Queens of the Stone Age (album)

Queens of the Stone Age
Studio album by
Queens of the Stone Age
ReleasedSeptember 22, 1998 (1998-09-22)
RecordedApril 3–21, 1998
Studio
Genre
Length46:27
Label
Producer
Queens of the Stone Age chronology
The Split CD
(1998) 		Queens of the Stone Age
(1998) 		Rated R
(2000)
Alternative cover
Original LP record release and 2022 reissue cover

Queens of the Stone Age is the debut studio album by American rock band Queens of the Stone Age, released by Loosegroove Records on September 22, 1998. It was primarily written and recorded in April 1998 by founding member Josh Homme and his former Kyuss bandmate Alfredo Hernández, with Hernández playing drums and Homme singing and playing the rest of the instruments. Homme also produced the album alongside Joe Barresi. Bassist Nick Oliveri, also a former member of Kyuss, would join the band by the time of the album's release. Queens of the Stone Age received generally positive reviews from critics, who placed it in the stoner rock genre and drew comparisons to krautrock bands such as Neu! and Can, as well as to Kyuss and other metal bands.

In 2011, Homme reissued Queens of the Stone Age through his Rekords Rekords label, having it remastered and adding three additional tracks–two from the album's recording sessions and one from two years earlier. The reissue received a positive critical response and was accompanied by a supporting concert tour. Working on the reissue and subsequent tour also inspired part of the band's approach to recording its sixth album, ...Like Clockwork, released in 2013. In 2022, the album was reissued again on Matador Records with its original LP artwork.[7]

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