Hey, what up? It’s Sam Mwak, the king of creative, about to give you the full scoop on the American nu metal band that goes by the name of Linkin Park…

You may have known that I have matched up the Linkin Park songs to the correct albums. Anyway, have fun!

Hybrid Theory is the debut album by the American nu metal band Linkin Park, released on October 24, 2000 through Warner Bros. Records. The album was a huge commercial success, selling over 10 million units in the United States alone and peaking at number two on the Billboard 200 while also reaching high positions on other charts worldwide, despite receiving mixed reviews from publications. It has also sold 24 million copies worldwide as of 2009,^[12] including over 10 million in the U.S. which makes it the band’s best-selling album, the second best-selling album of the 21st century so far, and the second best selling debut album. It is also one of the few albums to be certified Diamond in the U.S. that was released in this century. ^[13]

Recorded at NRG Recordings in North Hollywood, California, and produced by Don Gilmore, the album’s lyrical themes deal with problems lead vocalist Chester Bennington experienced during his adolescence, including drug abuse and the constant fighting and divorce of his parents. Hybrid Theory takes its title from the previous name of the band.

Four singles were released from the album: “One Step Closer“, “Papercut“, “In the End“, and the Grammy Award-winning “Crawling“, which along with “In the End” was responsible for launching Linkin Park into mainstream popularity. At the 2002 Grammy Awards, Hybrid Theory was nominated for Best Rock Album.

“One Step Closer” is the debut single by the nu metal band Linkin Park released in 2000 and the second track of their debut album, Hybrid Theory. It is also the song that catapulted the band to stardom, especially towards the rock audience, as well as one of the band’s well-known songs. The song reached number 79 on the Hot 100 on February 20, 2001. Richard Cheese has covered the song on his album Tuxicity.

The track was firstly known as ‘Plaster’, a supposed “demo” version of One Step Closer. This early version featured Bennington screaming “shut up” in the beginning of the song, as well as during the bridge.

“Papercut” is a song by the nu metal band Linkin Park. It is the first track from their 2000 debut album Hybrid Theory, and was the third single to be released from the album in 2001. The “Papercut” single was never officially released in the US. The song reached number 14 in the UK Singles Chart in 2001 and was in the chart for 6 weeks.^[1][2] It also reached number 32 on the Modern Rock Tracks Chart in 2002.^[3]     

“In the End” is a nu metal song written by Linkin Park from their debut album Hybrid Theory (2000). Its lyrics are mainly based on one person’s failure. It is considered symbolic of an ending relationship. However it can also be symbolic of a long-lasting friendship’s trust between one another that has gone away.

“In the End” is Linkin Park’s most well known and successful song, appearing in the top ten in most charts it appeared in, including a band high of number two on the Billboard Hot 100, in which it peaked on the week beginning March 30, 2002. It also reached number one on the Z100 Top 100 songs of 2002 countdown. This song also ranked at #121 in Blender magazine’s The 500 Greatest Songs Since You Were Born.^[1]

“Crawling” is a song by the nu metal band Linkin Park. It is the fifth track from their debut album Hybrid Theory (2000). It was released in 2001 as their second single and won a Grammy for Best Hard Rock Performance in 2002. The song reached #74 on the Hot 100 on July 31, 2001.

A demo version of the song recorded during the production of Hybrid Theory features an interlude of Mike rapping before the last chorus.

“Runaway” is a song by Linkin Park, from their debut album Hybrid Theory. It was also remixed for their second album Reanimation and titled “Rnw@y.”

Meteora is the second studio album by American nu metal band Linkin Park, released on March 25, 2003. Following the collaboration album Reanimation which featured remixes of their debut album Hybrid Theory. Linkin Park released singles from Meteora for over a year, including “Somewhere I Belong“, “Faint“, “Lying from You“, “From the Inside“, “Breaking the Habit” and “Numb“.

It is the most successful album in the history of the Modern Rock Tracks chart, a chart that specializes in radio play of alternative rock songs. “Numb” was the biggest song of the year on the chart. The album has sold 4 million copies in the United States,^{[citation needed]} and over 16 million worldwide to date^[3].

