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UPDATE: The LPU has just announced on their Facebook that the Joe Hahn chat has been postponed. However, a chat with Rob Bourdon has now been scheduled for January 30th at 3:30 PM PST. You can read the LPU's recent statement below:

Original Post: Joe Hahn will host an exclusive video chat with LPU members tomorrow, January 27th, at 11:45am PST (THIS IS NOW CANCELLED). As usual, if you are attending the chat make sure to arrive a little early in case if Joe starts early and to ensure that you have a spot in the chatroom.

If you aren't a member of the LPU, you can sign up today!

In a recent interview with HitFlix concerning his score for the Indonesian Martial-Arts film "The Raid", Mike Shinoda gave more details regarding his work on the score, and even suggested that the new Linkin Park album could be out as early as Mid-2012. You can watch the video here.

What makes this video extra exciting (beyond the extra information on The Raid) is that while many fans had already speculated an album was due for release this year, the latter statement is the first time a band member has actually stated that the band intends to release the record this year. Perhaps what's even more interesting, is the fact that Mike expects the album to be out by "mid-2012". Could this mean an album out before/around Rock Am Ring 2012? Only time will tell!

Feel free to sign up and express your thoughts on this in our forums.

Today we are featuring for download, a very unique collection of tracks for your listening pleasure from a Joe Hahn vinyl called "Tasty Gas Station Breaks From The Orient". Sent to us by an anonymous source, little is known about these tracks except that they appear to be from around circa 1999-2000, and were ripped from a vinyl Joe Hahn created himself to use during concert performances around the Hybrid Theory era. What makes these tracks special is the fact that many famous samples from Linkin Park's history ("I'd like to introduce", "and you do it like this", as well as the speech from Step Up, and the original female intro to "It's Going Down") are here in their unaltered form without any background tracks or musical interference at all. Also featured are certain instrumental breaks and clips from Hybrid Theory, making these tracks invaluable for anybody planning to remix Linkin Park's music.

From our understanding, these tracks have been circulating several file sites before our upload (infact our very source found it through a multiupload link that was given to them by someone else), so we weren't sure of their origin, and at first we thought that these might have been well known. However; after some research we did not see these posted on any major fan sites we felt we'd upload them to allow everyone to have a chance to listen. Our source tells me that Ivan Romanov owns the vinyl, so in the case he is responsible for these rips, special thanks go out to him for the original multiupload link if he was the one who uploaded it. Also, since it is uncertain if Joe Hahn ever wanted these to be released, if Joe or LP Management has an issue with these being up, please have us contacted and we'll remove them immediately!

To save initial server load, we are going to post the original multiupload link that these tracks were discovered on in the first place, an actual lpassociation.com download link will be made available later. Also, keep in mind that megaupload's link will no longer work due to the recent shutdown.

Update: This vinyl (or one similar) was used during Linkin Park's performance at Rock Am Ring 2001. See screencap below:

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Update 2: LPA member Dr. Octagonapus has posted a very thorough track by track analysis of each sample, and some of these samples' origins. Read HERE and feel free to add to it if you wish.

To go along with The Raid's screening at the Sundance Festival earlier today, MTV.com has posted a new trailer of the movie featuring a portion of the score done by Mike Shinoda. Also, MTV is reporting that the film will be released in the United States on March 23rd, 2012. Be sure to keep checking back here in case if this date changes!

EDIT: A slightly different clip has been released by IGN. Check it out below:


EDIT: Check out MOVIELINE for an interesting review of the movie, discussion about Mike's score and new clips!

| MOVIELINE via zane

Kerrang! today released their weekly magazine that features a list of the top 50 albums to look out for in 2012. Linkin Park were on that list and the article features an interview with Mike Shinoda about what people can expect from the new album. Check out the scans below.

The official soundtrack for Underworld Awakening has finally been released digitally. You can download the entire album on iTunes or Amazon.com today!


