Linkin Park is showcasing their longstanding career and giving fans a treat with the release of Papercuts (Singles Collection 2000-2023). This series of greatest hits also features new previously unreleased fan-favorites “Friendly Fire” and “QWERTY.” In fact, the band dropped an official visualizer for “QWERTY,” a Minutes To Midnight-era B-side, in tandem with Papercuts‘ release. In the uniquely aggressive track, Chester Bennington‘s and Mike Shinoda‘s voices are both unrelenting and utterly soar. Check out the gritty, industrial-tinged, nostalgia-inducing track below. Currently, Papercuts (Singles Collection 2000-2023) is available on all streaming platforms and is also available on CD and vinyl. Secure… Read more »
A little papercut never stopped Linkin Park. The nu-metal act announced their first greatest hits album, Papercuts (Singles Collection 2000-2023). The compilation drops on April 12 via Warner Records. Popular staples made the final cut to the LP, including “Crawling,” “Bleed It Out,” “Leave Out All The Rest,” and the quintessential banger, “In The End.” Rapper and producer for the group, Mike Shinoda, explains their decision-making: “Each song in this collection is both a singular moment on our timeline and an evolving story that is as much ours as it is yours. From our first release…to the brand new…this tracklist… Read more »
Even with powerhouse frontman Chester Bennington gone, it hasn’t stopped Linkin Park from releasing previously recorded tracks. “Friendly Fire” was originally a part of the acts “One More Light” sessions. The band posted a snippet of the song on their socials, with hints of their nu-metal flair blended with synth-pop. “We’re falling apart for no reason/We’re pulling the trigger in a useless war/If we go back and go into the black/What are we fighting for?” The preview is on a simple green background with conveyor belt text, the title, and the year it was recorded. They announced on X/Twitter that… Read more »
Mike Shinoda has kickstarted a new era with a song called “Already Over”, a piece of music he admits has some of Linkin Park’s DNA within it.
In celebration of the release of Meteora|20, Linkin Park are hosting a global fan Q&A livestream. This news comes after the band shared previously unreleased tracks from 2003, such as “Lost” and “Fighting Myself“. These tracks were released to commemorate the 20 year anniversary of the album. Fans can submit questions via video and experience the live conversation on Monday, April 10th. The livestream will be taking place at 11am PT / 2pm ET and will be streaming globally across YouTube, Facebook, and Twitch. Los Angeles radio personality, Stryker, will be hosting the one-day-only event featuring members of rock band… Read more »
The fact that we can all share in these hidden Linkin Park gems all these years later is a pleasure we should not take for granted
Mike Shinoda, Joe Hahn, and Dave Farrell jumped on the official Linkin Park Discord channel and held a Q&A for fans on February 10th.
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of Linkin Park’s Hybrid Theory, the band has released new covers by grandson, and Fever 333.
Mike Shinoda will be releasing a full length album this summer.
