CoolFunkMan

So, Download Festival was amazing, and my god, Muse were phenomenal! They promised a heavier setlist, and they delivered it, everything about it was top notch. Some friends in the group I was camping with weren't sure about seeing them, but I convinced them to go, and they all said they loved it afterwards. Plus I've even heard that some hardcore metal heads, who have been going to Download for years, said that Muse out-performed Slipknot. That's definitely not a statement to be taken lightly! Dat setlist tho... 1. Psycho (+ Drill Sergeant intro) 2. The Handler 3. New Born (+ Ashamed + Microphone Fiend riff outro) 4. Interlude + Hysteria (+ Back in Black riff outro) 5. Micro Cuts 6. Dead Star 7. Agitated 8. Citizen Erased 9. Munich Jam 10. Dead Inside 11. Supermassive Black Hole 12. Mercy 13. Time Is Running Out (+ Heartbreaker riff intro) 14. Reapers 15. Stockholm Syndrome (+ Township Rebellion riff outro) ---------------------------------------------------------------- 16. JFK + Uprising (+ Extended outro) 17. Plug In Baby 18. Knights of Cydonia All I can say is, I'm so fucking proud of Muse, and to be a fan right now!

This game looks incredible. It's doing everything! Day one purchase for me, definitely!

So I watched all the stuff from the Bethesda conference, and it looks awesome! I'm not sure on the weapon designs and general aesthetics, but the gameplay is damn solid. Doom is back!

Ok, finished listening to it. Absolutely love it, there's not a single track I hate. I do admit, the second half is a bit weird, but I still really like it. Definitely their most coherent album since Absolution, in my opinion. Not exactly the return to form I was expecting, but Muse are definitely back on track! So, my ratings: Dead Inside 9/10 Drill Sergeant + Psycho 9.5/10 Mercy 8/10 Reapers 10/10 The Handler 10/10 JFK + Defector 8/10 Revolt 7/10 Aftermath 9/10 The Globalist + Drones 8.5/10 And my album rankings: OoS > Abosultion > BH&R = Drones > TR > Showbiz > T2L

It arrived!!! My Deluxe Edition arrived!!! And it's beautiful!! I'll edit my post with opinions when I'm done listening to it. On Mercy at the moment!

Good to hear the ending isn't as bad as people were making it out to be, then! Still waiting until my copy arrives, before giving it a full listen. I've still had no confirmation off the official store about my order though, so I may not be getting it early like I'd hoped. Also, according to Matt Bellamy in a recent interview, they're going to play a "one-off set of rarities, b-sides and heavy tracks" at Download. Cannot. Fucking. Wait!!! Oh, and I listened to Showbiz (the song), followed by The Handler. It's perfect!

Oh god, you should see the official .mu forums... they're tearing the last few tracks apart. Apparently, JFK and Defector are good, then it all goes downhill from there. I'm a bit scared now. Although it is the official forums, they're harsh over there... EDIT: Just seen your hidden text, haha! XD Let me know what the last half is like.

Apparently, it has leaked (but not sure where.) I'm going to hold off until I get it though, it'll be more of a special occasion then!

I'll definitely be doing that when I get home, cheers for the tip! I remember Matt Bellamy saying in interviews that The Handler harks back to Showbiz, and I can really see it. I couldn't agree more either, this is definitely Muse at their best, this album is turning out to be incredible! I have to say, The Handler alone is definitely one of the best tracks they've released in the past 6 years!

Couldn't resist The Handler either. Holy shit, it's incredible!!! The songs keep getting better.

That's a pretty awesome setlist tbh, looked like ana awesome gig! I'd love to see AP live. Also, it appears Drones will be up for streaming on Spotify on Friday. It says that's the release date on all regions on the site, so I assume it'll start from then. Mind you, the album is out in some countries by then anyway. If we do get The Handler today, I'm not sure if I want to listen to it yet, I've heard too much of Drones already, I want there to be some surprises on the album. You should see the official forums at the moment, they're going mental! Awesome, I went to the Manchester one, it was incredible! Which dates did you go to? I'm going to be at Download next week, I'm going for the five night camping. Should the a good one.

Just announced at the Spike TV VGAs, here's a pre-rendered trailer thingy: EDIT: Got a working link for the trailer... for now.

I saw that video yesterday, and the song is fucking incredible! I've loved all the tracks released so far, it's definitely the best material that Muse have released for years. I've got to admit, the studio version of that track is actually better than the live version, although everything comes across clearer in the studio version. It's all coming together. Can it be 8th June now, please?

Dem tech issues, dat shit crowd tho. The other gigs will definitely be better, they were on form in Manchester, and I'm sure the other festivals won't be so shitty with their tech. Plus they're sure to play longer, as most normal headline slots at a festival are around 90 minutes, so it should be a decent length. But yeah, not long till Drones now. By the way, I highly recommend reading their interview with Q Magazine, it's a brilliant article!

I already used my reward card points, and traded in CoD towards it, cheers though anyway. It only cost me about £20ish after that, so not bad.

Hate to hijack the thread here folks, but I was just wondering, where's the best place to buy PS Plus for cheap? Preferably a year subscription. My PS Plus ran out the other day, and I forgot that my account is linked to my old card, so it failed to auto-renew. Kind of a good job, really, as £40 is a lot for me at the moment. EDIT: Actually, I have £7.63 on my GAME Reward card, and want to trade in CoD: Advanced Warfare, so I might just do that instead...

Reapers is going to be massive, it's easily some of Bellamy's best guitar work. Just listened to the leak of Mercy too, and I absolutely love it! Sure, it's really poppy, but it has a definite Black Holes & Revelations vibe to it. 8th June needs to hurry up!

I've had this game since launch, and I think it's bloody brilliant! Frustratingly difficult, but then I was expecting that really. Haven't had a ton of time to play it though, so still attempting to blitz through it.

I may have actually posted that pic to Konami's official Facebook page.... yeah.... :P

So yeah, saying I'm gutted about this is an understatement. All I can say is, fuck Konami, I'm done with them. I may not even bother with MGS5 out of protest. Although if I do, I'll probably "obtain" it from somewhere...

Fair point, the entire music genre of games did die off after the last GH/RB games. Although I do think there's a new generation of audience that this will appeal to. I do admit, it may be a bit early to get hyped, as we don't know exactly how they'll release the content, but things are definitely looking interesting!

I'm not getting the negativity here, I think the direction this is going in is absolute genius! I'm definitely going to be picking this one up *for PS4* (as long as the tracklist is decent.)