Muse has announced the release of their eighth studio album, Simulation Theory, which will drop on November 9th through Warner Bros. Records. The band produced each of the eleven tracks on the record with several award-winning producers, including Rich Costey, Mike Elizondo, Shellback and Timbaland. Each song on the album will have its own video.
Simulation Theory will be released in three formats: Standard (11 tracks), Deluxe (16 tracks), and Super Deluxe (21 tracks). The expanded tracklisting will feature an acoustic gospel version of “Dig Down,” the UCLA Bruin Marching Band featuring on “Pressure,” a live version of “Thought Contagion,” acoustic versions of several tracks including “Something Human,” and “Alternate Reality” versions of “Algorithm” and “The Dark Side.”
The album’s artwork was designed by digital artist Kyle Lambert, who has done the poster art for Stranger Things, Jurassic Park, and many other films. The Super Deluxe cover was illustrated by Paul Shipper, whose previous work includes Star Wars: The Last Jedi and Avengers: Affinity War, among others.
Pre-ordering the album will allow instant access to recent singles, “Something Human,” “Thought Contagion” and “Dig Down,” as well as brand new track “The Dark Side” as downloads. Purchasing Simulation Theory through the band’s store will allow early access to tickets for Muse’s 2019 tour.
Simulation Theory is the follow-up to Drones, which was released in 2015. Muse have since traveled the world on the international “Drones World Tour” across the globe. The concert was filmed and released in cinemas worldwide for ‘One Night Only’ in July 2018.
View the album artwork and tracklisting for Simulation Theory below.
Standard Album CD and Vinyl:
1. Algorithm
2. The Dark Side
3. Pressure
4. Propaganda
5. Break It To Me
6. Something Human
7. Thought Contagion
8. Get Up and Fight
9. Blockades
10.Dig Down
11.The Void
Deluxe Album CD:
1. Algorithm
2. The Dark Side
3. Pressure
4. Propaganda
5. Break It To Me
6. Something Human
7. Thought Contagion
8. Get Up and Fight
9. Blockades
10.Dig Down
11.The Void
12.Algorithm (Alternate Reality Version)
13.The Dark Side (Alternate Reality Version)
14.Propaganda (Acoustic)
15.Something Human (Acoustic)
16.Dig Down (Acoustic Gospel Version)
Super Deluxe Boxset:
CD 1 and Vinyl 1
1. Algorithm
2. The Dark Side
3. Pressure
4. Propaganda
5. Break It To Me
6. Something Human
7. Thought Contagion
8. Get Up and Fight
9. Blockades
10.Dig Down
11.The Void
CD 2 and Vinyl 2
1. Algorithm (Alternate Reality Version)
2. The Dark Side (Alternate Reality Version)
3. Pressure (Ft. UCLA Bruin Marching Band)
4. Propaganda (Acoustic)
5. Break It To Me (Sam de Jong remix)
6. Something Human (acoustic)
7. Thought Contagion (Live)
8. Dig Down (Acoustic Gospel Version)
9. The Void (Acoustic)
10.The Dark Side (Alternate Reality Instrumental)
Photo credit: Boston Lynn Schulz
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