Keys to the Kingdom

This article is about the song. For the books, see The Keys to the Kingdom.

"Keys to the Kingdom"

Song by Linkin Park from the album The Hunting Party

Released

June 13, 2014

Recorded

2013–2014

Genre

Alternative metal, nu metal, rap metal

Length

3:38

Label

Warner Bros., Machine Shop

Writer

Linkin Park

Producer

Mike Shinoda, Brad Delson

The Hunting Party track listing

12 tracks
"Keys to the Kingdom" "All for Nothing" (featuring Page Hamilton) "Guilty All the Same" (featuring Rakim) "The Summoning" "War" "Wastelands" "Until It's Gone" "Rebellion" (featuring Daron Malakian) "Mark the Graves" "Drawbar" (featuring Tom Morello) "Final Masquerade" "A Line in the Sand"

"Keys to the Kingdom" is a song by American rock band Linkin Park from their sixth studio album, The Hunting Party. It has entered the UK Rock chart at number 33, although it hasn't been released as a single. The song was written by the band and produced by co-lead vocalist Mike Shinoda and lead guitarist Brad Delson.

Composition

"Keys to the Kingdom" is explained in an early preview for the album as, "Right off the bat this track has an old-school punk vibe with a new twist. The hasty drums and explosive riffs [add] a hardcore element to it. Vocalist Chester Bennington unleashes melodies and the balance of Shinoda’s rap verses makes for a powerful combination. Although the band will be playing arenas on their forthcoming Carnivores tour, this song has an underground feel that would welcome them to a small, beat up venue in Brooklyn, N.Y."^[1]

Reception

In a track-by-track review for the album, by Billboard the song is given positive review and explained as, Quite fittingly, the album opens with Bennington's hysterical screaming — "No control! No surprise!" — and hammering drums from Rob Bourdon. Then the guitars hit, and Linkin Park are off on a hardcore punk tear, at least for the intro. Shinoda's verses pull things back into nu-metal terrain, and as he does his best to sell Linkin Park's back-to-basics approach.^[2]

Charts

Chart (2014)	Peak position
UK Rock (Official Charts Company)	33^[3]

References

↑ "Early preview The Hunting Party"Loudwire Retrieved May 15, 2014.
↑ "The Hunting Party track-by-track review"Billboard Retrieved June 20, 2014.
↑ "2014 Top 40 Rock & Metal Singles Archive 28th June 2014" Official Charts Company Retrieved June 24, 2014.

External links

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

Linkin Park

Chester Bennington
Rob Bourdon
Brad Delson
Dave Farrell
Joe Hahn
Mike Shinoda

Mark Wakefield

Studio albums

Remix albums

Reanimation
Recharged

Live albums

Demo albums

Compilations

EPs

Video albums

Soundtracks

Tours

Linkin Park songs

Hybrid Theory	"One Step Closer" "Crawling" "Papercut" "In the End" "Points of Authority" "Runaway" "A Place for My Head"

Meteora	"Somewhere I Belong" "Faint" "Numb" "Breaking the Habit" "From the Inside" "Lying from You"

Minutes to Midnight	"Given Up" "Leave Out All the Rest" "Bleed It Out" "Shadow of the Day" "What I've Done" "No More Sorrow"

A Thousand Suns	"Burning in the Skies" "Waiting for the End" "Blackout" "Wretches and Kings" "Iridescent" "The Catalyst"

Living Things	"Lost in the Echo" "In My Remains" "Burn It Down" "Lies Greed Misery" "I'll Be Gone" "Castle of Glass" "Powerless"

The Hunting Party	"Keys to the Kingdom" "All for Nothing" "Guilty All the Same" "Wastelands" "Until It's Gone" "Rebellion" "Final Masquerade"

Collaborations	"Numb/Encore" "We Made It" "A Light That Never Comes" "Darker Than Blood"

Other songs	"Pts.OF.Athrty" "New Divide" "Not Alone" "Rolling in the Deep" "White Noise"

Book Category

Book
Portal

Machine Shop Records

Machine Shop co.

Founder(s)

Releases

Studio albums	Suffer, Survive Instrumental Album: The Rising Tied The Rising Tied Like Blood Like Honey Minutes to Midnight In The Shadow of Gods A Thousand Suns Living Things IO Resurrection of the Wolf The Hunting Party

Remix albums	Recharged

Live albums	Live in Texas Sessions@AOL LP Underground 7.0 Road to Revolution: Live at Milton Keynes A Thousand Suns+ Living Things + The Hunting Party: Live from Mexico

Compilations	Download to Donate for Haiti A Decade Underground Download to Donate for Haiti V2.0 Download to Donate: Tsunami Relief

Soundtracks	8-Bit Rebellion! Mall: Music from the Motion Picture

Video albums	Frat Party at the Pankake Festival The Making of Meteora Live in Texas Collision Course The Making of Minutes to Midnight Road to Revolution: Live at Milton Keynes The Meeting of A Thousand Suns A Thousand Suns+ Inside Living Things Living Things + The Hunting Party (DVD)

Mixtapes	Fort Minor Sampler Mixtape Fort Minor: We Major Razor Tag

EPs	LP Underground 2.0 LP Underground 3.0 Collision Course LP Underground 4.0 LP Underground 5.0 Holly Brook EP Sony CONNECT Sets LP Underground 6.0 Fort Minor Militia EP Songs from the Underground

Demo album	LP Underground 9.0 Underground X: Demos LP Underground 11.0 LP Underground 12.0 LP Underground XIII LP Underground XIV LP Underground 15

Singles

Promotional singles

Other songs

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