In 20 respectively, Linkin Park released their fourth and fifth studio albums A Thousand Suns and Living Things. Linkin Park performing at Soundwave 2013, during the Living Things World Tour. The album was certified Platinum in United States for the sales of one million copies. It debuted at number three on the US Billboard 200, and has placed at number four on Revolver 's list of "The 20 Best Albums of 2014". The album received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised its return to the heavier rock sound of their older albums. Five singles from The Hunting Party have been released " Guilty All the Same" in March 2014, " Until It's Gone" in May 2014, and " Wastelands", " Rebellion" and " Final Masquerade" in June 2014. The band embarked on the Carnivores Tour, a double-headline tour with Thirty Seconds to Mars, as well as The Hunting Party Tour, in support of the album. The album was promoted by the band and Warner Bros, with multiple promotional teasers and interviews produced and published in the lead-up to the album's release and listening parties of the album being held worldwide on multiple dates. The album also features guest appearances from Helmet's Page Hamilton, System of a Down's Daron Malakian, Rage Against the Machine's Tom Morello, and Rakim, marking the first time Linkin Park has collaborated with other artists on a studio album.
Packaged by an artwork by Brandon Parvini based on an original drawing by James Jean, the album took under a year to record and produce, with material being improvisationally written by the band. The album, described by Shinoda as simply "a rock record", serves as a statement by the band against contemporary mainstream and active rock bands, accused by him as "trying to be other bands and playing it safe". Stylistically, The Hunting Party is a departure from the electronic rock and experimental sound of the band's previous two studio albums, A Thousand Suns (2010) and Living Things (2012) and marks a return to the band’s nu metal sound. The title The Hunting Party is a contextual metaphor: Linkin Park is the party that is hunting to bring back the energy and soul of rock. It is the first album since Meteora (2003) not to be produced with Rick Rubin, who produced the band's previous three studio albums. Records and Machine Shop on June 13, 2014. The album, produced by band members Mike Shinoda and Brad Delson, was released by Warner Bros. The Hunting Party is the sixth studio album by American rock band Linkin Park.
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