Queens of the Stone Age

Queens of the Stone Age have just dropped a new album in the form of '... Like Clockwork,' which is buzzing hard. Therefore, Josh Homme and the boys will be living on the road to support the release with a slew of live shows and tour dates. That's good news for hard rock fans.

Marc Broussely, RedFerns Good news for Queens of the Stone Age fans who were already psyched about the fact that Trent Reznor and Dave Grohl would be lending their immeasurable talents to the new album. Former bassist Nick Oliveri, who was booted from the band by singer/guitarist and longtime cohort Josh Homme back in 2004, has laid down vocals on a brand new song...

Dave Grohl has joined forces again withQueens of the Stone Age. The Foo Fighters mainman is providing his drum skills to the desert rock group'sforthcoming sixth studio album. Grohl stepped in for Joey Castillo, who recently left Queens of the Stone Age for undisclosed reasons...

Suicide Silence singer Mitch Lucker broke his elbow and shared some pretty graphic photos (and details) of his appendage via Twitter. But the busted bone was not the extent of his injury. Apparently, the heavily tattooed vocalist developed an infection, passed out and had to be taken to the hospital via ambulance, where he received a medicine cocktail and IVs...

Weeks after Damon Albarn announced that Gorillaz is likely done for, a new cartoon rock band has emerged to take their place. As Rolling Stone reports, Velvet Revolver guitarist Dave Kushner has joined forces with Dave Warren, creative director on "The Simpsons," to create PusherJones, an animated group that could spawn its own series...

Kyuss Lives! Evidently, it litigates, too. Yesterday (March 10), Josh Homme and Scott Reeder issued a statement explaining why they're suing former Kyuss bandmates John Garcia, Nick Oliveri and Brant Bjork, who regrouped last year and toured as Kyuss Lives...

When you play desert rock like Queens of the Stone Age you have to look and sound the part -- that means wearing a pair of ass-kicking boots, smoking tons of cigarettes and carrying a...loaded high powered rifle? According to TMZ, ex-QOTSA bassist Nick Oliveri (39) was involved in an intense armed standoff with a Los Angeles, Calif...

KYUSS LIVES!, featuring original Kyuss members John Garcia (vocals), Nick Oliveri (bass), and Brant Bjork (drums), along with guitarist Bruno Fevery (from Garcia Plays Kyuss), will be bringing their desert rock to the US for the first time in 15 years this fall ...

In an interview with UGO.com, original Queens of the Stone Age bassist Nick Oliveri says there is little chance of him reuniting with his old gang anytime soon -- even though he is on good terms with them. And it's not for lack of wanting: he approached band leader Josh Homme about sitting in with the Queens for a song during a recent Los Angeles gig and Homme turned him down...

Queens of the Stone Age are reissuing their thoroughly excellent self-titled debut, which came out all the way back in 1998, as a deluxe version on March 1. The band will continue celebrating the release's 13th anniversary by playing the album in its entirety on a short tour that begins on March 18 and runs through April 12...