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Muse are hoping to head in a completely new direction on their forthcoming new album, though the band’s bass player Chris Wolstenholme has admitted those plans could be quickly forgotten during the course of their time in the studio.

Muse‘s 2003 single ‘Hysteria‘ has the greatest bass line of all-time, according to a new poll conducted by MusicRadar.

The publication places Muse at number one, ahead of Rush‘s ‘YYZ‘ and Queen‘s disco-fused favourite ‘Another One Bites The Dust‘.

Muse‘s manager Anthony Addis has confirmed the band have returned to the studio to begin work on a new album.

Back in August, the band’s bass player Chris Wolstenholme spoke of their plans to commence recording the follow up to 2009′s ‘The Resistance‘ in “September and October”, and now Addis has let it be known those plans are very much on schedule.

“They’ve now gone into the recording studio,” he told Billboard.biz. “The plan is to do it all in London. Hopefully, the album might come out October next year.”

“They’ve written a lot of material already but you don’t know how it’s going to gel between them all. They write constantly. They write on the road, so before or after a gig they’ll write nearly every night.”

“It’s a serious process, but you don’t know how it’s going to turn out until you start practicing it together, because everybody’s done it individually.”

Released in September 2009, ‘The Resistance’ cemented Muse’s status as one of the world’s premier rock bands, hitting the spot across the globe in countries as diverse as Australia, Norway and Portugal.

Classic lyrics featured in tracks by the likes of Muse, Green Day and Radiohead have been turned into artwork, whose designers are listed below, as part of an exhibition curated to celebrate the 200th anniversary of Warner/Chappell Music.

Taking place at the StolenSpace gallery in East London, the exhibition is also featuring bands such as Led Zeppelin, New Order, and Morrissey‘s ‘There is a Light That Never Goes Out‘, with all the prints showcased, an example of which is pictured, available to purchase. All proceeds from the sales will go to charity.

This week’s gallery features MUSE. The Devon England progressive rock  trio blew the roof off of Madison Square Garden, NYC  with their huge stage and laser show. Read our full review here. Photos © Live4ever Media.

Melvin Benn, organiser of the Reading / Leeds twin festivals, has insisted every emergency measure is in place for the coming weekend after the deaths of over ten festival-goers during recent weeks.

Events in Indiana (State Fair) and Belgium (Pukkelpop) have recently been hit with stage collapses following severe weather, leading to tragic deaths on both sites.

Now, with some reports suggesting thunder storms could hit Reading during the course of this weekend, Benn has moved to re-assure fans every precaution is being taken to ensure the festivals pass without incident.

Muse have reiterated they will not be performing any new material when they perform at the Reading / Leeds festival, which officially kicks off at the twin sites tomorrow (August 26th).

The band’s bass player Chris Wolstenholme told the Daily Star the three bandmates have been unable to rehearse or record any new material in the build up to Reading / Leeds due to frontman Matt Bellamy‘s new family life.

Muse will begin recording the follow up to 2009′s ‘The Resistance‘ next month, according to the band’s bass player Chris Wolstenholme.

When speaking to BBC Radio 1, Wolstenholme outlined Muse’s plans to enter the studio shortly, and also insisted their commitment to touring remains strong despite frontman Matt Bellamy‘s new family life with actress Kate Hudson.

Muse bassist Chris Wolstenholme has spoken candidly on his problems with alcohol, revealing an over-reliance on drink led to him ‘puking blood’ one Christmas.

In an interview with Q Wolstenholme, who has been sober since the release of Muse’s 2009 album ‘The Resistance‘, described how at his worst he would need alcohol ‘to get out of bed in the morning’.

Manchester’s influential music showcase In The City, which played a part in launching the careers of the likes of Muse and Oasis, will not be held this year co-founder Yvette Livesey has revealed.

The BBC reports Livesey, partner of the late Factory Records boss and fellow curator Tony Wilson, has announced the decision to take a twelve-month sabbatical to concentrate on her personal life, amid concerns that the annual event, first held in 1992, is lacking funding.