Well, UIG did show up in the Transformers Rise of the Dark Spark trailer. And to think about it, UIG's lyrics kinda fit in with Transformers 4.
I literally came into this thread to say that. I just came back from the movie and the lyrics go along with the whole "It's about your kids growing up and letting them be themselves" and combined with reading here about how the song may have been written specifically for the movie and everything makes sense. That said that Imagine Dragons sing they used was still better. For the movie and as an actual song. And I normally can't stand ID.
can vouch for this. Until It's Gone, Drawbar and Final Masquerade is the best tracks on the album and they have no screaming in them, go figure. A Line In The Sand's opening by Mike is amazing, though.
ID's soundtrack songs are somewhat superior to their famous hits (and possibly even their album), so it's no surprise why Battle Cry is much more appealing to me. Hopefully the new album they're working on pushes them in the dark direction they're going with in their soundtrack songs.
I have to say, I heard Battle Cry and I like it more then UIG. It's so dark, where as in comparison, UIG sounds super generic and cookie cutter, which it is to some degree. Battle Cry was a bold choice, though, and I'm sorta surprised it was chosen over UIG.
1. Wastelands (live video to sell tickets for the Carnivores tour) 2. Final Masquerade (actors. ) 3. Rebellion (artsy/riot video, have Daron Malakian, STP, Tom Morello, Rakim, and whoever you can think of pop up in the video) All 3 get videos. GATS as a promotional single to lead off the album was fine. That's all. And don't label the album as viceral and shit on other bands. Just say it's a rock record with guitars/drums. Less talk more rock. Ironically Chester said that about STP when he joined them. Should have taken that approach with this album. It was a cocky promotion and the album fell flat. It's mediocre at best with no originality. It's the worst case of "hybrid theory". Punk, death metal, pop, rap, etc DO NOT WORK. No cohesion. I blame this album on the lack of a producer and Mike Shinoda's arrogance. It's a dictatorship at LP. It's his band obviously, but I know the guys didn't equally get a say on the album. LP needs another A Thousand Suns record, otherwise i'm over this band they sold out a long time ago and it shows.
People keep saying how arrogant and "wigger like" Mike's been this cycle, and besides his "radio rock sucks" essay I'm really not seeing it. He wanted a throwback to older, more agressive rock music and he did it, how is that arrogant or dickish?
I sort of agree. I think the reason people may be getting angry is because he's pushing that idea pretty hard on people, and he seems to be trying to reinvent Linkin Park into a "badass hard rokk band." But I do think iot's being blow out of proportion, and I really like the Hunting Party.
Guys guys, come on. This is how you release singles for an album: First Single - REBELLION Released: Mid March 2014 Release Notes: Released Worldwide digitally following a series of intense puzzles and games including "Bejewled: Linkin Park Edition" and the "Mikey Shinoda Rebellion Showdown." Released physically and sent to radio stations on the Tuesday of the week after. Track listing 1. Rebellion 2. What I've Done (Live From Mexico) 3. In The End (Live From Mexico) 4. A Light That Never Comes (Paul Van Dyk Remix) Second Single - Final Masquerade Released: Early May 2014 Release Notes: To promote the song and the album, Linkin Park rent out a ballroom in Manhattan and organize a masquerade where they debut the song (the performance gets broadcasted around the world on MTV and it's sister networks). At the end, the ballroom is set on fire since it's the final fucking masquerade - there can be no more. I believe for poetic justice, the band should perform BURN IT DOWN as this is happening. Track listing 1. Final Masquerade 2. Rebellion (Live from A Burned Down Ballroom) 3. BURN IT DOWN (Live from A Burned Down Ballroom) 4. Final Masquerade (Live from A Burned Down Ballroom) Third Single - All For Nothing Released: End of May 2014 Limited Colombian promotional single. Released digitally only in Colombia and Colombian controlled territories. Only 150 physical copies are produced and sold in an auction held in the Coliseum. Warner Bros. tries to contain the release as Italy only, but the internet has other plans. Tracklisting 1. All For Nothing 2. Todo a Cambio de Nada (Spanish version of All For Nothing, performed by Shakira) Fourth Single - Keys To The Kingdom Released Mid June 2014 Release Notes: Released as part of a double single event with Guilty All The Same (see Fifth Single). Tracklisting 1. Keys To The Kingdom 2. Guilty All The Same (Acoustic Session) Fifth Single - Guilty All The Same Released: Mid June 2014 Release Notes: Released as part of the aforementioned double single event. Tracklisting 1. Guilty All The Same 2. Keys To The Kingdom (Acoustic Session) Sixth Single - Mark The Graves Released: June 17, 2014 Release Notes: Released in celebration of The Hunting Party release. Packaged with an exclusive Hunting Party remix EP. Tracklisting 1. Mark The Graves 2. BURN IT DOWN (Acoustic Remix) 3. Mark The Graves (Tom Swoon Remix) Hunting Party Remix EP Tracklisting 1. Mark The Graves (Paul Van Dyke Remix of the Tom Swoon Remix) 2. Final Masquerade (Deadmau5 Remix) 3. Until It's Gone (Steve Aoki Remix) 4. BURN IT DOWN (Paul Van Dyke Remix of the Acoustic Remix) 5. Rebellion (SOAD Remix) 6. BURN IT DOWN (Steve Aoki Remix) 7. BURN IT DOWN (Phoenix Classical Mix) Seventh Single - Drawbar Released Mid July 2014 Release Notes:Exclusive limited Japanese radio release. Released to a handful amount Tokyo radio stations only. Tracklisting 1. Drawbar 2. Audio excerpt of Shinoda interview with Radio Tokyo from 2008 Eighth Single - The Summoning/War Released: August 2014 Release Notes: None 1. The Summoning 2. War 3. The Summoning (Reprise) 4. War (A capella) Ninth Single - A Line In The Sand Release June 2024 Release Notes: Released as part of The Hunting Party 10th Anniversary Package. Track listing 1. A Line In The Sand 2. A Line In The Sand (Paul Van Dyke Remix) 3. Hunting Dawg (Exclusive demo from Hunting Party sessions) 4. Hunting Dawg (Paul Van Dyke Remix)
I found that funnier then I should have. At the same time, I want the promotion for the Final Masquerade single to happen.