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I this weeks edition of NME you'll find an article about MUSE new album and the prelistin of the album at the Paleterium in london.
FANS GIVEN "ABSOLUTION" BY MUSE
matt bellamy suprise appearace at exclusive playback at the london planetarium
" Muse took over London's Planetarium last week to give fanst the chance to hear the new album "absolution" before anyone else. Some lucky NME competition winners also got to meet the band.
NME readers Jo Meyer and Joe Read met singer Matt Bellamy before heading into the Planetarium's theatre to listen to "absolution" under the night sky and distant galaxies.
"as images of space are generally a good influence on our music, we chose the planetarium for this" Bellamy told NME. "it fits in really well with the album - looking at the world from an abjective point of view"
Matt also revealed the meaning behind "absolution"'s striking cover, which shows a man with a gas mask staring into the sky.
"the bloke's looking ambiguous and unusual" he said. "he's stood there and he's holding a gas mask to look as if he's protecting himself from something - an end of the world scenario. But somethings happened and he's taken it off."
"he's looking up and it's judgement day. The aliens have either come doesn to earth or the chosen ones are flying away - and he's thinking ' why havn't i been chosen?' I think from that point of view sometimes!"
Muse will be heading out on tour later this year, which is likely to follow in the extra terrestrial theme.
"i'm building a big keyboard thing with lights so every time i hit a note a big light flashes - like some sort of spaceship piano" Bellamy joked. "like close encounter of the third kind"
Muse release their new single "time is running out" on Septmeber 8, followed by "Absolution" on September 22.
The article also had a picture of the new album cover for Absolution:
FANS GIVEN "ABSOLUTION" BY MUSE
matt bellamy suprise appearace at exclusive playback at the london planetarium
" Muse took over London's Planetarium last week to give fanst the chance to hear the new album "absolution" before anyone else. Some lucky NME competition winners also got to meet the band.
NME readers Jo Meyer and Joe Read met singer Matt Bellamy before heading into the Planetarium's theatre to listen to "absolution" under the night sky and distant galaxies.
"as images of space are generally a good influence on our music, we chose the planetarium for this" Bellamy told NME. "it fits in really well with the album - looking at the world from an abjective point of view"
Matt also revealed the meaning behind "absolution"'s striking cover, which shows a man with a gas mask staring into the sky.
"the bloke's looking ambiguous and unusual" he said. "he's stood there and he's holding a gas mask to look as if he's protecting himself from something - an end of the world scenario. But somethings happened and he's taken it off."
"he's looking up and it's judgement day. The aliens have either come doesn to earth or the chosen ones are flying away - and he's thinking ' why havn't i been chosen?' I think from that point of view sometimes!"
Muse will be heading out on tour later this year, which is likely to follow in the extra terrestrial theme.
"i'm building a big keyboard thing with lights so every time i hit a note a big light flashes - like some sort of spaceship piano" Bellamy joked. "like close encounter of the third kind"
Muse release their new single "time is running out" on Septmeber 8, followed by "Absolution" on September 22.
The article also had a picture of the new album cover for Absolution: