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Queens of the Stone Age

Queens of the Stone Age
Left to right: Josh Homme , Dean Fertita and Michael Shuman performing at the Eurockéennes festival, July 2007
Background information
Origin	Palm Desert, California, USA
Genre(s)	Hard Rock Stoner Rock Desert Rock Neo-Psychedelia
Years active	1997–present
Label(s)	MCA Music, Inc., Interscope
Associated acts	Kyuss The Desert Sessions Foo Fighters Mondo Generator Eagles of Death Metal Screaming Trees A Perfect Circle Eleven Masters of Reality Sugartooth Beaver Jubilee
Website	www.qotsa.com
Members
Josh Homme Troy Van Leeuwen Joey Castillo Dean Fertita Michael Shuman
Former members
(see below)

Queens of the Stone Age (QOTSA or simply Queens) are a rock band from Palm Desert, California, United States, formed in 1997.

Originally formed under the name Gamma Ray by guitarist Josh Homme, Queens of the Stone Age developed a style of riff-oriented, heavy music which 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". The band is frequently described as stoner rock, although they reject the term.

“

The term sucks. The only element of the audience I want to get rid of is the shirtless, sweaty, maxi-mullet jock dudes. We want sex to bleed into the music. At our shows, we want to see half boys and half girls in a utopian world, dancing and drinking.

”

Their sound has since evolved to incorporate a variety of different styles and influences.

Even more about Queens of the Stone Age

Queens of the Stone Age

The band's official website features news, image gallery, biography and tour dates. Also album information and an online journal.

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