About This Album

Absolution is the third studio album by British rock band Muse, originally released September 22, 2003 via Helium 3 / East West Records. Reached #1 on the UK Album Charts — the band's first chart-topper. Voted 2nd best album of the 21st century by Kerrang! readers in 2009. Produced by Paul Rees and John Cornfield. Features the singles Time Is Running Out (#8 UK), Hysteria, Stockholm Syndrome, Sing for Absolution, and Apocalypse Please. A darker, heavier concept album with lyrical themes of theology, existentialism, and apocalypse. 13 tracks, 52 min.

About This Pressing

Standard black double vinyl LP pressing in a full-colour gatefold jacket with printed inner sleeves, released via Warner / Helium 3 Records in 2009 (repressed 2015/2020).

Technical Specifications

Format: 2LP Black Vinyl (Gatefold + Printed Inners — 13 tracks)  │  Label: Warner / Helium 3 Records (2009)

Tracklist

Side A
A1. Intro
A2. Apocalypse Please
A3. Time Is Running Out
A4. Sing for Absolution

Side B
B1. Stockholm Syndrome
B2. Falling Away with You
B3. Interlude
B4. Hysteria

Side C
C1. Blackout
C2. Butterflies and Hurricanes
C3. The Small Print

Side D
D1. Endlessly
D2. Thoughts of a Dying Atheist
D3. Ruled by Secrecy