muse biography

Muse are an English rock band formed in Teignmouth, Devon, England in 1994 under the alias of Rocket Baby Dolls. The band comprises Matthew Bellamy (vocals, guitar and piano), Christopher Wolstenholme (bass guitar and backing vocals) and Dominic Howard (drums and percussion). Muse blend alternative, hard rock, acoustic, classical music and electronica. Muse are known best for their energetic and visually dazzling live performances^[1] and on June 16th & 17th, 2007 became the first band to sell out the newly built Wembley Stadium in London.^[2] Muse have released four studio albums with their first, Showbiz, released in 1999, followed by Origin of Symmetry in 2001 and Absolution in 2003. The most recent, Black Holes & Revelations (2006), was also the most critically acclaimed, garnering the band a Mercury Prize nomination and a third place finish in the NME Albums of the Year list for 2006.^[3] Muse have won various awards throughout their career including 5 MTV Europe Music Awards, 5 Q Awards, 4 NME Awards and 2 Brit awards.