"It couldn't be more exciting to giveyou all new music, especially after all the hard work we put into it. This album was
almost a year and a half of experiments, mistakes, inspiration, and careful
craftsmanship. We put everything we had into these songs, and want you to hear
every second of it. I can't wait for you to absorb all the levels of meaning in the
songs, and the layers of music, eventually forming your own ideas about what the
songs mean to you.
At the same time, a leak leaves out some very important parts of this piece of
work. We put months of creative energy into the ART of the record, in the booklet,
special edition, and big book...almost as long as it took to record hybrid theory
(sic). The album has amazing photos, lyrics, and notes about how the songs came
together--it's the visual half of the record. On the other hand, the
super-special-edition book is packed with exclusive images, stories of the making
of the songs, gorgeous art, the CD and a DVD that tells the story, showing the
actual moments of inspiration caught on camera. For me, it's almost hard to
imagine anyone really experiencing this album without that part of it.
Even the song sequence alone is very important. It's WAY different to hear the
songs in a random order than to listen to this record from beginning to end. At the
very least, if you've already downloaded the songs, do us a huge favor and listen
to them in the right order...it'll be way more rewarding."