Wretches And Kings - Linkin Park (A Thousands Suns)

[@addictedtomusicandtraveling005]

"Wretches And Kings" is easily one of the most criminally underrated tracks out there and knowing that legit pisses me off, I truly can't understand why a masterpiece like this can be so slept on, right? Among every other song on the album, this is the one that gives off adrenaline and excitement. Such a heavy tune to jam to and it's worthy of a shower concert, trust me. It's so amusing when the "hey, hey, hey, hey" part comes on before Chester's unparalleled vocals screaming those words at the top of his lungs: "Steel unfold, final blow, we the animals take control and so on (I misheard the lyrics before finding out the actual lyrics of the song lmao, I thought he said: "Still alone, final war, weedy animals take control" at first) I feel like I'm Chester himself, although it's still humanely impossible to sound like him.

[@doctorMauri]

this song got that reanimation/lpu vibe that only ogs can really appreciate

[@DarkMaVerRik80]

Same here except I thought he said Steel unload final Bow

[@8bit4you]

It’s “Steel unload” not “Steel unfold”. I have the album booklet with the lyrics in it.

[@tattoomike1970]

100%

[@tygrstryke3492]

Honestly, the speech they sample in the song is amazing, and it’s put to good use in the song. And for those curious it’s a speech by Mario Savio from December 1964.

[@fumikonakamura2926]

Thank you, I was looking for this comment!!!

[@laurenmcnichols1511]

I was just about to Google who was speaking

[@MongooseTacticool]

It was also used in Fear Factory's track, Timelessness, from the "Obsolete" album.

[@jaytan6123]

​@@MongooseTacticoolFear Factory - Timelessness 🤘

[@Level_Eleven]

*"There is a time when the operation of the machine becomes so odious, makes you so sick at heart, that you can't take part! You can't even passively take part! And you've got to put your bodies upon the gears and upon the wheels... upon the levers, upon all the apparatus, and you've got to make it stop! And you've got to indicate to the people who run it, to the people who own it, that unless you're free, the machine will be prevented from working at all!"* - Mario Savio, December 2, 1964, on the steps of Sproul Hall.

[@derekseifert7]

We need this speech and ethos NOW more than ever.

[@WiiFan-1300]

Thanks!! 🙏

[@ajaySharma-zy5xg]

the hidden treasure of linkin park wretches and kings this song deserves a billion views

[@rhinoujakey8887]

Not only this underrated song...

[@Sivarajansam931]

yes exactly

[@demian1784]

no, siendo sinceros esta canción no está a la altura de la banda, es de los pocos bajos que tiene Linkin Park

[@errupted769]

what​@@demian1784

[@GabrielSaenz-u6n]

@@demian1784 No se que escuchaste, pero esto es Linkin Park en su maxima expresion

[@Dayz3O6]

Mr. Hahn going crazy at the end!

[@lowrider9398]

Dayz 3O6 He was itching at the end.

[@expansionpackdeluxe636]

Ladies and Gentleman that's Mr. Hahn for you.

[@stupendousdudeman]

yep, no cure for the itch

[@ThatGardener]

you mean Dr. Hahn phd in spinning the fucking world

[@Shreysoldier]

He's very underrated

[@simranpreetsawhney5939]

I miss you Chester. Goddammit I never thought I could even cry listening to this song.

[@MariiBabii]

❤🙏

[@KAlitxatl]

Same, over here crying & head banging🖤

[@judas263]

Still do, man

[@ReeseGegax]

420 likes

[@gbrl433]

This album was so ahead of its time, considering the current decade is dominated by drum machines and synths.

[@Ciph3rzer0]

Oh yeah. Definitely. Everyone thout it was an aberration at the time

[@nicmac9804]

The thing that sounds like a synth in this song is actually a bass. I think there’s three bass tracks. Phoenix tuned his bass to drop A and used a Z.Vex Mastotron pedal so it sounds so ridiculously distorted that you wouldn’t think it’s a bass, especially since the lead bass track is played on the higher strings.

