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Queens of the Stone Age

Origin
Palm Desert, California, United States
Genre
Rock
Formed
1996
Queens of the Stone Age

Queens of the Stone Age is an American rock band formed in 1996 in Palm Desert, California. The band was founded by vocalist and guitarist Josh Homme, who has been the only constant member throughout multiple line-up changes. The current line-up consists of Homme alongside Troy Van Leeuwen, Michael Shuman, Dean Fertita, and Jon Theodore. The band also have a large pool of contributors and collaborators. Queens of the Stone Age are known for their blues, Krautrock and electronica-influenced style of riff-oriented and rhythmic hard rock music, coupled with Homme's distinct falsetto vocals and unorthodox guitar scales. Formed after the dissolution of Homme's previous band Kyuss, the band originated from the Palm Desert music scene, known for its distinct "desert rock" sound and highly collaborative nature. Their self-titled debut album was recorded by former Kyuss bandmates Alfredo Hernández on drums and Homme on all other instruments.

Also known as Gamma Ray (1996)
Origin Palm Desert, California, U.S.
Genres Alternative rock, stoner rock, hard rock, alternative metal
Years active 1996–present
Labels Man's Ruin, Loosegroove, Interscope, Matador
Associated acts Kyuss, Screaming Trees, the Desert Sessions, Eagles of Death Metal, the Mars Volta, Mondo Generator, Mini Mansions, Them Crooked Vultures, Blast, Iggy Pop
Members Josh Homme, Troy Van Leeuwen, Dean Fertita, Michael Shuman, Jon Theodore
Past members Alfredo Hernández, Nick Oliveri, Mark Lanegan, Dave Grohl, Joey Castillo, Alain Johannes, Natasha Shneider

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Four of their songs from 2003 to 2008 were nominated for Best Hard Rock Performance by the Grammys. Pitchfork ranked their 2002 album Songs for the Death 134 on The Top 200 Albums of the 2000s.

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In September 2011, they played at Pearl Jam's 20th Anniversary Festival.

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