"Linkin Park Trading Cards"

[Benjamin]

It appears that Linkin Park has something special in store for their fans. The band have just Tweeted the following:

Super-Fun Trading Fun-Cards have arrived! Collect all SIX of us to unlock your mystery prize. May the digital glow light your way. -BBB

Also,103.1 The Buzz has posted the following on their website:

Linkin Park is pulling some bizarre web shenanigans with their latest contest to give away some amazing prizes. That’s all we’re allowed to say.

It seems that each card has a code. When codes for each card are obtained, fans are expected to go to http://www.linkinpark.com/tradingcards to enter the codes. Once a code has been entered, a hint is given to find the next card. Once all 6 cards have been found and all codes have been entered, a mystery prize will be rewarded.

What do you think this will all lead to? This certainly seems very similar to Linkin Park's memorable "Puzzle Campaign." Let's try to work together and find all of these cards and unlock the prize!

Trading Card Locations & Results

Rob | Mike | Chester | Joe | Brad | Phoenix

Rob - 103.1 The Buzz
Mike - Kerrang!
Chester - ARTISTdirect
Joe - LinkinPark/Message
Brad - Ultimate Guitar
Phoenix - Metro Lyrics

Update: It appears the search leads to an audio download of the performance from the Transformers: Dark of the Moon premiere in Moscow, Russia on June 23rd, 2011. Thanks to LPA member, TheKillerBlue!

Source: Linkin Park via TheKillerBlue

[TheKillerBlue]

I already finished this search. The reward is an audio download to their Moscow concert.

[Benjamin]

I already finished this search. The reward is an audio download to their Moscow concert.

Lol, wtf? How? Haha.

[Louis]

After entering the code for Rob's Card, the hint given is "How do you strum it?" I'm assuming this is a hint for Brad's card.

[Benjamin]

In the discussion part people seem to magically have all the codes already

[jrablao]

Here's where Brad's card is at: http://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/l/li...escent_crd.htm

[TheKillerBlue]

So pretty much on the cards, it says flip on the top right corner.
Then it gives you the option to share it via Facebook or Twitter.
And once you do that it gives you a code that you enter at http://www.linkinpark.com/tradingcards/

Here's where you can find all the cards:
http://www.linkinpark.com/tradingcards/rob-103.html
http://www.linkinpark.com/tradingcards/mike.html
http://www.linkinpark.com/tradingcards/joe.html
http://www.linkinpark.com/tradingcards/chester.html
http://www.linkinpark.com/tradingcards/brad.html
http://www.linkinpark.com/tradingcards/phoenix.html

[Infinity]

http://www.kerrang.com/blog/2011/07/...omenon_of.html
chester (+nose)

[Joe]

Awesome work. Guess that wasn't as bad as the A Thousand Suns puzzle.

[Benjamin]

I liked it better when it took days to figure it out.

[jrablao]

Kinda would've been cool if it was the whole iTunes Festival album instead of the Moscow concert. Thanks for the album anyways, LP!

[Benjamin]

So pretty much on the cards, it says flip on the top right corner.
Then it gives you the option to share it via Facebook or Twitter.
And once you do that it gives you a code that you enter at http://www.linkinpark.com/tradingcards/

Here's where you can find all the cards:
http://www.linkinpark.com/tradingcards/rob-103.html
http://www.linkinpark.com/tradingcards/mike.html
http://www.linkinpark.com/tradingcards/joe.html
http://www.linkinpark.com/tradingcards/chester.html
http://www.linkinpark.com/tradingcards/brad.html
http://www.linkinpark.com/tradingcards/phoenix.html

I'm still not sure how you found all of this so fast but thanks! By the looks of it this was an amazing show.

[Joe]

I liked it better when it took days to figure it out.

Me too but what can you do?

It's nice to see LP come up with interesting ways to keep the fans entertained. The fact they reused the linkinpark.com/message page again is awesome in itself, haha. Good idea.

[Benjamin]

We didn't even get a chance to make funny stuff like the lazars gif or that Reanimation 2.0 gif .

But thanks for making my post look pretty/updating it Joe, haha.

[LinkinParkForever275]

i was too stupid to solve it but thanks for the links here in LPA... its kinda lame but otherwise i would have died because of not figureing it out

[xxspuckxsorrisxx]

Hey! Its been a while!

[Ree]

Awesome.

Wait, is that binary code I see on Mr Hahn's card?

[Samrat]

167 MB of fun.

[Benjamin]

Awesome.

Wait, is that binary code I see on Mr Hahn's card?

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[Kæton]

I love how the "flipped" versions are just some weird, late-90's, low-res repeated GIF. Makes no sense whatsoever.

Mike's looks like he's on some type of SAW-inspired carnival ride ready to hurl.