Muse tease heavy new single Won’t Stand Down, coming January 13
Matt Bellamy’s band are coming back with new single Won’t Stand Down… and this time they’re packing riffs
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Muse have announced the imminent release of Won’t Stand Down, the riff-heavy first single from their as-yet-untitled forthcoming ninth studio album. The single will be released on January 13, and is available to pre-save now on streaming services.
WON'T STAND DOWNOur new single, released next week on Thursday January 13th. Pre-save now at https://t.co/bTYoaVPipN #WontStandDown pic.twitter.com/1NmZRAC29ZJanuary 7, 2022
Muse frontman Matt Bellamy gave fans a sneak preview of a section of the riff-heavy song in an Instagram Live posting showing his 10-year-old son Bingham headbanging to the track in his father’s car.
GUYS WE GETTING METAL MUSE 🚨🚨🚨😍😍😍 pic.twitter.com/oXzTvqGTRLDecember 26, 2021
No release date has yet been set for the Devon trio’s ninth album, the follow-up to the band’s ’80s-influenced 2018 album Simulation Theory.
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