The Latest Breaking News from Queens ofStone Age

“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 · Sep 29, 2025

"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 · Aug 28, 2025

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 · Aug 23, 2025

"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

Metal Hammer · Jul 15, 2025

“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

MusicRadar · Jul 3, 2025

"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

Metal Hammer · Jun 26, 2025

"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

Louder · Jun 23, 2025

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

Louder · Jun 20, 2025

"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

MusicRadar · Jun 18, 2025

“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 · Jun 1, 2025