscow’s Red Square for a historic — and decidedly Michael Bay-size — performance, they also spoke to MTV News about the follow-up to A Thousand Suns, which, at the time, was just beginning to take shape (“Right now, it sounds like blips and bleeps and pieces,” frontman Chester Bennington described). So, earlier this week, when Linkin Park took over Los Angeles’ Mayan Theater for an equally historic — yet decidedly more personal — benefit concert for Japanese earthquake and tsunami relief , we got the chance to once again ask them about the new album. And, as Bennington explained, things have progressed — albeit just slightly. “We just kind of began. We like to keep the creative juices flowing, so we try to keep that going all the time,” he said. “We don’t know when the next record is going to be done. We are in the beginning phases of that. We’re still winding down A Thousand Suns and touring for that, so I can tell you we are working and we’re excited, and we like the direction that we’re going in.” Bennington added that the band has been working closely with producer Rick Rubin, who will once again helm the sessions for the yet-untitled disc. And though it’s still early, Linkin Park are already pleased with the results. “[Rick’s] involved all the way, all the time, from the very beginning. You know, we ask him, ‘What do you think of these ideas?’ ” he said. “And we’re kind of getting the wheels rolling. … It’s so hard to talk about something that hasn’t been created yet, but, like I said, we definitely like the way things are going already.” What are you expecting from Linkin Park’s next album? Let us know in the comments! Related Artists Linkin Park
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In the new video for their song from the upcoming ‘Transformers: Dark of the Moon’ soundtrack, the rockers get ‘abstract.’ By James Montgomery, with reporting by Audrey Kim Linkin Park’s Mike Shinoda on the set of their video for “Iridescent” Photo: MTV News Linkin Park lending their music to a “Transformers” movie isn’t exactly a new thing — the rockers are three-for-three at this point, having just shot a video for “Iridescent,”, the lead single off the soundtrack to the upcoming installment of the sci-fi/action franchise, “Transformers: Dark of the Moon.” What is new this time out is the concept of the video for the song, which, truth be told, is actually pretty confusing … even to the guys in LP themselves. “All I know about the concept is that [Linkin Park turntablist/frequent director] Joe Hahn sent me an e-mail that said something about ‘In the valley of the blind, the one-eyed man is king,’ or something like that,” singer/rapper Mike Shinoda laughed. “And the next thing I know, I’ve got horns growing out of my shoulders, and I’ve got one blind eye, and I’ve got a white dog and a snake on a throne made of antlers. I think you’d have to ask Joe what that all means.” Sounds like Hahn’s been catching up on his H.G. Wells. And while the “Iridescent” clip is just the latest in a long string of Linkin Park videos to be directed by Hahn, it’s perhaps his most out-there work to date. And that’s fitting, considering that ever since the band released their 2010 A Thousand Suns album, they’ve been working very hard at pushing boundaries, too. Then again, to hear the Linkin Park guys tell it, all you need to know about Hahn’s videos is that they are 100 percent his, coming from a place that even his bandmates don’t totally comprehend. “As we’ve gone on, the videos have gotten more abstract,” Shinoda said. “[And] I kind of like that, I’ve been encouraging it with Joe, because … the stuff that goes on in his head is really interesting and really fun, and I think it probably comes from the fact he grew up reading a lot of comics, watching anime, those things. Especially in a video like this, you can tell the influences are there.” Check out everything we’ve got on “Transformers: Dark of the Moon.” For breaking news, celebrity columns, humor and more — updated around the clock — visit MTVMoviesBlog.com . Related Videos Linkin Park’s Video For ‘Iridescent:’ Behind The Scenes Related Artists Linkin Park
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Fuse TV has just released it's latest promotion “Music Moments That Matter!” The sweepstakes gives us the chance to sit up close and personal with Linkin Park, Lady Gaga, or Interpol! All you have to do is enter the Fuse Music Matters Sweepstakes for a chance to win the ultimate music experience! Fuse will fly three lucky winners and their guest to NYC and seat them within the 10 front rows to see Linkin Park, Interpol, or Lady Gaga Live!! One winner will be picked for each concert, so it's your choice who you want to see! They will also throw in hotel accommodations for one night and one pair of Denon AH-D1100 “Acoustic Luxury” Over-Ear Headphones. To enter for your chance to win, simply read the official rules and fill out the form here: http://www.fuse.tv/musicmoments But you need to act fast! Contest ends January 15th at 6PM. added by: meeebo
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Filed under: Linkin Park Linkin Park went off-the-wall on sacred ground recently — stopping by one of the holiest places on Earth to pay their respects … the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem. As for the yarmulkes, most of the guys aren’t part of the Tribe … but it’s considered… Read more
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‘The concepts blend human ideas with technology,’ Mike Shinoda says of new album. By James Montgomery Linkin Park’s Mike Shinoda and Chester Bennington Photo: MTV News Linkin Park ‘s new A Thousand Suns album is a lot of things, most of which have nothing to do with their previous (mega-selling) efforts. By their own admission, the band spent nearly two years attempting to leave their past behind. To that end, it’s not a stretch to say they succeeded. The album, which hit stores Tuesday (September 14), is the band’s most divisive. But there’s one thing seemingly everyone can agree on: From this point forward, Linkin Park will never be the same band again. And though Suns represents the band at a crossroads, that doesn’t mean they abandoned everything that got them to this point. Quite the opposite, in fact. They’ve just taken the old and reworked it through the prism of the new.
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Band’s supporters are split over whether new single and video are too much of a departure or a natural evolution. By James Montgomery Linkin Park on the set of “The Catalyst” music video Photo: Warner Bros. With its ominous tone and murky visuals, Linkin Park’s new video for “The Catalyst” is a far cry from the band’s previous, hyperkinetic clips. And, as bassist Dave “Phoenix” Farrell told MTV News earlier this month, that was sort of the point. “The Catalyst” was meant to shake things up and give fans fair warning that LP’s upcoming A Thousand Suns album is going to be a rather dramatic departure from anything they’ve done in the past. Of course, to most, that’s not exactly breaking news. After all, Linkin Park have basically spent the better part of a year touting the “grandiose insanity” of Suns, the album on which they “challenged” themselves to move beyond their n
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‘It’s always great when your fans come out and support [you],’ he says of landing at #8 on the iTunes singles chart. By Jayson Rodriguez, with reporting by Matt Elias Nelly Photo: MTV News Nelly returned to the top 10 this week as his new single “Just a Dream” broke through on the iTunes singles chart to land at #8. After mixed reactions to his last project, Brass Knuckles, the St. Louis rapper said he felt excited to reconnect with his audience. The track is featured on his forthcoming album 5.0, which is set for release this fall. “It’s great,” Nelly told MTV News about “Just a Dream” being embraced digitally. “It’s always great when your fans come out and support [you] anytime in your career. But definitely after 10 years, and when you haven’t been quite on the scene as much as your fans would like you to, but when they do get a glimpse of you and they feel good, it also makes you feel good.” “Just a Dream” was produced by Jim Jonsin (Lil Wayne’s “Lollipop” and T.I.’s “Whatever You Like”) and co-written by Rico Love (Usher, Beyonc
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