review "The hunting party" please

wow the lack of objectivity is astounding...

I liked Hybrid Theory and Meteora when I was about 15, and whenever I listen to them and I think "What the fuck have I done"

I feel better already. Man, check out albums by Primordial, Alcest, Ulver, Solefald, Nachmystium, Arcturus, Ayreon, Devin Townsend Project, the most recent Nightwish album... compare the first couple of Anathema albums to the last few. Just think of how many sub-genres there are and where they came from. It's one of the few frontiers where new things are constantly being done, in comparison to the inert world of alternative and radio music. I mean, folk metal exists. That's simply amazing.

"Your boy Shinoda" to quote Jay Cartwright "HE'S NOT MY FUCKING FRIEND!"

'Living bastards more like' Easily the funniest comment made by Dom in any of his reviews. Total brilliance!

Good review, I love these Iron Sandwiches. But could you do Slashs new album next? I wanna hear your opinion on that.

I'm Linkin Park fan, but I do enjoy your review and see your opinions. I don't agree on a lot of what you say, but then again, right now this album is new. At first I thought Minutes to Midnight was outstanding. Now, I never-ever listen to the whole thing again, mainly two tracks. Good review man! And yes, I do find this exciting, and as a matter of fact I love both Lost in the Echo and Castle of Glass. Although I do enjoy negative reviews just to have a bit of objectivity. 7 out of 10 from me

Need more of these

I love your reviewing style, literally 'lol'ing' all the way through

This video jmakes me wanna watch Dom's awesome Nickelback review again but i cant seem to find that video.

As ever honest and true to metal - keep em coming Dom - one reviewer I trust

All their albums are very successful, and I love everything they make, so I can't really complain.

Thanks for the clarification Dom. Another good, honest and opinionated review. Loved what you had to say about Hacktivist's EP, would like hear what Linkin Park fans make of them, maybe they would like it.

Every album they have made, including one more light is genius. Best band ever.

Great review. Brutal honesty FTW!

Wait, how do you arrive at that conclusion?

Awesome! Man has his own point of view and it is very well expressed and articulated. I am not a Linkin Park fan but like Dom Lawson, I would have given it a go. I do feel that he gave a fair an honest opinion of the album though. Different strokes for different folks \m/

Why does he have to defend him self all the time? It's like he knows he does something wrong...

How about that Slash review Dom?

It's about a castle of glass. A castle is supposed to strong, but glass is weak so when you throw the two together, you get a weak castle. Or it's about the fragility of the human psyche. I don't know.

I like LP and I'm all for hearing new opinions, so I was with you, and actually agreeing with you up until you said Korn's latest album was good and that you didn't understand the lyric "I'm only a crack in this castle of glass" (which is actually a very poetic line about man's finiteness). Even though I like LP, I get the hate for them at the same time, but they do have some redeeming factors. Victimized is a self reflective punk track aimed at their fans that references their older stuff.

Coming from someone whose forced themselves to sit through all of A Thousand Suns, this album was a colossal step up. I can understand the hate for a lot of LP's progression, but there are some truly creative songs on this record. The main problem with the band is that Shinoda thinks he's a legitimate rapper. He used to just talk in this deep bass tone which would sound good in contrast to Chester's vocals, but his ego is out of control. Bennington is the only thing keeping the rock in LP.

son, look up devin townsend. every album is completely different

Great review, but where's the review of the slash album dom was meant to be doing?

Err. I think you're forgetting that Minutes to Midnight was their third album, which took 4 years. A Thousand Suns was their fourth, which took 3.

great job

Of course he does mate... he's an exceedingly well educated music critic so he definitely know what he's talking about... secondly what people define as good music greatly differs depending on personal taste. He doesn't have to like it just because you do.

Agreed. You sir are my new hero!

i like linkin park, and victimized is my favourite song from their new album, but i loved your review all the same xD it makes sence, and you give reasons for why you think they're shit, instead of just saying it. nice one :)

Merl: D'awwww, coochie coo!

