LINKIN PARK Begin Work On New Material

December 8, 2005

Jonathan Cohen of Billboard.com is reporting that LINKIN PARK and Warner Bros. are close to resolving their contract renegotiation dispute without any further ugliness.

"We're resolving our differences and we're looking forward to putting out a record next year," guitarist Brad Delson tells Billboard.com. "We're all focused on the creative process right now."

In May, LINKIN PARK issued a statement announcing the band was halting plans for a spring 2006 album and expressed concerns about the competitive impact Warner Music Group aggressive cost cutting strategy and initial public offering.

Without revealing details of its business arrangements, MC/vocalist Mike Shinoda says the band has "been working on new stuff for at least a month."

The new album will sport Shinoda's first production credit on one of the band's releases. "Of all the processes of LINKIN PARK, the guys all have their own special talents and the places they take charge and shine," he says. "One of my favorite places to be is in the studio."

Shinoda said it was way too early to describe the direction of the new material, but one general idea has already taken hold. "Rap/rock and new metal have been used to describe LINKIN PARK," he says. "But if you think of a song like 'Breaking the Habit', it would be kind of difficult to describe that as rap/rock. It's not very accurate. On the next record, we're looking to break away from that label even further than we have in the past."

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