Will of the People is the ninth studio album by English rock band Muse, released through Warner Records and Helium-3 on 26 August 2022.
[10] The first snippet from the album was heard on 25 December 2021, when Bellamy briefly livestreamed himself and his 10-year-old son, Bing, listening to the song "Won't Stand Down".
[11][12] About two weeks later, Muse announced the song would be released on 13 January 2022, making it their first single since "Pressure" in September 2018.
On Metacritic, it has a normalised score of 71 out of 100 based on 14 mainstream critics, indicating "generally favourable reviews".
"[32] Emily Swingle of Clash described the album as "a sharp, punchy dose of Muse...[despite] lyrics [that] can feel uninspired.
"[27] Writing for Classic Rock, Mark Beaumont wrote, "Muse master the wider range of future rock and pop sonics they’ve been toying with for the past decade and refine and define their current sound as neatly as Black Holes & Revelations did for their 2000s period.
"[34] Andrew Belt of Gigwise writes, "Will of the People is heavy on doom-laden lyrics...Yet it also finds Muse at the top of their game — and having a ball — across ten distinctive songs.
Touring members: Morgan Nicholls (2004, 2006–2022), Daniel Newell (2006–2008), Alessandro Cortini (2009), Dan Lancaster (2022–present)