Linkin Park “The Hunting Party” 2xLP (Blue Vinyl)

The Hunting Party is the sixth studio album by Linkin Park and was self-produced by members Mike Shinoda and Brad Delson. It is their first album since Meteora not to be produced with Rick Rubin. The title of the album is a metaphor for the group searching to bring back the energy and soul of rock.

The album finds a departure from their recent electronic rock sound. It is simply “a rock record” as described by Shinoda and serves as a statement by the band against contemporary mainstream bands accused by him as “trying to be other bands and playing it safe.”

Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine and hip-hop artist Rakim are among the few guest artists to appear on the album.

The Hunting Party has produced five singles including “Guilty All the Same,” “Until It’s Gone,” “Wastelands,” “Rebellion,” and “Final Masquerade.”