fuckyeahlinkinpark:

New interview with Mike in Rocksound Magazine about the new album:

“It’s great, especially since we are in full control of the recording process. Nobody else is in the studio with us apart from the engineers and our producer.”

“There is a lot of experimentation still going on as we hone in on the personality of the record, but what we’ve got so far is really exciting for us. It simultaneously moves forward while embracing the past. I hesitate to say that as some people might hear that and think it’s going to sound like Hybrid Theory - it doesn’t - but there’s an energy to it that’s really refreshing… . this album has more of an immediate rush.”

“The lyrics have less of a political slant and there is more personal drive behind the words. It’s a very dynamic record so far and there is a lot of colour and movement. The songs that we’ve got so far are very different from one another, especially with the digital elements, and I say that deliberately because we are not using electronics or samples. It’s something different, like edited sounds, loops, or atmospheres.”

(via rob0-t)