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
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