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Anyone For A Rock Hoedown?

A few days ago someone I know remarked how the opening of Linkin Park's latest release sounds like a hoedown, well at least a hoedown embracing a metal theme. Now whether drink was involved at the time of this realisation or not I'm not too sure but bizarrely you can almost picture it as Mike Shinoda pummels his way through the opening lyrics. Well if you try hard you can anyway.

Hoedown or not 'Bleed It Out' is a track that is getting relentless airplay at the moment and as such refuses to leave your brain for even a minute during the day. Boasting a pounding beat and contagious chorus that even a three year old could learn in a blink of an eye, 'Bleed It Out' is a little chunk of rock brilliance that will have you singing along and stamping your feet enthusiastically. Short, bold and adequately aggressive, 'Bleed It Out' takes no prisoners as it sets up camp in your brain and commandeers every radio wave from here to Southern Australia. There's no escape so grab your partner and dose doe to the latest in metal line dancing. Oh come on it sounds like one a bit ... well perhaps after a few drinks anyway!