Stylistically we wanted to blend all of the sound and genres together in a way you can’t tell them apart". There isn't any screaming on the record." He adds, "To some extent it is a very polished record. You don't hear a lot of super heavy guitars. In an interview with Zane Lowe, Shinoda explained the composition as, "In terms of the style of the record, it's one of the most diverse stylistically, there's more genres mashed into this album than anything we've ever put out. They worked on the story first, then the hook, and finally the music. The album marks the second to be self-produced following The Hunting Party.Īs a new concept to the band, all the songs featured on the album began with vocals being recorded first. None of these collaborations, however, made the final version of the album. They worked with Zayed Hassan, which resulted in his song "Sailing Through the Clouds", Martin Garrix, Hot Karl, Mike Baczor of the band Her0, The Lonely Island, which resulted in "Things in My Jeep", and One Ok Rock. In the process, the band decided to write songs with some external help. The main production began as soon as the tour ended. The pre-production of One More Light began in mid-2015 during The Hunting Party Tour by Shinoda on his phone. The album, produced by Mike Shinoda and Brad Delson, marked a shift from the overall rock sound in their previous albums produced with help of Rick Rubin. In 2014, Linkin Park released their sixth studio album The Hunting Party. This, along with accusations of selling out, prompted an angry response from Bennington. Despite a positive commercial performance, it received mixed reviews from music critics. The album performed well commercially, debuting at number one in several countries it also became the band's fifth number-one album on the Billboard 200 and was certified Gold in five countries. " Talking to Myself" and " One More Light" were released as radio singles later on. " Battle Symphony", " Good Goodbye", and " Invisible" were released as promotional singles prior to the album's release. The album's lead single, " Heavy", featuring Kiiara, was released on February 16, 2017. It is also the band's first album to have a title track, as they felt that the song " One More Light" was the heart of the album. The album features guest vocal appearances from Pusha T, Stormzy, and Kiiara, and production and songwriting collaborations with JR Rotem, Julia Michaels, Justin Tranter, Ross Golan, Andrew Goldstein, blackbear, and Eg White. The sound of One More Light has been described as being more pop-focused, departing from the alternative rock and alternative metal sounds of their previous albums. Band members Brad Delson and Mike Shinoda served as the album's primary producers. The band recorded the album between September 2015 and February 2017 in multiple studios. It is the last Linkin Park album to feature lead vocalist Chester Bennington before his death on July 20, 2017.
It was released on May 19, 2017, through Warner Bros. “In Progress” gives the Melodic Rock fans all that they’re looking for with songs that stick in your ears from the first second and amazing musical licks.One More Light is the seventh studio album by American rock band Linkin Park. Influences like TOTO, Journey and Giant can be easily recognized in their sound, but if the debut album “Artwork” could definitely show that the band was trying to find its way, the follow up “In Progress” shows three guys who have matured a lot their abilities and gel together in a very natural way. McNeice of and “the best album of its type I’ve heard in years” by Phil Ashcroft of Fireworks Magazine.
“Art Work” the band’s debut was released about one year after the band finished their demo, causing a huge buzz in the Melodic Rock audience, gathering some comments as “I’m really digging this record for an ultra smooth dose of traditional Westcoast / AOR” by Andrew J. This soon led to a record deal with Frontiers Records who immediately picked up the band impressed with the quality of the songwriting and performing abilities. In January 2007 WOA released their first official demo which immediately caught the attention of critics and fans on the Melodic Rock scene.
However it took them about 15 years to convince singer Lars Sarfsund to come in to the project full time and devote his time and efforts to the amazing songs the two of them wrote during the years. Work Of Art is what AOR music is all about! Have you ever dreamt of soaring melodies, heavenly hooklines and a musical technique to die for? Then these Swedish boys have it all for you! This band was put together for the first time in 1992 when Herman Furin and Robert Sall met while attending the SÖL school of music.