“Somewhere I Belong” is a nu metal song written by Linkin Park from their second studio album Meteora. The song was released as the album’s debut single in early 2003 and entered the top ten on the majority of the charts on which it appeared. It reached #32 on the Hot 100 on April 22, 2003.

“Faint” is a nu metal song written by Linkin Park from their second studio album Meteora (2003).

The song was released as the album’s second single in mid-2003 (see 2003 in music) and entered the top thirty on the majority of the charts it appeared on, including the Hot 100, in which it reached #48 on August 26, 2003. The song reached #1 on the U.S. Modern Rock Tracks, becoming the band’s third number-one hit on the chart.

Well, this one didn’t have an album picture…

“Lying from You” is a song by the nu metal band Linkin Park. It is the fourth regular track from their 2003 album Meteora. The song reached #58 on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart on May 4, 2004.

“From the Inside” is a song by the American nu metal band Linkin Park. It is the tenth track from their 2003 album Meteora.

It was released in Australia and the United States (it was released as download only in the UK) in 2004 as the fourth single from the album.

Something’s strange about this song, VERY strange…it isn’t a nu metal song.

“Breaking the Habit” is an electronica-influenced song by the nu metal band Linkin Park, from their 2003 album Meteora. It was released as the sixth and final single from the album in 2004. It became the fifth consecutive single from Meteora to reach #1 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart, a feat unmatched by any other artist in the history of that chart. It was also the third single from the album to reach #1 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. It was a pop hit, peaking at #20 on the Billboard Hot 100 on September 7, 2004.

Breaking the Habit features many electronics, live strings and guitar. There are no distorted guitar riffs and it features on backing vocals from Mike Shinoda which starts with the second verse.

A common misconception about this song is that it was written by lead singer Chester Bennington, when in fact, band member Mike Shinoda was the original writer. The song was based on a close friend’s drug addiction.^{[citation needed]} It is a common idea that it was written about Bennington due to his extended drug abuse issues, although Shinoda began writing the song before he met Bennington.^{[citation needed]} The rumour has its roots in Bennington’s reluctance to play the song at early live shows, because he was able to relate to it so closely.

In an issue of Kerrang!, Mike Shinoda mentioned that the song was originally going to be an instrumental track over ten minutes long, but was convinced by the band to change it.^[1]

“Numb” is the thirteenth and final song on the 2003 album Meteora by the Nu Metal band Linkin Park, and is also the album’s third single. “Numb” topped the Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart for 12 weeks.^[1] The song spent six weeks at the top of this chart in 2003 and six weeks in 2004, making it the only song in history to be the most successful song of the year on the Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart for two years.^{[citation needed]} The song also spent three weeks atop the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and peaked at #11 on the Billboard Hot 100.^[1] It was later combined with Jay-Zs song “Encore” to create “Numb/Encore“, a massive hit for both artists which was featured on the album Collision Course. In addition, a techno remix of Numb has also been seen on YouTube receiving favorable reviews and over 3 million views.

Now, the next album after Meteora, Wikipedia didn’t say it was the THIRD album. Reanimation is a REMIX album.

Reanimation is a remix album recorded by the American nu metal band Linkin Park as a follow-up to their first studio album, Hybrid Theory and released on July 30, 2002. Recorded during the Hybrid Theory tour in 2001, it features hip hop and electronica-influenced remixes of songs from Hybrid Theory including One Step Closer, Papercut and In the End. The songs are retitled with different sorts of titles, for example, One Step Closer being “1STP KLOSR” and Papercut being “PPR:CUT”.

Live in Texas is Linkin Park’s first live album and third DVD, originally released on November 18, 2003. Live in Texas includes some songs from Hybrid Theory, including Papercut, One Step Closer, and Crawling.

