"for online playback. A section featuring Gary Lightbody and his thoughts on the new songs was also put up. The album artwork was designed by Farrow Design. The use of handwriting on the album and single sleeves was the band's idea. Snow Patrol also teamed up with Apple Inc. and became the first band to have an interactive application for the iPhone and iPod Touch. The free digital application enabled users to access extra content like lyrics, behind-the-scenes images and exclusive album related artwork. ""A Hundred Million Suns"" received generally favorable reviews. The A.V. Club's Chris Mincher called it sincere"
"A Thousand Suns A Thousand Suns is the fourth studio album by American rock band Linkin Park. It was released on September 8, 2010, by Warner Bros. Records. The album was written by the band and was produced by Linkin Park vocalist Mike Shinoda and Rick Rubin, who worked together to produce the band's previous studio album ""Minutes to Midnight"" (2007). Recording sessions for ""A Thousand Suns"" took place at NRG Recording Studios in North Hollywood, California from 2008 until early 2010. ""A Thousand Suns"" is a concept album dealing with human fears such as nuclear warfare. The band has"
"Brighter Than a Thousand Suns (album) Brighter Than a Thousand Suns is the sixth studio album by English rock band Killing Joke. It was released in November 1986 by record label E.G. The album reached number 54 in the UK Albums Chart, but received a less-than-favourable reaction from critics. ""Brighter Than a Thousand Suns"" was released in November 1986 by record label E.G. It was released on vinyl, cassette and CD, with the CD and cassette versions containing three bonus tracks. It reached number 54 in the UK Albums Chart. The album was remastered and reissued in 2007 with Chris"
"commercial success, debuting at number one on over ten charts. It was certified platinum by the RIAA in August 2017. By June 2017, it had sold over 1.1 million copies in the United States according to RIAA. Recording for the album began in 2008, less than a year after the release of ""Minutes to Midnight"" (2007). As with ""Minutes to Midnight"", Shinoda and Rick Rubin produced the album. Primary recording sessions for ""A Thousand Suns"" took place at NRG Recording Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. In November 2008, lead singer Chester Bennington said the new record was a"
"Special Effects. Linkin Park won the Best International Rock/Alternative Group for ""A Thousand Suns"" at the 2011 ECHO Awards. At the MTV Video Game Awards, ""Blackout"" won the Best Song in a Video Game award for its use in ""FIFA 11"". ""Waiting for the End"" was nominated at the 2011 Teen Choice Awards for Choice Rock Song. Source: AllMusic and ""A Thousand Suns ""booklet. A Thousand Suns A Thousand Suns is the fourth studio album by American rock band Linkin Park. It was released on September 8, 2010, by Warner Bros. Records. The album was written by the band and"
"US number-one album, although the first-week sales were significantly lower than those of their previous album ""Minutes to Midnight"" (2007), which opened at 623,000 copies. The album entered ""Billboard""'s Rock Albums, Alternative Albums, Hard Rock Albums, and Digital Albums charts at number one. In the second week, the album slid to number three, selling 70,000 copies; in December 2010, two months after its release, its sales passed the half-million mark. On January 11, 2011, ""A Thousand Suns"" was certified gold by the RIAA for shipments of 500,000 copies sold in the US. It spent 30 weeks on the ""Billboard"" 200."
