Muse have released the above trailer for their new album – the follow up to 2009’s The Resistance. The new album will be out in September and appears to be titled The 2nd Law – which judging by what the newsreader says in the trailer probably relates to the 2nd law of thermodynamics (I love how Muse like to keep things simple!)
Muse front-man Matt Bellamy took to Twitter to further explain the theme of the album – which seems to be a mix of their usual sci-fi schtick with a little bit of topical global financial meltdown thrown in for good measure:
All natural and technological processes proceed in such a way that the availability of the remaining energy decreases.
— Matt Bellamy (@MattBellamy) June 4, 2012
In all energy exchanges, if no energy enters or leaves an isolated system, the entropy of that system incre,cre,cre,cre,c,c,creases.
— Matt Bellamy (@MattBellamy) June 4, 2012
Energy continuously flows from being concentrated, to becoming dispersed, spread out, wasted and useless.
— Matt Bellamy (@MattBellamy) June 4, 2012
New energy cannot be created and high grade energy is being destroyed.An economy based on endless growth is…
— Matt Bellamy (@MattBellamy) June 4, 2012
So that’s that all cleared up then!
Interestingly, the trailer for The 2nd Law hints at what could be a bit of a dubstep diversion for Muse – which sounds very promising, although fan reaction online has been split about it so far. What do you think? Let me know your thoughts in the comments below.
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