Collision Course is a CD/DVD set released on November 30, 2004 by rapper Jay-Z and nu metal band Linkin Park. It went to #1 on the Billboard 200. As of August 2009, it has sold 1,934,000 copies.^[1]

Minutes to Midnight is the third studio album by American nu metal band Linkin Park, released in May 14, 2007 through Warner Bros. Records. The album has been certified double platinum in the United States^[2] and shipped over 3.3 million copies worldwide in its first four weeks of release.^[3] It is their first studio album with a Parental Advisory label.

The album debuted at number one in the United States^[4] and in 15 other countries, including the United Kingdom and Canada, around the world.^[5] In the United States, the album had the biggest first week sales of 2007 at the time, with 625,000 albums sold. The album reached number twenty-five on Rolling Stone’s list of the Top 50 Albums of 2007.^[6] The album has sold 6,515,560 copies worldwide as of March 16, 2009.^{[citation needed]} The album is named in reference to the Doomsday Clock. Now, just to tell you, this Linkin Park album isn’t nu metal. It’s ROCK.

Road to Revolution: Live at Milton Keynes is the second live CD/DVD compilation by Linkin Park.^[1] It was recorded during the band’s annual Projekt Revolution festival tour at the Milton Keynes National Bowl on June 29, 2008. It was originally planned to be released on November 25, 2008 but was changed to November 24. The concert featured material from all five of the band’s albums, including Collision Course with Jay-Z and The Rising Tied by Fort Minor. The package also includes hidden bonus tracks and a multi-page booklet that includes exclusive, never-before-seen live photos.^[2]

This is Sam Mwak, about to get started with some Metallica…

Albums:

Kill ‘Em All is the debut album by American heavy metal band Metallica. The album was recorded in only two weeks on a small budget. Only 1500 copies were initially printed, however it has now been certified 3x Platinum by the RIAA, having sold over 3 million copies in the U.S. alone.

Ride the Lightning is the second album by American heavy metal band Metallica, released on July 27, 1984 by Megaforce Records and re-released by Elektra Records on November 19, 1984.^[2] Ride the Lightning has sold over 5 million copies in the U.S. alone.^[3]

Master of Puppets is the third album by American heavy metal band Metallica. The album was released on March 3, 1986 through Elektra Records and was met with high critical reception. “Puppets” is now considered a classic heavy metal album by fans, critics, and the band members themselves alike.^{[citation needed]} Master of Puppets reached #29 on the U.S. Billboard 200 album chart and was the band’s first Gold record for sales of 500,000 copies. This was done without any radio airplay or the release of a single or music video. The album is now 6× Platinum in the U.S.

Master of Puppets marks the last recording by bassist Cliff Burton, who died in a bus accident while on tour to promote the album.

…And Justice for All is the fourth album by American heavy metal band Metallica. Elektra Records released the album on August 25, 1988. This is the first Metallica studio album to feature bassist Jason Newsted, since the death of the group’s former bassist Cliff Burton.

The album’s dark subject material, featuring references to injustice in the legal system, limited freedom, war, insanity and hate, is accompanied by the most complex song structures in Metallica’s discography. The album is also noted for its near-lack of audible bass guitar and dry, sterile production, and therefore has been called a “slightly flawed masterpiece and the pinnacle of Metallica’s progressive years” by AllMusic.com. ^[4]

The front cover depicts the statue of Lady Justice cracked and bound by ropes, with both of her scales filled with dollars and both of her breasts exposed. The words “…And Justice for All” are written in graffiti to the right. The cover was made by Stephen Gorman after a concept by James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich.^[5]

Metallica is the fifth album by the American heavy metal band Metallica, released August 13, 1991 through Elektra Records. The album features songs that are considered today as Metallica’s most well-known tracks, with songs such as “Enter Sandman“, “The Unforgiven“, “Nothing Else Matters” , “Wherever I May Roam” and “Sad but True“. It spent four consecutive weeks at number one on Billboard 200. Metallica is the band’s best-selling album to date, with over 15 million copies sold in the United States and over 25 million copies worldwide.^{[citation needed]} It is the second best-selling album of the SoundScan era.

