Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Chat with Mike Shinoda!
Saturday, December 5, 2009
LPU 9 IS NOW AVAILABLE!
Thursday, December 3, 2009
Linkin Park Nominated For A Grammy!
Monday, November 30, 2009
Linkin Park To Release Special Rarities Album With Fan Club Package
LPU9: DEMOS features nine unreleased demo versions of some of the band’s biggest hits, including “Faint,” “Breaking The Habit,” and “Leave Out All The Rest.” Also included is “Across The Line,” a previously unreleased song recorded during the Minutes To Midnight studio sessions. Fans also get “Morning After (acoustic),” from frontman Chester Bennington’s side project, Dead By Sunrise (as an exclusive download).
“Songs change constantly over the course of the creative process, so we thought it’d be cool to share early versions of familiar tracks,” says Linkin Park vocalist Mike Shinoda. “The versions in this collection represent important moments in the evolution of each song: different vocals, music variations, and missing parts. They're snapshots of our works-in-progress."
Since its formation in 2001, the LPU’s reach has extended worldwide to form a tight global community. The band has maintained a strong direct bond throughout, and every year they design special merchandise and release music exclusively to LPU members.
Fans first heard the new song, “Across The Line,” during online video episodes ("LPTV"). Originally entitled "Japan," fans sought out the song for years, but the band had never released it. In response to fan feedback, the band decided to finish the song and make it available as a highlight of LPU9.
"The LPU is a movement," says guitarist Brad Delson. "Their support of the band is inspiring. So we try to give back to them whenever we can. When we heard that they had been talking about 'Across The Line,' we knew we had to make it available for them."
The LPU has enabled fans worldwide to interact with members of the band, meeting them at exclusive LP Underground meet & greet signings (held at almost every Linkin Park show), or chatting with them online at exclusive chats through the fan club members-only website, www.lpunderground.com. In past years, the band has offered free concert tickets to fan club members, cast them as extras in a music video (“Faint”), and flown them out for rehearsal sessions. The site also provides fans with exclusive news, presales, contests, photos, video, and more. The fan club consistently strives to offer more to its members through website innovations, creative content, and engaging contests and giveaways. For more information, please go to www.lpunderground.com.
The full track listing for LPU9: DEMOS is as follows:
1 – “A-Six” (Original Long Version 2002)
2 – “Faint” (Demo 2002)
3 – “Sad” ("By Myself" Demo 1999)
4 – “Fear” ("Leave Out All the Rest" Demo 2006)
5 – “Figure.09” (Demo 2002)
6 – “Stick And Move” ("Runaway" Demo 1998)
7 – “Across The Line” (Unreleased Demo 2007)
8 – “Drawing” ("Breaking The Habit" Demo 2002)
9 – “Drum Song” ("Little Things Give You Away" Demo 2006)
Linkin Park is currently in the studio preparing a new album for release in 2010.
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Linkin Park wins MTV EMA Award
Thanks to all of your votes, Linkin Park won the MTV European Music Award for Best World Stage Performance! Thank you for your continued support of the band and thanks to all of the fans who voted for us.
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Mike and Joe Signing at SURU in LA Tomorrow!
In celebration of the release, Mike and Joe will be signing shoes for anyone who purchases them at the SURU store in LA this Friday, November 20th at 7pm. If you pre-order your shoes now, you can pick them up in the store on the night of the signing.
For more information on the shoes, visit www.suru-la.com.
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Deftones Benefit Show
Chi Cheng was injured last year in a car accident which left him in a semi-conscious state. The auction and donations will go towards his medical bills.
Monday, November 16, 2009
Watch the new Dead By Sunrise video for "Let Down"
Check out this feature and more at MySpaceMusic.com
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Last Chance for LPU 8!
LPU 9 might be right around the corner, but it is not too late to join, renew or gift an LPU 8 membership to a friend or fellow Linkin Park fan. We still have more exclusive content and contests scheduled for this LPU 8 cycle year, so act now! Annual memberships start at just $15! LPU 8 members have exclusive access to the November 18 online chat with Rob Bourdon and to the newly added LPUTV episode available at the members-only website. JOIN LPU TODAY!
