Minutes to Midnight (Linkin Park album) come". "Herald Sun" writer Karen Tye gave it 3½ out of 4 stars and praised the band's new sound, asking, "Who knew being a plain old rock band could suit Linkin Park so well?". Despite commending the band for their ambition, "The Guardian"s Caroline Sullivan gave the album 3 out of 5 stars and perceived "their decision to stay roughly within the shrieky boundaries of their genre" as a weakness, while writing that "the sound still pivots on the interplay of walloping guitar chords and self-flagellating lyrics". Among those with a more negative view of the album was Stephen Thomas
Minutes to Midnight (Linkin Park album) studio album to contain a Parental Advisory (the first overall being their collaborative EP with Jay-Z, "Collision Course") and politically charged lyrics. The songs that contain profanity are "Given Up", "Bleed It Out" and "Hands Held High". The front and back cover were recorded around the ruins of North Shore Beach and Yacht Club in North Shore, California. A year after the release of "Minutes to Midnight", the band released ten different covers that were originally used as consideration for the final cover for the album prior to its release. The band made all ten of these covers available for