NgoLwesibili olwedlule (17) iqembu laseMelika Linkin Park ukhiphe i-albhamu yakhe yesithupha, ethi, 'The Hunting Party', ekhishwe nge-Machine Shop Recordings esakazwa ngamazwe ngamazwe kwa-Warner Bros. Records. I-albhamu entsha ikhiqizwe yiqembu ngokwalo futhi yaqoshwa ngokuphelele ngendlela efaniswayo, ithintwa kabusha kancane ohlelweni lwangemuva kokukhiqizwa. I-albhamu iphinde yaqoshwa ngezikhathi nawo wonke amalungu ayo, okungukuthi, ngaphandle kokuthatha komuntu ngamunye, ngaleyo ndlela kuzuzwe umsindo ocacile futhi wemvelo. Iphathi yokuzingela i-albhamu ye-rock eqinile ehlanganisa ndawonye izici ze-punk, i-trash metal kanye ne-rap rock.
Ku-work-in-studio, umculi ohamba phambili waleli qembu, uMike Shinoda, waphawula: “Inqubo yokuqopha i-tape igcine okuhle kakhulu kuleso sikhathi futhi ingenye yemininingwane ebaluleke kakhulu enikeza ubuntu 'Iphathi yokuzingela'. Ngomsindo wale albhamu kukhona ukusondelana okumangalisayo namandla lapho sidlala ndawonye engicabanga ukuthi i-albhamu ithwebula kahle ».
On ugqozi ukwenza lo mkhiqizo omusha Shinoda wakhumbula: “Bengisebenzela amanye amademo e-rock abukeka njengalokhu okuzwakala emsakazweni namuhla, lapho ngihlangana nesihloko ku-inthanethi esasinesihloko esithi, 'I-Rock iyanya kulezi zinsuku futhi iyacindezela ngempela'-, eyangishiya ngicabanga futhi. ngafinyelela esiphethweni sokuthi kwakudingeka ngiphikise umbono futhi ngaphetha ngokuthi umculo engangikade ngisebenza kuwo empeleni kwakungesona isiphakamiso engangizizwa nganelisekile ngaso noma ngisondele kulokho engifisa ngempela ukuthi bengikuqamba ». U-Shinoda uphinde aphawule: "Ukuze sidale le albhamu bekufanele sibuyele ezikhathini esasiphila ngazo lapho sisebasha futhi sezwa yonke leyo mizwelo eyayidalwa wukungalawuleki ngomculo wethu".