Muse

Muse is an English rock band that consists of Matthew Bellamy, Christopher Wolstenholme and Dominic Howard, and who are known for their energetic and extravagant live performances and their fusion of many music genres. The band has released six studio albums, one live album, one compilation album, three extended plays (EPs), three demos and twenty-six singles.

The band released their debut album, Showbiz, in 1999, which was ceritifed gold in the UK and Australia. Five singles were released including "Unintended".

Muse's second album, Origin of Symmetry, was released in 2001, and was certified platinum in the UK. Singles from the album included "Plug In Baby", which reached number 11 in the UK, and "New Born". In 2002, Muse released their first compilation album, Hullabaloo Soundtrack, which comprised one disc of B-sides and another of live performances recorded at Le Zénith in October 2001.

In 2003, the band released Absolution, which became their first number-one album when it topped the UK Albums Chart. This was followed by Black Holes & Revelations which reached number one in four countries and became their first album to break into the top 100 of the Billboard 200. "Supermassive Black Hole" was the first single and it is the band's highest-charting single.

In 2008, the band released the CD/DVD set HAARP, their first fully live album, which documents the band's two performances at Wembley Stadium in June 2007. The album reached number two in the UK and New Zealand and was certified silver by the BPI.

The band's fifth studio album, The Resistance, was released in September 2009 and peaked at number one in 19 countries. The first single, "Uprising", is the band's most popular release in the US.