MUSE - MUSE GO POLITICAL

Rockers MUSE have been so disgusted by recent political events, the current troubled state of the world is the inspiration behind their next "apocalyptic" album. Frontman MATT BELLAMY confesses it was hard to ignore current affairs when working on the tracks, and hopes fans will welcome the band's outspokenness. He says, "Some of the songs are directly informed by things that are going on at the moment, which is something we've not really done before, but it's impossible for anyone to ignore it. "There's a song on the album called A SOLDIER'S POEM, written from the perspective of a soldier, who kind of thinks 'I'm out here risking my life, for what?'" And the PLUG IN BABY hitmakers are convinced the lyrics may even be prophetic: "There is a theme on the album, it's that kind of connection to the cycles of history where the tension builds up and then it's released. "Whether it's catastrophic like a nuclear war, or whether aliens come down and it's brilliant, but there's definitely a sense that something big is about to happen." The as-yet-untitled album is due for release this summer (06).