inkin Park have chosen to write their own press articles for ATS, and it's very different from anything toi have read before. The first is a message from the band. The seconde is the ATS album description. Check them out below.

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1) A THOUSAND SUNS

Whenever we finish an album, it's usually coupled with a block of text meant to describe it. The record company pays a “reputable” writer to craft their most exciting description of the music, in the hopes that it will help convince toi to like it. But it seems to us that words usually don't do a great job of defining the sound of an...

When Linkin Park agreed to let a MySpace user create a new version of one of their songs, “The Catalyst,” they had to know it would be tough to pick a winner. The band weighed all the options, and in the end the winner of the Linkin Park: Featuring toi contest is a man who goes par the name “NoBrian,” but is otherwise known as a MySpace user from Poland. Yes, Poland.

Mike Shinoda surprised the winner, who goes par “Chex,” via webchat to inform him he had won the contest. Chex’s version of “The Catalyst,” which toi can hear here, will appear on Linkin Park’s upcoming record,...