The single comes after the release of ‘Be With You’, that they dropped back in March, exploring the “cosmic mystery” ideal that the album will push even more. The trio band had been teasing the single earlier in March, marking their first new material since 2025 when they dropped ‘Unravelling’.

‘Be With You’ features a grand church organs, and elements of electronica, and the sound of guitar rock that the band use frequently. ‘Cryogen’ features similar sounds, pointing to their guitar-driven sound, with the help in writing and producing from Dan Lancaster (Bring Me The Horizon, Blink 182), and additional production from Aleks von Korff. NME describes the song as “a blast of classic Muse harking back to their ’00s days with wailing riffs [and] an arena-destroying chorus.” This followed the recent preview of ‘Cryogen’ live at London’s 02 Academy Brixton, which was their first performance at a venue since 2001, that reportedly had fans camping out during the night to ensure a good view of the rock band.

A press release describes how frontman Matt Bellamy “paints a vivid picture of a man so deep in the thrall of another that he’s envisioned his tormentor as a frozen moon of Jupiter, and himself as a lost speck on the surface.”

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The English rock band announced their upcoming album via a broadcast from space, and has already gaining quick attention of global listeners. The album got its name from the unexplained 1977 “Wow!” Signal, a short radio burst that occured, that has been theorised to have a connection with other life forms, such as aliens. The release of ‘Cryogen’ is set to follow the popularity of ‘Be With You’, where it reached 3 million global stream in its first week of release, becoming the the number one Most Added song at Alternative Radio.

This is the tracklist for ‘Wow! Signal':

1. The Dark Forest
2. Nightshift Superstar
3. Shimmering Scars
4. Cryogen
5. Be With You
6. Hexagons
7. The Sickness In You & I
8. Unravelling
9. Hush
10. Space Debris

The album will release on Thursday the 26th of June. With all ‘Unravelling’, ‘Be With You’ and ‘Cryogen’ out now. The album can be pre-ordered here.

Whilst fans enjoy the June album, they can also see Muse live on their 2026 North American arena tour with Bloc Party, The Temper Trap and Portugal The Man, with UK and EU dates expected to be announced shortly.

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The last time the trio played the Brixton Academy was in May 2001, a two-night residency taking place shortly ahead of their second album, ‘Origin of Symmetry.’ Now, the band will take the stage two months ahead of the release of their tenth studio album, ‘The WOW! Transmission.’  The lead single, ‘Be With You’ is out now.

The band’s announcement of the night at Brixton Academy described the gig as a ‘live transmission,’ a phrase that is part of the interstellar concept their upcoming album sports. Described in a press release as taking its name from “one of the most compelling interstellar mysteries of the last century: a powerful 72-second radio burst detected in 1977 originating from the constellation Sagittarius with a bandwidth and intensity that suggested a possible extraterrestrial source. The astronomer who discovered the anomaly famously circled the now-iconic sequence 6EQUJ5 and wrote ‘WOW!’ on the printout beside it – giving the signal its name and cementing its place in scientific and pop-culture lore.”

The band used sci-fi theming in their recent teaser videos, which built up to the album’s announcement on Thursday 19 March. The announcement came in the form of a livestream of a tablet, launched around 33km in the air, flashing the words: “INCOMING TRANSMISSION. NEW ALBUM: ‘THE WOW! SIGNAL’ . 26.JUNE.2026. THE SINGLE ‘BE WITH YOU’ OUT NOW.” The video can be seen here, on the band’s Instagram.

The 10-track album is reported to cover “a mix of cosmic mystery, existential hope, and the exhilarating possibility of contact with something far greater than ourselves.” The 2025 single, ‘Unravelling’ will be included on the album. Released in June of last year, the track was produced by Bring Me the Horizon collaborator Dan Lancaster, who also joined Muse as a live member in 2022.

The latest single, ‘Be With You’ blends a powerful organ introduction with spacey synthesisers and classic chugging guitar riffs. One fan wrote on YouTube, “Muse doesn’t need a genre, they are the genre.” Genre-bending and boundary-pushing for the entirety of their over 30 year career, Muse shows no sign of falling in line with their tenth studio release.

