Reanimation is the evil twin of Linkin Park's 2000 debut, Hybrid Theory. While plotting their next studio album, the Southern California band enlisted some of aggro rock's leading lights, as well as some of the more enlightened underground MCs and producers, to slice and dice all the songs on their debut (including a few bonus cuts that made it to their Japanese release). Linkin Park allowed their special guests--including Korn's Jonathan Davis, Staind's Aaron Lewis, Orgy's Jay Gordon, the Roots' Black Thought, and Jurassic 5's Chali 2NA--to run riot through their songbook, tweaking melodies, writing new lyrics, and sometimes changing the entire intent of the originals. As a result, this collection of 20 songs is Mr. Hyde to Hybrid Theory's Dr. Jekyll. Most of Linkin Park's atmospheric and melodic moments have ended on the cutting-room floor--along with the self-consciousness that pervaded many of the songs--replaced with a brash impudence that's more rap than rock. Chali 2NA entirely changes the landscape on "Forgotten," shape-shifting the song into an alien being dubbed "Frgt/10," which takes you to a dark, desolate place with only your own disturbed thoughts and some electronic bleeps for company. And that's enough. This is a masterful art project that truly succeeds.

美国摇滚乐队 Linkin Park 的第一张专辑，也是本世纪前十年中最值得称道的摇滚专辑之一。可能也是 Linkin Park 最优秀的专辑。此为美国首版。
（竟然这个条目都没人添加，只有一个 978 开头的大陆条码的条目，豆瓣垃圾场到底有多少懒人啊，编辑也都是白吃干饭的，还好意思锁定条目，提交的修改从来都是被忽略。大陆引进版发行于 2002 年，是双 CD 版本，而非该条目写的 2000 年发行单 CD 版本。）

美国摇滚乐队P.O.D.发行全新专辑Circles。
San Diego’s rock legends, P.O.D., return with their latest album, ‘Circles’. Following up their 2015 offering, ‘The Awakening,’ the new album sees P.O.D. expanding the horizons of their creative process. For this record, P.O.D. enlisted the help of the masterful production duo, Heavy. According to vocalist Sonny Sandoval, the production team provided P.O.D. with new perspective. “We’ve always been so stubborn about writing with people,” admits Sandoval, “so this time around we were a little bit vulnerable. We had an open mindset. It was like, let’s just go with these guys, and let’s just show them what we got.” Continuing, “There’s a lot of catchy stuff on this record. There are cool little things that heavy were on top of. There’s a lot more that’s going on than just drums, bass, guitar and vocals.”
What resulted is a range of songs that wholly represent what P.O.D. is. “We didn’t limit ourselves,” says Sandoval. “We’ve been doing this for 26 years. We’re all veterans in this game now. We just want to play and write songs that we hope are relevant and catchy to a new audience—while at the same time, we’re still being true to ourselves.”
‘Circles’ is the next step in P.O.D.’s evolution, that uniquely positions them above their contemporaries. An amalgamation of rock, reggae, punk, metal, and hip-hop influences, this new record is sure to rock the party for years to come. “Our hope is that all of our songs resonate with people, and that they do last a lifetime, not just a radio cycle,” adds Sandoval. “We really are here, touring and still making music, still grinding away, and we’re thankful for all the people that still enjoy what we’re doing.”

Christian rock/rap/reggae band P.O.D. just revealed the name of their new acoustic album and showed off the set list. The SoCal Sessions is set to release on November 17.

Japanese limited edition issue of the album classic in a deluxe, miniaturized LP sleeve replica of the original vinyl album artwork.