On September 22. 2003, “Taste Media” label released “Absolution”, the third Muse studio album. It was recorded September 2002 – June 2003, at “Grouse Lodge” in Rosemount, Minnesota, “Air” and “Livingston” in London, “Cello” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Rich Costey, John Cornfield, Paul Reeve, Matthew Bellamy, Chris Wolstenholme and Dominic Howard.

Personnel:

• Matthew Bellamy – lead vocals, guitars, keyboards, programming, string arrangements
• Chris Wolstenholme  – bass, backing vocals
• Dominic Howard – drums, programming, percussion
• Audrey Riley – string arrangements
• Paul Reeve – backing vocals, vocal samples
• Spectrasonic’s Symphony of Voices – vocal samples
• Rich Costey – engineer, mixing
• Wally Gagel – engineer, digital engineering, additional production
• John Cornfield – engineer
• Roger Lian – digital editing
• Howie Weinberg – mastering
• Storm Thorgerson, Dan Abbott – design
• Lee Baker – layout, design
• Sam Winston – typography
• Rupert Truman, Sean Winstanley – photography
• Perou – band photography
• Dennis Smith, Safta Jaffery – executive production

Track listing:

All lyrics by Matthew Bellamy; all music by Matthew Bellamy, Dominic Howard and Chris Wolstenholme.

1. Intro
2. Apocalypse Please
3. Time is Running Out
4. Sing for Absolution
5. Stockholm Syndrome
6. Falling Away with You
7. Interlude
8. Hysteria
9. Blackout
10. Butterflies and Hurricanes
11. The Small Print
12. Endlessly
13. Thoughts of a Dying Atheist
14. Ruled by Secrecy