Tickets for the Brixton Academy show go on sale 10 AM GMT next Friday, 27 March. With pre-sale taking place at the same time on Wednesday 25 March. Fans can access this by preordering ‘The WOW Signal!’ on the band’s official site. Registration for pre-sale closes at 11:59 AM GMT on Tuesday, 24 March.

The full track list of ‘The WOW! Signal’ 

1. The Dark Forest

2. Nightshift Superstar

3. Shimmering Scars

4. Cryogen

5. Be With You

6. Hexagons

7. The Sickness In You and I

8. Unravelling

9. Hush

10. Space Debris

Releases on 26 June 2026.

The Devon three-piece have been busy in the studio since last single ‘Unravelling’ released in 2025, which expanded on their experimental approach to rock music by introducing heavy metal and dark EDM sounds to the mix. Last week’s clip titled ‘Be With You’ was the first taste of new music, depicting frontman Matt Bellamy playing an organ and singing in a dark red church scene. The composition was a rousing, uplifting hymn, leading into a message with a mysterious string of characters that sleuths on the site Reddit identified as a reference to ‘The Wow! Signal’ incident. ‘The Wow! Signal’ was a 1977 event where an unusual radio frequency was detected in the US, and many considered this evidence of extra-terrestrial life.

The suspense built up until 5PM today when the timer they posted on their social media stories was set to elapse. It follows a campaign of cryptic flavour videos revolving around sci-fi themes of alien contact and mysteries in the night sky. 4 days ago a spoken word video captioned “The signs appeared quickly” was uploaded, and 2 days later unnerving video “A light which did not belong” was posted, before last night’s final “Then one night… the sky changed…” video.

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When the timer hit zero on their Youtube stream named ‘The Red Ascent’, the video opened with an aerial shot of a digital screen inscribed with “THE WOW! SIGNAL” being hoisted into the upper atmosphere on a balloon. The screen then displays the message “INCOMING TRANSMISSION. NEW ALBUM: ‘THE WOW! SIGNAL’ . 26.JUNE.2026. THE SINGLE ‘BE WITH YOU’ OUT NOW”

The feed then led into the premiere of ‘Be With You’ and its cinematic music video. After the organ introduction from the initial snippet, the song grows into a bright electronic pop-rock ballad, with luscious synthesiser swells, later adding crunchy guitar and bass riffs. Bellamy’s voice is incredible as ever, and his guitar solo closing the track off brings the piece together as another of Muse’s arena-rock classics, destined for the biggest of stages. The video retains the deep red hue of their previous media, and shows a story of two people who escape the problems of their life by having a paranormal experience together, under an ominous red moon.

‘The Wow! Signal’ releases on the 26th of June, with streaming pre-saving and physical pre-order links already up on Muse’s official website. With the band’s usual approach to announcing tours suddenly, you can expect a stadium run or festival appearances to be announced soon. The full track listing is as follows:

1. The Dark Forest
2. Nightshift Superstar
3. Shimmering Scars
4. Cryogen
5. Be With You
6. Hexagons
7. The Sickness In You & I
8. Unravelling
9. Hush
10. Space Debris

Formed in Teignmouth, Devon in 1994, the three-piece of singer-guitarist-pianist Matt Bellamy, bassist Chris Wolstenholme and drummer Dominic Howard have been a force in both the British and international rock scene since 2001 breakthrough album ‘Origin Of Symmetry’. After this, their last 7 studio albums have all topped the UK Official Album Charts, they’ve won the BRIT Award for best British Live Act twice, as well as being graced with two Grammys and an Ivor Novello Award. While Muse are undoubtedly brilliant on recording, it is their spectacular live performances that have won them most of their acclaim, leading them to the world’s largest stadiums and festival bills.

