 "Final Masquerade" has been described as an alternative rock and hard rock song.In an article from "Metal Hammer", it was explained as "more like "A Thousand Suns" than "Hybrid Theory", which Linkin Park gives at their most controlled, meditative, a slowly unfurling, mid-paced anthem built around simmering keyboards, unfussy, low-tempo beats and palm-muted guitar.The song features one of Chester Bennington's finest vocal performances on the album."