Kerrang! – July 12, 2019

KERRANG! 51

total

eclipse

A THOUSAND

SUNS in five

need-to-know facts

■ Lead single

The Catalyst was

premiered in the trailer

for the video game

Medal Of Honor.

■The bandmade

fans part of the

creative process

too, encouraging

them to remix The

Catalyst and add

their own parts as

part of a competition.

The winner was

invited into the studio

to work on the album

with the band.

■ WaitingFor The End’s

video features the band

performing moves in

‘bullet time’, similar

to the film The Matrix.

These weren’t achieved

with special effects –

instead, the band held

poses for long periods.

■An accompanying

game, Linkin

Park Revenge –

a special

edition of

music game

Tap Tap Revenge

• was released,
  featuring four tracks
  from the album.
  ■ LPreleased another
  song during this period


• Not Alone appeared
  on the Download To
  Donate For Haiti charity
  album, co-produced
  by Mike and pop hunk
  Enrique Iglesias.

Mike’s sunglasses
weren’t quite as effective
GETTYas he thought