[@mayatrash]

Exactly. Was saying this for years. And now people listen to Yeezus and Death Grips and all have a similar production. Rock/Metal elitists are the worst

[@saito2582]

@@mayatrash It was released almost at the same time electronica, trap and IDM was starting to blow up, death grips were doing their first EP but noisier I wouldn’t say ahead of its time but it was definitely of its time and a bit experimental. It’s one of my favorite albums by LP

[@jonathanbishop6205]

This album is based about the decay of the human race and this song especially how humans become obsolete so it fits

[@TomDavis7]

The Wretches and Kings -> Wisdom, Justice, and Love -> Iridescent flow is one of my fav LP "moments." On the list of my fav music "moments" period. I've listened to this sequence countless times.

[@courage3001]

Chester's voice echoes piercing my soul. The sounds, Joseh Hahn killing it..Mike's flow.I have been given life again experiencing nostalgia to this song for the first time since it was out. This song is aging so well. Nostagia makes you notice every detail of the song, from the sounds to the vocals. What an incedible feeling.

[@The-Athenian]

Loving the bass on this one. Great workout song too.

[@tristanfredell9712]

Hell yeah it is

[@hf4838]

Still on my gym playlist haha

[@AlleyBetwixt]

Not a very popular opinion, but I think ATS is actually my favorite LP album. Hybrid Theory and Meteora are obviously brilliant, but ATS fit a bit more with my personal taste.

[@wanthons]

AlleyBetwixt I love how they made the whole album into one long track and all the political messages inside them

[@GackylGhaster]

AlleyBetwixt ATS is the best!!!

[@jesusa631]

there is no album named ats

[@jesusa631]

initials my bad

[@ОксанаТаранМалышко]

+Jesus Alvarez , ATS - A Thousand Suns

[@ririsasy]

God, Mike's Voice and Chester's voice always compliment each other. so Good. blessed my ears. wow.

[@kiracomments-chca2747]

They really do :>

[@joerygobbels]

this is why love Linkin Park they never get old, and each of their albums are unique

[@josecarloscorzosalas9375]

A fan is someone who expects their favorirte band to surprise them, not all the songs should hear the same way or the same rhytm. If you really like LP you always find a way to enjoy new sounds

[@ce0990]

You can like a band but not like the direction they go in. I'll always favor the Hybrid Theory/Meteora/Reanimation era of LP but there's a lot of good stuff in the later albums as well, just maybe not front to back as good (imo.) That being said, I can still appreciate the work they put in on the songs even if I personally don't always love where they went musically.

[@karnes7142]

One More Light is their only Album that I dislike.

[@karthikeshwar]

Yup

[@Ciph3rzer0]

@@ce0990 this album was something I did not like at all at first. But it grew on me, a lot. Every time I listen to it I like it and appreciate it more than the previous.

[@rex9003]

no

[@MilitaryDog.]

My favorite Linkin Park song. Still here in 2024. Still relevant. Still just words, no actions. 😔

[@caitchan8078]

Me and a friend would blast this song on the school bus in our early years of high school. We just let the music flow through us while everyone looked at us like we were nuts. We'll miss you, Chester.

[@karnes7142]

Lmao everyone calls Linkin Park "Screamo" when I play it.

[@kiracomments-chca2747]

Well, they are the ones that are nuts. Not only did LP give us a message(mostly for help), but they saved a lot of ppls lives(me included, but unfortunately, only the universe is keeping me alive now ;-; There is no helping me now) because of how fking relatable most of the songs are :> They did awesome and those ppl probably didn't even listen to the lyrics or just didn't go through what we went through to understand. Either way, Chester and Mike rocks. I just wish I could've at least gone to one concert before he died. The only reason I couldn't was because I was young and in elementary school and also in and out of the hospital and doing ballet, gymnastics and cheerleading so I also had competitions to go to which ended badly... I have slight scoliosis now ;-; I had quit all three just for that reason, but now I wish I didn't quit gymnastics at least cause I am almost bedridden now :( i'll go now...

