Showbiz Sunburn x2 Unintended x1 Origin of Symmetry New Born x4 Plug in Baby x4 Feeling Good x3 Bliss x2 Citizen Erased x1 Absolution Time Is Running Out x4 Hysteria x3 Stockholm Syndrome x2 Take A Bow x1 Butterflies & Hurricanes x1 Blackout x1 Black Holes and Revelations Supermassive Black Hole x4 Starlight x4 Knights of Cydonia x4 Map of the Problematique x2 The Resistance Resistance x4 Uprising x4 Undisclosed Desires x4 Guiding Light x2 MK Ultra x2 Unnatural Selection x2 United States of Eurasia x2 Exogenesis Pt. 1 (Overture) x1 The 2nd Law Supremacy x2 Panic Station x2 Animals x2 Follow Me x2 Liquid State x2 Madness x2 Unsustainable x2 Isolated System x2 Survival x2 Explorers x1 Misc Nishe x2

Ok guys, here's my (in-depth) review just in case someone might give a damn Dead Inside 8.5/10 This song is pretty damn good if you ask me. I love the thick and dark bass, but what makes this song stand out for me is Matt's vocal delivery. It's been almost 2 years since the last time I saw them live, but IMHO he's showing real growth as a vocalist on this album and on this track especially. Some minor points of critique could be that Matt has somehow grown into the habit of putting the song into overdrive after the bridge/solo. While I appreciate this very much as a useful stylistic tool in song composition, I do think he is overusing this technique and it's just not necessary if you ask me. But bear in mind that Matt was probably in quite the emotional turmoil when he wrote these songs. Psycho 7.5/10 Ok to start with the positive I really like how it's a return to straight up rock, with all the different layers that were so prevalent on the last two albums in mind stripped away here. I love the guitar, both the 'original' psycho riff from the chorus/intro and the riff he plays during the verses are really good. So what don't I like? Most of all the drill sergeant bits. It is also quite repetitive and you could question their originality considering they've been playing this riff for over a decade already in their live shows. Mercy 8/10 This one has grown on me a LOT. On my first couple of listens I mostly liked it in the context of the album. It really invokes visions of being exposed to powers from an elitist structure and of the feeling of helplessness that accompanies the realisation of it (hence the cry for mercy) perfectly. At first the song felt a little too soft, but that's most likely due to my anticipation of them going in the direction of heavy, stripped down rock after Psycho, which was sort of crushed by Dead Inside and Mercy. But since then I've grown to appreciate the chorus most of all and I suspect it might be really good live. Reapers 9.5/10 This song already blew everyone away when the first live-versions appeared on YouTube. What's not to love, right? Great riffing and who doesn't love it when Matt starts a track van Halen-style with a finger tapping solo? However, I do think that the solo is slightly too long, I don't quite like the transition into the outro riff and lastly I think the chorus backing vocals aren't clear enough. The Handler 9.5/10 This one gave me goosebumps only 10 seconds into my first listen. It's dark, heavy and it pretty much symbolises everything I've been craving to hear from them for most of the last decade. To me this is muse at its absolute best. I can't help but feel like turning the volume up to 11 whenever I listen to it. The falsetto also really hits the spot if you ask me, it still gives me goosebumps after what must be 50 listens already and makes me want to sing/scream along to it. The only thing that is keeping it from becoming my ALL-TIME favourite muse song is the bridge section which is about a minute in length and pretty much the only variation lies in the drums. In the context of the album as a whole I respect it's function as the major turning point, but I really hope Matt comes up with something brilliant to make this song hit the 10/10 mark live. Defector 9/10 Loving it already after about 10 listens now. Somehow this struck me as a 'poppy' song at first by the way in which the intro riff transitions into the chorus and by the Queen-esque falsettos. But it might just be up there with some of their heavier work and I quite like the solo. Revolt 7/10 Ok it's pop, but also this just screams muse. It's over the top and ambitious and I have high hopes for the live version. I'm not sure what to think about the speed difference between the verse and chorus parts. It just feels a little awkward. My review is based upon only a handful of listens though. Aftermath 8/10 The intro and first verse are by far my favourite parts of the song. The first 1 minute, 50 seconds sound equal parts Pink Floyd and Dire Straits' Brothers in Arms, which I love btw, but then Matt starts in the 'from this moment' part of the chorus and it completely ruins the earlier vibe as it sounds similar to Explorers. I hate the chorus sing-a-long. I would've rather seen them leave that part out and just shorten the song by 1:40 instead. The Globalist 8/10 I love the instrumental intro of 2:50 length, with the first part highly 'inspired' by Ennio Morricone and the latter part featuring slide guitar reminiscent of Invincible. The first verses are. At 4:34 it's unmistakably Helsinki Jam that kicks in and after a countdown to what can only be interpreted as a nuclear apocalypse the heavy rock/metal section continues. At 6:30 it turns into a post-apocalyptic piano ballad. It's growing on me still, but I already prefer it to the other multi-sectioned tracks from the last two albums. It just tells the story brilliantly. Drones 7/10 Imo this should've been incorporated into the globalist as an outro. The first time I heard it I actually thought I was still listening to The Globalist, because it just fits perfectly. It sounds like a medieval church choir.