Is Black Holes and Revelations good?

Riffiter listeners rate Black Holes and Revelations 4.1/5 from 280 ratings.

What is the highest-rated track on Black Holes and Revelations?

Take a Bow, rated 4.5/5 by 3 listeners on Riffiter.

When was Black Holes and Revelations released?

Black Holes and Revelations was released in 2006 on Warner Records.

How many tracks are on Black Holes and Revelations?

Black Holes and Revelations has 11 tracks, with a runtime of 46 minutes.

What genre is Black Holes and Revelations?

Black Holes and Revelations is catalogued under Alternative Rock.

What BPM is Black Holes and Revelations?

Black Holes and Revelations runs at a median tempo of 122 BPM across its tracks, most often in A major, measured from audio analysis.

What albums are similar to Black Holes and Revelations?

Listeners of Black Holes and Revelations also rate In Rainbows by Radiohead, Greatest Hits by Red Hot Chili Peppers, Royal Blood by Royal Blood.

Who produced Black Holes and Revelations?

Black Holes and Revelations was produced by Muse, Rich Costey, Chris Wolstenholme and Dominic Howard, among 5 credited in total. Muse produced all of them.

Who wrote the songs on Black Holes and Revelations?

Matt Bellamy wrote 6 of the 11 tracks on Black Holes and Revelations.

Album · 2006

Black Holes and Revelations

by Muse

Black Holes and Revelations is a 2006 alternative rock album by Muse. It runs 11 tracks across 46 minutes on Warner Records. Riffiter listeners rate it 4.1/5 from 280 ratings.

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4.1 /5
280 ratings: 78 /100
8 critics: 11
Tracks: 46 min
Runtime: 122 bpm
Tempo: A major
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4.0
Riffiter Jun 7, 2026
Muse's best album is the one where the paranoia found tunes to match: "Knights of Cydonia" gallops a spaghetti-western apocalypse into arenas, "Supermassive Black Hole" discovers funk, and "Map of the Problematique" out-Depeches Depeche Mode. Black Holes is absurd, sleek and irresistible — peak conviction, peak craft.
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AllMusic5/5
NME9/10
Entertainment WeeklyB+
Blender4/5
The Guardian4/5
Los Angeles Times3/4
Rolling Stone3.5/5
Pitchfork4.2/10

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Design: danmandell
Photography: Derrick Santini, Rupert Truman, Storm Thorgerson

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11 tracks · 46 min

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Black Holes and Revelations is the fourth studio album by the English rock band Muse, released on 3 July 2006. Recording was split between New York and France, and it was the first time Muse had taken a more active role in the album's production. The album was a change in style from Muse's previous albums, and the band cited influences that included Depeche Mode, Millionaire, Lightning Bolt, Sly and the Family Stone, and music from southern Italy. Black Holes and Revelations was placed at #34 in a public vote conducted by Q Magazine for "The Best British Albums of all time" in February 2008. Like their previous two albums, Black Holes and Revelations has political and science-fiction undertones, with the lyrics covering topics as varied as political corruption, alien invasion, revolution, New World Order conspiracies as well as more conventional love songs. The album gets its name from a lyric in the song "Starlight", "Our hopes and expectations are black holes and revelations".

In brief

Is Black Holes and Revelations good?: Riffiter listeners rate Black Holes and Revelations 4.1/5 from 280 ratings.
What is the highest-rated track on Black Holes and Revelations?: Take a Bow, rated 4.5/5 by 3 listeners on Riffiter.
When was Black Holes and Revelations released?: Black Holes and Revelations was released in 2006 on Warner Records.
How many tracks are on Black Holes and Revelations?: Black Holes and Revelations has 11 tracks, with a runtime of 46 minutes.
What genre is Black Holes and Revelations?: Black Holes and Revelations is catalogued under Alternative Rock.
What BPM is Black Holes and Revelations?: Black Holes and Revelations runs at a median tempo of 122 BPM across its tracks, most often in A major, measured from audio analysis.
What albums are similar to Black Holes and Revelations?: Listeners of Black Holes and Revelations also rate In Rainbows by Radiohead, Greatest Hits by Red Hot Chili Peppers, Royal Blood by Royal Blood.
Who produced Black Holes and Revelations?: Black Holes and Revelations was produced by Muse, Rich Costey, Chris Wolstenholme and Dominic Howard, among 5 credited in total. Muse produced all of them.
Who wrote the songs on Black Holes and Revelations?: Matt Bellamy wrote 6 of the 11 tracks on Black Holes and Revelations.

Credits

Produced by: Muse Rich CosteyChris WolstenholmeDominic HowardMatt Bellamy
Written by: Matt Bellamy
Mixed by: Rich CosteyMark Rinaldi
Engineered by: Rich Costey Claudius Mittendorfer
Played by: Christopher WolstenholmeDominic HowardMatt BellamyAround ArtEdoardo de Angelis
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Marco Brioschi
Vocals by: Christopher WolstenholmeMatt Bellamy