The following is the discography of Californian stoner rock musician Brant Bjork. Bjork has released sixteen studio albums and one live album as a solo artist, appeared on multiple albums as a member of bands such as Kyuss, Fu Manchu and Mondo Generator, and collaborated with different artists and made guest appearances on several recordings.
Brant Bjork
Brant Bjork and the Bros
Brant Bjork and the Low Desert Punk Band
Brant Bjork Trio
Year | Title | Notes |
1990 | Sons of Kyuss | Drums |
1991 | Wretch | Drums, Composer, Lyricist |
1992 | Blues for the Red Sun | Drums, Concept, Composer, Lyricist |
1994 | (Welcome to) Sky Valley | Drums, Composer, Lyricist, last w/ Kyuss, left then later joined Fu Manchu |
2000 | Muchas Gracias: The Best of Kyuss | Drums, Composer, Lyricist |
Year | Title | Notes |
1995 | Balls for Days | Drums |
Year | Title | Notes |
1994 | No One Rides for Free | Producer |
1997 | The Action Is Go | Drums |
1998 | Jailbreak split 7-inch w/ Fatso Jetson | Drums |
1999 | Eatin' Dust | Drums |
1999 | King of the Road | Drums |
2001 | California Crossing | Drums |
Year | Title | Notes |
2000 | Sounds of Liberation | Guitar, Vocals |
Year | Title | Notes |
2000 | Cocaine Rodeo | Drums ("13th Floor", "Simple Exploding Man", "Cocaine Rodeo") |
2003 | A Drug Problem That Never Existed | Drums |
2004 | Use Once and Destroy Me (DVD) | Drums |
2006 | "I Never Sleep" – 7-inch | Drums ("Here We Come", "Allen's Wrench") |
2008 | Australian Tour EP 2008 | Drums ("Unless I Can Kill", "Simple Exploding Man") |
2009 | Cocaine Rodeo Reissue - (Bonus Live Disc) | Drums |
Year | Title | Notes |
2013 | Peace | Drums, Percussion, Bass, Vocals, Producer |
Year | Title | Notes |
2021 | Live in the Mojave Desert: Volume 4 | Guitar, Vocals |
2021 | Stoners Rule | Guitar, Vocals |
2022 | Totally... | Guitar, Vocals |
2023 | Boogie to Baja | Guitar, Vocals |
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Year | Title | Notes |
1995 | Gossamer – Solarfeast | Producer (released on El Camino Records) |
1997 | 7-inch Single – LAB | Guitar, ("Burning Leaf", "Chihuahua") |
1998 | 7-inch Singles – Fatso Jetson | Guitar, ("Blueberries & Chrome", "Swollen Offering", "Accelerator General") |
1998 | Welcome to Meteor City – Meteor City | Guitar, Fatso Jetson song ("Procrastination Process") |
1998 | Vols. 1&2 – Desert Sessions | Drums, Bass, & Percussion |
1999 | Vols. 5&6 – Desert Sessions | Drums, Guitar |
2004 | Auf Der Maur – Auf der Maur | Drums, ("Followed The Waves", "My Foggy Notion") |
2005 | Demon Crossing – Yellow #5 | Drums |
2005 | Cowboy Coffee and Burned Knives – Hulk | Guest appearance, "Seducer" (hidden track) |
2006 | Sabbia (DVD) | Composer, Concept |
2006 | Extraterrestrial Highway – Ten East | Bass |
2006 | I Got Time – OJM | Guest appearance, "I Got Time" |
2012 | Earthlings? (reissue) – Earthlings? | Congas, "Lightning Song" (bonus track) |
2015 | 18th Anniversary – OJM | Guest appearance, "Jam of Wine" |
2018 | Bunny Rumble – Bunny Racket | Guest appearance, "Big Brown Dog" w/ Robby Krieger |
2023 | Folklore From The Other Desert Cities – Mario Lalli & The Rubber Snake Charmers | Guitar |
Kyuss was an American stoner rock band formed in Palm Desert, California, in 1987, and considered one of the pioneers of the genre. After disbanding in 1995, a number of band members have gone on to form or play in several notable bands including Queens of the Stone Age, Screaming Trees, Fu Manchu, Dwarves, Eagles of Death Metal, Mondo Generator, Hermano, Unida, Slo Burn and Them Crooked Vultures.
Nick Steven Oliveri is an American multi-instrumentalist, singer and songwriter. He is best known as a former bassist of Kyuss and later Queens of the Stone Age from 1998 to 2004. Oliveri is also a solo artist and frequent contributor to his friends' albums and tours, including Winnebago Deal, Masters of Reality, Turbonegro, Moistboyz, Svetlanas and Big Scenic Nowhere among many others. He is currently the frontman of his project, Mondo Generator, a punk and metal hybrid that he formed in 1997, and the co-founder of the stoner rock power trio, Stöner. He has also worked periodically with the Dwarves since 1993.
