JAKARTA - Muse is preparing to surprise fans. The band, which is led by Matt Bellamy, Chris Wolstenholme, and Dominic Howard, plans to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their fourth studio album, "Black Holes and Revelations".
The album, released in 2006, is one of the most successful works throughout Muse's journey. Without hesitation, "Black Holes and Revelations" sold more than five million copies worldwide and spawned a series of hits such as "Supermassive Black Hole", "Starlight", and "Knights of Cydonia".
The album is also their second album to top the UK charts and is the only Muse work to be nominated for the Mercury Music Prize.
Matt Bellamy revealed that this celebration will most likely be packaged in the form of a re-release of the album with a special package, up to the opportunity to hold a live concert. He admitted that he had received many messages from the management regarding the preparation of this project.
"I think we're going to put 'Take a Bow' on our set list. We were supposed to do some sort of anniversary package, and I got a lot of emails from management saying we need this, this, and this. We'll probably try to put that package together," said Matt Bellamy, quoted by NME, Tuesday, July 7.
Bellamy also did not rule out the possibility of a special performance where they would perform all the songs from the album in full on stage.
"Whether we will play the entire contents of the album at some point in the future, it can be a choice," he added.
In addition to discussing plans for the album's celebration, the 48-year-old musician also reflected on Muse's long journey which has been able to survive together for more than 30 years since its formation in 1994. According to him, the secret to the band's longevity is precisely because they have never followed the trends of the global music industry.
"When Muse came along, there were three big trends going on at the time: the end of the Britpop era, nu-metal in America, and then the interesting new thing was The Strokes, The White Stripes, which was the retro rock 'n' roll trend. We didn't fit in with those things, and in retrospect, it was actually a blessing," Bellamy said.
For the frontman, their status of standing outside the mainstream is actually a strong identity that saved Muse from the extinction of the genre. He proudly calls Muse the original representation of real alternative music.
"The fact that we somehow managed to find an audience without being part of a trend is an amazing thing, and I think that's the reason we're still here. We are the definition of an alternative, and I'm very, very happy about it. We've never been very popular following the fashion, so when the spotlight goes away from you, you don't just finish right away," he concluded.
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