The album cover features only the band’s logo, angled against the upper left corner, and a coiled snake (derived from the Gadsden flag) on the bottom right corner, both in a dark shade of gray in order to be made out against the black background. The motto of the Gadsden flag, “Don’t Tread on Me“, is also the title of a song featured on the album.

The cover is very reminiscent of Spinal Tap’s Smell the Glove album, something the band jokingly acknowledged themselves in their A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica documentary (where members of Spinal Tap appeared and asked them about it).

Metallica DVD-Audio 5.1 mix was released in 2004 through Elektra Records. Also, to tell you, the cover art is PITCH-BLACK.

Load is the sixth studio album by American heavy metal band Metallica, released June 4, 1996. To date, the album has sold over 5 million copies in America,^[1] and is certified Gold in the UK, having sold over 100,000 copies.^[2] It spent four consecutive weeks at #1 on Billboard 200.

According to drummer Lars Ulrich: “This album and what we’re doing with it - that, to me, is what Metallica are all about: exploring different things. The minute you stop exploring, then just sit down and fucking die.”^[3]

ReLoad is the seventh album by American heavy metal band Metallica, released November 18, 1997. The album is a direct sequel or counterpart to the band’s previous album, Load. Drummer Lars Ulrich stated that: “it’s the second half of Load. It’s just coming out a year-and-a-half later.”^[1] To date, the album has sold over 4 million copies in the US,^[2]and is certified Gold in the UK, having sold over 100,000 copies.^[3]

St. Anger is the eighth studio album by American heavy metal band Metallica. Released on June 5, 2003, this album marks the longest time span between studio albums from Metallica, with the nearly six years between the release of ReLoad and St. Anger. The album was originally intended for release on June 10, 2003, but was instead released five days earlier due to fear of music piracy over filesharing networks.

St. Anger is the first ever Metallica album since Master of Puppets to not feature long-time bassist Jason Newsted, due to his departure from the band prior to the recording of the album. Afraid to start recording too soon with a new bassist, producer Bob Rock performed the bass parts for St. Anger. After the recording of the album was over, Metallica hired Robert Trujillo as the band’s new bassist. He went on a nearly two-year tour with Metallica in support of the album. Recording initially started 24th of April 2001, but was postponed indefinitely because singer and rhythm guitarist James Hetfield entered rehab for alcoholism and other undefined addictions. St. Anger also marks the last collaboration between Metallica and Bob Rock. Rick Rubin produced Metallica’s follow-up to the album, titled Death Magnetic, released in 2008.

St. Anger debuted at No. 1 in 30 countries, including the United States Billboard 200. Upon the release of the album, St. Anger met mixed critical reviews. In 2004, the lead single from the album, “St. Anger“, won a Grammy Award for “Best Metal Performance“.

Death Magnetic is the ninth album by American heavy metal band Metallica, released on September 12, 2008 through Warner Bros. Records. It is the band’s first studio album to feature current bassist Robert Trujillo, as well as the first to be produced by Rick Rubin. Death Magnetic is also the band’s first studio album released through Warner Bros., although they still remain with Warner Music Group, which also owns Elektra Records, their previous label (internationally they remain on Vertigo Records). The album is the band’s fifth consecutive studio album to debut at number one on the Billboard 200 in the United States, making Metallica the first band ever to achieve five consecutive number one debuts.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Songs:

Sorry to interrupt, but these Metallica songs were the only ones I could get my hands on.

“Whiplash” is a song by American heavy metal band Metallica. It is credited to James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich and was the sixth track and first single from their 1983 debut album Kill ‘Em All. The song has been covered several times, most notably by Motörhead whose version won a Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance.^[1]

The song is about the feeling one experiences when headbanging. (”…thrashing all around, acting like a maniac, whiplash!..”) The song is on the game Guitar Hero: Metallica.

“Jump in the Fire” is the fourth track on Metallica’s 1983 album Kill ‘Em All.

The song was released as the second single from Kill ‘Em All, and was accompanied by fake live performances of “Phantom Lord” and “Seek and Destroy”, which were alternate studio recordings with sounds of a crowd overdubbed in.

