Muse have announced UK tour dates for their hugely anticipated new album Drones, as well as the tracklisting, Gigwise reports.

Muse will play The Pyscho UK tour in March and have confirmed the release date of Drones as 8 June 2015.

"To me, 'Drones' are metaphorical psychopaths which enable psychopathic behaviour with no recourse," said frontman Matt Bellamy. "The world is run by Drones utilizing Drones to turn us all into Drones. This album explores the journey of a human, from their abandonment and loss of hope, to their indoctrination by the system to be a human drone, to their eventual defection from their oppressors."

The band have have also announced that they will be a six date smaller venue UK tour which should offer an opportunity to see them. The full tour dates are:

15 March - Belfast Ulster Hall 16 March - Glasgow Barrowlands 19 March - Newport Centre 20 March - Exeter Great Hall 22 March - Manchester Academy 24 March - Brighton Dome

Tickets go on sale at 9.30am on Thursday 12 March.

The Drones tracklisting has also been revealed with the following

1. Dead Inside 2. [Drill Sergeant] 3. Psycho 4. Mercy 5. Reapers 6. The Handler 7. [JFK] 8. Defector 9. Revolt 10. Aftermath 11. The Globalist 12. Drones

The first single from the album, 'Dead Inside', will debut the week of 23 March. The band will premiere the album track 'Psycho', via their YouTube channel at 6pm GMT on 12 March.