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Album Review: Linkin Park - The Hunting Party

Ash Goldberg
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Guilty All The Same and Until It’s Gone are accessible, unsurprising choices for singles, but, much like this record, neither holds a candle to anything on Hybrid Theory or Meteora.

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Linkin Park come full circle. Having digressed into electro-rock for their last two records, the Californians return to their nu metal roots. If you're expecting some of those light harmonies heard on Minutes To Midnight, do yourself a favour – lower the volume when you put this on. As Chester Bennington begins with screaming vocals on opener Keys To The Kingdom, Linkin Park proclaim their heavy-sound homecoming. Guilty All The Same and Until It's Gone are accessible, unsurprising choices for singles, but, much like this record, neither holds a candle to anything on Hybrid Theory or Meteora.