'Absolution' is the third studio album by the English alternative rock band Muse.
The album followed up on it's predecessor's diverse musical tendencies and elaborate sound, while also having a more focused and consistent theme and aesthetic throughout. 'Absolution' has a noticeably darker and heavier tone musically, with a lyrical focus on the theological and apocalyptic concepts.
The album reached number one in the UK Album Charts. It also yielded the band's first top 10 single hit, with "Time Is Running Out" peaking at number 8 in the UK singles chart. In 2009, it was voted by Kerrang! as the second-best album of the 21st century thus far. (Muse's previous album, 'Origin of Symmetry', and their subsequent release, 'Black Holes and Revelations', also appeared in the top fifty).
Limited 2LP black vinyl pressing
Tracklisting
Side A:
1. Intro
2. Apocalypse Please
3. Time is Running Out
4. Sing for Absolution
Side B:
5. Stockholm Syndrome
7. Falling Away with You
8. Interlude
9. Hysteria
Side C:
10. Blackout
11. Butterflies and Hurricanes
12. The Small Print
Side D:
13. Endlessly
14. Thoughts of a Dying Atheist
15. Ruled by Secrecy