Monday, November 9, 2009
Help Keep Linkin Park in Fuse's Best of 2009 Tournament!
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Music For Relief Needs You (and 9,999 of your closest friends) Right Now!
Airwalk.com is donating up to $10,000 to charity and they are letting YOU choose where each dollar is donated. Visit www.airwalk.com/doingyourpart and tell Airwalk to donate $1 in your name to Music for Relief then tell a friend! This costs you nothing and will help MFR continue to support disaster relief and reduce global warming. Thank you for your support!
Bid on a Fender Guitar Signed by Linkin Park
Join Linkin Park in their efforts to help the over 14 million children suffering with brain injuries. Children’s Neurological Solutions Foundations, a national parent driven organization, is providing hope and support in finding a cure to these devastating and often life threatening disorders.
You can help! Click here for more information and to start bidding!
You can help! Click here for more information and to start bidding!
"New Divide" in Round Two of Fuse's Best Video of 2009 Tournament!
Linkin Park’s video for "New Divide" has made it to round two in Fuse's Best Video of 2009 Tournament! Vote for "New Divide" at http://www.fuse.tv/ontv/shows/best-of-2009/ and help them battle their way to number 1! Be sure to vote each week!
Friday, October 30, 2009
"New Divide" Nominated for Fuse's Best Video of 2009!
Win a Trip to See Linkin Park and Meet Members of the Band!
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Find more videos like this on Music For Relief
Bid on a Transformers Guitar Signed by Linkin Park
Click HERE to see all auction items and to bid.
Transformers & New Divide: Out This Week on DVD/Blu-ray
 | For all our Transformers fans: the DVD/Blu-ray of the movie is out today, October 20th. The package includes over 3 hours of bonus footage, plus our video for New Divide. This is the first time the music video has been made available in DVD/Blu-ray format. |
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Dead By Sunrise on Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Chester's New Album In Stores Today!
Don't forget that Dead By Sunrise will be playing a few shows in the next month in support of the new album. Tickets are still available for the shows, so make sure you get yours today!
Oct. 14 - The Gramercy Theatre - New York, NY | Tickets ($20.00)
Oct. 19 - The Roxy - West Hollywood, CA | Tickets ($21.50)
Oct. 21 - Jimmy Kimmel Live - Los Angeles, CA | Register For FREE Tickets
Oct. 24 - Merriwhether Post Pavilion - Columbia, MD | Tickets
You can also purchase Out Of Ashes bundled with a SIGNED 14"x14" Dead By Sunrise lithograph HERE!
Monday, October 5, 2009
Digital Souvenir Packages Now Available For Download!
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Dead By Sunrise Web Store Now Open!
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Win Mike's Hand Vandalized Poster-Prints!
Mike Shinoda explains how you can win a Glorious Excess (Dies) hand vandalized poster-print by participating in a raffle to benefit Music for Relief. Win a piece of artwork from his show on view until this Sunday Oct. 4 at the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles.
Find more videos like this on Music For Relief
There will be over 140 raffle winners and the grand prize winner gets a trip to see Linkin Park in concert!
Find more videos like this on Music For Relief
There will be over 140 raffle winners and the grand prize winner gets a trip to see Linkin Park in concert!
Monday, September 21, 2009
Linkin Park Nominated for MTV EMA!
Monday, September 14, 2009
Dead By Sunrise - Crawl Back In - [Official Music Video] [HQ]
A new song from Dead By Sunrise "Crawl Back In"...
Win a Piece of Glorious Excess (Dies)
Mike Shinoda donated over 140 signed, hand vandalized poster-prints from his Glorious Excess (Dies) art exhibition to Music for Relief. The poster-prints will be given away to over 140 winners of a global online raffle!
One grand prize winner will also win an expense paid trip to see Linkin Park in concert in 2010 and a meet and greet with band members as well as a DC Shoes prize pack. Unlike an auction in which the single highest bidder wins, in this global raffle, everyone who purchases a ticket has a chance to be the grand prize winner or be one of the other 140 winners of the poster print hand-vandalized and signed by Mike Shinoda.
