Queens of the Stone Age is an American Grammy Award-nominated rock band from Palm Desert, California, United States, formed in 1997. Originally formed under the name Gamma Ray by guitarist Josh Homme, following the breakup of his previous band, Kyuss, Queens of the Stone Age developed a style of riff-oriented, heavy music which has been described by Homme as 'robot rock', saying that he "wanted to create a heavy sound based on a solid jam, and ju...
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Place Musical Career Began:
Active as Musical Artist (start):
- 1996
Musical Genres:
- Hard rock ,
- Alternative rock ,
- Stoner rock ,
- Alternative metal ,
- Neo-Psychedelia ,
- Desert rock ,
- Rock music ,
- Psychedelic rock ,
- Art rock ,
- Heavy metal
Also known as:
- QOTSA,
- Queens Of The Stoneage,
- Queen Of Stoneage