Merl your a legend and All of doms points are valid

Ha, I kind of want to listen to the album just to see what its like... Not going to though because they are too boring. Nice one Dom. big up the Oaf :D

I admit I used to love linkin park, but apart from their first 2 albums well 3 if you include reanimation they have been awful. I don't think they have any interest in guitars only electronic computer shit. They have no originality or desire in metal music most bands grow up and get soft but linkin park might aswel not exist. Only song on this album that I though was half desent was the song with rakim. Mike shined a rap was never the best but he did have he's own flow now he has no flow .

Tbh, Depeche Mode managed to develop with each album that they made and Linkin Park (in comparison) haven't really done anything truly new with their sound

NOO !! you can tell em all now i dont back up i dont back down i dont fold up and i dont bow i dont roll over i dont know how ! i dont care where the enemies are cant be stopped all i know : go hard wont forget how i got this far but everytime saying its just great rap

Thought you were gonna review Apocalyptic Love?!... people I've talked to LOVED it... I don't like it at all tho.

I enjoyed my time with this video.

Their 3rd album was actually good. I think a lot of people criticised it at the time because they were bitter about how long it took them to release it (7 years or so).

im a massive Linkin park fan but i agree with you i grew up when nu metal was huge and loved KoRn limp bizkit and Linkin park the first two albums were amazing the 3rd was okish a thousand sun and living things are shite and love KoRn path of totality

opinion is fine, and I respect it, but mike can definitely rap. it kinda sucks how much they tone it down for the released song. you should listen to stuff like a place for my head demo, reading my eyes, part of me or I have not begun.

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btw, this was actually hilarious. and I love Linkin park.

"Get in a fight in a car park" lol

I only like four or five tracks from minutes to midnight and that was an album many linkin park fans hated because it is considered an emo record more than nu-metal or alternative rock. I haven't listened to a thousand suns or living things I won't because it is like dom said the band need to become more controversial I agree they are too afraid to say anything that will upset their record company.

Great review! Watch out for the angsty teenage Linkin Park fans who can't handle the truth.

That's totally right.

'Trying' being the operative word .... \M/

if it was a hatebreed or terror fan, i'd be way more scared o.o

I liked Hybrid Theory and Meteora. I also loved Fort Minor, but Linkin Park sucks now. Mike Shinoda's rapping was good, but I have no idea how it is now. I don't know if you liked either of those albums, but I enjoyed them.

Your the only guy that reviewed this album that i agree with it doesn't even sound like their playing guitars and drum. And mike's lyrics are so weak and repetitive.

Comments section delivers. So many tears.

Although I like the album, this was an interesting review to see

That video of them covering NIN was good.

I actually really liked A Thousand Suns, then again i'm probably only one of 10 people who do XD

Merl: "Ever seen an angry LP fan trying to kick the shit out of you?" That is the best threat EVER, hahahahaha!

I can't listen to Hybrid Theory or Meteora anymore. I liked A Thousand Suns because it was refreshing. Living Things was good until it started reminding me of Meteora.

"...I've been able to listen to it twice without slitting my throat..." BAH-Hahahahaha

Merl: SOAD are NOTHING like LP, dude. Not even a tiny, tiny bit. Rage Against The Machine are a whole different ballgame, too.

How dare he have an opinion has his own and then back up that opinion with perfectly valid points....... (Ironic, sarcasm)

Yeah, I know that dubstep thing.

i'v listened to his reviews a bit more and yeah he's not a bad reviewer actually, he came across at first as being someone that just wanted to slate anything for any reason... i see now he's not a complete idiot aha

Favourite. Video. Ever.

I click on these types of videos just to see the comments lol. i don't even watch the video because i know i don't agree with it so whats the point. and whats funny though, is this video was a big waste of time because it doesn't change anything. Linkin Park is still touring, still pleasing their fans, still enjoying their lives. instead of youtubing, do something productive with your life; get an actual house or go to band practice or something. im done.

He's a good reviewer when it's an album he likes, then all sorts of metaphors and comparisons come out to describe the atmosphere, but in this one he's struggling to even enter the perspective whereby he could understand what the record's for. Once you've admitted "I just don't understand why people..." then yeah, it's probably something you shouldn't review.

