Linkin Park to record "serious" album

Linkin Park members claimed that their next studio effort would become very controversial record – because it would address a number of "serious issues", such as politics and faith.

Linkin Park frontman Chester Bennington said: "It will probably get a very polarized reaction. Which pleases me. As an artist, I want a reaction. We've learned how to write serious songs and serious lyrics. We've learned how to deal with politics, faith and other things. Those are things that can get preachy really quickly, which we don't want to do".

Bennington added that he liked the songs on a new record. "We've been working on a new record for the past two months. The music is great and we're well ahead of where we're expecting to be. There aren't a whole lot of noises going on, but there are a lot of good songs", claimed he.

Release date and title for the album are yet unknown. Linkin Park previous album A Thousand Suns hit the stores in 2010.