When Linkin Park entered the scene in 2000 with “Hybrid Theory” they helped define the nu metal moniker. That album alone shifted over 20 million copies. It’s hard to follow up a debut like that but Linkin Park never wavered and kept on going. Nevermind that not a single one of their subsequent albums ever even came close to “Hybrid Theory”.
The turning point came with 2007’s “Minutes To Midnight”. It showed a band that was completely clueless and didn’t know where to go from there. Maybe that’s why this time around Linkin Park teamed up with Rick Rubin, a producer known for whipping bands who’ve lost direction back into shape. Unfortunately not even Rubin can save these guys. “A Thousand Suns” is the worst Linkin Park album to date with the band sounding like a mix of some softrock outfit and a boysband.
The first two songs (“The Requiem” and “The Radiance”) are like an intro that’s not going anywhere and “Burning In The Skies” is the kind of mellow popsong that has me reaching for the barfbag. And the crap just keeps on coming from there. Thanks a bunch but I think I’ll stick with the memories of “Hybrid Theory” and leave it like that.
Score: 3 out of 10
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