This guy. I like him.

This guy has no music taste. But hey, just my opinion...

Loving all the wankers having a go at Dom here. If you're trying to show support for LP by doing so, try not to broadcast to the world that you can't argue your point without abuse or an encyclopaedia of typos. You're just undermining your own validity making everyone else think you've yet to grow pubes or you're just some sort of apoplectic mental case who shouldn't be taken seriously anyway. This is one of the better reviews Dom has done, mainly because it's the first one I agree 100% with :D

Which NIN song? Admittedly, their cover of Adele's Rolling In The Deep was good because they play to their very limited strengths.

He'd be saying that Bring Me The Horizon were shit, well except with much more swearing

i only clicked this video to listen to Dom rip the shit out of Linkin Park for 16 and 22 seconds haha

Merl: Made a career off doing nothing? You wally.

I share your pain, Dom.

You've just commented saying "you cannot call stuff dreadful just because you don't like it" and "everyone's entitled to their opinion" then gone on to say someone else is shit.

Look, I'm sure Mike Shinoda is a creative genius, but it's Chester's band too and I'm pretty sure Chester's the one whose dragged all of Linkin Park into a new direction.

I was not serious.

I dont mind linkin parks hybrid theory... but MY GOD they are now diving down a rabbit hole and i'm sure everybody will soon hate them.

OMG, I'm a huge fan of you now. I hate hate hate HATE Linkin Park!

We're living things but... we're living things lol.

I loved the first two albums but after that it was all down hill for me

cool story bro

Aha, oh yeah, it's a good'n. All the trolls on this vid are pretty hilarious, imagining your lisp reading them all :P

what do you mean "why is this guy trying so hard?" He is fucking music journalist its his fucking job!

Another reason why Bullet for my Valentine are better than Linkin Park is the fact that it was because of them that Lawnmower Deth reformed. Emos with a sense of humour haha

Castle of glass has a very deep meaning. its just ur the one who couldnt get it !!

Lol xD

Empieza criticando al nombre de la banda... Eso ya me dice lo que habla el video.....

The "genius" tag is being thrown around the place a lot nowadays. Mike Shinoda is not a genius, he's just in a band with a stupid name that's decided to make bad dance music. That and there's no point in "experimentation" when all someone's doing is chucking some bland electronica about.

Why is Linkin Park on a Metal Genre channel? They used to be Nu Metal, sure, then mostly Nu Metal and some Rock, then Plain Rock which wasn't that bad, then they had Pop Rock, dick move by them, and then they mixed it all up, my faith in Linkin Park is restored

man you are fucking awesome

but she's sold a fuck load of albums, does that make her "not shit"?

Chester Bellendington LOLOL

SOAD, POD, Rage Against The Machine and Deftones can't really be classified as nu-metal. Linkin Park on the other hand are (most likely) still classified as nu-metal and let's be honest, haven't really progressed very much beyond a few incredibly limited set of parameters.

This is a very bad review. It takes him freaking 16 mins to tell us that Mike is a bad rapper, the first song sounds like a UK Pop song and the album sucks, but the production is good.

If Linkin Park wrote good songs like they used to then this dude would not have ripped so much shit out of them. Simple.

What is "musical talent"? This guy, Dom, is obviously interested in reviewing music. Not everybody wants to be in a band just because they like music. And since you've probably never heard him write any music, how can you even question his "musical talent"?

and linkin park is unique no other band can sound like them. i mean dont you get tired of listening to nu metal when most bands besides korn sound alike .

Please god challenge one of the Metal Hammer crew to a bro-down. It would make my life watching you flail out of your depth.....

Linkin Park shouldnt be mentioned on a METALHammer channel......

Any chance of reviewing the new Manowar album Dom??? Personally, i think its absolute balls,the worst manowar album i have ever heard. but would be interested in your opinion. How metal hammer can endorse this piece of shite i have no idea. Clearly they hadnt heard it before hand.

Lol.

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