Queens of the Stone Age have announced their long-awaited 8th studio album, In Times New Roman…out June 16th on Matador / Remote Control Records. In Times New Roman… is raw, at times brutal and not recommended for the faint of heart. And yet, it’s perhaps the most beautiful and definitely the most rewarding album in their epic discography. Founder Joshua Homme’s most acerbic lyrics to date are buoyed by the instantly identifiable QOTSA sonic signature, expanded and embellished with new and unprecedented...
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Ending a 16-year hiatus since its last installment, the most mythical, longest-running rock n roll mixtape odyssey in existence, Desert Sessions will return this October with the most ambitious entries yet in its expansive and elusive catalog: Vols. 11 & 12 (a/k/a respectively as Arrivederci Despair and Tightwads & Nitwits & Critics & Heels) will be released October 25th on Matador Records / Remote Control Records. Vols. 11 & 12...
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Having left a trail of ecstatically exhausted fans in its wake from Niagara Falls to Australia, Queens Of The Stone Age’s world tour in support of their seventh album Villains has careened to a triumphant finish in Perth with its 129th show. As the tour came to a close, fans in Tasmania were treated to an intimate one-off acoustic set at MONA in Hobart – a benefit that generated $10,000 matched...
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Queens of the Stone Age have unveiled the latest creation for their video to ‘Head Like A Haunted House’, taken from their album Villains, which is available now to purchase or stream here. Watch the new clip below! Created, directed and art direction by frequent collaborator Liam Lynch, the video is a ghastly animated carnival ride through your worst fever-induced nightmares. Accompanied by disembodied hands, UFOs, smoldering hellscapes and grooving skeletons, Joshua...
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The video for ‘The Way You Used To Do’, taken from Queens Of The Stone Age’s album Villains, is now available to view on Youtube for the first time. The devilish promo has been realised as a fever dream Satanic dance ritual extravaganza—featuring QOTSA founder and frontman Joshua Homme. Conceived by Joshua Homme, directed by Jonas Akerlund and produced by Serial Pictures, ‘The Way You Used To Do’ somehow fit its...
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“The title Villains isn’t a political statement. It has nothing to do with Trump or any of that shit. It’s simply 1) a word that looks fantastic and 2) a comment on the three versions of every scenario: yours, mine and what actually happened… Everyone needs someone or something to rail against their villain same as it ever was. You can’t control that. The only thing you can really control...
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Queens Of The Stone Age share the video to their first single from upcoming album Villains,’The Way You Used To Do’, created by Joshua Homme, directed by Jonas Akerlund and produced by Serial Pictures. Watch below! Homme says “Dancing and headbanging are truly individualistic expressions of losing oneself fully in appreciation of music—who better to combine these things into a singular vision than someone who’s directed Madonna and Lady Gaga videos–and also happens to...
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Queens Of The Stone Age unveil ‘The Evil Has Landed’, the second track to be released from their new album Villains out Friday 25 August. Listen below! Produced by Mark Ronson, and written by Josh Homme, Dean Fertita, Mikey Shuman and Troy Van Leeuwan, ‘The Evil Has Landed’ sees Queens on classic form in a monstrous six and a half minute epic. Villains was produced by Mark Ronson and co-produced by Mark Rankin...
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“The title Villains isn’t a political statement. It has nothing to do with Trump or any of that shit. It’s simply 1) a word that looks fantastic and 2) a comment on the three versions of every scenario: yours, mine and what actually happened… Everyone needs someone or something to rail against—their villain—same as it ever was. You can’t control that. The only thing you can really control is when...
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Queens Of The Stone Age return to Australia and New Zealand at last, performing four headline shows in July! Kicking off their tour at Auckland’s Logan Campbell on Thursday 13th July, Sydney’s Hordern Pavilion on Wednesday 19th July, and Melbourne’s Festival Hall on Thursday 20th July. Then for the very first time – ever, performing in the Top End at Darwin’s Convention Centre on Sunday 16th July! General public tickets to...
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QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE’S …Like Clockwork has gone Gold in Australia. …Like Clockwork, the sixth studio album from Queens Of The Stone Age, debuted at #1 on the Aria Chart earlier this year. It marked the first #1 for the band and also label partner Matador Records in Australia. QOTSA will be touring Australia next year with Nine Inch Nails in what could arguably be described as one of...
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