This is how the world ends....

Linkin Park's new album, A Thousand Suns, marks a new chapter in a career that many predicted would end years ago. Pioneering the genre of rapcore, Linkin Park seemed like a passing trend, a hot new band that would flame out as their audience outgrew them.  

Instead, something else has happened.  While they may not be cranking out hits as big as "Numb" o…