A band that reshaped desert rock with deliberate riffs and shifting lineups since the late '90s.
For a quick sense of their range, listen to 'The Lost Art of Keeping a Secret' from 2000 and 'The Way You Used to Do' from 2017. They're bookends that show how much ground they cover without losing that heavy, deliberate feel.
They took the raw energy of Kyuss and sharpened it into something both heavy and precise. 'No One Knows' from 2002's 'Songs for the Deaf' became a defining single, with Dave Grohl's drumming pushing their sound into wider recognition. Their catalog, from early tracks like 'The Lost Art of Keeping a Secret' to later ones such as 'I Sat By The Ocean,' shows a consistent drive without ever settling into a predictable formula.
The band formed in 1997 after Kyuss dissolved, with Josh Homme pulling together a lineup that included Nick Oliveri. Their self-titled debut arrived the next year, followed by 'Rated R' in 2000. Lineups shifted over time, with Troy Van Leeuwen and Michael Shuman joining later, but they kept releasing records like 'Lullabies to Paralyze' and 'Villains,' each tweaking their approach while maintaining that core swagger.
Keep it compact: a lyric you come back to, a live memory, or the part of the catalog you would point someone toward first.
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