Okay, let’s get through the nitty gritty first and then I’ll give myself a little bit of a rant, okay?
British alt-rock band Muse have released a lyric video for their new single “Dead Inside”. It’s the second track to come from their upcoming album Drones, which will be released on June 9th via Warner Bros. Records. The band first released “Psycho” on May 12th.
Says lead singer Matt Bellamy about the track:
This is where the story of the album begins, where the protagonist loses hope and becomes ‘Dead Inside’, therefore vulnerable to the dark forces introduced in ‘Psycho’ and which ensue over the next few songs on the album, before eventually defecting, revolting and overcoming these dark forces later in the story.
Those who pre-order the album via iTunes will get both “Psycho” and “Dead Inside” as immediate downloads.
Okay, now that we’ve gotten that out of the way, permit me this platform to lay my opinion: Seriously, what the hell happened to these guys? They used to be incredibly exciting. Just look at tracks like “Stockholm Syndrome” and “Hysteria”. These tracks played with expectations, showed a fantastic communication between the band members, and had this thrilling bombastic attitude. Now they’re releasing one boring, monotonous track after another. I’d be okay if they were at least being adventurous but they’re playing it so goddamn safe.
The big problem here is that this is something I noted when the band first released “Madness” a few years ago. I’m still of the mindset that that song is boring and overly simple. So what’s happening is that a pattern is emerging. The band has steadily been releasing mediocrity and that’s just so damn disappointing. These guys were bucking the trend and offering something different and now they’ve lost it. There’s no fire anymore.
You can watch the video for “Dead Inside” below, but I have to warn you it’s NSFW due to nudity.