Visit MikeShinoda.com/raffle to enter. All proceeds benefit Music for Relief.
Saturday, September 12, 2009
Dead By Sunrise to Play at MTV's Ulalume Festival
Dead By Sunrise will play at Ulalume, MTV’s first ever Halloween festival, on Friday, October 23 at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland. Performances from the festival will air during a Halloween-themed week on MTV, MTV.com, mtvU, and mtvU.com. Get your tickets for the festival HERE!
Thursday, September 3, 2009
New "Glorious Excess" Merch!
The book is $35 and details Glorious Excess (Born) and (Dies) from concept to completion with 128 full color pages and a foreword by Shepard Fairey. There are also four skate decks that are $75 each, but you can save $25 if you buy all four!
Get these items today before they sell out!
Friday, August 21, 2009
BENNINGTON'S STALKER JAILED ( News of 2008)
A woman accused of stalking rocker CHESTER BENNINGTON has been sentenced to two years in jail for harassing the LINKIN PARK frontman and his wife TALINDA BENTLEY. Former laboratory worker Devon Townsend pleaded guilty to using government computers at her former workplace Sandia National Laboratories' technology and manufacturing group to access the rocker's email account from January to November 2006. Townsend also hacked into a cellphone firm's website to illegally obtain Bennington's phone number, which she used to threaten former Playboy model Bentley. Townsend appeared at an Albuquerque, New Mexico court for sentencing on Wednesday (20Feb08) and was ordered to turn herself in to a Phoenix, Arizona jail within 60 days to begin serving her prison term. She is also expected to undergo mental health treatment while behind bars.
BENNINGTON DENIES VELVET REVOLVER ROLE (Old Rumour)
LINKIN PARK singer CHESTER BENNIGTON has denied he is to take over from SCOTT WEILAND as the frontman of VELVET REVOLVER.
The 32-year-old rocker was rumoured to be joining the band shortly after Weiland was dismissed in March (08) following a series of spats with his bandmates.
But Bennington insists speculation surrounding his possible move to Velvet Revolver was all the result of a misunderstanding - and he currently has no intention to leave Linkin Park.
He tells Kerrang magazine, "I'm friends with all the guys in Velvet Revolver and have played with all of them before. I'm friends with Scott too.
"I think the rumour that I was going to join Velvet Revolver started because (guitarist) Slash asked me if I'd come play a show with them in Vegas right around the time that Scott left the band.
"Timing-wise, it didn't work out for me, though. Maybe people assumed that invitation meant I was joining the band."
But Bennington admits that under other circumstances, he might be tempted to take on the job.
He adds, "If I wasn't in Linkin Park anymore and I didn't know Scott, though, I'd say yes. Who wouldn't? The music is great and it would be a really cool opportunity." has denied he is to take over from SCOTT WEILAND as the frontman of VELVET REVOLVER.
The 32-year-old rocker was rumoured to be joining the band shortly after Weiland was dismissed in March (08) following a series of spats with his bandmates.
But Bennington insists speculation surrounding his possible move to Velvet Revolver was all the result of a misunderstanding - and he currently has no intention to leave Linkin Park.
He tells Kerrang magazine, "I'm friends with all the guys in Velvet Revolver and have played with all of them before. I'm friends with Scott too.
"I think the rumour that I was going to join Velvet Revolver started because (guitarist) Slash asked me if I'd come play a show with them in Vegas right around the time that Scott left the band.
"Timing-wise, it didn't work out for me, though. Maybe people assumed that invitation meant I was joining the band."
But Bennington admits that under other circumstances, he might be tempted to take on the job.
He adds, "If I wasn't in Linkin Park anymore and I didn't know Scott, though, I'd say yes. Who wouldn't? The music is great and it would be a really cool opportunity."
LINKIN PARK TAKE OVER FROM THE WHO FOR CSI EPISODE
Rockers LINKIN PARK are to end THE WHO's stranglehold on hit TV series CSI after producers agreed to name an episode after their new single.
The group's new track, Leave Out All The Rest, will feature prominently in an upcoming episode with the same name.