TRACKLIST:
01. Made of Stone (Renholdër Remix) - Evanescence
02. Heavy Prey - Lacey Sturm of Flyleaf feat. Geno Lenardo
03. Blackout (Renholdër Remix) - Linkin Park
04. Apart (Renholdër Remix) - The Cure
05. Killer & a Queen - Stella Katsoudas of Sister Soleil feat. Geno Lenardo
06. Watch Yourself (Renholdër Remix) - Ministry
07. Trip the Darkness (Ben Weinman Remix) - Lacuna Coil
08. Young Blood (Renholdër Remix) - The Naked and Famous
09. It Rapes All In Its Path - Black Light Burns
10. The Posthumous Letter - William Control
11. How’m I Supposed to Die - Civil Twilight
12. Consolation Prize - & SONS
13. Liar (Revenant mix by 8MM) – 8MM
14. You Won't See The Light - Ryan T.Hope of The Lifeline feat. Geno Lenardo
15. Bottle of Pain - Combichrist
16. Intruder – Collide
17. Exit Wounds (Justin Lassen Remix) - Justin Lassen feat. Silent Fury

We would like to remind you to not share or ask for any download links to the album on the forums and doing so can result in a warning and/or infraction.

Linkin Park will be featured in the new issue of Kerrang! Magazine which will be out this Wednesday (January 18th). Linkin Park will be on the front cover of the magazine alongside Bullet For My Valentine, Biffy Clyro, Enter Shikari and Black Veil Brides. This new issue is the 2012 album preview special.

Update: According to here, the Linkin Park article will contain an interview, although little is known about what new information (if any) will be revealed in the article. Stay tuned for scans.

Source: Kerrang! via danielpsoad-09

Phoenix held a video chat with LPU members today. Check out some of the highlights below.


• When’s the next single coming out? They’re working hard and have made good progress, new single will be out sooner than possible.

• Regarding the European tour, they are meeting next week to look at schedule. They will probably play at the usual places they’ve already played before but maybe some new places too.

• They will definitely be touring the US

• Mike is one of his favorite people to do pranks with on tour.

• LP do not have a Greatest Hits album.

• He likes Avenged Sevenfold a lot, surprised he hasn’t toured with them yet. He bumps into them in Southern California now and then.

• He was doing the video chat from his home studio in Southern California

• What’s the new sound/new album like? LP are still working on it and it’s coming together. The album can still take off in all different directions so to speak as though they are done wouldn’t mean anything.

• They are pushing themselves with creative song writing and it’s different from things they’ve done in the past.

• His favorite European soccer team is Manchester United. He watched lot of soccer matches when he was growing up. He had the chance to watch Arsenal, Tottenham and Chelsea play in London.

• He loves LA Galaxy too.

• What’s his favorite rock/metal band and bass player? Aside from metallica he likes Anthrax.

• Favorite Bass player - His style does not lend itself to the metal genre. He’s kind of a converted guitarist. He was classical trained on violin and he isn’t necessarily a technical player. He likes stuff like Paul McCartney and Adam from U2’s playing style. Maybe it’s because he isn’t technical enough to do ripping solos.

• Will they play Robot Boy live? He hopes so as that would be a fun challenge, there’s a lot going on vocally as Phoenix and Joe would have to sing harmonies with Mike and Chester. Would be fun to play live.

• Can we expect heavier sound? He doesn’t know, he feels questions like that are determined by people’s taste. If heavy means distorted guitar then the answer is probably no. If heavy means aggressive vocals then yes, maybe. He doesn’t know how to answer that.

• “Tell us about Rob?” Rob’s a drummer and a nice guy. He has dry sense of humor and is quiet. He is a deep thinker. “Rob’s awesome”

• Songs written so far. He doesn’t know total tally but maybe 40-50, they are focused on maybe 15-20. They are still writing new ideas. They are finessing those 15-20, some are almost finished. They’re excited about those.

• No plans to release the Live in Red Square show. It turned out to be a special and cool performance. He said you can just watch online.

• Any chance of Tasty Snax reunion? Mark Fiore is so bogged down that it squashes the chance of a reunion. He tells fans to get in touch with Mark. (He’s kidding)

• He spends time on tour playing shows, travelling, eating here and there, works out and plays golf.

• He talked about the TV show “The Bachelor” and says “the drama that unfolds is captivating.”

• He had a crazy illness during the Bangkok, Thailand show. Maybe he drank bad water or got a bug, he was sick for two days. They got his tech, Ted, to fill in for him instead of cancelling the show. He said Ted is a great guy and did an awesome job. Hopefully he will be back to Bangkok soon and he hopes people at the show were excited to see something rare like that happen.

• Why the name Phoenix? It’s just a bad nickname from the Ben Stiller movie “Mystery Men”, from the scene when Ben Stiller is trying to impress a girl and looks like an idiot. The nickname Phoenix just stuck.

• He doesn’t really care about fakes on Twitter. Most people on Twitter know what’s going on anyway.

