That's an awesome album cover. Can't wait! And I'm glad they're just releasing info/music now. I didn't particularly like those puzzles or games from past albums to get a freaking date or album cover, or when they used to make like two announcements to finally announce something.
Before I say anything, I want to say that Mike Shinoda's literally the reason I started producing and writing music 10 years ago. He's been a constant influence on everything that I make, and I literally bought a meet and greet ticket just so I'll be able to thank him for that this fall. That being said, I didn't feel that good of a vibe from his comment on Mark Foster being a jingle writer. The dude had his own rough moments getting into the industry and being a commercial jungle writer was just another step he had to make in getting to where he is now. Mike's had a tremendous amount of experience in the industry, so I'd assume he'd know what it's like for a guy at 22 to be working a job like that while trying to make it with what he really wants to do. It's not that big of a deal, really. Mike was in an interview and he was making casual conversation, but when it gets published and read, there's a huge audience listening. A comment like that ends up bottling down all of Mark's experience to just him being a jingle writer. I know the band's hyping their album up by promoting how loud and pure it's going to be, but I just hope they don't go too out of line and discredit other musicians' work at the same time. They've never done that before, and it's one of the reasons I respect them this much. In a way, Mark Foster's path is pretty similar to Mike Shinoda's as well; his music encompassed hip-hop, electronic, classical piano - exactly how Mike's always done. There's a lot more to give him credit for. As for the album cover:
This is a good interview. I like this interview. Also, cover art isn't loading for me I still haven't seen it! SOMEONE DESCRIBE IT TO ME WITH YOUR WORD-PICTURES
AND THE COUNTDOWN BEGINS. http://www.timeanddate.com/counters...&hour=0&min=0&sec=0&p0=137&fg1=000&fg2=b3b3b3
Winter is coming. Winter + is + coming = 3 words The + Hunting + Party = 3 words Half Life 3 confirmed.
You are but a summer child, winter is coming for all of us, and it won't matter who sits on the iron throne when it does.