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You have to understand Linkin Park lost like 50% of their fanbase with every album after Meteora. Even Meteora was a bit more controversial upon release than people remember; in 2001/2002 there was a belief that the band was going to be a much heavier group then they ended up being.

Nevertheless, all the bitching and crying about the new album being so much worse than what came before isn't a good metric, since "the fans" have said that about every single release for 95% of their career.