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8.0
43628
8.0 |
Q
Nu-metallers' dance reinvention continues apace. Print edition only
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6.0
44213
6.0 |
Pop Matters
Linkin Park has always been a bit unique and the best at what they do, and they continue to excel on this album. Just don’t expect too much from it
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6.0
43509
6.0 |
BBC
Whereas the promise of that album suggested that Linkin Park may have been on the way to becoming mainstream radio’s Radiohead, the feel of this follow-up gives the impression that quintet have pulled back from this brink
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6.0
43351
6.0 |
music OMH
Somewhere in amongst all the bluster, soul-searching, adrenaline and anger, the record carves out a space where everything seems to fit together
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6.0
43352
6.0 |
The Guardian
They still sound like a band enjoying an unexpected second life
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6.0
43353
6.0 |
The Observer
By refusing to play it safe, they'll further diminish their original fanbase, but such boldness is to be applauded
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6.0
43356
6.0 |
Evening Standard
These secret megastars have genuine bite and, when they take flight on the epic Roads Untraveled and the fast and furious In My Remains, they blow you away
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6.0
43363
6.0 |
The Scotsman
Producer Rick Rubin moves Linkin Park further away from the rock and rap blueprint which has characterised much of their output since breaking through 12 years ago
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6.0
43448
6.0 |
Rolling Stone
Five LPs in, they've traded turntable scratches for dub-step flourishes, but still lean on Bennington's harrowing hooks
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5.0
43354
5.0 |
A.V. Club
Its songs have all the emotional range of an MMA bout
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5.0
43355
5.0 |
NME
Largely the usual semi-hilarious histrionica to which we’ve become accustomed
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5.0
43562
5.0 |
Sputnik Music (staff)
A difficult album to digest because your perception of it will be influenced by your familiarity with Linkin Park’s first two records
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4.0
43475
4.0 |
The Irish Times
The only thing in its favour is that at a mere 37 minutes in length, the suffering is short-lived
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3.0
44828
3.0 |
Tone Deaf
In a Skrillex-obsessed world, one would expect Linkin Park’s mix of rock and roll with electronics to be on overdrive, instead we’re presented with the same old formula, with less engaging hooks
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2.0
43535
2.0 |
Consequence Of Sound
Unequivocally proves cutting room floors have brooms for a reason
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