Full Metal Racket
Here we are at last. Finally, after three years we have confirmation of a new Muse record by the name of "Drones", and although the full album is set for a June release, the Teignmouth Trio decided to do a Beyonce this week and drop all information regarding an upcoming tour, song titles, etc. resulting in crazed Musers across the world. Being part of such an esteemed group of fans, it was fair to say my excitement levels reached DEFCON One when the band suddenly dropped their promotional tune "Psycho" to the world this week and it is fair to say I wasn't disappointed.
Kicking off with a Rage Against the Machine inspired riff that Muse fans have known for near-on a decade now, with it famously being part of the closing stages of "Stockholm Syndrome" at Glasto 2004, the song begins with the same DNA you would expect in early Muse tracks such as "Agitated" and "Dead Star", with Chris Wolstenholme's trademark bass sound perfectly accompanying Matt Bellamy's distorted lead, whilst Dominic Howard's effortless drumming emphasising the notion that the band are trying to revisit their roots. After a pretty funky breakdown, the lyrics, sang over the top of a "Roadhouse Blues" inspired rock-riff, start to paint a picture of the theme the album is probably going to based around, especially the screamo-sounding,"I'm gonna make you, I'm gonna break you, I'm gonna make you, a fuckin' psycho," followed by the questionable chorus of Bellamy screaming, "Your ass belongs to me now."
After another verse and chorus, we have another pretty funky breakdown with Bellamy alone playing his new favourite riff followed by the band exploding once again into their rocky rawness with an added, yet uninspiring, guitar solo of which, is very reminiscent of the guitar solo from "Showbiz", a track that I have never had the pleasure to witness live (Hint to Muse: Play it at Brighton). The song concludes with another whack of the chorus and the band fizzing out to distorted guitars with Bellamy showing off his unreal knack of mastering the male falsetto. All in all, "Psycho" is a solid start to the "Drones" era of Muse, with their promise of a return to their earlier rock-infused madness being clearly abode by. I look forward to hearing the full record in June.
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