Muse are an English alternative rock band from Teignmouth, Devon. Since their inception in 1994, the band has comprised Matthew Bellamy (lead vocals, guitars, piano, keyboards, keytar), Christopher Wolstenholme (bass, backing vocals, keyboards, guitars, harmonica), and Dominic Howard (drums, percussion, synthesizers, backing vocals, sampling). After the release of the album Black Holes and Revelations, Morgan Nicholls  (keyboards, percussion, bass guitar) has performed live with the band. Muse are known for their energetic and extravagant live performances, having played over 950 gigs in 47 countries and their fusion of many music genres, including progressive rock, alternative rock, classical music, heavy metal, and electronica with recurring themes of revolution.

Muse have released five studio albums: Showbiz (1999), Origin of Symmetry (2001), Absolution (2003), Black Holes and Revelations (2006), and The Resistance (2009). The band have also issued three live albums, HAARP (2008), Absolution Tour (2005), and a compilation of B-sides, Hullabaloo Soundtrack (2002).

Black Holes and Revelations earned the band a Mercury Prize nomination and a third place finish in the NME Albums of the Year list for 2006. Muse have won many other music awards throughout their career, including five MTV Europe Music Awards, five Q Awards, eight NME Awards, two BRIT awards and four Kerrang! Awards. Before the release of The Resistance, Muse had sold over ten million albums worldwide.

1. Muse’s track ‘Cave’ was featured on the soundtrack of the Adam Sandler comedy, Little Nicky.

2. Frontman Matt Bellamy was born in Cambridge, England on June 9, 1978.

3. Before choosing Muse as their name, the band was known as the Rocket Baby Dolls.

4. Since the inception of the band in 1994, they’ve never changed members.

5. Drummer Dominic Howard is left-handed.

6. Bellamy wrote ‘Soaked’ for pop star Adam Lambert’s album, For Your Entertainment

7. All three members of Muse received Honorary Doctorates of Arts from the University of Plymouth in 2008.

8. Bassist Christopher Wolstenholme (born December 2, 1978) is the youngest member of the band.

9. Bellamy’s father, George, was part of the 60s group, The Tornados.

10. Muse have released 5 studio albums to date.