
But the world can’t end without a stirring love story, and so he quickly slips into the role of romantic lead, aided by the hand-clapping rhythm of “Starlight” and the sexy funk groove of “Supermassive Black Hole.” One track later, on “Map of the Problematique,” the black hole comes to represent the terrifying void of loneliness, paced to the pulse of ‘90s Depeche Mode. “Take a Bow” sets the apocalyptic scene with a simmering synth arpeggio that boils over into a forbidding rebel call: “You will burn in hell!” frontman Matt Bellamy bellows into the guitar-squiggling, techno-throbbing chaos. Please submit dead links/issues here.Growing more dystopian by the album, Muse step into fighter mode on 2006’s Black Holes and Revelations, a nonstop cinematic thriller that seeks to set our minds free while setting the world ablaze. It is also known for being the first song where Matt started to use the Kaoss Pad live, being such a newness initially. With over 700 performances, the solo was never played live like in the studio version. 'Supermassive' made me want to sing in a silly high voice and dance around."Īt first performances of the song on 2006, Matt sings (and also screams sometimes) the "Supermassive Black Hole"s, later on Chris started to do that, until today. Matt stated that the song makes him wanna dance: "When I hear certain pieces of music it conjures it out of me. This vocal is provided by Dom Howard, and is the one of two times Dom's vocals are used during a song while playing live (the other being The Globalist).

At every end of the chorus, the words "into the Supermassive" can be heard.

Since its live debut on May 13, 2006, the song has become a fan favorite and has appeared regularly on most set lists.
