 In an interview with Fuse , Shinoda confirmed that Linkin Park had begun recording their sixth studio album in May 2013 . The band released the first single from their upcoming album , titled , " Guilty All the Same " on March 6 , 2014 through Shazam . The single was later released on the following day by Warner Bros. Records and debut at No. 28 on the US Billboard Rock Airplay charts before peaking at No. 1 on the Mainstream Rock charts in the following weeks . Shortly after the single 's release , the band revealed their sixth album would be titled The Hunting Party . The album was produced by Shinoda and Delson , who wanted to explore musical elements from Hybrid Theory and the band 's earlier material . Shinoda commented the album is a " 90s style of rock record . " He elaborated , " It 's a Rock record . It 's loud and it 's Rock , but not in the sense of what you 've heard before , which is more like ' 90s Hardcore @-@ Punk @-@ Thrash . ' The album includes musical contributions from Rakim , Page Hamilton of Helmet , Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine , and Daron Malakian of System of a Down . The Hunting Party was released on June 13 , 2014 in most countries , and later released in the United States on June 17 . 