It'll be the first time music from any group other than The Who has featured so prominently in any of the three existing CSI programmes.
STARS TO COMPETE FOR TATTOO PRIZE
(Greenday in Pic) GREEN DAY, METALLICA and LINKIN PARK lead the list of tattooed rockers up for the Best Band/Artist honour at the first Inked True Colors Awards.
The rockers will compete for the top prize at the event, which will be held on 3 October (09) at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas.
They'll be up against Rise Against, Eminem, Slayer, Lil Wayne, Gallows, Fall Out Boy and Good Charlotte.
Meanwhile, the nominees for Favourite Tattooed Artist are Rihanna, Pink, Travis Barker, Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt and Megan Fox, among others.
Saturday, August 8, 2009
Mike Shinoda: Glorious Excess (Dies)
Mike will host his upcoming solo exhibition, Glorious Excess (Dies), at the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles beginning August 29.
Following his highly-successful 2008 show, Glorious Excess (Born), Mike returns to the Museum to unveil his latest collection of paintings and digital works. Larger, broader, and more sensational than before, Glorious Excess (Dies) is the next chapter in his series exploring society’s obsession with celebrity culture, consumer addiction, and fascination with excess.
Open to the public, the reception for Glorious Excess (Dies) will take place on Saturday, August 29 from 8 to 10pm with Mike in attendance, and the show will be on view until October 4, 2009.
Friday, July 31, 2009
Behind the Scenes of Chester's Dead By Sunrise
Chester has teamed up with members of Julien-K to record "Out of Ashes," the debut album from Dead By Sunrise, due out October 13, 2009. Here's a glimpse at what's in store.
Dead By Sunrise - Album Trailer
Dead By Sunrise - Album Trailer
Thursday, July 30, 2009
LINKIN PARK'S UNIQUE SOUND
Linkinpark are determined to make a record which sounds like nothing else any other musician has ever made.
Linkin Park's next album will be like a "new food".
The rockers insist their album is going to be completely different to any other record and called for a "new genre" to help classify the as-yet untitled LP.
Co-frontm
an Mike Shinoda said: "People just want junk food. They want throw-away junk food music that's going to make them lethargic and fat. McDonalds is great once in a while, in moderation. Eat it every day and you just turn into a slob. We feel the same way about music. We want to hopefully move even more into being able to make more substantial music.
"I would love for this record to be something that has its own identity, and can't easily be connected to anything else. This album will be the kind of food that's foreign to you, that you haven't had before, and when you first taste it, you'll go, 'This doesn't taste like anything else I've had, but I think I like it.' "
The album is due to go on sale next year, but Mike insists they will delay the release if they are not satisfied.
He added to : "If we need to take a step back and make sure everything is top quality then we will."
Linkin Park's Chester Bennington Gets 'Dark' With New Band, Dead By Sunrise
There are songs about being in love and there's songs about hating people,' singer says.
Linkinpark frontman Chester Bennington has already described his Dead By Sunrise Side project as being "really dark ... like post-apocalyptic 'Blade Runner' meets LSD," so he's not exactly afraid to talk about the rather dark period in his life that birthed his new band.
"I came up with the band name because in the beginnings of making this album, I was partying ... we'll call it partying. It wasn't much fun, but we partied a lot. And there was a lot of times where I was kind of in a really self-destructive place, and sometimes it felt like you weren't sure if you were going to make it to the next day," he explained. "The name kind of evolved from that lifestyle, and the title of the record, Out of Ashes, is kind of coming out of that self-destructive path I was on, and rising from the ashes, so to speak."
And so, like most of the songs on Ashes, "Crawl Back In" — for which Bennington recently shot a video in California's Vasquez Rocks Natural Park — is plenty dark: full of churning, burning, grunge guitars. But it's not pitch-black: Lyrically, the song details Bennington's slow climb back into the light — a climb that started with some serious self-discovery.
"It's a song about questioning your authenticity. I do that every once in a while; I wonder how many of my own thoughts are really my own, and how much influence do the people around me have on the person I am," he said. "There's a lot of that on the record. There's a very dark side [to it], and there's a very light side on it. There are songs about being in love and there's songs about hating people. It's a very strange juxtaposition. And that represents what had been going on in my life over the past couple of years — really great moments happening at the same time as these really terrible things were happening."
