Queens of the Stone Age is a rock band from Palm Desert, California, United States. The band is frequently labeled
stoner rock, although they reject the label. They developed a style of riff-oriented, heavy music which the band's founder and mastermind
Josh Homme described as "
robot rock", saying that he "wanted to create a heavy sound based on a solid jam, just pound it into your head". Since then, their sound has evolved to incorporate a variety of different styles and influences. While in high school, Homme got together with locals
Brant Bjork,
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