rock band from
Palm Desert,
California,
United States, formed in 1997.Originally formed under the name Gamma Ray by guitarist
Josh Homme, Queens of the Stone Age developed a style of
riff-oriented, heavy music which Homme described as 'robot rock', saying that he "wanted to create a heavy sound based on a solid jam, and just pound it into your head". The band is frequently described as
stoner rock, although they reject the term.
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