Muse are mapping out a commemorative celebration for the 20th anniversary of their fourth studio album, Black Holes Revelations.
The 2006 record marked the group’s second UK No.1 and remains their only release to have earned a Mercury Prize nomination; frontman Matt Bellamy and bandmates Chris Wolstenholme and Dominic Howard are lining up a re-release and perhaps a live show to mark the milestone.
He told NME that the band intends to reintroduce the opening track Take A Bow into the live set. There are discussions about delivering an anniversary package, and he mentioned a flood of unread emails from management detailing what would be needed. He added that they will likely assemble some form of commemorative offering.
“We’ll probably consider playing the entire album live at some point, that could be an option.”
Black Holes Revelations has shifted more than five million copies around the world and includes the singles Supermassive Black Hole, Starlight and Knights Of Cydonia.
Meanwhile, Bellamy believes Muse have endured for more than three decades because they have “never been in fashion.”
The frontman, who helped establish the band back in 1994, credits their ongoing success to never fitting into any single genre or riding a trend—describing them as “the definition of alternative.”
He told NME: “When Muse emerged, three currents were sweeping through the music world at the time: the decline of Britpop, nu-metal taking hold in America, and the rise of a fresh retro-rock wave led by bands like The Strokes and The White Stripes.”
“We didn’t slot into any of those scenes—and, looking back, that was a blessing. The fact that we managed to find an audience without following a trend is remarkable, and I think that’s why we’re still here. We are the definition of alternative, and I’m incredibly happy about that.”
“We’ve never been so fashionable that when the spotlight shifts elsewhere, we’re suddenly finished.”
Bellamy also revealed that he had a chat along similar lines with Jack White and The Strokes’ Albert Hammond Jr. at this year’s Coachella festival in California.
Asked about the idea of forming a rock supergroup with White and Hammond, the Muse frontman quipped: “Ha! No, because they’d embarrass me with how good they are!”
