Here's the reason: Muse's music has been tied to the government in an unconvential way... to the point that some people believe lead singer/guitarist Matthew Bellamy's political beliefs could hold some truth in light of the end of times. Songs like "Apocalypse Now", "Ruled by Secrecy", "United States of Eurasia", and, lest we forget their signature song, "Uprising" speak of what we know as the New World Order/Illuminati. And if you have read the book of Revelation and the Left Behind series, you know exactly where I'm going with this: only a one-world government, ruled by the alleged anti-Christ, could fulfill John's visions in Revelation where the Beast of the Earth is concerned.
Muse lead singer Matthew Bellamy doing his trademark "Eye of the Illuminati" gesture
during "Uprising" at the 2011 Grammy Awards,
which made its way onto national television.
I was later inspired to create this photomanipulation.
The right picture ought to be a graphic tee-shirt or hoodie.
It's no wonder Oasis and Beady Eyes' lead singer Liam Gallagher stated last month in a press release that he was "fucking scared of Muse". I can't say that I blame him. Take the lyrics to the song "Take a Bow", for instance. The song has inspired me to the point that if Angelic Guardians: The Revelations, pt. 2 ever becomes a live-action movie adaption, I will use Ian Cologne's symphonic version as the background music to Lucifer's coronation prior to the neo-Holocaust.
"Corrupt, you corrupt and bring corruption to all that you touch.
Hold, you'll behold and be holden for all that you've done.
And spell, cast a spell, cast a spell on the country you run,
And risk, you will risk, you will risk all their lives and their souls.
And burn, you will burn,
You will burn in Hell, yeah, you'll burn in Hell,
You'll burn in Hell, yeah, you'll burn in Hell for your sins...
Death, you bring death and destruction to all that you touch.
Pay, you must pay, you must pay for the crimes against the earth.
Hex, feed the hex, feed the hex on the country you love,
And beg, you will beg, you will beg for their lives and their souls.
And burn, you will burn,
You will burn in Hell, yeah, you'll burn in Hell,
You'll burn in Hell, yeah, you'll burn in Hell,
You'll burn in Hell, yeah, you'll burn in Hell for you sins."
(Did I not tell you how scary some of their music really is?)
I don't know what Meyer was smoking when she wrote Twilight, but Muse should have never been spotlighted as THE band for her series. Thankfully, I was intrigued by them when I saw their performance at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards where they performed "Uprising" for the first time on American TV. It might have been the killer teddy bears that did the trick, but the song's lyrics (after I Googled them up) spoke to me. That was when I knew Muse was the band, along with Nine Inch Nails and, later on, Radiohead, to include in the Angelic Guardians soundtracks.
Now that I got the Twilight-bashing off my chest, I can continue with my review. Anyway, the trip to Noblesville was my second Muse experience. Honestly, if you haven't seen them live before, DO IT! They will wind up somewhere on your Top 5 Best Concerts list. They've never disappointed their fans before, and they're bound to wow you after that first concert. Believe me, one of my friends tagged along, and after the concert, she asked me if we could stop by her house in Indy real quick so she can copy my albums onto her computer.
I was lucky to record some songs on my new digital camera, but the camera died right at the end of "Knights of Cydonia", and I accidentally deleted "Uprising" the next morning when I was reviewing my pics! (And that was THE best video ever!) But I did get away with "Hysteria", "Starlight", and, my favorite part of their tours, "Plug in Baby". The videos are on YouTube and on my Facebook account, but I'll post them here for your pleasure. Forgive me for the sound, especially at the beginning of PiB.
Muse Performing "Hysteria":
Muse Performing "Plug in Baby":
Picture Time! (and photomanipulated too!)
Now if you all will excuse me, it's time for me to put on some "Knights of Cydonia"...
(... transmission has been lost...)
