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Muse share another video! This time for new track ‘Mercy’!

10/06/2015 by skinbackalley, posted in News

Muse have shared another video for a track from their new album Drones, released earlier this week.

The new clip for the song “Mercy” continues the theme of individuals losing their identity under increasing pressure from contemporary technological and political demands.

Speaking to Music Feeds, Muse bassist Chris Wolstenholme said recently that the band are very much interested in creating a musical based on the LP: “It would be great to be able to do that at some point. In the immediate future, it’s still an album that the fans haven’t heard, so all we can really think about at this point in time is getting the album out and going on tour.

“But it would be great to have it incorporated into some sort of musical or something. It would be very exciting to be a part of it.”

Muse begin a world tour in support of Drones on Friday, and will headline this year’s Download festival in the UK on Saturday.

Jun 12: Pinkpop, Netherlands
Jun 13: Download, UK
Jun 14: Orange Warsaw, Poland
Jun 19: Park Live, Russia
Jun 21: Greenfest, Russia
Jun 24: Provinssirock, FInland
Jun 26: Bravalla, Sweden
Jun 28: Rock Werchter, Belgium
Jun 30: Amazon Artist Spotlight, Germany
Jul 02: Roskilde, Denmark
Jul 04: Main Square, France
Jul 05: Rock-a-Field: Luxembourg
Jul 09: NOS Alive, Portugal
Jul 11: BBN Live, Spain
Jul 13: Musilac, France
Jul 16: Les Vieilles Charrues, France
Jul 18: Rock In Roma, Italy
Jul 25: Fuji Rock, Japan
Sep 13: Lollapalooza, Germany
Sep 19: Beijing MasterCard Center, China

You can check out the video for “Mercy” below:

Muse release lyric video for new track “Defector”

05/06/2015 by skinbackalley, posted in News

Muse have released a lyric video for new track “Defector.”

The song if lifted from the band’s new album Drones, due for release next Monday the 8th of June.

Muse frontman Matt Bellamy explains the themes on the LP saying it explores “…a world run by drones, utilising drones to turn us all into drones.”

“It’s possible to do horrific things at a great distance – without actually feeling any of the consequences, or even feeling responsible. It’s a modern metaphor for what it is to lose empathy,” he adds.

It’s a notion backed up by a quote from US President John F. Kennedy that opens “Defector”:

“We are opposed around the world by a monolithic and ruthless conspiracy that relies primarily on covert means for expanding its sphere of influence, on infiltration instead of invasion, on subversion instead of elections, on intimidation instead of free choice.

“It is a system which has conscripted vast human and material resources into the building of a tightly-knit, highly-efficient machine that combines military, diplomatic, intelligence, economic, scientific and political operations.”

Check out the lyric video for “Defector” below and be sure to let us know what you think.

Watch as Muse share spooktacular new video for Dead Inside

29/04/2015 by skinbackalley, posted in News

Muse have shared an official video for new track “Dead Inside.”

The song is lifted from the trio’s new album Drones, scheduled for release on the 9th of June.

The clip comes hot on the heels of a lyric video for the song which appeared last month, shortly after a video for another new track, “Psycho.”

Says Muse mainman Matt Bellamy of “Dead Inside”: “This is where the story of the album begins”, says frontman Matt Bellamy. “The protagonist loses hope and becomes vulnerable to the dark forces introduced in Psycho and the next few songs – before eventually defecting, revolting and overcoming these dark forces later in the story.”

Drones was produced by Mutt Lange, famous for his work with AC/DC and Def Leppard amongst others. Muse will play a headline set at this year’s Download festival on the 13th of June.

You can watch the video for “Dead Inside” below.

The full track list for Drones is:

01. “Dead Inside”
02. “[Drill Sergeant]”
03. “Psycho”
04. “Mercy”
05. “Reapers”
06. “The Handler”
07. “[JFK]”
08. “Defector”
09. “Revolt”
10. “Aftermath”
11. “The Globalist”
12. “Drones”

Muse release video for new track Dead Inside

24/03/2015 by skinbackalley, posted in News

Hot on the heels of sharing new track “Psycho”, Muse have released a lyric video for another new song “Dead Inside.”

The track is set to feature on Muse’s forthcoming new album, Drones, scheduled for release on the 8th of June.

Frontman Matt Bellamy says of the song: “This is where the story of the album begins. The protagonist loses hope and becomes vulnerable to the dark forces introduced in Psycho and the next few songs – before eventually defecting, revolting and overcoming these dark forces later in the story.”

You can watch the video for “Dead Inside” below:

Muse release video for new track Psycho

13/03/2015 by skinbackalley, posted in News

Muse have shared the first new track from their forthcoming album.

“Psycho” is lifted from parent LP Drones, scheduled for release on the 8th of June.

The track suggests that the band have very much returned to their heavy rocking ways, something frontman Matt Bellamy hinted at last year: “”We focused on things like synthesisers, drum machines and stuff. On this next album, we’re going to veer back towards musicianship again: guitar, bass and drums. It’s probably going to be a bit of a rawer album, and definitely a bit more rock, I’d say.”

You can watch the video for “Psycho” below:

Drones was produced by Robert John “Mutt” Lang, famed for his work with bands like AC/DC, Def Leppard and Foreigner, and will be preceded by a single, “Dead Inside”, on the 23rd of March.

The full track listing for the album is:

Muse will head out on a short UK tour starting on Sunday. Tickets are on sale now for the following dates:

Mar 15th: Belfast Ulster Hall
Mar 16th: Glasgow Barrowlands
Mar 19th: Newport Centre
Mar 20th: Exeter Great Hall
Mar 22nd: Manchester Academy
Mar 23rd: Brighton Dome