Music
29 Mar 18

Linkin Park’s Mike Shinoda announces new album ‘Post Traumatic’

Former Linkin Park guitarist, songwriter, musician and vocalist Mike Shinoda has announced the release of his debut solo album, titled Post Traumatic. Due out on June 15, Post Traumatic marks the first album release from Linkin Park members following the suicide of lead singer Chester Bennington in July last year.

Shinoda described the album as follows: “it’s a journey out of grief and darkness, not into grief and darkness […] If people have been through something similar, I hope they feel less alone. If they haven’t been through this, I hope they feel grateful.”

Back in January, Shinoda dropped a three track EP and released a statement saying, “the past six months have been a rollercoaster. Amidst the chaos, I’ve started to feel an intense gratitiude – for your tributes and messages of support, for the career you have allowed me to have, and for the simple opportunity to create. Today I’m sharing three songs I wrote and produced, with visuals that I filmed, painted and edited myself.”

“At its core, grief is a personal, intimate experience. As such, this is not Linkin Park, nor is it Fort Minor – it’s just me. Art has always been the place I go when I need to sort through the complexity and confusion of the road ahead. I don’t know where this path goes, but I’m grateful I get to share it with you.”

Listen to ‘Crossing a Line’ off the album below”