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UNBELIEVABLE: Queens ofstone age | History Defined

“It was so heavy to lift as an 11-year-old”: Josh Homme’s first guitar amp wasn’t even a guitar amp

It was a choice that set the tone for a career full of left-field gear picks

Guitar World

"He looked at the lyrics and goes, ‘Rock ’n’ roll cocktail – I think I invented that!'" How Queens of the Stone Age got a metal legend to sing on a single US radio would not touch

Feel Good Hit of the Summer was a commercial flop but became an instant, messy classic

Metal Hammer

"Guns in the house means it becomes a hostage situation." This is what happened when a Los Angeles SWAT team swooped on ex-Queens of the Stone Age bassist Nick Oliveri - and the stand-off that followed

The former QOTSA bassist faced a potential prison sentence of up to 15 years

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"It was the perfect tragedy. Heavy metal albums found in their rooms, antisocial behaviour." How Lemmy, Corey Taylor, Henry Rollins and the metal community united to save three teenagers at the heart of a murder case that shocked America

The story of the West Memphis Three captured the attention of the metal world - and some of its biggest artists took action

Metal Hammer

Queens of the Stone Age at Royal Albert Hall: '2025's best gig?'

5/5 Josh Homme leads the band into new gothic crooning territory before blowing the roof off the hallowed Hall

Evening Standard

God Save the Queens: The rock and the roll of Josh Homme

The Queens of the Stone Age frontman has survived brushes with death to come back stronger as the ultimate rock star — but his attitude has always been built on authenticity, says Lisa Wright

Evening Standard

"Take cover." Foo Fighters announce 2026 stadium tour with Queens Of The Stone Age - listen to new Foos song Asking For A Friend now

Foo Fighters will be back on the road in 2026!

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“I saw one of their pedals and thought, ‘That’s the sound I’ve been thinking about for 10 years!’” Meet Coach Party, the UK indie-rockers dialing in Tokai Teles, Amazon tremolos and secrets from Queens of the Stone Age’s pedalboards

The Isle of Wight quartet discuss Josh Homme’s hospitality, giving lessons to Wet Leg and their sticky yet therapeutic second album, Caramel –and share an exclusive live performance of Still Hurts

Guitar World

"It's kind of a concept record, if the word ‘concept’ didn’t suck." Josh Homme and Dave Grohl spill the tea on Queens Of The Stone Age masterpiece Songs for the Deaf

QOTSA's Songs for the Deaf has just turned 23. This is the story behind a modern classic

Louder

Queens Of The Stone Age headline festival rocked by controversy

Irish band The Mary Wallopers had their sound cut over an onstage pro-Palestinian protest.

Evening Standard

"It was such a poetic ending to a career that you just can’t take your eyes and ears off." Queens of the Stone Age's Josh Homme salutes the late Ozzy Osbourne

Josh Homme can see a certain beauty in Ozzy Osbourne's final show and heartbreaking death

Metal Hammer

"As a recording utility to help a part cut, or a way to get you a little closer to the QOTSA sound, it’s mission accomplished": Peavey Joshua Homme Decade Too review

In its 60th Anniversary year, Peavey updates its little amp gone by and shares Josh Homme's "secret weapon" with the rest of us

Guitar World

“He loved that I was playing Peavey… when we ended up touring with them, I saw why”: BRONCHO’s Ryan Lindsey has built a career on unique melodic chug, and won fans in Josh Homme and Jack White. But he still owes Steve Stevens an apology

The singular indie-rocker uses a battered Silvertone and budget amps, and chases the demo to the nth degree. He explains how he developed a truly individual tone – and why he’s still traumatized after a run-in with the Billy Idol guitarist’s pedalboard

Guitar World

Queens Of The Stone Age announce intimate UK and European gigs

Queens Of The Stone Age will play intimate gigs at venues in the UK and Europe on The Catacombs Tour in October.

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"Appropriate dress is encouraged for this very special evening at the theatre": Queens Of The Stone Age announce UK and European shows

The Catacombs tour follows the release of the Queens Of The Stone Age: Alive In The Catacombs film and live album

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“I have to say it was the most bizarre musical experience I think I’ve had”: Queens Of The Stone Age’s Troy Van Leeuwen on what it was like to play for the “bones of six million people” in the Catacombs of Paris

Alive in the Catacombs presents a set of stripped-down QOTSA classics on acoustic for a unique concert film/EP

Metal Hammer

"I've actually talked about it a few times." After years of shooting down the idea, Josh Homme now says that a Kyuss reunion is "possible"

Could cult desert rock legends Kyuss rise again? Josh Homme offers fans a glimmer of hope

Louder

"A limited series of very special one-night-only evenings at a curated selection of North America’s most historic theaters." Queens of the Stone Age announce The Catacombs Tour

It'll be just like seeing QOTSA perform underneath Paris surrounded by millions of skeletons, except completely different

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Louder

How Dire Straits outsold everyone, hijacked MTV, and accidentally made a classic: Only in the new issue of Classic Rock

Also in this issue: Iron Maiden, Alice Cooper, Mike Peters, Buckcherry, Adam Duritz, Battlesnake, Eureka Machines, H.E.A.T, Steve Lillywhite, Live Aid USA and more

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"There’s also an entitled, spoiled aspect to this": Josh Homme on his subterranean Alive In The Catacombs gig to 6 million skeletons

“This could be beautiful. This could be elegant,” he says, of Queens of the Stone Age's unusual live return

Louder

“Rock'n'roll is a volatile thing... this is not an accounting office”: the story of Rated R, Queens Of The Stone Age’s strange, brilliant breakthrough record

The tale of Josh Homme & co.’s excellent second album, which turns 25 this month, and how metal icon Rob Halford came to make a cameo on it.

Louder

Queens of the Stone Age announce international screenings for Alive in the Catacombs film

Alive in the Catacombs will be screened in cinemas in 20 countries next month

Guitar World

“Some things you are supposed to touch, and some things you are never supposed to touch”: Remembering when Queens of the Stone Age's Josh Homme played George Harrison’s Rosewood Telecaster – and got so star-struck by the guitar he couldn’t speak

We've all been there, one of the most legendary techs in guitar history hands you a Beatle's guitar and it is all too much

The Independent UK

From the Montreux Jazz Festival to Primavera: the 12 best music festivals in Europe for 2025

SUMMER GUIDE 2025: From a former military airfield to a stage suspended over a lake, many of Europe’s best festivals offer spectacular scenery along with the biggest and best lineups. The Independent’s culture team share their favourites

Metal Hammer

"In Russia, when you see a bear, it's not ****ing funny." Alex Terrible is a bear-wrestling, bareknuckle fighting controversy magnet. He's also made Slaughter To Prevail unlikely metal icons

We head Stateside to speak to the man behind the mask as Russian deathcore crew Slaughter To Prevail prepare to unleash their new album

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