WHAT'S THE STORY? Sci-fi rocking mentalists tell us that the earth is being sucked into a giant black hole. To loud guitars! (Plus occasional folky tracks that sound like Keane).

TO BE HONEST: Expecting a poppy tone-down? Muse deliver tales of apocalypses and universal conspiracies in their manic, tonsil-tangling, keys-spiralling manner. They probably stamped on their effect pedals so hard, they left deep, rectangle-shaped craters in the floor.

WHICH... Would have pissed off the cleaning lady.

FREEBIES: We've got 5 of these great CDs to give away! Just email your details to webmaster.maxim@dennis.co.uk and we'll enter you into our giveaway draw. Closing date: 18 July 2006