Mike Shinoda Minchin III, Nick Spanos, and Joe Hahn for the artwork of the band's second studio album "Meteora". Shinoda also produced the album, with his bandmates and Don Gilmore which was his first production experience. By the release of the Jay-Z and Linkin Park collaborative mashup EP, entitled "Collision Course" in 2004, Shinoda's involvement in the creation of the albums continued to grow. He produced and mixed the album, which won a Grammy Award for "best rap / song collaboration" in 2006. The band released their next album, "Minutes to Midnight", on May 14, 2007. On this album, Shinoda shared a
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