Muse Are An English Rock Band From Teignmouth Devon Formed In 1994. The Band Consists Of Matt Bellamy Lead Vocals Guitar Keyboards Chris Wolstenholme Bass Guitar Backing Vocals And Dominic Howard Drums. They Released Their Debut Album Showbiz In 1999 Showcasing Bellamy's Falsetto And A Melancholic Alternative Rock Style. Their Second Album Origin Of Symmetry 2001 Incorporated Wider Instrumentation And Romantic Classical Influences And Earned Them A Reputation For Energetic Live Performances. 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.
Black Holes And Revelations 2006 Incorporated Electronic And Pop Elements Displayed In Singles Such As "Supermassive Black Hole" And Brought Muse Wider International Success. 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. Rolling Stone Stated The Band Possessed "stadium-Crushing Songs". Topping The US Billboard 200 Their Seventh Album Drones 2015 Was A Concept Album About Drone Warfare And Returned To A Harder Rock Sound. Their Eighth Album Simulation Theory 2018 Prominently Featured Synthesisers And Was Influenced By Science Fiction And The Simulation Hypothesis. Their Ninth Album Will Of The People 2022 Which Combined Many Genres And Themes From Their Previous Albums Was Released In August 2022.
Muse Have Won Numerous Awards Including Two Grammy Awards Two Brit Awards Five MTV Europe Music Awards And Eight NME Awards. In 2012 They Received The Ivor Novello Award For International Achievement From The British Academy Of Songwriters Composers And Authors. As Of June 2016 They Have Sold Over 30 Million Albums Worldwide.
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In An NME Article The Song Was Described As Being "flamenco-Flecked." When Earlier Describing The Album On Twitter Matt Was Possibly Referring To 'Animals' As 'face Melting Metal Flamenco Cowboy Psychedelia.' 'Animals' Is About Economies Collapsing Under The Weight Of Stock Market Savagery Of Industries Desperate To "advertise Franchise… Kill The Competition " And Of The Greed Of Bankers Who Matt Claims Should "kill Themselves ." Matt Says "This Song Is Conjuring Up The Rawest Form Of That Feeling Of 'look What Humans Are Capable Of Doing It's Shocking.'" 1 Matt Said In An Interview With 1Radio That This Song Was Influenced By A Queens Of The Stone Age Song That Has A 5/4 Time Signature Most Likely Hangin' Tree . He Also Said Animals Is The Hardest Song To Play Live Off The 2nd Law Due To Having To Play Lead Guitar And Sing At The Same Time. The Piano Riff Bears Similarity To Exile Vilify By The National. This Song Has Been Compared To Flamenco-Guitar Artists And Queens Of The Stone Age.