On June 20, 2012, “Warner Bros” label released “Living Things”, the fifth Linkin Park studio album. It was recorded March 2011 – April 2012, at “NRG Recording Studios” in Hollywood, California, and was produced by Rick Rubin and Mike Shinoda.
Personnel:
- Chester Bennington– lead vocals
- Mike Shinoda– vocals, lead and rhythm guitar, keyboard, piano, synthesizer; strings, horns, creative director, rap vocals
- Rob Bourdon– drums, percussions
- Brad Delson– lead guitar, acoustic guitar, backing vocals, synthesizer, sampler
- Dave “Phoenix” Farrell– bass guitar, backing vocals, sampler
- Joe Hahn– turntables, synthesizer, samples, programming, backing vocals, creative director
- Owen Pallett– strings
- Ethan Mates – engineer
- Andrew Hayes – assistant, engineer, editor
- Brad Delson – additional production
- Jerry Johnson – drum technician
- Ryan DeMarti – production coordination, A&Rcoordination
- Manny Marroquin– mixing
- Chris Galland, Del Bowers – mixing assistants
- Brian Gardner– mastering
- Brandon Parvini – artwork, creative director
- The Uprising Creative – art direction, design
- Frank Maddocks – LP icon design
Track listing:
All lyrics by Chester Bennington and Mike Shinoda; all music by Chester Bennington, Mike Shinoda, Rob Bourdon, Brad Delson, Dave “Phoenix” Farrell and Joe Hahn.
- Lost in the Echo
- In My Remains
- Burn it Down
- Lies Greed Misery
- I’ll Be Gone
- Castle of Glass
- Victimized
- Roads Untraveled
- Skin to Bone
- Until It Breaks
- Tinfoil
- Powerless
