LOS ANGELES, CA--(Marketwired - Jun 17, 2014) - Grammy-Award-winning rock band, LINKIN PARK have released their sixth studio album, The Hunting Party (Machine Shop Recordings / Warner Bros.). Co-produced by band members Mike Shinoda and Brad Delson, the album is now available on iTunes http://smarturl.it/thehuntingparty and at music retailers everywhere.
Linkin Park have managed to capture their ever-innovative spirit and permeate it with a defiance and hunger seldom seen in bands working on their sixth album. Though some fans believe The Hunting Party to be something of a "prequel" to their debut album, Hybrid Theory , guitarist Brad Delson explains, "It's not a return to a style or sound, it's a return to an ethos and inspiration -- one that predates us coming together as a band. It's the result of a hunger for music that we're not hearing anyone doing."
The debut single from The Hunting Party, "Guilty All the Same," was #1 at Active Rock for three weeks. The current single, "Until It's Gone," is quickly climbing the charts at both Alternative and Active Rock, where the band has dominated playlists for well over a decade. The video for "Until It's Gone" premiered on Facebook, with a massive viewership of over a million views in the first 24 hours.
The band will kick off a week of events, beginning today, June 17 th , with a live performance at the Red Bull Sound Space at KROQ at 12:00pm PDT. The event will be broadcast live on www.KROQ.com and replay for 24 hours following the end of the performance.
On Wednesday, June 18 th , Linkin Park will be inducted into Guitar Center's Historic RockWalk, at 12:00pm PDT at Guitar Center's Hollywood location on Sunset Blvd. Following the induction, Clear Channel will host an exclusive performance with the band, as well as an intimate Q&A, to discuss The Hunting Party as part of their iHeartRadio Live Series . The event will be broadcast live on-air as a 60-minute special on Clear Channel Modern Rock, Active Rock, Mainstream Rock and Sports stations, and streamed online across all radio websites and at www.iHeartRadio.com .
Tune in this Thursday, June 19th to Jimmy Kimmel Live (ABC-TV 11:35pm PT/ET) for a live performance with Linkin Park, and don't miss LP's own Mike Shinoda on Real Time with Bill Maher Friday, June 20 th on HBO (check local listings for times)
Linkin Park will also be headlining the first-ever "mtvU Fandom Awards" and "MTV Fan Fest" at Comic-Con International on July 24 th at Petco Park in San Diego, CA. The mtvU Fan Fest will be open to all Comic-Con badge holders, and feature a performance from Linkin Park that will air on Sunday, July 27 th at 8:00pm ET/PT on MTV and mtvU.
"The Carnivores Tour is shaping up to be one of the biggest summer tours of 2014," says Rick Franks, President of Touring at Live Nation. "Linkin Park and Thirty Seconds To Mars are two of rock music's innovators who consistently bring out massive crowds to their electrifying live shows. Live Nation is proud to be part of this musical event this summer." The Carnivores Tour, also featuring AFI, kicks off August 8 th in West Palm Beach, Florida. To purchase tickets and for tour updates go to: www.linkinpark.com
Aug 8 West Palm Beach, FL @ Cruzan Amphitheatre Aug 9 Tampa, FL @ George M Steinbrenner Field Aug 12 Charlotte, NC @ PNC Music Pavilion Aug 13 Bristow, VA @ Jiffy Lube Live Aug 15 Camden, NJ @ Susquehanna Bank Arts Center Aug 16 Mansfield, MA @ Xfinity Center Aug 18 Holmdel, NJ @ PNC Bank Arts Center Aug 19 Wantagh, NY @ Nikon Jones Beach Theater Aug 21 Darien Center, NY @ Darien Lake Performing Arts Center Aug 23 Montreal, QC @ Parc Jean-Drapeau Aug 24 Toronto, ON @ Air Canada Centre Aug 26 St Paul, MN @ Minnesota State Fair Aug 27 Winnipeg, MB @ MTS Centre Aug 29 Tinley Park, IL @ First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre Aug 30 Clarkston, MI @ DTE Energy Music Theatre Sept 5 The Woodlands, TX @ Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion Sept 6 Dallas, TX @ Gexa Energy Pavilion Sept 8 Englewood, CO @ Fiddler's Green Amphitheater Sept 11 Irvine, CA @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Sept 13 Quincy, WA @ The Gorge Amphitheatre Sept 15 Los Angeles, CA @ The Hollywood Bowl Sept 16 Chula Vista, CA @ Sleep Train Amphitheatre Sept 18 Wheatland, CA @ Sleep Train Amphitheatre Sept 19 Concord, CA @ Concord Pavilion
LINKIN PARK is a Grammy-Award-winning, multi-platinum alternative rock band comprised of co-lead vocalist, Chester Bennington, drummer/percussionist, Rob Bourdon, guitarist Brad Delson, bassist Dave 'Phoenix' Farrell, DJ, programmer Joe Hahn and Mike Shinoda -- co-lead vocals, keyboards, guitar. The band has sold over 50 million albums worldwide, and is the biggest band on Facebook -- with over 62 million fans and counting. In the span of time since 2000, when Linkin Park debuted on the Billboard 200 -- no other artist has had more top 10 singles on the Alternative chart, and no other band has achieved more #1 albums this century. On their most recent touring cycle, the band played to over a million people, in 79 shows, on six continents. In 2005, Linkin Park founded Music For Relief, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to victims of natural disasters and the prevention of such disasters. Since its inception, Music For Relief has raised over 6 million dollars for victims of multiple disasters across four continents. The organization was recognized by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon for the Download to Donate program to raise funds and awareness in the aftermath of the Haiti earthquake. In recognition of its humanitarian work, Linkin Park received a 2011 Global Leadership Award from the United Nations Foundation.
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