Queens of the Stone Age

Surge Tracks

• Make It Wit Chu
• Sick, Sick, Sick
• 3's & 7's
• Little Sister
• The lost art of keeping a secret
• Never Say Never

Artist Biography

Queens of the Stone Age (QOTSA or simply Queens) are a hard rock/alternative rock band from the Palm Desert, California area in the United States. The band is frequently labelled stoner rock, although they reject the label. QOTSA developed a style of riff-oriented, heavy music which the band's founder and mastermind Josh 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". Since then, their sound has evolved to incorporate a variety of different styles and influences.

Formed in 1997, they rose from the ashes of Kyuss and began playing together during the now legendary Desert Sessions. Homme has drawn all of the members from that diverse group of musicians for QOTSA. The band originally formed under the name Gamma Ray, but almost faced a lawsuit from the European metal band of the same name.

QOTSA have gone through many line-up changes since first breaking into the hard rock scene. Their most recent line-up includes: Josh Homme (Guitar/Vocals), Troy Van Leeuwen (Guitar/Lap Steel/Keyboards/Backing Vocals), Joey Castillo (Drums), Michael Shuman (Bass/Backing Vocals) and Dean Fertita (Keyboards/Guitar/Backing Vocals).

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Artist Discography

Albums

Era Vulgaris (2007-06-18)
Lullabies to Paralyze (2005-03-21)
Queens of the Stone Age (1998-10-06)
Rated R (2000)
Rated X (2000-11-17)
Songs for the Deaf (2002-08-26)

EPs

Feel Good Hit of the Summer (2001-01-08)
Rated R (2000-11-27)
Stone Age Complication

Singles

3's & 7's (2007)
First It Giveth (2003-08-18)
Go With the Flow (2002)
In My Head
Little Sister (2005-03-14)
Make It Wit Chu
No One Knows (2002-10-21)
Sick, Sick, Sick (2007-05-08)
The Lost Art of Keeping a Secret (2000-08-14)

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