A Thousand Suns

by Linkin Park

Overview

Continuing their slow crawl toward middle age, Linkin Park opt for moody over metallic on A Thousand Suns, their fifth album. A clear continuation of 2007's Minutes to Midnight, A Thousand Suns also trades aggression for contemplation, burying the guitars under washes of chilly synthesizers -- a sound suited for a rap-metal band that no longer plays metal but hasn't shaken off the angst, choosing to channel inward instead of outward. So few rap-metal bands have chosen to embrace their age -- they fight against it, deepening their technical chops while recycling ideas -- that it's easy to admire Linkin Park's decision not to shy away from it, even if their mega-success gives them the luxury to pursue musical risks. The subdued rhythms, riffs, and raps of A Thousand Suns maintain a brooding mood, a feeling that is sustained via the brief bridges between songs, sampled speeches, and easy segues. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	09/14/2010
Label:	Warner Bros.
UPC:	0093624963332

Tracks

1. The Requiem
2. The Radiance
3. Burning In the Skies
4. Empty Spaces
5. When They Come for Me
6. Robot Boy
7. Jornada del Muerto
8. Waiting for the End
9. Blackout
10. Wretches and Kings
11. Wisdom, Justice, and Love
12. Iridescent
13. Fallout
14. The Catalyst
15. The Messenger

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Linkin Park   Primary Artist
Jerry Johnson   Drums
J. Robert Oppenheimer   Speech/Speaker/Speaking Part
Mike Shinoda   Piano,Guitar,Vocals,Keyboards,Synthesizer,Guitar (Rhythm),Vocals (Background)
Dave "Phoenix" Farrell   Guitar,Vocals,Keyboards,Guitar (Bass),Vocals (Background)
Mario Savio   Speech/Speaker/Speaking Part
Ghost Town   Director
Joe Hahn   Vocals (Background)
Martin Luther King, Jr.   Speech/Speaker/Speaking Part
Rob Bourdon   Drums,Vocals,Percussion,Vocals (Background)
Chester Bennington   Guitar,Vocals,Percussion,Vocals (Background)
Brad Delson   Guitar,Vocals,Keyboards,Percussion,Guitar (Rhythm),Guitar (Acoustic),Vocals (Background)
Joseph Hahn   Vocals,Sampling,Vocals (Background)
Phoenix   Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

Kymm Britton   Publicity
Mario McNulty   Engineer
Josh Vanover   Artwork,Creative Director
Ken "Pooch" Van Druten   Mixing,Engineer
Anton Brooks   Publicity
Czeslaw "Nobrain" Sakowski   Programming
Jerry Johnson   Drum Technician
Matthew Primm   Producer
Robert Oppenheimer   Interviewee
Bad Eagle   Producer
Rick Rubin   Producer
Mike Shinoda   Composer,Engineer,Lyricist,Producer,Pro-Tools,Group Member,Creative Director
Ethan Mates   Engineer,Pro-Tools
Vlado Meller   Engineer,Mastering,Mastering Engineer
Josh Newell   Engineer,Pro-Tools
Nicolas Fournier   Engineer,Assistant,Mixing Engineer
Mark Santangelo   Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Dave "Phoenix" Farrell   Composer,Group Member
Frank Maddocks   Design,Art Direction,Creative Director
Ellen Wakayama   Creative Director
Tom Whalley   A&R
Peter Standish   Marketing
Lindsay Chase   Production Coordination
Liza Joseph   A&R
Ryan DeMarti   A&R,Production Coordination
Brian "Big Bass" Gardner   Mastering
Bill Boyd   Producer
Dylan Ely   Mixing,Engineer
Joe Hahn   Group Member,Creative Director
Neal Avron   Mixing,Engineer,Mixing Engineer
Martin Luther King, Jr.   Composer
Rob Bourdon   Composer,Group Member
Chester Bennington   Composer,Lyricist,Group Member
Brad Delson   Composer,Engineer,Pro-Tools,Group Member
Joseph Hahn   DJ,Composer,Group Member
Phoenix   Group Member
Linkin Park   Composer