“Fade to Black” is a song by heavy metal band Metallica from their second album, Ride the Lightning (1984). It peaked at #100 for a week in Switzerland.^[1] It was ranked as having the 24th best guitar solo ever by Guitar World readers.^[2] It is one of Metallica’s best-known songs.

The song is featured as a playable track in the video game Guitar Hero: Metallica.

“Creeping Death” is a song by the American heavy metal band Metallica and is the seventh track on their 1984 album Ride the Lightning. Written from the perspective of the Angel of Death, it describes the Plague of the Firstborn (Exodus 12:29). “Creeping Death” is 6 minutes and 36 seconds long and is also Metallica’s most frequently played song, having been played over 1,100 times since 1984, more than any other Metallica song.^[1] It stands as a classic example of the band’s thrash style, albeit slower than the material on their first album, Kill ‘Em All. The song’s middle section, based around ominous chants of “Die!” set to a phrygian-mode chord progression, is a fan participation staple during Metallica shows.

It was released as a single in 1984 on the Music for Nations label in the UK and France. The B-sides were the cover songs “Am I Evil?” (originally by Diamond Head) and “Blitzkrieg” (originally by Blitzkrieg). Together these covers were known as Garage Days Revisited, which set the stage for Metallica’s next cover record, the Garage Days Re-Revisited EP.

“For Whom the Bell Tolls” is a song by Metallica, the third track from their second album Ride the Lightning. The song was composed by Cliff Burton, James Hetfield, and Lars Ulrich and the lyrics are based on Ernest Hemingway’s novel For Whom the Bell Tolls. The chromatic introduction, which is usually mistaken for an electric guitar, is in fact Cliff Burton playing his bass guitar through distortion and wah-wah. The intro was written by Burton before joining Metallica;^[1] Burton first played it in a 12-minute jam at a battle of the bands with his first band “Agents of Misfortune.”^[2]

The guitars and bass in the song are tuned slightly sharper than standard on this performance (and sharper than the other tracks on the album). Rumors and speculation abound regarding the reason for the discrepancy, but no definitive explanation has surfaced.

“Master of Puppets” is a song by heavy metal band Metallica. It is the title track of their 1986 album with the same name.

It shares a similar album structure with Ride the Lightning in having the title track as the second track, preceded by a shorter, high-speed typical thrash metal track. There are several such track similarities on Ride the Lightning, Master of Puppets, and …And Justice for All. “Master of Puppets” is also notable for its extensive use of downpicking and its long instrumental section beginning about three and a half minutes into the song.

The song, as James Hetfield explained,”deals pretty much with drugs. How things get switched around, instead of you controlling what you’re taking and doing, it’s drugs controlling you.” ^[1] The lyrics “chop your breakfast on a mirror”, for instance, refer to the act of preparing powdered cocaine.

“Welcome Home (Sanitarium)” is the second single and fourth song from Metallica’s 1986 album Master of Puppets.

Keeping with the theme of powerlessness of “Master of Puppets“, the lyrics portray one being trapped in insanity, or perhaps trapped in a mental asylum. It begins slowly with harmonics, which eventually leads into the main riff followed by the bass guitar, drums and solo. The lyrics progress and become more harsh, backed by harsher vocals (in comparison to the cleaner vocals of the song) and heavily distorted guitars. The song ends with several guitar solos, two heavy and fast drum solos by Lars Ulrich, and a few lyrics that hint about an uprising in the asylum.

The original demo version of this song features an extended ending which is eventually used as bass and guitar solos in the song “Orion“.

The section of the song that begins at 4:06 (”Fear of living on/Natives getting restless now…”) bears a resemblance to a main riff in the Rush song “Tom Sawyer“. Metallica thanks Rush in the liner notes for the album. Additionally, Hetfield commented that the main riff of the song was “lifted” from that of another band^[1]. Similarities regarding the song’s melody has been made with “Rainbow Warrior” by Bleak House, a New Wave of British Heavy Metal band.^[2]

In the later 1990s, Metallica would often combine the song with “Master of Puppets” in concert, calling it “Mastertarium”.

