Linkin Park debuted the video for the second single, "Waiting for the End," from their latest No.1 album, "A Thousand Suns." Almost like peering through a telescope at the stars, the band appears in the clip as starry, living constellations. Each member's stars light up and twitch as they perform the reflective rock cut. Deers, rabbits, and dinosaur heads morph into each other throughout as well. It's an abstract video."Waiting for the End" is mostly about that last idea: human beings becoming machines, and the struggle to keep living in spite of it. In a way, it's the central dilemma of our times: How do we continue to be human in an increasingly information-driven age. "Waiting for the End" will satisfy your jones for the perfect rap-rock fusion and is one of our favorite songs of the year. The song is erected on a thunderous beat and boasts pretty, mellow and ultimately chill vocals. The song is one part soaring, big-boned ballad, one part rattling, slightly Ragga dancehall toast, and zero parts anything Linkin Park have previously attempted.
The video was directed by Joe Hahn, one of the members of the band, who has worked on some of the band's previous videos. In the clip, the band's members are featured in a dark-room setting, with their images framed their whole body by interlocking grids. According to Hahn "The clip is an experiment in making the most digital version of ourselves in the spirit of the visual palette of 'A Thousand Suns.' If you have been following our visuals throughout this album, this is the next step in our journey. I wanted to push ourselves so far down the digital path that it eventually felt spiritual. As we live our lives in the digital noise of today, we can find our center of humanity in the midst of the chaos."
"A Thousand Suns" is the uneasy coexistence between man and machine. where one begins, the other ends and the two intersect. Linkin Park essentially achieve the impossible with "A Thousand Suns," which is to meld urban rhythmic thrust with rock 'n' roll intensity and aggression. without sacrificing either genre's hard-fought integrity. It's another beautifully bipolar exercise in mood and tempo dynamics, so strap yourself in and let Linkin Park take you for a ride. You'll be bobbing your head and flailing your fists in the space of the four minutes.
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