Villains (Queens of the Stone Age album)

Villains
Villains
Studio album by Queens of the Stone Age
Released	August 25, 2017
Recorded	January – March 2017
Genre	Alternative rock; hard rock; dance-rock; stoner rock; boogie rock;
Length	48:00
Label	Matador
Producer	Mark Ronson
Queens of the Stone Age chronology
Alternative cover
	Cover of limited edition release
Singles from Villains
	"The Way You Used to Do"; Released: June 15, 2017; "The Evil Has Landed"; Released: August 10, 2017;

Villains is the seventh studio album by American rock band Queens of the Stone Age, released on August 25, 2017 through Matador. The album was announced on June 14, with a teaser trailer taking the form of a comedy skit featuring the band performing a polygraph test with Liam Lynch. The first single, "The Way You Used to Do", was released the following day along with the announcement of a world tour.^[4]^[5] Villains is the first Queens of the Stone Age album to not feature any special guest musicians, the second to not feature Mark Lanegan, and the first to feature Jon Theodore as full time member of the band.^[6]

The album received widely positive reviews and performed well commercially, topping Billboard's Top Alternative Albums and Top Rock Albums charts. At the 2018 Grammy Awards ceremony, it was nominated for Best Rock Album, losing to The War on Drugs' A Deeper Understanding.^[7]

^ Fowler, Luke (August 29, 2017). "Review: Queens of the Stone Age, Villains". Pretty Much Amazing. Archived from the original on December 3, 2017. Retrieved December 2, 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c Cite error: The named reference p4k review was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Marcham, Rory (August 22, 2017). "Queens Of The Stone Age - Villains". Clash. Archived from the original on August 26, 2017. Retrieved August 26, 2017.
^ Blais-Billie, Braudie (June 14, 2017). "Queens of the Stone Age Announce New Album Villains, Preview New Song: Watch". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on June 14, 2017. Retrieved June 14, 2017.
^ Blistein, Jon (June 15, 2017). "Queens of the Stone Age Preview New LP, Tour With Gritty 'The Way You Used to Do'". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on December 11, 2017. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
^ "Josh Homme explains why there are no special guests on new Queens Of The Stone Age album 'Villains'". NME. June 17, 2017. Archived from the original on August 23, 2017. Retrieved August 15, 2017.
^ Blais-Billie, Braudie (January 28, 2018). "Grammys 2018: The War on Drugs Win Best Rock Album". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on July 4, 2020. Retrieved May 1, 2020.

[1] Fowler, Luke (August 29, 2017). "Review: Queens of the Stone Age, Villains". Pretty Much Amazing. Archived from the original on December 3, 2017. Retrieved December 2, 2017.

[p4k_review-2] Cite error: The named reference p4k review was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[clash-3] Marcham, Rory (August 22, 2017). "Queens Of The Stone Age - Villains". Clash. Archived from the original on August 26, 2017. Retrieved August 26, 2017.

[4] Blais-Billie, Braudie (June 14, 2017). "Queens of the Stone Age Announce New Album Villains, Preview New Song: Watch". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on June 14, 2017. Retrieved June 14, 2017.

[5] Blistein, Jon (June 15, 2017). "Queens of the Stone Age Preview New LP, Tour With Gritty 'The Way You Used to Do'". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on December 11, 2017. Retrieved June 15, 2017.

[6] "Josh Homme explains why there are no special guests on new Queens Of The Stone Age album 'Villains'". NME. June 17, 2017. Archived from the original on August 23, 2017. Retrieved August 15, 2017.

[7] Blais-Billie, Braudie (January 28, 2018). "Grammys 2018: The War on Drugs Win Best Rock Album". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on July 4, 2020. Retrieved May 1, 2020.

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