My iPod #252: Muse - Dead Star

Whilst fans waited for a new album after "Origin of Symmetry", Muse released a video showing two performances in France the band did in October 2001. That video was simultaneously released with its accompanying soundtrack the following year in July. "Dead Star" was a new song the band recorded to promote the album and was released as a double A-side single with another song "In Your World".

I was seven when this song was released so I had no idea the song existed until about 2006. "Black Holes" was coming out, and MTV2 practically dedicated half-an-hour slots to the band so I can only guess that I found out about the track when its video came up during the time.

The track is not one of their most popular (not appearing on an actual album may have that effect on a song) but to be fair, it is just as good as anything on "Symmetry". Very loud as expected from early-noughties Muse. Great vocals by Matt Bellamy... as always. Brilliant instrumentation from Chris Wolstenholme and Dominic Howard. Overall, a decent track. And probably the most metal thing they've ever done.