Their experimental progressive rock sound has explored electronic and symphonic styles, as well as delving into pop ballads and rock-opera suites. 2022 LP ‘Will Of The People’ was a slightly limp, by-the-books offering, with the band charting already-tested waters for the first time in a while. However their latest single, 2025’s ‘Unravelling’ saw Muse return to the lab, incorporating darker EDM synthesiser cuts and even meddling with “djent”, a progressive metal sound defined by oppressive down-tuned guitar riffs.

Following on from last year’s 6-Part Docuseries ‘With You’, a glimpse into the band’s relationship with their global fanbase, they released the teaser ‘Be With You’ today. Perhaps either a poetic tribute to the supporters who buy millions of Muse albums and tickets every year, or simply a demo of a soon-to-be-released single, the video is certainly open to various interpretations. What is plain is that this is music we haven’t heard yet, and it’s very, very interesting.

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The video is beautifully atmospheric throughout its entire 1-minute and 26-second duration, consisting of frontman Matt Bellamy performing what sounds like a hymn at an organ in a magnificent, dimly-lit church. The sermon builds up with his iconic falsetto voice, before ending abruptly with what sounds like a crash of metal guitar blasts and drums. A string of numbers and letters appears on the screen at the end, which fans on Reddit quickly identified as a nod to the 1977 “Wow! Signal” – a detection of a radio wave which was considered evidence of extra-terrestrial life. This is likely a stage in an Alternate Reality Game (ARG) allowing fans to solve puzzles to find the inspiration of the album, or uncover more new music.

After their summer run of European festivals last year, Muse currently only have the one US live date scheduled for this year, at Milwaukee’s Summerfest in July. This could all change with the full announcement of new music, as the band have been known to sneakily announce stadium tours with little warning. For further news, the band run a mailing list which has given subscribers the drop on news first.

The Grammy Award-winning group from Devon have racked up 7 consecutive number 1 albums since their formation in the ’90s, including their most recent release ‘Will Of The People’ back in 2022. ‘Unravelling’ is their first single in three years, with the track debuting 12 June at an intimate gig at House of Culture in Helsinki, Finland, before their headline set at Rockfest, at the start of their European tour.

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The new track was released via Warner, produced by multiple Grammy nominee Dan Lancaster, who’s collaborated with names such as Blink-182 and Bring Me The Horizon, and also performs with Muse in their live shows, playing keyboard and guitar.

The song along with its lyrics video was officially released yesterday, 20 June. It’s a dark, intense track that combines Muse’s usual theatrical style with a heavier, more modern metal edge, sitting at an intersection between genres such as metal, progressive rock, and electronica. Its lyrics are moody and cryptic: “Feeling the glow die inside of our bones/This is a hymn for our love with no God and no throne/Your eyes go cold at sunrise as we disembark/You left me in the dark.”

In February, in an interview with NME, Muse bassist Chris Wolstenholme discussed the future of the band and a potential new album. He said: “I think we’re going to start work on the next record fairly soon […] I think for the last few albums we’ve been with Warner and we’ve extended after each album. We may do the same again; we may go with a new label, who knows?”

He adds: “I would imagine that 2026 will be a new album, barring any disasters.”

The dates for Muse’s Europe and Asia shows go as follows:

MUSE 2025 TOUR

JUNE
22nd – Pinkpop, Landgraaf, Netherlands
25th – Tons Of Rock , Oslo, Norway
27th – STHLM Fields , Stockholm, Sweden, 

JULY 
04th – Open’er Festival, Gdynia, Poland
10th – Mad Cool Festival, Madrid, Spain
12th – NOS Alive, Lisbon, Portugal

SEPTEMBER

19th – Carnaval Ancol, Jakarta, Indonesia 
23rd –  Kyocera Dome, Osaka, Japan  
25th –  K-Arena, Yokohama, Japan 

Tickets to their shows are available here.