"A Thousand Suns World Tour A Thousand Suns World Tour was a worldwide sixth concert tour by American rock band Linkin Park. The tour supported the band's fourth studio album ""A Thousand Suns"". The tour ranked 35th in Pollstar's ""Top 50 Worldwide Tour (Mid-Year)"", earning over 20 million dollars. Linkin Park announced their upcoming world tour while doing press for their latest LP, ""A Thousand Suns"". Vocalist Chester Bennington stated: ""At this point we're writing such great music that I almost want to go do 50 shows around the world and then get right back into making another record. Once"
"a ""sprawling, discordant, ambitious and an all-out game changer"" and compared it with Radiohead's 2000 album ""Kid A"", but said ""A Thousand Suns"" is more optimistic than ""Kid A"". Jordy Kasko with ""Review Rinse Repeat"" gave ""A Thousand Suns"" a perfect rating, calling it an ""epic quest"". He compared it to Pink Floyd's ""The Dark Side of the Moon"" (1973) and Radiohead's ""Kid A"", saying """"A Thousand Suns"" is an ALBUM. It is not a collection of songs. It is not meant to be listened to as such. The band is going so far as to release an iTunes version"
"arena-sized anthems that might briefly satisfy those waiting impatiently for the next Bryan Adams record, the impassioned melodies of the lead single, ""Switch Me On,"" echo the radio-friendly AOR of Goo Goo Dolls... while ""Til We Say So"" and the title track are blistering slices of blue-collar rock that showcase Noll's vocals at their most gravelly."" A Million Suns A Million Suns is the fourth studio album from Australian singer-songwriter Shannon Noll. The album was the first release through Universal Music Australia and was released on 14 October 2011 in Australia. Noll embarked on his A Million Suns Tour in"
"The Meeting of a Thousand Suns The Meeting of A Thousand Suns (also known as The Making of A Thousand Suns) is the eighth DVD by Linkin Park, released on September 08, 2010 through Warner Bros. Records and Machine Shop Records. The release documented the band while recording their fourth studio album, ""A Thousand Suns"". It was included in the limited edition of the album. It also features the band recording some demos like ""Dingleberry"", ""Meadowlands"", ""Pac-Manny"" and ""Violent Lullaby"". All of these demos are still left unreleased. But all the demos are modified and released as singles and tracks"
"A Thousand Shadows ""A Thousand Shadows"" (sometimes written ""1000 Shadows"") is a song by American rock group The Seeds, written by vocalist Sky Saxon, keyboardist Daryl Hooper, and guitarist Jan Savage. Produced by Marcus Tybalt, it was released as a single in 1967 and peaked at number 72 on the U.S. ""Billboard"" Hot 100 chart. The Seeds premiered ""A Thousand Shadows"" during a March 1967 performance at the Daisy club in Beverly Hills, California. In June, the song was released as the lead single from the band's third album, ""Future"". The single came in a pink sleeve adorned with gray"
"Under a Billion Suns Under a Billion Suns is the seventh studio album by Mudhoney, released in the United States in March 2006. It was recorded with three different producers: Phil Ek, Johnny Sangster and Tucker Martine. The album was a further departure from Mudhoney's original grunge sound, and a continuation of the more commercial sound that began with their previous album. Of note is the unusual amount of saxophones and trumpets featured on the album. A few of the songs also feature female backing vocals. The first few hundred copies pre-ordered from Sub Pop were autographed by the band,"
"Shine Like a Billion Suns Shine Like a Billion Suns is the ninth and last studio album from Japanese electronica/rock duo Boom Boom Satellites. Two editions of the album were released on February 4, 2015. In 2014, Boom Boom Satellites created a new song, ""Only Blood"", for a special trailer for the film ""Monsterz"". Boom Boom Satellites performed at the Tokyo Ex Theater Roppongi with Acidman on July 2, 2014. On July 4, 2014, the band announced that they will be composing the main theme, ""Back In Black"", for the upcoming anime adaptation of ""Ninja Slayer"". In late November 2014,"
"combined with Julian Mendelsohn's mixing to result in too often blanded-out album rock throwaways, perfect for blasting on highways and little else."" Adrien Begrand of PopMatters wrote ""Without question, 1986's ""Brighter Than a Thousand Suns"" marked a sharp decline in quality, many viewing it as a complete betrayal of Killing Joke's signature sound, but more than 20 years later, it's surprising how well parts of the album hold up."" Brighter Than a Thousand Suns (album) Brighter Than a Thousand Suns is the sixth studio album by English rock band Killing Joke. It was released in November 1986 by record label"
"A Million Suns A Million Suns is the fourth studio album from Australian singer-songwriter Shannon Noll. The album was the first release through Universal Music Australia and was released on 14 October 2011 in Australia. Noll embarked on his A Million Suns Tour in 2012 to promote the album. Jon O'Brien from AllMusic gave the album 3 out of 5 saying """"A Million Suns"" should ensure that Noll remains one of Australian Idol's most enduring contestants, but it's merely a competent return rather than an ""all guns blazing"" comeback."" adding """"My Place in the Line"" and ""Living in Stereo"" are"