[@lost_noda]

​@@kiracomments-chca2747hey I hope you're doing alright. Keep fighting you're doing great❤❤

[@sambaudouinivpi8779]

for me its art. the hole record is insane good.

[@JonatanGGomes]

Good one. ATS the best album.

[@amandagarcia2848]

This song feels extra relavent now.

[@Designer_Dude]

The bass in this song drops harder than my bank account.

[@theenergeticturtle9489]

lol true

[@hitman_JDA]

Last time I heard a big drop, it ended WW2

[@kaitlyncurry7637]

+hitman_JDA omg no WHYY

[@Designer_Dude]

lmao damn...

[@WippleNut]

+Duane Wente last time I heard a drop like that, America had 2 less towers.

[@sodomizeragent6469]

I legit hated this album the first time I heard it. Now this song is one of my most listened from Linkin Park. Just shows how some things can grow on you gradually

[@toggledreality]

Its called that Linkin Park Touch, you always love them in the end.

[@TheCityLightz]

Me with all of their albums since 2007

[@TheCityLightz]

Besides hunting party, such a great experience listening to that for the first time

[@helloworld2054]

This is the most mature LP album in my opinion

[@lpforever1854]

I love every song of this album. Who cares if there is someone, who is not my opinion. Thank you Linkin Park.

[@sloancore]

this album was badass man!

[@addicts3837]

LP for ever Lp is best

[@Lloydy1916]

Some of the songs are good like this and waiting for the end but theres what 6 interludes? thats ridiculous, i love LP but thousand suns was a bit of a dud for me.

[@shaneblackburn7439]

EricAndErica M the interludes r more like filler like when a show you're watching on tv comes back on just to tell u what happened before the break, tbh it's just a lack of creativity with some laziness added in there

[@ผัดกระเพราไข่ดาว-ท7ข]

I agree

[@iiscarletiieditsii7397]

this song makes me want to paint my face and start a rebellion

[@Meccarox]

true lol

[@ayeshahasan6284]

😂

[@darreideamos2309]

Indeed

[@yukinagato1573]

REBELLION, REBELLION, we lost before the start

[@rowanelessar5892]

It needs to happen.

[@uyensoldier374]

listening to LP has always left me feeling emotional in the end. so good and insane, I can't focus on anything else while I'm listening

[@Nagatoentertainment]

2:13, this sample of chester is insane

[@asiryne716]

ey ey ey

[@justbaguette7746]

Night Lynn he is not talking about the "ey" he is talking about the screams in the back

[@SingularityEngine]

Fucking hell, I've listened to this album countless times with good audio equipment and still I haven't noticed that. Really blends in.

[@christhepolymath3466]

This is literally my favorite song on ATS --- I have listened to it countless times, and I still have never noticed that. Now I like it even more. Thanks man!

[@darkrealm946]

Wow never noticed that. Now the song feels even fire 🔥

[@zanderj9335]

A Thousand Suns was and still is a masterpiece of a album.

[@asnaghall]

Health insurance CEOs be sweatin'

[@austritistan3337]

The beat is just so addicting

[@122Delta]

Mario dropping bars and Luigi dropping bodies

[@Raul_Silva_]

This is the greatest song composed post nu metal era, it perfectly emulated their classic mood in a modern way, just brilliant, it feels fresh to hear Mr Hahn disc scratching at the ending

[@SM-th7pw]

Probably the most “Hybrid Theory” sounding song on ATS

[@munkychimp]

whoa. Deargod why did i stop listening to Linkin Park? i must be crazy

[@sharoonaftab8894]

u r right

[@sharoonaftab8894]

+chris gomez iridescent and burning in.the skies the catalyst R good in this album

[@estefanocampos8885]

blackout too?

[@anonymousguy3826]

it was a gr8 mistake by u.

[@silovitipanj4958]

chris gomez did you even hear robot boy,iridescent or burning in the skies

[@zanetaylor9395]

heavy bass... great vocals... and perfect beat... So overall a great type of song to listen to for boredom and for a great time to listen to a song that's perfect

[@mydecember8544]

This sounds so rebellious. Love that type of spirit only LP could translate making everyone from the front to the back and from side to side explode! This song was absolutely insane live! Miss it soooooo much...

