Regarding the decision to make an album that didn't focus primarily on the crunching guitars and heavy aspect of the band, Chester Bennington said the following to Rolling Stone: "There are a lot of different elements to our music. And there are certain elements that are easier and more recognizable than others. We have never been a strictly rock band, as we have a very heavy electronic and hip-hop influence and try to combine the two together. When we did Reanimation it was a chance for us to show what our music would sound like if we took all the guitars out. It showed that Linkin park is a very hip-hop driven electronic idea."[8]
The proposed track listing for the album was unveiled in two parts on the band's website on June 14, 2002.[36] Building up to Reanimation's release, a series of chats were hosted in July on linkinpark.com with collaborators featured on the album as well as band members.[37] Linkin Park also launched a special site for the album at reanimation.linkinpark.com with a Reanimation Player featuring exclusive content. "P5hng Me A*wy", "Wth>You", "Frgt/10", "By_Myslf", "Pts.Of.Athrty", and "H! Vltg3" were all featured in the site before the album's release.[38]
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