Minutes To Midnight

Minutes To Midnight is the third album from Linkin Park and was released in 2007. It is the longest gap between albums. This is understandable, considering there was Mikes' side project and the stuff with Jay Z.

While previously known for a Nu metal sound, this album is much more Alternative rock - it is slower, quieter, more epic. The only real heavy stuff are the songs "given up" and "no more sorrow". The song "in between" is the first time we heard Mike sing normally.

They probably surprised a few people by swearing on a few of their songs and parents decided not to buy it for their ten year olds, when they would have done with the first two albums.