Minutes to Midnight (Linkin Park album) has three solo lead songs on the record: "Hands Held High", "In Between" and the bonus track "No Roads Left". He also raps on "Bleed It Out" while "What I've Done", "Shadow of the Day", "No More Sorrow" and "The Little Things Give You Away" features backing vocals from Shinoda at the end. "Minutes to Midnight" is also Linkin Park's first album to feature guitar solos, particularly in the tracks "What I've Done," "In Pieces" and "The Little Things Give You Away". Also, unlike the previous two studio albums, "Minutes to Midnight" contains profanity and thus the first Linkin Park
Midnight Syndicate On July 30, 2010 "The Dead Matter" movie was released on DVD along with a Midnight Syndicate "greatest hits-style" compilation CD called "Halloween Music Collection" and an EP entitled "The Dark Masquerade" featuring gothic artist Destini Beard performing operatic vocals and lyrics to various Midnight Syndicate recordings. "" was also released on July 30. The CD featured the score by Edward Douglas, other music that appeared in the film, and several remixes of Midnight Syndicate tracks by other artists. In August 2011, the band released its fourteenth studio album, entitled "Carnival Arcane". The theme of the CD surrounds a fictional