The 2nd Law (Deluxe)

Muse have been masters of Olympic Stadium-sized bombast since long before they scored a theme for the actual 2012 London Games, so the inclusion of that theme ("Survival") on The 2nd Law doesn't quite push the proggy alt-rockers' sixth album into unfamiliar territory. That honor belongs to the dubstep synth drills of "The 2nd Law: Unsustainable" and, to a lesser extent, the bass wobbles of "Madness." But whatever the new toys in tow, the Muse war machine marches on with the same oversized, Wagnerian logic as ever: Better or not, more is simply more, and that's always seemed justification enough for Matt Bellamy and company's excesses.