
Third studio album by a american rock/metal band "Linkin Park" Released in 2007 Minutes to Midnight was the band's follow-up album to Meteora (2003) and features a shift in the group's musical direction. For the band, the album marks a beginning of deviation from their signature nu metal sound. The album had the biggest first week sales of 2007 at the time, with 623,000 albums sold. Genre: •Alternative rock •alternative metal Length: 43:23 Producer - Rick Rubin, Mike Shinoda Chester Bennington – lead vocals; rhythm guitar on "Shadow of the Day" and "No Roads Left", backing vocals on "Hands Held High" and "In Between" Rob Bourdon – drums, percussion, backing vocals on "Hands Held High" Brad Delson – lead guitar; string arrangements on "Leave Out All the Rest", "Shadow of the Day", "Hands Held High", "The Little Things Give You Away", and "No Roads Left", keyboard and backing vocals on "Hands Held High" Dave "Phoenix" Farrell – bass guitar; backing vocals on "The Little Things Give You Away" and "Hands Held High" Joe Hahn – turntables, sampling, programming, backing vocals on "Hands Held High" Mike Shinoda – rhythm guitar, keyboard, piano, production; string arrangements on "Leave Out All the Rest", "Shadow of the Day", "Hands Held High", "The Little Things Give You Away", and "No Roads Left"; acoustic guitar on "The Little Things Give You Away", lead vocals on "In Between", "Hands Held High" and “No Roads Left”, rap vocals on “Bleed It Out” and “Hands Held High”