[@AkashMishra-ro2kh]

RIP Chester 😢, a hero forever.

[@Squidbillyyuh]

This song is 100% kick ass

[@mahiyatkabir05]

This is the most underrated song in the history of music. PERIOD I can't drool over this song enough. EVERRR!!! 💀🔥🌚🖤

[@GiorgiGiorgi_z8s]

Truly magnificient song

[@youaremypotato89]

Still my favorite Linkin Park song, since YEARS ago.

[@schattendrache5624]

It really is an awesome song. In my opinion it's right up there with When They Come For Me and In The End.

[@isaiasanconetani]

Mike is INSANE rapping here, that flow !

[@Talhamid]

Perfect rapping, perfect sync with the chorus, perfect beat, perfect breakdowns, and the speech in the middle eighth means it is one of the best songs ever

[@jasongrace420]

How do you listen to this and think this isn't just the GREATEST band ever? :)

[@MamaofaWrestler]

This song gives me chills. He's singing to himself about ending his life. "I know what it's like to move on." Chester did what he thought was the right thing to do for himself AND his family. I've seen so many interviews where he talks about how he never thought he'd be a good enough Dad. Dear God, poor Chester. He didn't know what else he could do to get rid of his pain. Thank you for leaving us your songs, your beautiful voice, your honesty about depression, and your Legacy.❤

[@lance5271]

This song had more of an impact on me than I realized. Solid, honest message in a historical context. To me, it was ahead of it's time.

[@michaelthibodeau4505]

THIS SONG STILL GIVES ME GOOSEBUMPS TO THIS DAY WHEN THE BEAT STARTS IN THE BEGINNING!!!! THANKS LINKIN PARK!!! ITS STILL SUPERB!!!! :)

[@iiscarletiieditsii7397]

that bass dropped harder than my grades

[@Meccarox]

same :(

[@jasonhook3884]

You should hear some death metal bass drops then, mate.

[@matthewhutchins8283]

@@jasonhook3884 Any suggestions, I'm curious to hear that.

[@jasonhook3884]

They're definitely easier to hear in a live setting, but Thy Art Is Murder, Rings Of Saturn, Emmure, Carnifex, and Suffocation have some of the best. And anything from Lucker-era Suicide Silence.

[@NunoDeodato]

You try to hard kid

[@Cybertronous]

WRETCHES AND KINGS! WE COME FOR YOU!

[@RepyTheLoser]

FEEL ALONE, FINAL BLOW WE THE ANIMALS TAKE CONTROL HEAR US NOW, CLEAR AND TALL

[@razorback9999able]

@@RepyTheLoser WRETCHES AND KINGS WE EAT DOWN BELOW

[@james68279]

It's 2021 and I still come here 3 times daily for that bass drop and Chester's amazing vocals 🥰

[@paulaibarra606]

2024 still here listening never leaving ❤

[@robinknudson3]

this song gives me fucking chills

[@emersed394]

Who's listening to this even in 2020? 😍😍

[@blacklabel130]

yup

[@OktoberUberlebende]

Oh yeah! Linkin Park hits...

[@Championsblud]

@@OktoberUberlebende always 😄😍😍😍

[@OktoberUberlebende]

@@Championsblud ... and ever

[@Championsblud]

@@OktoberUberlebende miss the singer man 😞😞😞😭😭 chester we love you 😪😪😪

[@chandlermars2502]

One of my all time favorite songs as a kid. Hearing this 12 years later gives me chills, especially in the times we’re living in now.

[@skidamarinkadinkadink9580]

This band speaks to me more than any other artist ever has.

[@darkvinnie3421]

Same profile pic :)))

[@OogaBooga-sq4xg]

this album is WAYYYY better than i gave it credit for, just bought every album for cd and i got this song and blackout stuck in my head

[@alcatraz7369]

This music fits so well on what's going on right now.

[@sonofwolf2270]

Agree

[@shaunb7614]

Was looking to see if someone else thought this.

