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Drones is the seventh studio album by English rock band Muse, released on 5 June 2015 through Warner Bros. Records and the band's own Helium-3 imprint. The album was recorded between October 2014 and April 2015 at the Warehouse Studio in Vancouver, with orchestral sections recorded at Officine Meccaniche in Milan, and was produced by the band and Robert John "Mutt" Lange. Drones is a concept album following a soldier's abandonment, indoctrination as a "human drone", and eventual defection. It also comments on the Obama administration's drone program. After their previous albums incorporated orchestral and electronic music, Muse aimed to return to a more straightforward rock sound musically. Drones received mixed-to-positive reviews from critics, who praised its instrumentation but criticised its concept and lyrics. It topped 21 international charts, including the UK Albums Chart (where it became Muse's fifth consecutive number-one album) and the US Billboard 200. It sold over a million copies worldwide in 2015, making it the year's 19th-bestselling album. At the 58th Annual Grammy Awards, it won the award for Best Rock Album. The album was listed on 41 in the NME albums of the year 2015. Diffuser.fm named it the 42nd best of the year..Rolling Stone named it the 39th best of the year. It was supported by an expansive world tour with appearances at several festivals and arenas, lasting from 2015 to 2016 and grossing $88.5 million from 132 shows. A concert film of the tour, entitled Muse: Drones World Tour, was released in cinemas in July 2018. Background On their previous albums The Resistance (2009) and The 2nd Law (2012), Muse incorporated orchestral and electronic music. In December 2013, they released the live album and video Live at Rome Olympic Stadium; songwriter Matt Bellamy said the band wanted the release "to capture some of the extremes of what we've been doing since we want to go in a different direction in the future."

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“To the best of our knowledge the US executive branch has yet to engage in a serious cost-benefit analysis of targeted UAV strikes as a routine counterterrorism tool.”
— Zack Beauchamp, “Top CIA and military officials warn US drones could create endless war”, Vox.com, (Jun 26, 2014).
“I think it’s a good program and I don’t disagree with the basic policy that the Obama administration is pursuing now in that regards.”
— Former Vice President Dick Cheney, on CBS’ “This Morning,” Feb. 12. (WHAT YEAR?)
““Drone strikes outside a declared war by a state on the territory of another state without the consent of the latter or of the UN Security Council constitute a violation of international law and of the territorial integrity and sovereignty of that country.””
— “European Parliament resolution on the use of armed drones (2014/2567(RSP)),” European Parliament, February 25, 2014.
“When children from other countries are telling us that we've made them fear the sky, it might be time to ask some hard questions.”
— John Oliver (comedian) Last Week Tonight Ep. 19 Drones as quoted by
““We’ve been talking about this for a good while, the immorality of drones, dropping bombs on innocent people. It’s been over 200 children so far. These are war crimes.”
— Princeton professor Cornel West on the “Tavis Smiley Show,” Feb. 14. (WHAT YEAR?)
“… the dual-use nature of UAVs (intended to be reconnaissance/ surveillance vehicles but possessing the capability for strike missions) and chemical and biological production facilities (which are used for medical purposes as well as weapons) makes detecting their development as weapons extremely difficult.”
— p. 41

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Notable quotes

“To the best of our knowledge the US executive branch has yet to engage in a serious cost-benefit analysis of targeted UAV strikes as a routine counterterrorism tool.”
— Zack Beauchamp, “Top CIA and military officials warn US drones could create endless war”, Vox.com, (Jun 26, 2014).
“I think it’s a good program and I don’t disagree with the basic policy that the Obama administration is pursuing now in that regards.”
— Former Vice President Dick Cheney, on CBS’ “This Morning,” Feb. 12. (WHAT YEAR?)
““Drone strikes outside a declared war by a state on the territory of another state without the consent of the latter or of the UN Security Council constitute a violation of international law and of the territorial integrity and sovereignty of that country.””
— “European Parliament resolution on the use of armed drones (2014/2567(RSP)),” European Parliament, February 25, 2014.
“When children from other countries are telling us that we've made them fear the sky, it might be time to ask some hard questions.”
— John Oliver (comedian) Last Week Tonight Ep. 19 Drones as quoted by
““We’ve been talking about this for a good while, the immorality of drones, dropping bombs on innocent people. It’s been over 200 children so far. These are war crimes.”
— Princeton professor Cornel West on the “Tavis Smiley Show,” Feb. 14. (WHAT YEAR?)
“… the dual-use nature of UAVs (intended to be reconnaissance/ surveillance vehicles but possessing the capability for strike missions) and chemical and biological production facilities (which are used for medical purposes as well as weapons) makes detecting their development as weapons extremely difficult.”
— p. 41

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