Linkin Park's brand new record, or should we should say remix record, "Recharged", is nothing but a waste of time. Your ears deserve much better music, and sadly, Linkin Park is in no mood to give you that. Linkin Park has been known for their nu-metal kind of sound and not the cheesy electronic beats. "Recharged" is the sequel of the not-so-famous "Living Things." The inclusion of dubstep and electronics in this album is a desperate attempt to be a part of the dubstep-heavy music industry.

In the past, Linkin Park had released remixes of their albums, like "Reanimation" (one of their weakest albums still better than "Recharged") which was a remix sequel of "Hybrid Theory". Still, "Hybrid Theory" is considered as one of the best albums that the band ever released, and "Reanimation" was still "bearable."

However, the forgettable songs from "Living Things" served with generous splashes of dubstep in "Recharged" are not great. Every song in "Recharged" is charged with loads of dubstep. The songs are not rock-infused dubstep but have electro colours over it.

"Recharged" opens with "A Light That Never Comes" and it is all about Mike Shinoda's sloppy rapping style with electro beats all over it. "Victimized," a song remixed by Shinoda himself fails to appeal to the listener as well. Shinoda's weak attempt to remix the song makes it super boring. Moreover, the remix is ghastly overly done. Similar treatment is given to "Castle of Glass"; Shinoda just made the song six-minutes long.

Linkin Park evolved as a band, but the evolution turned out to be faulty. With "Recharged", they showed that they are in no mood to bring back the heavy, nu-metal sound.

Favourite track (s): "Until It Breaks (Money Mark Headphone Remix)

Additionally, the album carries one bonus track - "Burn It Down (Paul Van Dyk Remix)".

Rating:1/5

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