[@dracomenda2]

Even more so a year later

[@ClumsyEyes]

And now too. Free Palestine 🇵🇸

[@jeancarloshernandezmartine7687]

3:48 that's fire I mean the whole song 🔥🔥🔥

[@brandonthomsen8929]

Wish they add this song back to their setlist its fire the beats go hard

[@nayellyesmeralda21]

❤❤ Desde que la escuché por primera vez me encantó, Mike con su voz profunda y rapera, y Chester con su voz fina y melódica; simplemente, hermosa canción ❤❤

[@Bcga95]

Que en paz descanse ❤️

[@intosilence1773]

Si tu? Andale...

[@Electriophile]

Revisiting this song during the labor movement of 2021, man it hits different now. ✊

[@matthewmurphy8272]

When the operation of the machine becomes so odious, makes you so sick at heart, that you can't take part! You can't even passively take part! And you've got to put your bodies upon the gears and upon the wheels ... upon the levers, upon all the apparatus, and you've got to make it stop! **EPIC BASS DROP INTENSIFIES** You wouldn't guess this speech was made by a 22 year old student. Dude gained interest from the FBI and CIA not because they thought he was a threat, but because he could inspire rebellion. This whole album is so powerful, but this song always gets me going. Definitely in my top 5 LP songs.

[@lizwatkins1995]

Wait so is the speech part something that was recorded for this album specifically or was it borrowed from another established recording?

[@istvanrausch9593]

One of the most underrated songs released by Linkin Park.

[@robroyoldboy]

This and "Waiting for the End" are competing for my favorite tracks off this album.

[@filth137]

Steel unload,final blow,we the animals take control.Hear us now,clear and true,wretches and kings we come for you!✌️✌️✌️✌️👌👌👊👊👊

[@nellyseka]

Geørgi Vachkøv salutations fren

[@filth137]

Thanks fren! Stay alive! |-/

[@Tavialatrice]

Geørgi Vachkøv damn right

[@RepyTheLoser]

FEEL ALONE, FINAL BLOW WE THE ANIMALS TAKE CONTROL HEAR US NOW, CLEAR AND TALL WRETCHES AND KINGS, WE COME FOR YOU

[@Meccarox]

this is the best song i've heard by them

[@asiryne716]

its pretty lit

[@Meccarox]

Night Lynn yeah

[@young_nomad_]

I'm with Ya bud 😆

[@saadmuzzammil2613]

One of the most underrated album of LP because many so called loyal fans rather praising the creativity, labelled this album as thrash.

[@RancidMuffn72]

bro, the damn 808 in this song is sick. hell yeah. love you linkin park.

[@_nietypowy]

In my opinion they should start every concert with this song. This beat is amazing.

[@aniketchowdhury1827]

I Dunno why everyone hates this album,but to me it is my absolute favourite one it has my top 3 lp songs in this album,burining in the skies ,the messenger and iridescent

[@Yash_SG8]

Bumped into this through autoplay and oh boy, I've been missing a jewel since years..... This deserves a good video as well! Chester was the most underrated musician ever

[@allen_0491]

This has always been one of my favorite Linkin Park songs.

[@hyewonlovebot]

The general concept of the song is fighting against oppression. I can't help but think about Animal Farm when I hear this though.

[@Meccarox]

why?

[@hyewonlovebot]

Meccarox George Orwell's Animal Farm. It's a metaphorical piece about revolution. I probably think of it because of the line "We, the animals, take control"

[@Meccarox]

gabriel trajano oh ok thanks

[@hablajoey346]

gabriel trajano well this song is also based on the novel 1984 People on top push the people down low. Represent the Inner Party Humiliating the Proles.

[@RealSunsetBluff]

gabriel trajano Listen to The nature of the beast by Ice Nine kills

[@jordanknight5777]

Love how all there songs have great meaning if pay attention instead of people listening just cause the beats cool true LP fans will get me😉

[@ГалинаМотрин]

SK Q

[@teknoghost5654]

Yeah, in this case its about humans bein' lazy, but ya gotta do somethin'

[@saubhagtrasy]

Can you please explain the meaning of this song? I assume it is about some kind of revolution where the wretches; the filthy animals take on the kings, and beat them black and blue, but what is the context?

