Linkin Park Minutes to Midnight Review Christian Perspective

I'm going to come out and admit that I have liked a lot of music from these guys in the past. Yes, I admit rap rock doesn't always make my skin crawl. But, in the midst of me waiting for the release of Minutes to Midnight I was quickly disappointed. The album is a complete different direction and the band seems to have lost what was at their core. Many of the songs are even more radio targeted than in the past and many have a much slower tempo than expected. It seems to be an album more full of ballads than metal tracks. There are a still a handful of tracks that have the same aggressive metal with a solid mix by their MC, but don't hold your breath once putting this in.

That isn't the only change from the past, Chester takes more of the focus with singing and the rapping is limited on this album which many fans may find as a plus. I felt the rapping that is included was much more of a hip-hop focus than a rap rock. The lyrical content was a total different direction. More emotional lyrics with a more 'parental advisory' choice of words. There are more 'f' bombs on this album than all their other albums combined. I was also surprised by the much more targeted direction for loss and despair. There was not much of a positive spin on this release.