Queens of the Stone Age (updated edition)
Queens Of The Stone Age emerged in the late 1990s from the ashes of the iconic desert-rock band Kyuss. Immediately establishing a following due to their slick, sarcastic radio-rock and delivering a series of unmissable hit singles and albums, Queens - led by mercurial frontman Josh Homme - have spent the last decade-plus touring the world and dodging obstacles that would have laid a lesser band low. The first Queens Of The Stone Age biography digs far into the band's roots, examines their progress through fistfights, addiction and near death experiences and breaks down their unique music, revealing why this band of fighters have come so far. Joel McIver is the author of 26 books on rock music and regularly contributes to magazines and newspapers such as Classic Rock, Metal Hammer, The Guardian and The Daily Telegraph.