Kyuss (pronounce: KIGH-us) was an influential stoner rock band, originally from Palm Desert, California. The group formed in 1989, consisting of John Garcia (vocals), Joshua Homme (guitar), Nick Oliveri (bass guitar) and Brant Bjork (drums), performing all around southern California, frequently at parties in the desert. The group released their debut album, Wretch in 1991 on Dali Records , but sales were sluggish even as their live shows gained fame. Chris Goss produced their next album, the landmark Blues for the Red Sun, a critically hailed album that earned the band many accolades.Kyuss's last new release was in 1997, a split EP featuring 3 Kyuss songs and 3 Queens Of The Stone Age songs. Several years later, a "Best Of" recording called Muchas Gracias was also released.
Oliveri left (and was replaced by Scott Reeder ) just as the group signed to Elektra Records and released Welcome to Sky Valley ( 1994), another acclaimed album. Personal problems soon tore the group apart and Bjork left following a tour, replaced by Alfredo Hernandez . In 1995 they released ...And the Circus Leaves Town. Finally, Kyuss dissolved. Homme and Oliveri joined up again to form Queens Of The Stone Age with Hernandez, while Garcia has had several post-Kyuss projects, inlcuding Unida , Hermano and Slo Burn .
Discography
- Wretch (1991)
- Blues for the Red Sun (1992)
- (Welcome to) Sky Valley (1994)
- ...And the Circus Leaves Town (1995, final album before disbanding in 3 months later)
- Split (1997, with Queens of the Stone AgeQueens of the Stone Age was formed in 1996 under the name Gamma Ray . Seeking to outgrow the stoner rock label that had begun to envelop previous band Kyuss, Queens of the Stone Age (at the time singer/guitarist Josh Homme, and drummer Alfredo Hernandez))
- Muchas Gracias: The Best of Kyuss (2000, compilation)
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