A Thousand Suns A Thousand Suns A Thousand Suns is the fourth studio album by American rock band Linkin Park. It was released on September 8, 2010, by Warner Bros. Records. The album was written by the band and was produced by Linkin Park vocalist Mike Shinoda and Rick Rubin, who worked together to produce the band's previous studio album "Minutes to Midnight" (2007). Recording sessions for "A Thousand Suns" took place at NRG Recording Studios in North Hollywood, California from 2008 until early 2010. "A Thousand Suns" is a concept album dealing with human fears such as nuclear warfare. The band has
Minutes to Midnight (Linkin Park album) will hear all year". "Minutes to Midnight" was delayed several times before its release. First scheduled to be released in the summer of 2006, it was later postponed to the fall of 2006, then again to early 2007. The album's release date was finally set for May 14, 2007. In Canada, the album was released on May 15, 2007. There are non-Parental Advisory releases of both the regular album and the special edition album. The songs "Given Up", "Bleed It Out", and "Hands Held High" are edited. In Malaysia, the edited version for the album is available in digipak cover