Over the last few years, Muse have kindly provided their fans with a little Christmas present. This year is no exception, with the release of the fantastic Megalomania, live from the Royal Albert Hall gig ( 2008 ). Click here to download the video, or watch the Youtube clip below!

In a recent interview with NME, Chris Wolstenholme hinted at a new direction for the band's 6th LP: 'It feels like it's time to do something radically different on our next album'

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Muse's Chris Wolstenholme has said that the band want to do something "radically different" on their next album.

With the band currently working on the follow-up to their 2009 album 'The Resistance', the bassist told Kerrang! magazine that it felt like they were "drawing a line" under their past and were eager to embrace new ideas.

He said: [The band] feel like we are drawing a line under a certain period of what we've done in our career. It feels like it's time to move on and do something radically different.
However, he also admitted that it wasn't always easy to progress and push their sound forward, adding: "But then you could get into the studio and go back to what you're comfortable with. You get in the studio and there's a natural process and you have to see where a song will take you."

Muse's new LP will be their sixth studio album and is due to be released in late 2012. The band have not given any details on who will be acting as producer for the record as yet.

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Muse have been the centre of a hoax claiming that they have split up, due to an argument between band members.

The fake news article concerning the supposed break up had been apparently posted on NME's website, only for it to be taken down and then replaced with an article confirming the hoax was indeed false.

The rumour was dismissed by a representative of the band.

The bassline from Absolution's Hysteria has been voted the best of all time in a poll conducted by the readers of Musicradar.com, beating efforts from Queen, Michael Jackson and Metallica. 23% of respondents to the poll voted for the track.

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In a new poll conducted by Musicradar.com, the bassline from the Devon trio's 2003 hit single came out on top, with Rush's 'YYZ' in second place.

Queen held the next two places in the top ten, with 'Another One Bites The Dust' and 'Under Pressure at Number Three and Four respectively. Pink Floyd were at Number Five with 'Money', while Metallica, Michael Jackson, Yes, The Who and Tool made up the rest of the Top 10.

Muse are currently in the studio working on their sixth studio album, which is due to be released in late 2012.

The 10 best basslines of all time were named as follows:

1. Muse – 'Hysteria'
2. Rush – 'YYZ'
3. Queen – 'Another One Bites The Dust'
4. Queen and David Bowie – 'Under Pressure'
5. Pink Floyd – 'Money'
6. Metallica – 'Orion'
7. Michael Jackson – 'Billie Jean'
8. Yes – 'Roundabout'
9. The Who – 'My Generation'
10. Tool – 'Schism'

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Muse have pledged to donate £15,000-worth of music equipment to a university in their native Devon.

The Teignmouth trio will hand over the state-of-the-art gear to Plymouth University, which will help undergraduate students get experience of industry-standard recording skills.

Professor David Coslett, Dean of the Faculty of the Arts, told BBC News that the donation was a "wonderfully generous gesture". He added: "We are proud to be associated with the band, given their significant contribution to contemporary popular music and their links to the South West and the University."

Meanwhile, a spokesperson for Muse commented:

[The band] are delighted to provide this equipment and hope it will inspire students to go on and create great music for years to come.

Muse are believed to have started work on their new studio album, the follow-up to 2009's 'The Resistance', over the past month.

In August, bassist Christ Wolstenholme said that the band were keen to begin the writing process for their sixth studio LP in "September and October".

Often praised as one of the greatest live acts in the world today, Muse's latest touring run was its most successful yet. Beginning in October 2009 and wrapping this summer with a headline slot at the U.K. dual-site Reading and Leeds festival, the U.K. alt-rock act's Resistance tour - in support of its fifth studio set, 2009's "The Resistance" - was a 14-month global trek that included headline gigs at festivals Coachella, Glastonbury and Lollapalooza, and a stint supporting U2 in South America. (The group's totals for the tour through the end of 2009 as reported to Billboard Boxscore saw a gross of $33,141,559 with 561,304 tickets sold on 45 shows, 21 of which were sellouts).

In this exclusive interview with Billboard.Biz, Anthony Addis, the band's manager and director of U.K.-based Brontone Management, which also represents The Pogues and Pulled Apart By Horses, discusses what they plan to do next.

Billboard.Biz: How is work progressing on Muse's next studio album?
Anthony Addis: They've now gone into the recording studio. The plan is to do it all in London... Hopefully, [the album] might come out October next year. They've written a lot of material already but you don't know how it's going to gel between them all. They write constantly. They write on the road, so before or after a gig they'll write nearly every night. It's a serious process, but you don't know how it's going to turn out [until] you start practicing it together, because everybody's done it individually.

From Liam, the creator of the the RAH DVD and many others, there's something pretty special coming up for you.

Using fan shot videos from the Reading Festival show along with very good quality audio (of the whole set!), the DVD is currently being finalised and should be released for you to download within the next week or so.

Click here for a preview of Dark Shines.

This DVD is going to be pretty special, mark our words -- we'll update you as soon as it's available.

OuiFM have announced they will be broadcasting Muse's set from Reading Festival on Sunday 25th September (between 2000 and 2200 French time). Rumours suggest that Muse's entire, uncut set will be played, backed up by a spokesman's comment, "because we're stronger than them"

http://www.ouifm.fr/muse-live-at-reading-festival