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Release Dates Finally Confirmed!
Jul 8th
We finally have confirmation of the dates for the new album and single, plus information on an exciting contest LP are running from tomorrow. Heres the post Mike blogged & posted on the LPN:
No puzzles or hidden messages with this one. We’re excited to finally announce that our new album, A THOUSAND SUNS, will be released on September 14th.


The lead single for the album is called “The Catalyst.” It will be released on August 2nd.


Beginning tomorrow, July 9th, we’re teaming up with MySpace and MixParade for “Linkin Park, Featuring You,” a contest...

"Somewhere I Belong"

(When this began)
I had nothing to say
And I get lost in the nothingness inside of me
(I was confused)
And I let it all out to find
That I’m not the only person with these things in mind
(Inside of me)
But all that they can see the words revealed
Is the only real thing that I’ve got left to feel
(Nothing to lose)
Just stuck, hollow and alone
And the fault is my own, and the fault is my own

[Chorus]
I wanna heal, I wanna feel what I thought was never real
I wanna let go of the pain I’ve felt so long
(Erase all the pain till it’s gone)
I wanna heal, I wanna feel like I’m close to...

inkin Park have chosen to write their own press artigos for ATS, and it's very different from anything you have read before. The first is a message from the band. The segundo is the ATS album description. Check them out below.

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1) A THOUSAND SUNS

Whenever we finish an album, it's usually coupled with a block of text meant to describe it. The record company pays a “reputable” writer to craft their most exciting descrição of the music, in the hopes that it will help convince you to like it. But it seems to us that words usually don't do a great job of defining the sound of an...

When Linkin Park agreed to let a MySpace user create a new version of one of their songs, “The Catalyst,” they had to know it would be tough to pick a winner. The band weighed all the options, and in the end the winner of the Linkin Park: Featuring You contest is a man who goes por the name “NoBrian,” but is otherwise known as a MySpace user from Poland. Yes, Poland.

Mike Shinoda surprised the winner, who goes por “Chex,” via webchat to inform him he had won the contest. Chex’s version of “The Catalyst,” which you can hear here, will appear on Linkin Park’s upcoming record,...