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Also Known As: Gamma Ray (1996-1997)
Members:
Josh Homme - vocals, guitars, bass, piano, keyboards, drums, percussion
(1996-present)

Troy Van Leeuwen - guitars, backing vocals, keyboards, bass, percussion
(2002-present)

Dean Fertita - keyboards, guitars, backing vocals, piano
(2007-present)

Michael Shuman - bass, backing vocals, guitars, keyboards, percussion
(2007-present)

Jon Theodore - drums, percussion, sampler
(2013-present)
Name Origin:
Oliveri explained: "When we were making a record in 1992, under the band Kyuss, our producer Chris Goss, he would joke and say 'You guys are like the queens of the stone age.' The band was originally called Gamma Ray, but we got threatened with a lawsuit because someone else had it. So we were Queens of the Stone Age."

Homme further explained: "Kings would be too macho. The Kings of the Stone Age wear armor and have axes and wrestle. The Queens of the Stone Age hang out with the Kings of the Stone Age's girlfriends when they wrestle, and also it was a name given to us by Chris Goss. He gave us the name Queens of the Stone Age. Rock should be heavy enough for the boys and sweet enough for the girls. That way everyone's happy and it's more of a party. Kings of the Stone Age is too lopsided."
From: Palm Desert, California, United States
Genre(s): Alternative rock, stoner rock
Active From: 1996-present
Associated Acts: Eagles of Death Metal, Kyuss, Mondo Generator, The Dead Weather, The Desert Sessions, Them Crooked Vultures
Quotes:
It really is more of a musical experiment.... It keeps moving and reinventing itself. That way we never get painted into a corner. - Homme (2000)

I'd like to keep it loose, open and free, I just think that if we can expand and contract, then there's nothing we can't do, and even the old songs will never be something like, 'Oh, let's not play that any more.' - Homme (2000)