This song is also featured as background music for the film Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills, which details the controversial West Memphis Three murder case, as the three boys listened to heavy metal.

“Eye of the Beholder” is the third track from Metallica’s 1988 album …And Justice for All.

Lyrically, the song is about the lack of freedom of speech. “Eye of the Beholder” is notable for its chorus section containing 12/8 time played, not as an ordinary compound quadruple time, but as a syncopated rhythm. The rest of the song is a more conventional 4/4 rhythm at a slower tempo than seen on Metallica’s previous three albums.

Eye of the Beholder was released as a single in place of Harvester of Sorrow in the United States (actually coming before the “One” single) but failed to chart. The B-side of the “Eye of the Beholder” single was a cover of the Budgie song “Breadfan.”

The song has been played live in its entirety, but not since 1989.^[1] However, “Eye of the Beholder” always formed part of the medleys of songs from …And Justice for All often played by the band in concert during the 1990s as an alternative to playing full songs that were seen as too difficult because of the numerous guitar parts. One such “Justice Medley” was recorded on their 1993 live album Live Shit: Binge & Purge.

“Harvester of Sorrow” is the sixth song from the Metallica album …And Justice for All.

Metallica debuted this song live prior to the release of …And Justice for All while on the summer Monsters of Rock Tour in 1988 with Van Halen, Scorpions, Dokken and Kingdom Come.

The song’s subject matter refers to a man who descends into madness, taking out his anger on his family. At the end of the song, it is hinted his sanity snaps and he murders them.

“Harvester of Sorrow” plays over the PA at U.S. Cellular Field when Chicago White Sox slugger Paul Konerko comes to bat.

The song was covered by San Francisco-area alternative/ska band Link 80 for the 2000 compilation album Punk Goes Metal. Apocalyptica covered the song for the A Tribute to the Four Horsemen cover album.

This is Sammwak, out to make My True Opinion on BYOB.

Song: BYOB

Band: System of a Down (SOAD, or System)

Album: Mezmerize

Genre: Alternative Metal

Year: 2005

Fun Fact: BYOB appeared on Guitar Hero: World Tour.

So, BYOB was put on Guitar Hero World Tour. So, BYOB was available as down loadable content for Rock Band. Does that stop anything from a true rocking band? Heck naw! BYOB’s a cool song, but here’s a little from…the flip side. BYOB’s a good song to be put on a rhythm game, but some of the vocals are totally berzerko. Let’s just say the opening vocals as an example. The guy literally screams his head off. And another part. The guitarist is rocking like mad, and the drummer’s hitting those toms like crazy. The vocalist is literally NUTS on that part. BYOB actually won a Grammy, too, so I’m not really that concerned with SOAD’s work. I’m actually quite impressed. Even though it’s just a song, it still needs to praised. SOAD should be proud of themselves, and as well as all SOAD lovers…especially lovers of Mezmerize. I hereby announce this song’s grade…A+.

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Spongebob, Patrick, Mr. Krabs, Squidward and Sandy go on a trip to The Lost City of Atlantis. Where the bubble’s in trouble. Look for behind the scenes of Atlantis Squarepantis, Behind the Pantis.

What makes a sport extreme? Well, it has to be like totally crazy. What’s the deal with dirtboarding? It’s kinda’ like a skateboard, but it’s longer and has bigger wheels. What’s the best kind of boarding? I think snowboarding. Probably skateboarding. I would say surfing. What does it mean to be extreme? You have to go over the top. Be like crazy and wild. And never back down.

Which band will win The Battle of the Bands? Will it be The Naked Brothers Band or The L.A. Surfers? Watch Battle of the Bands to find out!

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Arthur wants to go on a field trip with her little sister, Violet. But Wilma and her

big  sister, Mabel want to come with Violet on a camp-out. But Mabel dosen’t need anyone to protect her and she’s in charge of this camp-out. Arthur got two peanut-butter and jelly sandwiches, a banana, an orange, and a thermos of milk. Arthur got chased by bats and stopped to catch his breath. Arthur also dreamed about friendly bats.