"therapy, Kawashima underwent the procedure, all the while writing the new album. Kawashima was recently informed that the spread of the tumors had been successfully stopped, and the band decided to share the information with their fans. Nakano mentioned how proud he was for Kawashima to be able to go through the procedures, continue to tour, and write the album. Shine Like a Billion Suns Shine Like a Billion Suns is the ninth and last studio album from Japanese electronica/rock duo Boom Boom Satellites. Two editions of the album were released on February 4, 2015. In 2014, Boom Boom Satellites"
"In the Shadow of a Thousand Suns In the Shadow of a Thousand Suns is the debut album by American black metal band Abigail Williams. It was released on October 28, 2008 on Candlelight Records. The album peaked at #35 on ""Billboard""'s Top Heatseekers chart. The album was reissued on January 12, 2010 as a deluxe edition that included a second disc featuring five previously unreleased tracks. The vinyl pressing of the reissue was limited to 1,000 copies. The album was produced by James Murphy (former guitarist of Death, Obituary, Testament, and Cancer). Trym Torson, of Emperor and Enslaved, played"
"A Thousand Stars ""A Thousand Stars"" is a song written by Eugene Pearson and performed by Kathy Young with the Innocents. It reached #3 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 and #6 on the R&B chart in 1960. The song was featured on her 1961 album, ""The Sound of Kathy Young"". The song was produced and arranged by James Lee. Sandy Nelson played drums on the record. The Rivileers 1954 (original version), The Rivileers enjoyed a short (less than two years) recording career from 1954 to 1955.The Rivileers most stable lineup consisted of neighborhood and high school buds: Eugene Pearson, Milton"
"""A Thousand Suns"" and ""Living Things"". The albums, both produced by Rick Rubin and Mike Shinoda, marked a shift in the band's musical direction from a nu metal-oriented sound, recognized with ""Hybrid Theory"" (2000) and ""Meteora"" (2003), to a more experimental and ""cutting edge"" sound. The electronica-influenced albums were commercially successful. Production on the band's sixth studio album began as a result of a series of events in which Shinoda decided to drop the electronic and experimental sound of the band's previous two studio albums. Shinoda had originally recorded and produced demos, which continued the sound of ""A Thousand Suns"""
"on the band's official website. The concert at the Madison Square Garden in New York City was filmed and was broadcast on Fuse TV on February 18, 2011. A Thousand Suns World Tour A Thousand Suns World Tour was a worldwide sixth concert tour by American rock band Linkin Park. The tour supported the band's fourth studio album ""A Thousand Suns"". The tour ranked 35th in Pollstar's ""Top 50 Worldwide Tour (Mid-Year)"", earning over 20 million dollars. Linkin Park announced their upcoming world tour while doing press for their latest LP, ""A Thousand Suns"". Vocalist Chester Bennington stated: ""At this"
"""When They Come for Me"", ""Waiting for the End"", ""Blackout"" and ""The Catalyst"" respectively for the album. The Meeting of a Thousand Suns The Meeting of A Thousand Suns (also known as The Making of A Thousand Suns) is the eighth DVD by Linkin Park, released on September 08, 2010 through Warner Bros. Records and Machine Shop Records. The release documented the band while recording their fourth studio album, ""A Thousand Suns"". It was included in the limited edition of the album. It also features the band recording some demos like ""Dingleberry"", ""Meadowlands"", ""Pac-Manny"" and ""Violent Lullaby"". All of these"
"1950s rock 'n' roll."" The single spent four weeks on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 chart and peaked at number 72. It reached number 86 on the U.S. ""Cash Box"" Top 100 chart. A Thousand Shadows ""A Thousand Shadows"" (sometimes written ""1000 Shadows"") is a song by American rock group The Seeds, written by vocalist Sky Saxon, keyboardist Daryl Hooper, and guitarist Jan Savage. Produced by Marcus Tybalt, it was released as a single in 1967 and peaked at number 72 on the U.S. ""Billboard"" Hot 100 chart. The Seeds premiered ""A Thousand Shadows"" during a March 1967 performance at the"
"UK release, ""A Thousand Suns"" was certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), marking shipments of 100,000 copies to retailers. In Australia, it debuted at number one on the ARIA Top 50 Albums, and retained the top position for four weeks. The album remained in the chart's top 50 for 18 weeks. By the end of 2010, ""A Thousand Suns"" had been certified gold by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), and the following year it was certified platinum. Upon its release, ""A Thousand Suns"" polarized critics, some of whom gave a positive response to the album and others"
"light of day/and just watch you as the rays/tangle up around your face and body… the daylight seems to want you/just as much as I want you' as such. He felt that the sentiment felt like it had originated in a junior-high diary and was never used. According to review aggregator website Metacritic, the album has received an average critic score of 67/100, which translates to ""generally favorable reviews"". ""A Hundred Million Suns"" was a moderate chart success. It charted in 12 different countries and stayed in the charts for a total of 165 weeks. However, compared to the previous"