[@nikitadas9671]

Joe Hahn completely lost his shit at the end!!!

[@himankghosh2333]

This song is sooooo freaking badass that it puts point of authority in very strong competition

[@DeathJerrie]

I clearly remember this to be one of those hated Linkin Park albums, but I really like it. This might be my favourite song of ATS.

[@23shan]

"Unless you are free, Then Machine will be prevented from working at all" Great work LP - miss you badly

[@KanekiKirigaya2537]

This song is so catchy and good. the beat is amazing too. LP really nailed it with this one.

[@heyitsania1683]

This song is underrated this is my favorites songs

[@anthonymorris1748]

Going into 2022, this album was ahead of it's time, Rest In Paradise Chester Bennington

[@soubhikdas2142]

I feel Linkin Park's ATS is far ahead of its time.

[@zanderj9335]

Its was probably one of best alongside Hybrid Theory and Meteora. But it was different so it got hate.

[@ro-hit__]

Indeed

[@tracyrae4854]

@@zanderj9335 Meteora*

[@zanderj9335]

@@tracyrae4854 thank you for the correction

[@FaithfulFumoFan23]

Blew people's pea brains lmao

[@troyhonaker3516]

She has pipes. The group will continue their titanic sound, that we heard years ago around 2000.

[@RockZerr]

my taste as a teenager just wasnt refined enough for this masterpiece

[@ianchamberlain5788]

open your mind to the styles of music lp can make people. fucking awesome.

[@thebatgnan]

This song perfectly captures the struggle going on in the US right now.

[@brandontadday6288]

Damn right, this speech has been echoing in my head heaps the last few days.

[@inSpihr]

I think more of middle eastern wars, but we do seem to be heading that way!

[@thebatgnan]

@@inSpihr Stay safe everyone. These are uncertain times.

[@markreineke2882]

TRUMP 2020

[@markreineke2882]

NO MORE ELITE

[@stripes2093]

Really makes me miss Chester 😢

[@ttrsnt2559]

If i'm not mistaken, most LP members are well educated people. So i dont find it weird that they'd be talking abt politics and such instead of s3x and tr4sh talking.

[@butchrolls286]

wanna hear this speech now after listening to this!

[@VinylCollektor23]

Complete audio assault right here! Dat bass drop is insane. This record sounds amazing on a good sound system.

[@zhoraievlev18]

Поздравлю вас Linkin Park с 20,1 млн подписчиков вы навсегда в наших сердцах как и Честер скучаю по нему 🙏♥️🎵

[@FaithfulFumoFan23]

People weren't hearing this album when it came out! I'll go to my grave defending it as their best album and a top 5 album of the 2000's.

[@arpitamondal8276]

The best headphone song ever created by human

[@Comfortislandtv]

Not sure how I'm just now hearing this fire 🔥 😳 instant classic for this guy

[@MiguelSS1994]

Como fan únicamente de Hybrid theory y Meteora la época Nu Metal, tengo que decir que esta canción es genial

[@bernardogalvan807]

For some reason the cover looks like the peace bird but in black. Genius!

[@USMCRabbit]

This feels like the Linkin Park I became so obsessed with in highschool...

[@MelHam01]

Luigi's anthem 😂

[@linkincode]

Underrated song from LPs best album... No wonder this is the fan favourite album, not a single bad track 💜🔥

[@haileeanderson2440]

tbh this song deserves more praise, its one of my favorites from LP

[@MeNoSpeakJibberish]

I didnt enjoy this song that much until I saw them perform it live at the O2 in London in 2011. Hearing it live in a packed arena feeling that bass rumble through you makes a big difference. Loved it ever since 💙

[@RammmFan]

relate much to this song's melancholy and sadness anymore, but I still love it

[@jacobcarpenter7412]

I love this song at full volume.

[@themachodan13]

Very underrated album that doesn’t get the love it deserves!!