To celebrate the 20th anniversary of our third studio album, we’re releasing ‘Muse Absolution XX Anniversary’.
Coming November 17th, the new edition of the album features remastered audio, never-before-released live versions, demos and photos as well as a new, in-depth interview… pic.twitter.com/QXmB9Nozeq

— muse (@muse) September 15, 2023

It may come as an astonishing surprise to those who grew up with Muse blaring out of their bedroom speakers, but Absolution turns twenty years old this month and the band are set to celebrate their seminal album with a massive new release. Absolution will be presented to fans as a deluxe boxset reissue that will feature a complete remastered edition of the record, plus bonus tracks and live recordings.

With Absolution, Muse were able to hit brand new heights, the likes of which the band had aspired to since their creation. Released on 15th September 2003, the album spawned four singles including “Stockholm Syndrome,” “Hysteria,” “Butterflies And Hurricanes,” and “Time Is Running Out.” The calibre of the songs, resonating with fans still to this day, also paved the ground for Muse to begin selling out arenas and included a headline slot at 2004’s Glastonbury festival.

The album was immediately praised by critics and fans alike, with most lauding the apocalyptic concept of the music and its finely polished sound credited to producer Rich Costey. Singer songwriter Matt Bellamy attributed at least part of the album’s success to the band’s conscience effort to take their time with the writing and recording process, instead of rushing it through as on previous efforts.

The album also became the first to break into the American market for the band, with the album eventually being certified gold in the United States. Importantly, the album signalled an evolution with the group that would continue to shape and define the sound that has made Muse a unique force within the genre and easily recognisable to their fans the world over.

The deluxe edition of Absolution will also feature demo recordings, photos, vinyl and CD versions and exclusive interviews with both the band and Costey. The boxset can be pre-ordered here.

Muse formed in Devon in 1994 and have maintained a consistent lineup throughout their history with Bellamy on guitar and lead vocals, Chris Wolstenholme on bass and Dominic Howard on drums. The band have won numerous awards over the nearly three decades that they have been active, including Grammy Awards, Brit Awards and MTV Europe Music Awards.

Muse will embark on a short run of UK and Ireland tour dates later this month. Tickets can be purchased here.

Muse UK and Ireland tour:

27/09/2023 – 3Arena – Dublin
29/09 – AO Arena – Manchester
01/10 – O2 Arena – London
02/10 – O2 Arena – London

Get your towels ready.

29th July, we’re set to play our biggest ever local show on Brighton beach. We’re going to give it everything we got…

Pre-sale from Thursday at 10am. General sale Friday at 10am

Sign-up for pre-sale access https://t.co/7hxtHo8NnE

Sea you there pic.twitter.com/P3Ck5pfleL

— Royal Blood (@royalblooduk) February 6, 2023

Pre-sale access will be available at 10 am on Thursday 9 February, followed by tickets available for purchase the next day on Friday 10 February at 10 am.

Royal Blood were also announced as one of the headliners for the Y Not Festival not long ago. This upcoming summer, they will be headlining Truck Festival alongside Alt-J, Two Door Cinema Club, The Wombats and Kendal Calling 2023 at the Lake District. They will also accompany Muse on their UK and European Tour, commencing on May 27 at Plymouth.

In the Truck Festival which takes place on July 21-23, Royal Blood expressed their thoughts about their headlining position. They said, “After being booked to play in 2021, we can’t wait to finally head to Oxfordshire and headline Truck Festival this summer! Expect a party.” 

Frontman and vocalist, Mike Kerr spoke to NME last year about their leading single, Honeybrains, which Kerr described as “a snapshot of right now.” including more “inclusive” music that would follow. He said to NME, “Even with “Typhoons” (2021 album), which was more of a departure than anything we’d done before, it’s never a designed or premeditated idea. We just follow what we’re feeling at the time. Having just made that record, we felt the most free, secure and unlimited. No thought went into this track- in the best possible way! I wasn’t writing for any reason. I wasn’t trying to write a single or the next Royal Blood song; I was just making music.”

