The 2nd Law

The 2nd Law

Muse

The 2nd Law is the sixth studio album by English rock band Muse, released 28 September, 2012 by Warner Bros. and Helium-3. It was the band's second album after The Resistance (2009) to be entirely self-produced and features a plethora of additional musicians that performed brass, strings, and choir vocals. Recording of the album took place in studios between London and Los Angeles County, beginning in October 2011 and ending in August 2012. The 2nd Law is a concept album about a deteriorating planet that its inhabitants can no longer live on. Major lyrical themes of the album include societal collapse, totalitarianism, and the second law of thermodynamics, which the album's title references. Musically, the band chose to experiment significantly Read more on Last.fm.