Muse Announces New Album 'Simulation Theory,' Shares "The Dark Side"

In the nearly 20 years since Muse put out its first album, Showbiz, the band has been consistently churning out records — nearly one every other year. On Thursday (August 30), the alt-rockers announced their eighth studio album, Simulation Theory, along with a new single, "The Dark Side." 

"I have lived with darkness / For all my life, I've been pursued / You'd be afraid / If you could feel my pain / And if you could see the things, I am able to see," vocalist Matt Bellamy wails as he screams down a CGI-track riddled with skeletal monsters in the ominous, operatic song's Tron-inspired visuals.

Watch "The Dark Side" video below.

Though the album announcement is new, it is set to include three previously released songs: "Thought Contagion," "Something Human," and "Dig Down." The band recruited graphic designer Kyle Lambert of Stranger Things fame to create the over-the-top album art. 

Simulation Theory comes out November 9 and will be offered in standard (11 tracks), deluxe (16 tracks), and super deluxe (21 tracks) versions. Check out the cover art and track list below.

Muse, Simulation Theory track list

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”

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