The duo consists of bassist and vocalist, Mike Kerr and drummer, Ben Thatcher formed in 2013. They are known for their powerful and high-energy dynamics in most live performances, not to mention the electric drums Ben uses can change into different snare sounds, once the snare is hit. Their style consists of various combinations of punk, blues and hard rock that create a unique and electrifying musical experience.

Their self-titled debut album in 2014 rose to recognition, reaching number one on the UK album charts. Following up on their second album, How Did We Get So Dark? released in 2017 also received the widespread recognition that it truly deserved.

The main characteristics of their performance include a heavy bassline and beating drums which combine their uniqueness for a massive sound for their two-piece lineup. Overall, their neverending energy in live performances has been proven to be one of the most exciting acts ever, plus they have been touring extensively across the UK and Europe, as well as performing at very massive festivals like Glastonbury, Reading and Leeds.

The #WillOfThePeople tour comes to Europe Summer 2023 with special guests @royalblooduk
Tickets for most dates are on sale Friday 10am local, French shows go on sale Thursday 22nd at 10am local. pic.twitter.com/XvdNv1gFyL

— muse (@muse) September 12, 2022

The band released their 9^th LP, Will Of The People, a few weeks back and wow… what an experience that album is. Regardless of how on board you are of Muse’s trademark bombast, it’s undeniable that the album takes every conceivable dial and turns it as far as it’ll go – sometimes to its detriment. In an attempt to keep up with the current musical landscape the band also made the decision to sell their album in an NFT format. Making them the first artist to make UK number 1 with the implemented technology.

2 weeks ago, the band released their most recent single, “You Make Me Feel Like It’s Halloween”, alongside the full album. Exploring their more overtly spooky tendencies, the track sees the band go full Danny Elfman for about 4 minutes. The Tom Teller-directed music video forces as many references to 80’s horror cult classics that it almost feels like a trailer to a pseudo-MCU horror movie, but with the guys from ‘Scream’ instead of Iron Man. You can check out the video below.

As mentioned before, the group announced the UK leg of the tour a few weeks back. With support from Royal Blood, the 4-night tour will see – probably – some massive-scale shows at some of the country’s biggest venues. The shows will kick off at Plymouth’s Home Park on 27^th May 2023. Tickets have already gone on sale so you can try to bag any remaining spots here. If the band’s history is anything to rely on, the shows will carry the tradition of just trying to do everything they did on the last tour… but bigger. Expect massive puppets on stage, fireworks, and maybe even some people floating over the crowd. Who’s to say.

Muse’s UK tour dates:

27/05/23 – Home Park – Plymouth
20/06 – John Smith’s Stadium – Huddersfield
23/06 – Bellahouston Park – Glasgow
25/06 – The National Bowl – Milton Keynes

Will Of The People  becomes the first UK chart-topper ever to include NFT components, the release included a limited edition “Digital Pressing”, produced in collaboration between Warner Music UK and green music web3 marketplace Serenade. After Aitch’s Close To Home became the first NFT project to enter the UK’s Official Chart last week, Will Of The People made history today reaching Number 1.

Congratulations to Muse – The world’s first chart eligible music NFT format, sold out in 25 minutes. pic.twitter.com/vWbZwbaYAX

— Warner Records UK (@warnerrecordsuk) September 1, 2022

The NFT release was limited to 1,000 copies worldwide and sold out in a blinding twenty-five minutes. It had a different album sleeve and came as a downloadable high-res FLAC file that the band signed digitally, and each of the buyers had their name logged on the ledger providing them with verifiable ownership and the ability to trade on secondary markets. Digital Pressings will also render accurate, perpetual royalties for musicians, whoever owns the content and copyright holders.

What number did everyone get? pic.twitter.com/39ThOKfUil

— Serenade (@serenade__co) August 26, 2022

The Official Charts Company reported on their website their Chief Executive, Martin Talbot, thoughts on the adoption of NFT technology, “Over their seven decades, the Official Charts have always strived to move with the times, reflecting consumption of new formats and all new ways of distributing music, as they have evolved. Just as vinyl, 8-track, cassette tapes, CDs and even MiniDisc, DCC and DAT have been welcomed into the charts, we will also welcome Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) – and we will be delighted when the first album delivered as an NFT contributes to the chart, with Serenade and Muse leading the way this summer. NFTs are a new, exciting format, the potential for which is only just beginning to be explored and I am sure will play a part in the Official Charts for years to come.”

