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Muse

Brief Summary

Muse are an English rock band formed in Teignmouth, Devon in 1997. The band comprises Matthew Bellamy (vocals, guitar and keyboards), Chris Wolstenholme (bass guitar, keyboards and vocals) and Dominic Howard (drums and percussion). Muse blend alternative, progressive rock, classical music, electronica, and heavy metal, to help form the new sub-genre of new prog. Muse are known best for their energetic live performances and frontman Matthew Bellamy's eccentric interests in global conspiracy, theology and the apocalypse. Muse have released four studio albums with their first Showbiz coming in 1999. The most recent, Black Holes and Revelations (2006), was also the most critically acclaimed, garnering the band a Mercury Prize nomination and coming third in the NME Albums of the Year list for 2006.

Discography

Album name                       Release date
1. Showbiz                               October 3, 1999
2. Origin of Symmetry               June 18, 2001
3. Absolution                             September 21, 2003
4. Black Holes and Revelations   July 3, 2006


Awards

2000 NME Awards - Best New Artist

2001 Kerrang! Awards - Best British Band

2002 Kerrang! Awards - Best British Live Act

2004 Q Awards - Innovation Award
2004 Kerrang! Awards - Best Album
2004 Q Awards - Best Live Act
2004 MTV EMA - Best Alternative
2004 MTV EMA - Best UK & Ireland Act

2005 BRIT Awards - Best Live Act
2005 NME Awards - Best Live Act
2005 MTVU Woodie Awards - Best International   

2006 Q Awards - Best Live Act
2006 MTV EMA - Best Alternative
2006 Kerrang! Awards - Best Live Act
2006 BT Digital Music Awards - Best Rock Artist
2006 UK Festival Awards - Best Rock Act
2006 UK Festival Awards - Best Headline Act
2006 Vodafone Live Music Awards - Best Live Act

2007 BRIT Awards - Best Live Act
2007 NME Awards - Best British Band
2007 BT Digital Music Awards    - Best Rock Artist
2007 Vodafone Live Music Awards - Tour of the Year
2007 Q Awards - Best Live Act
2007 MTV EMA - Headliner
2007 MTV EMA - Best UK & Ireland Act
2007 MTVU Woodie Awards - Best Performing

Links

http://muse.mu/index.php Official Muse Site
http://www.myspace.com/muse Official Muse MySpace

Videos

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xsp3_a-PMTw
Supermassive Black Hole

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-c94VVU7zc
Starlight