The band was renamed Rocket Baby Dolls and adopted a goth- glam image. They asked Chris Wolstenholme – at that time the drummer for Fixed Penalty – to join as bassist he agreed and took up bass lessons. Guitarist Matt Bellamy successfully auditioned for drummer Dominic Howard's band, Carnage Mayhem, becoming its singer and songwriter. The members of Muse played in separate school bands during their time at Teignmouth Community College in the early 1990s. As of June 2016, they had sold more than 30 million albums worldwide. In 2012, they received the Ivor Novello Award for International Achievement from the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors. Muse have won numerous awards, including two Grammy Awards, two Brit Awards, five MTV Europe Music Awards and eight NME Awards. Their ninth album, Will of the People (2022), which combined many genres and themes from their previous albums, was released in August 2022. Their eighth album, Simulation Theory (2018), prominently featured synthesisers and was influenced by science fiction and the simulation hypothesis. Topping the US Billboard 200, their seventh album, Drones (2015), was a concept album about drone warfare and returned to a harder rock sound. The Resistance (2009) and The 2nd Law (2012) explored themes of government oppression and civil uprising and cemented Muse as one of the world's major stadium acts. Absolution (2003) saw further classical influence, with strings on tracks such as ' Butterflies and Hurricanes', and was the first of seven consecutive UK number-one albums.īlack Holes and Revelations (2006) incorporated electronic and pop elements, displayed in singles such as ' Supermassive Black Hole', and brought Muse wider international success.

Their second album, Origin of Symmetry (2001), incorporated wider instrumentation and romantic classical influences and earned them a reputation for energetic live performances.

Muse released their debut album, Showbiz, in 1999, showcasing Bellamy's falsetto and a melancholic alternative rock style. The band consists of Matt Bellamy (lead vocals, guitar, keyboards), Chris Wolstenholme (bass guitar, backing vocals), and Dominic Howard (drums). Muse are an English rock band from Teignmouth, Devon, formed in 1994.

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