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It lives! But why? Not content just to sell 8 million copies of their 2000 debut, Hybrid Theory, the guys of Linkin Park have called upon friends like Jonathan Davis of Korn, Aaron Lewis of Staind and a host of deejays and producers to bring it back to life as a remix disc. The guests dissect, splice and suture the entire album in a fit of mad studio science that quickly gets out of hand. In the end, Reanimation is a Frankenstein's monster of disembodied riffs, loafing trip-hop beats, spastic electronics and witless rapping that is virtually unrecognizable and barely breathing.
Chester Bennington's anguished man-child howling is largely left on the shelf, as are the thrusting hooks that were Linkin Park's big draw. Worse yet, the fans are left to wait that much longer for a batch of new tunes.
