January 25th, 2012 - "First Evidence Of A Potential Release Date - Mid 2012"

While attending the US premiere of The Raid at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival, Mike Shinoda sat down for an interview with HitFlix, where he revealed that Linkin Park are currently hoping for a Mid-2012 release date of their new album.

January 25th, 2012 - "Instagram Photo: 'Studio - Chaos & Noise' "

January 18th, 2012 - "It's A Good Mix Of Old And New"

In an exclusive interview with Kerrang! Magazine in the UK, Mike Shinoda revealed the first concrete details about Linkin Park's untitled 5th album, and how the album differs from A Thousand Suns:

January 15th, 2012 - "Instagram Photo: 'Effected' "

January 9th, 2012 - "Instagram Photo: 'L.P. 2012' "

On January 9th, Mike tweeted a very mysterious image to his instagram...sparking tons of speculation within the Linkin Park community in regards to it's true meaning: