Linkin Park are still plugging away at their “grown up” album with producer Rick Rubin.

“The thing about Rick that I love is he’s unpredictable. He’ll listen to a song and throw out an idea that seems completely out of nowhere, but it makes a lot of sense and it makes the song better,” rapper Mike Shinoda told Billboard.com. “The Moog (synthesizer) has been sitting in the studio since day one.”

Rumour has it that Linkin Park is actually taking a lot of its influence from old school rock bands like Pink Floyd, which is where some of the post-pubescent vibes come from.

“There is an element to the album that will be familiar to people simply because it’s the same guys making the music,” Shinoda said. “But at the same time, these guys have grown up quite a bit, and we definitely have a different mind state about making songs.

“Most importantly, we want to make stuff that’s hopefully cutting edge and different.”

Of the 100 songs Linkin Park had initially written for the still untitled CD, 18 have survived.

The band expects to release their third studio album in early 2007.






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