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Queens of the Stone Age is an American rock band from Palm Desert, California, formed in 1996. The band frequently changes its line-up, and its records often include guest appearances. The only permanent member of the band is founder Josh Homme, with guitarist Troy Van Leeuwen having been a member since the release of the band's third studio album, Songs for the Deaf , in 2002. Bassist Michael Shuman and keyboardist and guitarist Dean Fertita both joined the band in 2007 to tour in support of its fifth studio album, Era Vulgaris (2007). In 2013, Queens of the Stone Age added drummer Jon Theodore during the recording of the album ...Like Clockwork (2013).
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Josh Homme [lower-alpha 1] | 1996–present |
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Troy Van Leeuwen [lower-alpha 2] | 2002–present |
| bass guitar | All Queens of the Stone Age releases from Lullabies to Paralyze (2005) onwards | |
Michael Shuman [lower-alpha 3] | 2007–present |
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Dean Fertita [lower-alpha 4] |
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Jon Theodore [lower-alpha 5] | 2013–present |
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Alfredo Hernández [lower-alpha 6] | 1998–1999 | drums | Queens of the Stone Age (1998) | ||
Gene Trautmann [lower-alpha 7] | 1999–2001 |
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Nick Oliveri [lower-alpha 8] | 1998–2004 (session vocalist in 2013; one off live appearance in 2014) |
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Mark Lanegan [lower-alpha 9] | 2001–2005 (session vocalist 2000, 2007 and 2013) (one off live appearances in 2007 and 2010) (died 2022) |
| Rated R (2000), Songs for the Deaf (2002), Lullabies to Paralyze (2005), Era Vulgaris (2007), ...Like Clockwork (2013) | ||
Dave Grohl [lower-alpha 10] | 2001-2002 (session drummer in 2012–2013) (one-off live appearances in 2007 and 2014) |
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Joey Castillo [lower-alpha 11] | 2002–2012 | piano |
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Alain Johannes [lower-alpha 12] | 2005–2007 (recording engineer, co-producer and session musician in 2000–2005 and 2007–present) |
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Natasha Shneider [lower-alpha 13] | 2005-2006 (session musician in 2000 and 2002) (died 2008) |
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"It really is more of a musical experiment… It keeps moving and reinventing itself. That way we never get painted into a corner."
Josh Homme, 2000
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Queens of the Stone Age is an American rock band formed in 1996 in Seattle, Washington. The band was founded by vocalist and guitarist Josh Homme, who has been the only constant member throughout multiple lineup changes. Since 2013, the lineup has consisted of Homme alongside Troy Van Leeuwen, Michael Shuman, Dean Fertita, and Jon Theodore. The band also has 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.
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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.
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