LPTV FROM ZERO: Inside the Studio for "Casualty" [Episode 21]

Linkin Park is back with their next weekly installment of studio footage for LPTV from Zero! This week looks at the punk and thrash-informed "Casualty," which the band debuted live in Arlington, Texas, just before the album release and after a lot of hype in press. All the footage in this episode comes from Mike Shinoda's home studio ("The Stockroom"), ranging from March to July of 2024.

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This episode gives us a look at several different aspects of the recording process for "Casualty," including guitar riffs put together by Colin Brittain and Mike Shinoda, some of Joe Hahn's turntable cuts and backspins on the bridge, and Emily Armstrong's frenetic vocals on the choruses and bridge. We also hear Mike mention that the idea to create and record the song came from Brad Delson, who suggested creating something "thrashy," or the "heaviest" thing the band could think of for the album.

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"Put the heavy shit there", 2014 & 2024

Would have been fun to see Mike recording his parts and the band's reaction to it, but insightful episode nevertheless.

 

A great episode, but Casualty being my favorite track from the album, this made me want a more in-depth documentary of the making of the album even more, because I need to see those initial vocal takes from Mike.

This episode was also a great insight into how Brad fits into the band now, because from a fan perspective his role can seem a bit invisible. He really does seem to be taking on the producer hat!

 

These vids are a great way to see some of the building stones and thought processes of the band. It feels like they have a very big part reserved for experiments and creating on the fly. In every one of these you can feel the joy that the creating brings and the fun that they have!