album sixth studio album american rock band album produced band members released june album produced producing band previous studio albums title metaphor party hunting bring energy soul rock departure electronic rock sound band previous studio albums album described simply rock record serves statement band contemporary mainstream active rock bands accused trying bands playing safe packaged artwork based original drawing album took year record produce material written band album features guest appearances page hamilton helmet system rage machine marking time collaborated artists studio album album promoted band multiple promotional interviews produced published lead album release listening parties album held worldwide multiple dates band embarked tour double headline tour thirty seconds mars support album singles released guilty march gone rebellion final june album received generally positive reviews praised bringing heavier rock sound resembling older albums debuted number billboard placed number revolver list best albums background respectively released fourth fifth studio albums albums produced marked shift band musical direction metal oriented sound recognized experimental cutting edge sound electronica influenced albums commercially successful production band sixth studio album began result series events decided drop electronic experimental sound band previous studio albums originally recorded produced demos continued sound band sixth studio album band presented demos received positive reception rest band positive demos describing poppy expected listening demos end tour felt strong material especially statements interview stated don believe music mistake don like making kind went backwards process scrapped started new stuff following thousand albums created leaving sound new cool anymore mind band sixth studio album approached return band early sound electronic sounds previous studio albums dropped favor band traditional rock instrumentation hybrid theory template band composed recorded context modern times guitarist jokingly stated album alternative hybrid theory maybe prequel album inspired artists band listened started musical career told rolling_stone ideas surrounding hunting party year old kids making loud record year old adults making loud record makes year old angry different angry day composition band took different method writing new material opposed previous albums previous albums traditional method writing studio songs instead written composed studio material written composed spoke methods album interview premier guitar saying sound day knowing allow mistakes happen shape potentially makes great music album described alternative metal metal hard rock rap rock professional reviewers described album sound 1990s style rock record rock record loud rock sense heard like 90s described weak status modern rock music industry inspiration recording heavier rock album try bring sound 1990s forefront interview stated album feature guitar solos stated quoted early saying hated hated listener don want play guitar solos early felt songs making aesthetically didn want new batch songs want solos feel like song recording recorded sound studios located hollywood los_angeles recording band sixth studio album band spend days week working record recorded located hollywood drummer record drums percussion album band record material album occasion interview rolling_stone said album difficult drummer push meet music speed style commented probably hardest stuff played albums physically work way running lift weights work trainer eventually feels better drummer end day recording later told magazine seek help broken recording material new album told rob killing played hours day seven days straight blew orange brand record providing core sound described engineer small collection core tones consistent way record brand overdubs higher parts spoke studio setup stating great setup run combinations heads simultaneously appropriate tone straightforward like record cabinet lead singer arrived late recording process album having chosen replace band proceeded record high rise tour band eventually joined band studio surprised find band reverted heavier rock centric sound stated interview mike wrote tons touring year got home lot catch playing things like fucking awesome surprised heavy album features guest artists hip hop duo guilty american alternative metal band helmet system song rebellion rage machine fame song commented collaborations stating felt like need inspired direction think got page mike written chorus sang voice tone unlike heard like crazy sounds like helmet song cool like don like page know song says feeling like don straight source packaging artwork album cover features modeled artwork previously designed artworks band singles album release cycle artwork based original drawing entitled archer visual artist created album artworks jean packaging album features deluxe editions album shirt page art book jean traditional style notably different artwork created previously described new_york_times worthy jean professed fans art describing discussions band jean having started naturally served creative director artwork instructing jean create universe inhabited powerful characters defined strange landscapes general concept having unique character track album contributed ideas internal external struggles depicted battlefield images flesh tearing transforming different forms crystal organic matter explained try approach art packaging merchandise tour visuals videos way parts creating great imagery multiple contexts fans universe consistent unique release work progress feel like learned lot continue better time invited listen band rough material created early recording sessions acknowledged band change musical direction inspired material create artworks charged band intensity rationale change banned jean listening material jean performed songs memory piano jean originally individual artwork personal felt intimate precious jean images intentional artworks eventually modelled artworks lighting texture added character artworks space month jean team transform modelled artworks choosing exactly artworks modelled title title album metaphor album return band original harder rock centric sounds represents band desire create different rock bands bring energy soul rock party hunt energy soul elaborated title album interview explaining got sick bands trying bands playing safe time album comes theory culture passive standing waiting opportunities come instead going getting theirs aware going heavier bands going getting inspiration title came news article read online japanese writer concerns today growing society writer described young men today explained essentially grazing waiting opportunity come hunting promotion march band premiered guilty features album track later released march lead single promoting sixth studio album band music video guilty premiered youtube march music video continuation band collaboration xbox entirely game engine video game additionally course music video openly available band giving players xbox opportunity editing course information sixth studio album leaked including album title release date officially unveiled band april track listing album additionally unveiled management team april gone second track unveiled released album second single pre orders album opened day guilty gone released early album itunes store page music video gone released june released itunes store june later single june june appeared bbc_radio_1 premiere song rebellion official lyric video released alongside release track itunes store day later released single june released album fourth retail single october june premiered single final mtv listening session album took place los_angeles listening sessions members announced june locations worldwide band additionally hosted tenth eleventh editions summit convention underground members album cycle tenth edition held lake performing arts center new_york august eleventh edition held woods mitchell pavilion woodlands texas september band live performance album cycle day music festival headlined band performed guilty gone time band performed rock performance tossed promotional singles containing studio version open audience days song official single release set embark double headline tour north_america thirty seconds mars support thirty seconds mars album love lust faith dreams tour dubbed spanned dates august september american rock band afi serving opening act entire tour band currently holding tour named hunting party tour started shows tour cancelled breaking leg reception critical reception release received generally positive reviews music critics metacritic album received score indicates generally favorable reviews based reviews guardian gave album positive review giving album stars praised band return original sound stating desire punk rock record ethereal electropop segments don comfortable terrific drumming means energy lets despite labeling tracks record like gone cliché commented positively music writing rebellion wrote certainly know audience navigate gulf aspirations fanbase celebrate band loud return rocking hard gave album positive review describing record loud spontaneous free attributes states aren normally associated takes seconds prove sixth release precision metal act different beast continues compare album band recent discography describing previous albums having ballads soft rock hunting party gets task rap rocking like nme opined kill butler clones energetic effort praises guest spot considers contribution disappointment allmusic reviewer stephen_thomas_erlewine observes far sounding proving value cliché returning roots revolver described album hardest heaviest thing released album pack sort guitar firepower actually appeal average concludes stating proof bands don need softer order mature billboard states rap rock rogue missiles directions attack record companies politicians rule makers sight savage fun super loud guitars daily_telegraph stated exciting committed suggest life rock beast popmatters rated describing solid album considers repetitive generic compared previous albums rolling_stone reviewer states album retro neo sound intense modern rock radio bring like backward ball cap warriors dad fourth divorce commercial performance album debuted number billboard chart lonely hour week sales copies united_states week albums sold copies united_states second week album dropped number chart selling copies week album sold copies bringing total album sales united_states december album sold copies united_states copies worldwide accolades featured number year end best lists album nominated rock album year lost violence destruction close margin votes band won best rock band best live act song rebellion album got nomination rock song year lost days grace track listing songs written composed noted notes live mexico live performance mexico originally recorded second instrumental cappella tracks performed taken album released itunes amazon august produced album serves sequel track listing personnel charts certifications singles charted songs release history
The Hunting Party (album)