• They do have fan involved projects such as Music For Relief.

• Injuries he has sustained from live shows include sprained ankle in the Live In Texas show, he found it weird that it was included in the DVD. Chester has hurt himself badly and broken his wrist in Australia. To Chester’s credit, he finished the set.

• Difference between European and American fans? He said, “Aside from geographical location? That was a terrible joke”. In general there are differences and similarities. Reaction to live music, US fans tend to squash up at the front like a pit or moshing area. European fans jump up n down rather than side to side. Fans all over world are awesome and supportive.

• His relationship with Siri is not good. He’ll spare us a demo. Siri doesn’t understand him and doesn’t like to answer in any type of helpful manner.

• What does he think of Hybrid Theory times? HT is fun, it’s like a snapshot of where he was at. He still loves that record, he still enjoys playing those songs live.

• He doesn’t mediate regularly. He stretches and exercises. Music is a form of meditation. Reading can also be meditative.

• He enjoyed A Thousand Suns.

• He wonders if he can outlast the LPU chat fans by just sitting there for hours on end.

• Is the new album more experimental than ATS? He honestly wishes he could answer the questions but they are still working on the album. He will try and give info. There are elements that are more experimental than ATS like the writing process and structure. He doesn’t see this record as tied in with ATS or directly related to ATS. It’s a different direction to ATS.

• Not easily comparable to ATS so far. He’s excited as there are aspects that he’s eagerly expectant to see how they turn out. Excited about people hearing it and fans giving feedback

• Will they play Somewhere I belong or From The Inside? They try blending in old stuff. They played FTI last tour so will definitely sprinkle old songs in. Especially those two songs.

• When they want to play songs live there’s like a tug between radio songs VS rare songs VS new songs. They’re trying to find a way to keep it fresh and create a good blend. It’s a balancing act and they put thought into making it best they can.

• He is currently reading the Game of Thrones series and said it’s well written and compelling to read. Also, “Golf is a great book.”

• Why did LP only play two shows in Canada? He said he is half Canadian and he would love to play in Canada more. LP needs to tour more in Canada. Hopefully on the next touring cycle it works out.

• Do you change creative or brainstorming process in each album? Yes, each record process is always different, the process in this record is that they never actually left the studio after ATS, they never left that creative mode, they have been writing nonstop so there’s an organic movement in the ideas that were coming into the studio and being written. They have more time for discussions about writing.

• He loves the screen name “Shinoda Dork” and says that it might actually be Mike in the chat.

• Favorite UFC fighter? Anderson Silva fan.

• Has any member walked out of the studio? Yeah, there are six guys so they have their moments. One thing that’s nice is that they have been together a long time and grow together as a family. Luckily the six of them are really close and that makes what they do easier. They respect one another and each other’s opinions.

• He expected the chat to be chaotic but is pleasantly surprised.

• There might be violins on the new album. They are talking about orchestration so maybe they will include violin or cello.

• He loves cats. Where he lives he can’t have pet cats because they’ll get eaten outside. He doesn’t like seeing cats on the internet though, like on Instagram or Youtube, his wish for 2012 is for that to go away.

• He is excited about

1. powertheworld.org
2. Working on record, he can’t tell us when it will be released as it’s not done yet. They are putting time into getting it out asap.
3. Touring soon, look out for tour dates on linkinpark.com
4. LPU is awesome
5. Adam from the LPU is awesome.

Although the picture says absolutely NOTHING official about the release date of Linkin Park’s fifth studio album, it is interesting to speculate why Mike has tweeted this image.

What do you think this image is about? Posts your thoughts on our forums.

Source: Mike Shinoda's Twitter

As many of you may know from following us on our Facebook and Twitter, over the Holiday break we held a special two week competition for a chance to win an original One Step Closer European Promo (PRO-2306). Well the contest has come to a close, and after a completely random drawing we are pleased to announce the winner as:

In just a two week period we amassed almost 100 entries, and we were very impressed with the amount of enthusiasm shown for this contest. We'd also like to extend a personal thank you out to LPA member Ginger, who offered this prize out of his personal collection to share with Linkin Park fans. With this being our 10th year of existence (in itself a huge accomplishment), we want to make this year extra special one for Linkin Park fans and will continue to try and arrange giveaways such as this periodically throughout the year. Thanks for entering everyone, and to the winner: Please PM me on the LPA Forums with your address so that we can get this item sent as quickly as possible.

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