After finally getting the album in my mailbox on Tuesday the 15th (and listening to it a dozen times on Muse's official website beforehand), i've decided it's time to give out my review for Muse's highly anticipated new album The Resistance.

Where could Muse go after the apocalyptic Black Holes and Revelations and the amazing 2-night HAARP shows at Wembley? into obscurity or rocketing into space? if it isn't obvious they chose the latter. This is one amazing album.

Uprising: 9/10 - Great opener. Mixes "Call Me" by Blondie with Doctor Who in a really awesome song. very catchy.

Resistance: 9.5/10 - Amazing, now one of my favourite Muse songs, great chorus, drums are fantastic and give the epic feel of the drums in "Map of the Problematique"

Undisclosed Desires: 9/10 - This song will catch you completely off guard on the first listen. Very RnB, after you get over the fact it sounds nothing like Muse you realise its an excellent song, beats just about everything RnB out there. Very good example of Muse's versatility.

United States of Eurasia (+Collateral Damage): 8.5/10 - This is the one you've probably already heard. It's Fantastic, love the violins, beautifully made and nostalgic, Queen inspired, piano in Collateral Damage is beautiful.

Guiding Light: 7/10 - Weakest song on the album imo, tries to be over-epic, basically the "Invincible" of this album. It has the same "stadium anthem" like qualities, and a solo in roughly the same part of the song. I couldn't stand this song at first, but after watching the "making of" DVD it has grown on me, still not up to the grandeur of the other songs on the album.

Unnatural Selection: 11/10! - WOW. just WOW. this is the riff we've been waiting for since Absolution and Origin of Symmetry. it has an absolutely incredible, incredible riff and the Metallica inspired outro is just awesome. undoubtedly one of the standout songs on the album.

MK Ultra: 11/10! - Simply mind-blowing (i'm running out of adjectives here lol). it's such an epic song, very Musey, can't wait for this live. Just awesome. This is what Muse can really do.

I Belong to You (+Mon Cœur S'ouvre À Ta Voix): 9.5/10 - Really cool and catchy song, love the beat and the clarinet part, i can't get enough of it.

Exogenesis Symphony: 10/10 - The highlight of Muse's career so far. Perfectly orchestrated and the imagery that the songs give you is amazing, you can literally imagine yourself in this desolate, dying world, desperate to carry on the human race as you send our last hopes of survival (astronauts) into the stars. Part 2 is the best, piano is fantastic and really powerful centre.

Favourite Track: MK Ultra, with Unnatural Selection and Exo part 2 a close second. Unnatural Selection's riff is just pure sex.

"Making Of" DVD: 8/10 - it was pretty good and funny in parts, it's nice to see what goes into each song as they are made. That said they could have gone a little deeper though, especially with "Unnatural Selection" and Exogenesis part 3 (which they didn't touch at all, only played it during credits). That said i could watch Matt play piano all day. he does it so effortlessly it's unreal.

Favourite Moments:

• "Fat cats got a heart attack"

• "It could be wrong" part of Resistance

• piano with epic drum bits of Resistance

• EURA- SIA! SIA! SIA! SIA!

• Unnatural Selection riff

• MK Ultra (breakdown), "We are looosing CONTrol", i love that part.

• I Belong To You start and clarinet bit.

• "You are my Muuuu-uuuuse"

• "TELL US! *tell us*tell us* Tell us your final wish! (exogenesis part 2)

Relative Comparison:
Showbiz: 8/10
Origin of Symmetry: 10.1/10
Absolution: 9.5/10
Black Holes and Revelations: 9/10
The Resistance: 10/10

it isn't better than Origin but it comes pretty damn close and is remarkably different, it show how much Muse have evolved. this is an amazing album. i just wished they came out with an album that was as raw as Origin of Symmetry or Absolution though, as this one very polished.

Score: 10/10

Note:This review will change as I keep listening to the album.