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Muse formed in Teignmouth, Devon in 1994 under the alias of Rocket Baby Dolls. Still under the alias Rocket Baby Dolls they won the school's battle of the bands which led them to take the band seriously, and decided to change their name to a more "professional" name, Muse. The band is comprised of Matthew Bellamy, Christopher Wolstenholme (bass album cover meaning muse black holes and revelations guitar and backing vocals) and Dominic Howard (drums and percussion). Muse met at Teignmouth Community College where Bellamy had been in a number of bands previously including Carnage Mayhem and Gothic Plague with drummer Dominic Howard. When members of Gothic Plague left due to other interests, Bellamy and Howard asked Chris to join. Muse struggled to establish themselves during their early years but have since gone on to enjoy worldwide commercial success. Muse blend alternative, hard rock, progressive rock, classical music and electronica. Muse are well known for their energetic and visually dazzling live performances^[5] and on June 16 & 17, 2007 became the first band to sell out the newly built Wembley Stadium in London^[6] . Muse has released four studio albums, Showbiz (1999), Origin of Symmetry (2001), Absolution (2003) and Black Holes & Revelations (2006). Muse have also released 2 live albums, Hullabaloo Soundtrack (2001) and HAARP (2008).

Muse have released four studio albums to date. Their first, Showbiz, was released in 1999, followed by Origin of Symmetry in 2001 and Absolution in 2003. The most recent, Black Holes & Revelations (2006), garnered the band a Mercury Prize nomination and a third place finish in the NME Albums of the Year list for concert rockall luxembourg 2006.^[1] Muse have also won other music awards throughout their career, including 5 MTV Europe Music Awards, 5 Q Awards, 4 NME Awards , 2 Brit awards and 4 Kerrang! Awards.

Muse then continued their tour. Their last dates were in the U.S. and at the Earls Court arena in London, where they played an extra date due to the high demand for tickets. They won two MTV Europe awards, including "Best Alternative Act" and a Q Award for "Best Live Act". At the end of 2004, Vitamin Records released The String Quartet Tribute muse brit awards pics to Muse by The Tallywood Strings, an album of instrumental string versions of some of Muse's songs. Muse also received an award for "Best Live Act" at the 2005 BRIT Awards.