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) in 2007. The album has sold over 20 million copies worldwide, with 3.3 million copies sold in the US alone.. Although sales of the album were lower than their two first studio albums, the album was more successful in terms of single's charting performance, with all of the five singles released reaching the Billboard Hot 100, and two songs reaching the Bubbling under Hot 100. Minutes to Midnight – Live Around the World is a live album which features live versions of songs from the third studio album, "Minutes to Midnight". They were recorded in various cities around the world