Minutes to Midnight (Linkin Park album) Linkin Park started work on their third studio album in 2003, taking a break to tour in support of "Meteora" in 2004. In this time period, the band formed numerous side projects; Mike Shinoda formed his hip hop side project Fort Minor, while Chester Bennington formed Dead by Sunrise, causing the album to be shelved temporarily. The band returned to work on the record afterward, taking on a different musical direction than the 2003 sessions while working with producer Rick Rubin. The album's completion was delayed several times for unknown reasons. Eventually, "What I've Done" was chosen as the album's
Self Entitled he posted a message on his Twitter page saying that the band was back in the studio with Bill Stevenson, who produced "Wolves in Wolves' Clothing" and "Coaster". The recording process of "Self Entitled" was finished in two-and-a-half weeks and it was eventually announced that NOFX would release the album internationally on September 10, 2012 and in the United States on the following day. In an interview with Punknews.org in October 2012, Fat Mike said that they had recorded 18 songs, but only 12 made the album. The album was preceded by two singles which were released on 7" and