"By June 2014, the album had sold 906,000 copies in the US according to SoundScan. The sales exceed 1 million as of August 2017. In Canada, ""A Thousand Suns"" peaked at number one on the Canadian Albums Chart with 23,000 copies sold. In February 2011, the album was certified platinum by the Canadian Recording Industry Association for 80,000 units sold. In the United Kingdom album chart, on which it spent seventeen weeks, the album debuted at number two with first-week sales of 46,711 copies, behind The Script's album ""Science & Faith"". On September 10, 2010, two days after the album's"
"100,000 Fireflies ""100,000 Fireflies"" is the first single by the American indie pop band The Magnetic Fields, taken from their first studio album ""Distant Plastic Trees"", released in 1991. It is known for its bleak, tongue-in-cheek lyrics and black humour and for Susan Anway's sparse, soprano vocal performance. The song had limited mainstream success, with minor radio play on alternative stations on its release, but slowly grew into a cult classic becoming ""the ultimate staple"" of indie mixtape culture during the 1990s. Because of its re-release in 1995 as part of the 2 for 1 ""Distant Plastic Trees/The Wayward Bus"""
"of a thousand suns?"". The band said Oppenheimer's comments about the nuclear bomb influenced the apocalyptic themes of the album. The band wrote about these comments in the album's liner notes: The band has stated that the album's tenth track, ""Wretches and Kings"", pays homage to the hip-hop group Public Enemy. Speaking to ""NME"" about the song's reference to Public Enemy, Shinoda said, ""There is a homage to Chuck D on there. It's probably the most hip-hop song on the record and one of the most aggressive ... Public Enemy were very three-dimensional with their records because although they seemed"
"Edwards, Earl Lennard, Herb Crosby, and Alphonso Delaney. A Thousand Stars ""A Thousand Stars"" is a song written by Eugene Pearson and performed by Kathy Young with the Innocents. It reached #3 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 and #6 on the R&B chart in 1960. The song was featured on her 1961 album, ""The Sound of Kathy Young"". The song was produced and arranged by James Lee. Sandy Nelson played drums on the record. The Rivileers 1954 (original version), The Rivileers enjoyed a short (less than two years) recording career from 1954 to 1955.The Rivileers most stable lineup consisted of"
"to Midnight"", Shinoda sings lead vocals on ""In Between"", ""Hands Held High"", and on the B-side ""No Roads Left"". On numerous songs from band's fourth album, ""A Thousand Suns"", such as the album's singles (""The Catalyst"", ""Burning in the Skies"", ""Iridescent""), both Shinoda and Bennington sing. The album has been regarded as a turning point in the band's musical career, having a stronger emphasis on electronica. James Montgomery, of MTV, compared the record to Radiohead's ""Kid A"", while Jordy Kasko of ""Review, Rinse, Repeat"" likened the album to both ""Kid A"" and Pink Floyd's landmark album ""The Dark Side of"
"Twin Thousands Twin Thousands is an American indie-pop band from Brooklyn, New York. The band's core members are Gretta Cohn (previously of the band Cursive and regular Saddle Creek Records cellist) and Ryan Smith (A Million Billion, The Silent League), other members include Kevin Thaxton, Thayer McClanahan, Peter Smith and Gene Park. To date they have released one EP and one single, limited to 200 and 500 copies respectively. Their single 'Like You A Lot' also featured a contribution from Kelly Pratt of Arcade Fire, a promotional video for the song was produced by Agag Films. As of April 2010,"
"Millennium (Earth, Wind & Fire album) Millennium is the sixteenth studio album of the band Earth, Wind & Fire released in 1993 upon Warner Bros. Records. The album reached No. 8 on the ""Billboard"" Top R&B Albums chart and No. 39 on the Billboard 200. ""Millenium"" marked the band's return after 21 years to Warner Bros. Records. The album was also produced by EWF's founder and leader Maurice White. As well Millennium was nominated for a Soul Train Music Award within the category of Best R&B/Soul Album - Group, Band or Duo. The track, ""Sunday Morning"", earned a Grammy nomination"
"Iridescent (song) ""Iridescent"" is a song by American rock band Linkin Park. It was announced as the band's third US, fourth international and overall final single from their fourth studio album, ""A Thousand Suns"", which was released on September 14, 2010. A music video for the song was directed by Joe Hahn, the band's turntablist. ""Iridescent"" serves as the theme song for the film """", continuing the streak of the band's songs serving as the theme songs of the ""Transformers"" films. The song received positive reviews and became a moderate success. In April 2011, a splash screen appeared on the"
"Linkin Park's fourth album, ""A Thousand Suns"", which was released on September 14, 2010. This album featured more of his singing than rapping. Shinoda raps in three tracks, specifically ""When They Come for Me"", ""Wretches and Kings"" and second single ""Waiting for the End"", while he sings on numerous songs (specifically verses), such as third single ""Burning in the Skies"", ""Robot Boy"", ""Blackout"", fourth single ""Iridescent"" and lead single ""The Catalyst"". Bennington and Shinoda sang simultaneously together on ""The Catalyst"", ""Jornada del Muerto"" and ""Robot Boy"", while ""Iridescent"" features all band members singing together. Linkin Park released their fifth album"