Ahead of their North American tour, Muse have just released the official video for Cryogen. Many fans are agreeing that the song, as well as the official video, show a return to form for the British band (and the space croissant is back too!). The video leans heavily into the band’s well-know sci-fi aesthetic. There’s icy space imagery, themes of isolation and something darker, mor emotional than some of their recent singles. Plus the scale is truly cinematic – this would look (even more) awesome on the big screen. Fans have already comparing the atmosphere to older Muse eras like Origin of Symmetry and Black Holes and Revelations because of the spiralling guitar riffs and apocalyptic visuals. Although it is hard to disagree, to me this also feels and sounds different - a return and a departure? Muse fans have also been claimed that this is the closest the band has come in years to recapturing the eerie grandeur of their early work. One fan declared that the song “genuinely channels…
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