John Garcia is an American singer and songwriter. He is best known as the vocalist and founding member of stoner rock bands Kyuss, Slo Burn, Unida and Hermano. Garcia also performed in Vista Chino, formerly Kyuss Lives!, with former Kyuss members Brant Bjork and Nick Oliveri. Garcia has since decided to pursue his solo career, having formed his band, John Garcia and the Band of Gold, in 2019.
Welcome to Sky Valley is the third studio album by American rock band Kyuss. It was released on June 28, 1994, through Elektra and Chameleon Records.
Brant Bjork is an American musician, singer, songwriter and record producer. He is best known as the drummer and founder of the influential Californian stoner rock band Kyuss. Bjork has also been a member of Fu Manchu, Mondo Generator and Vista Chino, the latter with former Kyuss members John Garcia and Nick Oliveri. He is currently the frontman and co-founder of the stoner rock power trio, Stöner. Bjork is one of the more notable figures in the stoner rock and Palm Desert scene and maintains a prolific solo career with over a dozen released albums.
Alfredo Hernández is an American drummer best known as a former member of desert rock bands Kyuss, Queens of the Stone Age, Brant Bjork and the Bros and Yawning Man, and as a current member of the band, Avon.
Cocaine Rodeo is the debut studio album by American rock band Mondo Generator, released through Southern Lord Records on 18 July 2000. It was compiled of material recorded by vocalist/bassist Nick Oliveri with drummer Rob Oswald, vocalist/guitarist Brent Malkus, and his ex-Kyuss bandmates Josh Homme, Brant Bjork and John Garcia. Recorded in 1997, the material was shelved for three years due to disinterest from the band to release it and Oliveri's full-time commitment to Queens of the Stone Age.
Ché was an American stoner rock band founded by former Kyuss drummers Brant Bjork and Alfredo Hernández, and former Unida bassist Dave Dinsmore. Ché released their only album, Sounds of Liberation, in 2000.
Yawning Man is an American experimental rock band from La Quinta, California. The band originally formed in 1986, although they released no studio recordings until 2005. They have been noted to be one of the first influential bands in the desert rock scene.
Jalamanta is the stoner rock and Palm Desert scene musician Brant Bjork's debut solo album after leaving Kyuss and joining Fu Manchu. Originally released on October 11, 1999, through Man's Ruin Records, Jalamanta was later re-released on Bjork's own label, Duna Records, in 2003, 2006 and 2009. In 2019, Bjork's current label, Heavy Psych Sounds, released a remixed and remastered version of the album with new artwork.
Mondo Generator is an American rock band founded in 1997 by Nick Oliveri. The band has released seven studio albums, four EPs, one live album and one video album.
Somera Sól is the second album by the stoner rock band Brant Bjork and the Bros, and the seventh solo album by Brant Bjork. It was released on May 8 2007, and features former Kyuss drummer Alfredo Hernandez, in addition to guest appearances by Sean Wheeler of Throw Rag and Mario Lalli of Fatso Jetson. The album was reissued by Brant Bjork's former record label Low Desert Punk in 2008 with altered artwork, and again in 2022 by Bjork's current record label Heavy Psych Sounds Records featuring new artwork.
"Gardenia" is a song by American rock band Kyuss. It was released in 1995 as the second single from their third studio album, Welcome to Sky Valley (1994). It was written by the band's drummer, Brant Bjork.
The following is a comprehensive discography of Kyuss, a Southern California-based stoner/desert rock band active between 1988 and 1995 and again since 2010 as Kyuss Lives! During their initial seven-year run, Kyuss had four full-length studio albums, one split album, seven singles, and four music videos. They also released one EP under the name Sons of Kyuss.
Vista Chino was an American rock band formed in 2010 by vocalist John Garcia, drummer Brant Bjork and bassist Nick Oliveri, all previously members of Kyuss, along with guitarist Bruno Fevery.
Peace is the only album by American rock band Vista Chino. It features three former members of Kyuss, along with new guitarist Bruno Fevery. It was released on September 3, 2013, by Napalm Records.
This article lists the discography of Nick Oliveri. Oliveri is an American multi-instrumentalist who is best known for his work as a member of Kyuss and Queens of the Stone Age. Oliveri frequently contributes to the work of other artists as a solo artist, most notably on ...Like Clockwork, a 2013 Queens of the Stone Age album, for which he provided backing vocals on "If I Had a Tail".
Stöner is an American rock band formed in 2020 by former Kyuss members Brant Bjork and Nick Oliveri, and Bjork's solo band drummer, Ryan Güt. The power trio has released two studio albums and toured extensively in support of both albums.
Mankind Woman is the thirteenth solo album by stoner rock musician Brant Bjork. It was released on September 14, 2018, by Heavy Psych Sounds Records.
Bougainvillea Suite is the thirteenth solo album by stoner rock musician Brant Bjork. It was released on October 28, 2022, by Heavy Psych Sounds Records. The album features a much more laid back relaxed sound from previous offerings. This is the last album recorded at his Joshua Tree home studio.