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Queens Of The Stone Age Queens Of The Stone Age
Boundary-pushing, heavy rock band from the American west, considered by some to be the genre's last great hope. They like a good party and arn't too fond of keeping their clothes on.
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Listen Feel Good Hit For The Summer
from Rated R
(490 683-2)
Listen Millionaire
from Songs For The Deaf
(493-444-0)
Formed: 1997


Los Angeles

Sometimes some of the smaller clubs are really hot and you just need to get undressed… It feels good to play nude. It's rock and roll, and you're supposed to play nude. Everyone should do it! Playing rock music is loose and fun!


Nick Oliveri on the pleasures of performing au naturel.
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QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE IN ONE MINUTE
  • Good music to listen to if you are driving through the desert in the middle of the night
  • Formed from the smoking ashes of stoner rocker's Kyuss
  • Rob Halford of Judas Priest makes a guest appearance on Rated R
  • They were awarded Best International Newcomer at the Kerrang! Awards 2000
  • Singer/guitarist Josh Homme's favourite band is Cornwall's finest punk rockers, the Subhumans
  • Foo fighter Dave Grohl plays the drums on Songs For The Deaf
  • In 1999 bass player Nick Oliveri was arrested after a backstage dispute with Terrorvision at the Big Day Out festival in Milton Keynes


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Queens Of The Stone Age
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Queens Of The Stone AgeQueens Of The Stone Age
(1998, Roadrunner)
Eponymous debut.

RR
(2000, Interscope)
Mellow and fuzzy(sort of).

Songs For The DeafSongs For The Deaf
(2002, Interscope)
Intense, noisy, thrilling!




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