Sixth album recording

In an interview with Fuse , Shinoda confirmed that Linkin Park had begun recording their sixth studio album in May 2013. The band released the first single from their upcoming album, titled, ” Guilty All the Same ” (featuring Rakim ) on March 6, 2014, through Shazam . The single was later released on the following day by Warner Bros. Records and debut at No. 27 on the US Billboard Rock Airplay charts before peaking at No. 1 on the Mainstream Rock charts in the following weeks. Shortly after the single’s release, the band revealed their sixth album would be titled The Hunting Party . The album was produced by Shinoda and Delson, who wanted to explore musical elements from Hybrid Theory and the band’s earlier material. Shinoda commented the album is a “90s style of rock record”. He elaborated, “It’s a rock record. It’s loud and it’s rock, but not in the sense of what you’ve heard before, which is more like ’90s hardcore – punk – thrash .’ The album includes musical contributions from rapper Rakim, Page Hamilton of Helmet , Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine , and Daron Malakian of System of a Down . The songs ” Until It’s Gone “, ” Wastelands “, ” Rebellion ” (featuring Daron Malakian), and ” Final Masquerade ” were released as singles from the album. The Hunting Party was released on June 13, 2014, in most countries, and later released in the United States on June 17.