Queens of the Stone Age

Queens of the Stone Age is an American rock band whose line-up includes founding member Josh Homme, alongside longtime members Troy Van Leeuwen, Joey Castillo, and Michael Shuman. Dean Fertita would join the group in 2007.

The band's first release was Gamma Ray, a two-track EP featuring the songs "Born to Hula" and "If Only Everything" in January 1996. In December of the same year, the band released a split EP, Kyuss/Queens of the Stone Age, which was the first official release by the band under the name Queens of the Stone Age. The band released their self-titled debut, Queens of the Stone Age, in 1998.

Their 2000 album Rated R featured the song "Feel Good Hit of the Summer". The success of the record earned the band notable opening slots with The Smashing Pumpkins, Foo Fighters, Hole, and a place at Ozzfest 2000.

Their third album, Songs for the Deaf, was released in August 2002 and the album reached gold status in 2003, with sales peaking at over 900,000 copies. The singles "No One Knows" and "Go with the Flow" became hits on radio and MTV. Both "No One Knows" and "Go with the Flow" were also featured on the first iterations of the popular video games Guitar Hero and Rock Band.

In 2005, they recorded the Queens' fourth studio album, Lullabies to Paralyze, a title taken from a lyric in "Mosquito Song" from their previous album. The release featured the appearance of several guests, most notably ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons. The album debuted number 5 slot on the Billboard Music Chart, the greatest initial success of any Queens record to date.

In May 2005, the group was the musical guest on Saturday Night Live. In November 2005, the band released a live album/DVD set called Over the Years and Through the Woods, featuring a live concert filmed in London, England, and bonus features which included rare videos of songs from 1998 to 2005.

The next album, Era Vulgaris, was released in June 2007 and "Sick, Sick, Sick and "3's & 7's" were released as singles.

During 2009 and 2010, band members worked on side projects during a hiatus.

In 2010, the band toured and released a two CD deluxe edition of Rated R in August 2010. They released a remastered version of their first self titled album early 2011.

Currently, Queens of the Stone Age have been working on a sixth studio album, likely due for release in 2012.