As noted above, opened "Keys to the Kingdom" with a bang that lie ahead 45 minutes. Distorted, hard, guitar-heavy, fat drums, quietly held stanza outbreak of violence in the chorus, rap part, guitar solo. It's all aboard what makes a Linkin Park classic. Absolute class! And the dwarf at the end with his convincing "Kid-Scream" made me laugh out loud even then. 10/10
"All for Nothing" is then the first track, in which I personally had once water in the eyes - out of sheer joy. Mike raps like in its heyday, again thick riffs, driving drums and with Page Hamilton a basic shopping for the plate, which pays off right. Timeless and incredibly well produced. The guitar solo towards the end of Brad Delson can in turn take notice. The boy has, as well as the drummer Rob Bourdon, sometimes risen so right. 10/10
The following Kracher "Guilty all the same" should by now be pretty familiar. But I had first times actually read in the credits, if there is not Deryck Whibley of Sum 41 with his fingers in the game, as well as in isolated other tracks of the disc. All in all, the song is solid, varied, hard and above all a really pleasant rap Part of Rakim. However, Live brings Mike Shinoda the song even better on stage since its flow is very different. 9.5 / 10
"The Summoning" / "War" I add together deliberately, since the instrumental build up the atmosphere of "War" wonderfully sick. The surprise one then it is written in the face in the first riffs of "War". Punky has not heard Linkin Park. Identify 2:11 minutes only to the twelve, and again they squint in the credits to find as any neighbor. But that's Linkin Park, unpredictable, and only the play, on which they have just Bock. In "The Hunting Party" just much more punk than any other plate. 10/10
After one suspects that something can now sit back and possibly a quieter song is refilled, zersört "Wastelands" this illusion and ballert with throbbing drums out of the speakers. Another relatively violently held piece, which probably remembers with most of the early days of the band. Solid work! 8/10
With a delay position then comes now the first generally held quiet title "Until It's Gone". Electronic early, wonderfully sung verses of emotional Chester, perfect atmosphere. The Bridge is again absolutely typical Linkin Park, Bock makes the rest of the plate, which is a peak with "rebellion". 8/10
Daron Malakian. Alone this name is likely to have been responsible for higher beating hearts in advance of publication. The "System of a Down" guitarist and mastermind of the band expresses "rebellion" so the stamp on it is a real pleasure. Typical riffs, melody lines and a driving hardness that simply invites only to rock. With the Bridge manages Linkin Park probably the hardest song part of their band history. A huge thing! 10/10
"Mark The Graves" should be the song that splits the audience. Linkin Park LP would not if they do not have at least one experiment on the plate. Initially melodic structure, is pulped by a riff, until at some point einsteigt Chester with poppy vocal performance, and tries to control the piece in a direction that is unfortunately reached it at any time of 5 minutes. Since a lot of potential was gambled. because the chorus is not necessarily the worst. 7/10
When I had read Tom Morello (Rage Against the Machine), I was more than curious to see what would be expected for us with the 10th track "Drawbar". A wonderful instrumental, with beautiful piano sounds and distorted guitar, but what makes Morello in the piece, not quite open up to me. Again incredibly unfortunate because even here a lot more would have brought out can be. 7/10
"Final Masquerade" includes almost seamlessly "Drawbar" and is already one of the, for me, the most important Linkin Park - songs of all time. Chester sings superbly, the text is a delight and the chorus is one of the strongest of the band.
"The light on the horizon what brighter yesterday / with shadows floating over the scars began to fade / We Said It was forever but then it slipped away / standing at the end of final masquerade". In addition to "rebellion" my personal highlight. 10/10
The final track, "A line in the sand" closes the album then quiet, instrumental and atmospheric from, something like "The Little Things Give You Away" from "Minutes to Midnight" - No way! Starting may be thinking quietly, Mike sings angelically in front of him to violent drums and used punkish guitars that do not remember the first time to Sum 41. With 6:35 minutes the longest track of the disc and the best since Closer "Pushing Me Away". 10/10
You can hardly bring everything to the point that "The Hunting Party" accounts. The volume deals with political as well as personal issues, war, contempt, media dementia, things that affect us all, and with a fury and a raw sound framework that you have them hardly have expected after recent albums with the best intentions. Chester goes under something here and there, what the "dirty" sound but comes to Good. Produced the disc alone of Linkin Park even without beard Rick Rubin. By implication, this means that they could do what they wanted. Whoever screams that this is no longer Linkin Park (which is likely to result safe with quite a few fans who have been "Minutes to Midnight" here) who must revise, because this album is ONLY Linkin Park, with the selected by them , high-class guest artists.
It remains to be seen in which direction the band will evolve eventually, where the path should lead. Predictions can be forgotten anyway at Linkin Park here at the latest. The key to their kingdom (Keys to the Kingdom) have the "Hunting Party" in any case in hand. You must unlock ultimately only.
