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Queens 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 ) developed a style of riff-oriented, monotonous, heavy and repetitious sound, which Homme described as robot rock, saying that he "wanted to create a heavy sound based on a solid jam, and just pound it into your head." This label no longer holds true and has since been discarded. 1 History
Their self-titled debut album, Queens of the Stone Age was recorded and released in the spring of 1998, at which time former Kyuss bassist Nick Oliveri joined and touring commenced.
2000's Rated R featured a plethora of musicians familiar with Homme and Oliveri's work and "crew" of sorts: among others, drummers Nick Lucero and Gene Trautman , guitarists Dave Catching, Brendon McNichol and Chris Goss contributed, and even former Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford, recording next door, stepped in for a guest spot on "Feel Good Hit Of The Summer". The album was critically successful but found little commercial success, aside from notable opening slots with the Foo Fighters, Hole, and at Ozzfest 2000.
Frequent touring generated support for the band, and grew with former Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl's addition in late 2001/early 2002. The release of third album Songs for the DeafSongs for the Deaf is a 2002 by Queens of the Stone Age and is notable for including Dave Grohl as a guest drummer. Like their previous album, Mark Lanegan contributes vocals, as does bassist Nick Oliveri. Track listing On the normal release: #"The Real S that August, brought major attention. Grohl had already been replaced by former DanzigDanzig is a rock band formed in 1987, whose style combines heavy metal music and alternative metal. Glenn Danzig formed The Misfits ( 1977); Samhain ( 1983) and then Danzig ( 1987). They signed a contract with American Recordings in the same year. Samples drummer Joey Castillo (ex- Screaming TreesScreaming Trees were a musical group considered part of the grunge music movement of the late 1980s and early 1990s. Founded in Ellensburg, Washington in 1985, their sound was a mixture of arty '60s psychedelia and west-coast punk rock. Though critically vocalist Mark LaneganMark Lanegan (born November 25, 1964 in Ellensburg, Washington) is a singer and songwriter for many bands, most notably Screaming Trees, which played a slightly grunge-influenced kind of rock. In 1990, his first solo album, The Winding Sheet was released, a floater since Rated R, joined as well), but the infection spread by hit "No One Knows" spread to radio and even MTVMTV is a cable television network, originally devoted to music videos, especially popular rock music. MTV later became an outlet for a variety of different material aimed at adolescents and young adults. Since 1985, MTV has been owned by Viacom. Its name as Deaf reached gold status in 2003.
Constant touring continued, culminating with a string of headline dates in Australia in January of 2004, after which Lanegan quit the band and Oliveri was fired for what boiled down to alleged fan disrespect and excessive partying. Homme, along with Eleven multi-instrumentalist Alain Johannes , guitarist Troy Van Leeuwen and Castillo are expected to record a new album in 20042004 is a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 2004 calendar), and has also been designated the: International Year of Rice International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition Elections are to be held in 73 co.
See also: Kyuss, The Eagles of Death MetalThe Eagles of Death Metal is a garage rock band consisting of J. Everett Huge the songwriter, guitar, vocals, Timmy Van Hamel guitar as well Josh Homme on drums. While Huge is the leader of the band, Homme is its best known member due to his history as le, The DwarvesPunk rock band formed in the mid 1980s by Blag Dahlia aka Blag Jesus aka Blag History Month aka Blag Plague. Notable for their violent live performances and nudity-laden album artwork. A publicity stunt in 1996 which untruthfully claimed that guitarist He, Mondo Generator, The Desert Sessions