Taking about Muse’s adoption of NFTs for their new album, Sebastian Simone, Vice President, Audience & Strategy of Warner Records UK, added, “Muse have always been at the forefront of technological innovation and were one of the first music artists to pioneer in Web3 back in 2020. Their fans have an appetite for collectable rarities, and this format brings them closer to Muse than ever before, propelling them into a new space and offering an entirely unique experience.”

Serenade Founder Max Shand, adds, “As a simple, standardised and chart eligible format, Digital Pressings will be a game changer on the global stage,” he continued, “I have always been a huge fan of Muse, so I am beyond excited that they will be the first artist to release a Digital Pressing with Serenade.”

Official ticket resale for the #WillOfThePeople 2023 UK Tour is strictly limited to @Twickets, a fan-to-fan resale platform. Learn more here: https://t.co/lNuPIQLVGS pic.twitter.com/RiTN2qOiQ2 — muse (@muse) August 26, 2022

Muse will be touring the UK in 2023 dates are below, and click here to see ticket availability.

27/05/2023 – Home Park – Plymouth
20/06 – John Smith’s Stadium – Huddersfield
23/06 – Bellahouston Park – Glasgow
25/06 – The National Bowl – Milton Keynes

The tour commemorates their ninth studio album Will Of The People. The first single from the album, ‘Kill Or Be Killed’ was released in July with frontman Matt Bellamy describing it as “Muse at their heaviest.” He told NME: “Lyrically the song takes influence from my favourite Paul McCartney song ‘Live And Let Die’, a dark take on how life’s adversity can sometimes bring out the worst human instincts to survival at any costs.”

Bellamy discussed the creation of the latest album with The Big Issue, he revealed that their record label wanted them to release a ‘best of’ compilation record. “We were reaching that point where there was talk about maybe doing a greatest hits album,” he said, “we weren’t really in favour of doing that,” “So it’s almost like we’ve made a record that is a greatest hits album – of new songs. That means this album might have a metal track on it – and it’s like, the best metal track we’ve ever done. Or there’s a sort of soft ballad, love song and it’s probably the best ballad love song we’ve ever done, and so on.”

Both the single and album have been released to strong reviews with Kerrang! describing the band as “masters of what they are doing” and agreeing with Matt Bellamy’s description of ‘Kill Or Be Killed’ saying the single alongside “the defiant Won’t Stand Down are some of the heaviest things the band have ever done.” Planet Radio described the album as “hyper-eclectic” and “ambitious.” The album is due for release on 26th August via Warner Records and can be pre-ordered here. 

Any fans who have pre-ordered the album through Muse’s online store will receive a unique code that allows early access to purchase tickets on 25th August at 9am. General sale is Friday 26th August at 9am and tickets can be booked through Gigs and Tours as well as Ticketmaster. When speaking to The Guardian, Matt Bellamy said: “Our live show is so much fun, I can’t even tell you,” “Massive lights, huge crowds, everybody singing along. It’s a little bit moreish. It’s akin to being in a football team and scoring the winning goal every day.”

Matt Bellamy (lead vocals, guitar, keyboards), Chris Wolstenholme (bass guitar, backing vocals), and Dominic Howard (drums) formed the band Muse in Teignmouth, Devon back in 1994. They’ve since gone on to win two Grammys, the Ivor Novello Award, and they have sold more than thirty million albums worldwide. They have also scooped up two Brit Awards, five MTV Europe Music Awards and eight NME Awards.

Muse’s UK tour dates 2023:

27/05/23 – Home Park – Plymouth

20/06 – John Smith’s Stadium – Huddersfield

23/06 – Bellahouston Park – Glasgow

25/06 – The National Bowl – Milton Keynes