Linkin Park - "A LIGHT THAT NEVER COMES (FEAT. STEVE AOKI)

night gets darkest right before dawn, what don't kill you makes you more strong, you'll have my mercy then when you're gone

Rating: 8/10

The band Linkin Park is well known for the many different sounds and styles of its music: from the nu-metal days of its debut album Hybrid Theory, the fourth studio release and concept album A Thousand Suns, and the more electronic fifth album Living Things. Back in 2002, the band released a remix album of its own music with guests. Last October they did it this again with the songs from their fifth album, featuring remixes done by different artists and one entirely new track. This song is a collaboration with the DJ Steve Aoki and made its premiere at a Summer Sonic show in Tokyo last year. Aoki starts off the song by dropping a sick dubstep beat that is soon matched with Rob Bourdon's drums. Then emcee Mike Shinoda spits an unforgiving rap verse that leads right into singer Chester Bennington's angst layered vocals that fill the chorus. Although I am biased as Linkin Park is one of my all time favourite bands, I think this song is great. It is filled with insane electronic samples that are just as badass as Shinoda's raps. This song is and fantastic mix of EDM and rap music with a touch of rock from Linkin Park's roots.