Muse are a multi award-winning English alternative rock band that formed in Teignmouth, Devon in 1994. Since their inception, the band has comprised of vocalist, guitarist and pianist Matthew Bellamy, bassist and backing vocalist Christopher Wolstenholme and drummer Dominic Howard. Muse are known for their energetic and extravagant live performances and their fusion of many music genres, including progressive rock, classical music and electronica. Muse have released five studio albums – Showbiz (1999), Origin of Symmetry (2001), Absolution (2003), Black Holes and Revelations (2006) (which earned the band a Mercury Prize nomination and a third place finish in the NME Albums of the Year list for 2006) and The Resistance (2009).