Muse stormed back with a bang this evening, unveiling the first cut from their new album Drones with 'Psycho' - and fans have taken online to react.
The track is a hard and heavy stomper that leans towards the rockier edge of their Origin Of Symmetry and Absolution days - keeping in line with Muse's promise to go 'back to basics' on their seventh LP, which is due for release on 8 June.
After announcing the album and a short tour this week, they unveiled the official lyric video for the first taster of Drones.
Watch the lyric video for 'Psycho' below
On the whole, fans are overwhelmingly pleased with the direction of the track:
iM DIGGING PSYCHO??? @muse
— klasmin (ง’̀ヮ’́)ง (@marvolocriss) March 12, 2015
Well psycho is um... interesting (I think I like it?)
— Lucy (@muse_sexual) March 12, 2015
Playing Psycho through the guitar amp yeeeehaaaah @muse
— I Am Groot (@GraceMorrow3) March 12, 2015
I think Muse are back on form with their new song 'Psycho'! I've just heard it and it's fucking fantastic! #hellyeah
— Dec Suddaby (@DecSud1) March 12, 2015
My ass belongs to muse. I'm a fucking #psycho https://t.co/VW6T2M6AM4
— Laura Andara (@LalaGaa) March 12, 2015
Your asssssss belongs to me nowwwwww #Muse #Psycho @muse
— Elliot Gittins (@gittinsell) March 12, 2015
unfollow me now because from now on all my tweets are going to be about Muse
— Siobhan (@siobhan_mills) March 12, 2015
However, not everyone can be a fan:
I much prefer the Matt Bellamy who can write classic symphonys to this angry teenage american rock band sounding nonsense. @muse
— Luke Summers (@Luke9S) March 12, 2015
*muse try different things* "muse no" *muse go back to their roots* "muse no"
— Fadwa (@FadwaWeasley) March 12, 2015
Best comment about the new muse so far: "this is horrible guys".
— Dante Joseph (@Djoseph124) March 12, 2015
New Muse single sounds like every other Muse single.
— Ian Imhof (@ianimhof) March 12, 2015
Is Pyscho a return to their original sound? Is it REALLYYYY? #Muse
— Ciaran McDermott (@CiaranJMcD) March 12, 2015
The band will unveil the album's first proper single 'Dead Inside' on the week of 23 March - and will be kicking off an intimate UK tour next week before they headline Download Festival in June with support from Marmozets. Tickets are on sale now, and full dates are below. For tickets and information, visit here.
15 March - Belfast Ulster Hall
16 March - Glasgow Barrowlands
19 March - Newport Centre
20 March - Exeter Great Hall
22 March - Manchester Academy
24 March - Brighton Dome
For tickets and details, see below.