And, admittedly, most of those "really great" moments had to do with his other band, Linkin Park. And while Bennington is eternally grateful for all that LP — and their fans — have given him, he's also not afraid to push either away with Dead by Sunrise.
"I think that being in Linkin Park, our sound is so different from song to song and record to record that I really was forced to stop worrying about what I might think our fans want to hear, as opposed to just writing music that I like," he said. "I think that if you get into a place as an artist that is focusing on outside opinions of people you don't even know — like, 'What does the 15-year-old kid in Cleveland think of this song?' — I really don't know, and if I focus on that, I almost end up biting myself to ensure that I keep giving them what they want, and that's a dangerous place to be in.
"I don't want to be a caricature of myself, just kind of rewriting the same song over and over again, to get people to buy it," he continued. "I'd rather take a chance at doing something new and different and lose a few and gain a few rather than keep the same ones around. You can't make everybody happy."
And to that point, though Ashes will finally hit stores in September, Bennington isn't about to forget his Linkin Park duties anytime soon ... in fact, he's trying very hard to combine Dead by Sunrise with LP. Literally.
"I'm actually taking these guys out with me. [Linkin Park] is leaving for Europe and Japan, and Dead by Sunrise is going to be joining us on tour, and we're actually going to be jumping in the middle of LP's set, playing a few songs, then jumping out and letting LP finish out the set," Bennington said. "And that was actually an idea that was brought up by the guys in Linkin Park. I think it's going to be amazing.
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Linkin Park - Lockjaw ( LPU Exclusive , new instrumental song )
Probably For the LP's New album.
It Sounds Great.
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Sunday, June 28, 2009
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Making of Faint- Mr. Hahn Doing Stupid Things At Last
Mr.Hahn doing some funny+stupid things at last.
Saturday, June 20, 2009
Club Tattoo Grand Opening Celebration In Las Vegas, NV
While this news may be slightly delayed, we are posting the following image to get word out about the upcoming acoustic performance of Dead By Sunrise, as well as to showcase what is basically the first Dead By Sunrise band image ever to be released to the general public.
"Dead By Sunrise" a Trio Band performing an acoustic shows in public.
Friday, June 19, 2009
Mike In The Studio
Mike Shinoda talking about his new albums+records and also about the software he used for recording, mixing and arranging. Don't forget to watch Rob(Drummer) new hair style.
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Metallica and Linkin Park Team Up
Metallica and Linkin Park Team Up was a top story for this week. Here it is again: (MusicRadar) 1-2 August 2009 sees Metallica and Linkin Park headline the UK leg of Sonisphere, a new festival touring Europe this summer. The UK leg of Sonisphere is set to be the climax of a summer-long schedule that sees the festival visit the Netherlands, Germany, Spain, Sweden and Finland before arriving in Knebworth.
Tickets, which are sure to be snapped up quickly, go on sale at 9am GMT on Wednesday 11 February. [So far Lamb of God and Mastodon have also been announced]
Chester talks about new LP and Dead By Sunrise albums on MTV
He is talking about LP's New album and His another band Dead by Sunrise...
World Premiere of "New Divide" Music Video on MySpace
You can now watch the brand new video for "New Divide" from the Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen soundtrack by Linkin Park
Linkin Park – “New Divide”
Linkin Park – “New Divide”
New Album: Don't Expect a "New Divide" Sound
In a recent interview with UltimateGuitar.com, Mike explains that the new Linkin Park album does not sound like their latest single, "New Divide".
"The new album actually doesn't sound a lot like "New Divide," but it sounds great. We've got about 40 song ideas so far. We're trying to do something different from our other albums, with a focus on making some stuff that's more experimental, and hopefully more cutting-edge. There actually might be more rapping. I'm putting all my Fort Minor energy into the new Linkin Park album...you never know which tracks will make the final cut, but hopefully there will be more rapping, and some great beats on the new record."
He also states at the end of the interview that Chester's solo project, Dead By Sunrise, will be released in September 2009.
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