Minutes to Midnight is the third studio album by American
rock band
Linkin Park, released on May 14, 2007, through
Warner Bros. Records. The album was produced by
Mike Shinoda and
Rick Rubin.
Minutes to Midnight was the band's follow-up album to
Meteora (2003) and features a shift in the group's musical direction. For the band, the album marks a beginning of deviation from their signature
nu metal sound.
Minutes to Midnight takes its title from the
Doomsday Clock.