Linkin Park's next album prog?

Now, I don't believe it'll be so, but check out this article...  

..."The thing about Rick that I love is he's unpredictable," Shinoda says. "He'll listen to a song and throw out an idea that seems completely out of nowhere, but it makes a lot of sense and it makes the song better." Shinoda adds that Rubin has steered band members towards recordings by Pink Floyd, Elton John, King Crimson and Emerson, Lake & Palmer as reference points for different emotions and feels for the new songs. "The Moog (synthesizer) has been sitting in the studio since day one," Shinoda says with a laugh....

NotSoKoolAid wrote: I heard Linkin Park's new CD weeks ago. Blunt honesty: I thought you were joking, MO, until I read the article.   As much as I don't like this group, their first two albums are significantly better in every way I can think of right now.   And as for the "Pink Floyd, Elton John, King Crimson and Emerson, Lake & Palmer" reference points... all nonsense. I heard NONE of that.   It's modern music, modern hooks, what's not alternative on that CD? I don't know, I can't think of a thing beyond the fact  they aren't doing the SAME thing for a third album.   That is, in essence, the entirety of the positive qualities that I see.

I'm pretty sure you didn't hear the new album...  if this is the track listing, you've been faked

│ 01.stand [00:14] │
│ 02.bleed it out [04:38] │
│ 03.get through [03:28] │
│ 04.what ive done [03:11] │
│ 05.in this world [03:27] │
│ 06.the little things give you away [02:59] │
│ 07.hold nothing back [04:20] │
│ 08.over the top [03:17] │
│ 09.promisse [03:49] │
│ 10.real life [03:41] │
│ 11.afraid this time [02:36] │
│ 12.2.worlds [03:38] │
│ 13.until the end [03:50] │
│ 14.collapsing the unit [04:43] │
│ 15.we use the pain [03:20] │
│ 16.one perfect something [03:30] │
│ 17.no way [03:17] │
│ 18.feel (demo bonus track) [03:35] │
│ 19.screaming at space (bonus track) [03:33] │
│ 20.(qwety) (live at summer sonic 06) (bonus track) [03:55] │

Please, it's obvious:

The thing is: What are you doing reading a Linkin Park interview, Man Overboard?

Hehe

  I do believe I pointed out that it is indeed the fake tracklist

I cannot imagine Linkin' Park becoming really progressive. They have a huge audience who usually does not care much about prog and who would be disappointed about a new style relating to such complex music, I guess.

i think it would be interesting if they become prog...

Oh, it is quite Proggy! I should know, I wrote it myself (Or, half of it, at least.)! You guys just have to think more outside the box. The Prog tracks are the ones listed between the lines!

Linkin Park has long been a "guilty pleasure band" for me...I used to love them a couple of years ago...but if they do something proggy...that wouldnt be bad...
I highly doubt they will