Kyuss
Kyuss circa 1994. Left to right: Scott Reeder, Alfredo Hernandez, John Garcia and Josh Homme.
Background information
Origin	California, USA
Genre(s)	Desert Rock Stoner Rock
Years active	1989 – 1995
Label(s)	Dali (1991 – 1993) Elektra (1993 – 1995)
Associated acts	Queens of the Stone Age Fu Manchu Slo Burn Unida Hermano Eagles of Death Metal
Website	stonerrock.com/kyuss
Members
John Garcia Josh Homme Alfredo Hernández Scott Reeder
Former members
Brant Bjork Nick Oliveri Chris Cockrell

This article is about the band. For the fictional deity, see Kyuss (Greyhawk)

Kyuss (pronounced ['kaɪ.əs] or "kai-uss") was an influential stoner rock band, originally from Palm Desert, California. After forming in the late 1980s and releasing an EP under the name Sons of Kyuss in 1990, the band shortened its name to Kyuss. Over the next five years the band released four full-length albums before splitting up in 1995. Since then, members of Kyuss went on to form or feature in several notable bands including Queens of the Stone Age, Fu Manchu, Unida, Hermano and Slo Burn. Image File history File links Promo photo of Kyuss, Photographer Michael Anderson This is a copyrighted promotional photo with a known source. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Largest metro area Greater Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Desert Rock is a term given to several bands that hail from the Californian Palm Desert Scene. ... Stoner rock and stoner metal are interchangeable terms describing sub-genres of rock and metal music. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... Elektra Records is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group, and today operates under Atlantic Records Group. ... This article is about the American rock band. ... Fu Manchu is a Southern Californian stoner rock band, who released their debut single Kept Between Trees in 1990. ... Slo Burn was a short-lived stoner rock band formed in 1996 in the wake of Kyusss demise. ... After the dissolution of Kyuss, and a short aventure in Slo Burn, John Garcia (vocals) comes back with Unida also featuring Arthur Seay (guitar), Dave Dinsmore (bass) and Mike Cancino (drums). ... Hermano is a stoner rock band from the United States formed in 1998. ... Eagles of Death Metal (EofDM) is an American garage rock band formed by Jesse Hughes and Josh Homme. ... John Garcia (born September 04 1970) is a vocalist who has been a member of Slo Burn, Unida and, most notably, Kyuss and is now the vocalist of Hermano. ... Joshua Michael Homme (born May 17, 1973 in Palm Springs, California) is an American Rock musician. ... Alfredo Hernández is an American drummer best known as a member of desert rock bands Kyuss, Queens of the Stone Age, Brant Bjork and the Bros and Yawning Man. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Brant Bjork is an American musician from Palm Desert, California, who is a drummer, producer, guitarist and one of the more notable figures in the stoner rock and desert rock, and Palm Desert scenes. ... Nick Stephen Oliveri (born October 21, 1971 in Los Angeles) is an American musician from Palm Desert, California. ... Chris Cockrell is an American musician, who played bass on Sons of Kyuss as part of a band of the same name, later shortened to just Kyuss. ... In the Dungeons & Dragons World of Greyhawk campaign setting, Kyuss (pronounced kai-OOSS) is a deity concerned with the Creation and Mastery of the Undead. ... Stoner rock and stoner metal are interchangeable terms describing sub-genres of rock and metal music. ... Palm Desert is a city in Riverside County, California, in the Coachella Valley (Palm Springs area), approximately 11 miles east of Palm Springs in the Coachella Valley. ... This article is about the American rock band. ... Fu Manchu is a Southern Californian stoner rock band, who released their debut single Kept Between Trees in 1990. ... After the dissolution of Kyuss, and a short aventure in Slo Burn, John Garcia (vocals) comes back with Unida also featuring Arthur Seay (guitar), Dave Dinsmore (bass) and Mike Cancino (drums). ... Hermano is a stoner rock band from the United States formed in 1998. ... Slo Burn was a short-lived stoner rock band formed in 1996 in the wake of Kyusss demise. ...

History

As Sons of Kyuss (pre-1990)

The band formed in the late 1980s under the name Katzenjammer (German for "hangover") before settling on the name Sons of Kyuss in 1989. The name Sons of Kyuss was taken from a creature found in the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game.^[1] In 1990 the band recorded and released their eponymous debut EP, Sons of Kyuss, which was their only release to feature Chris Cockrell on bass. Later that year, the band recruited a new bassist, Nick Oliveri, and shortened their name to Kyuss. In the Dungeons & Dragons World of Greyhawk campaign setting, Kyuss (pronounced kai-OOSS) is a deity concerned with the Creation and Mastery of the Undead. ... D&D redirects here. ... A roleplaying game (RPG) is a type of game in which players assume the roles of characters and collaboratively create stories. ... Sons of Kyuss was the original name for the stoner rock group Kyuss. ... Chris Cockrell is an American musician, who played bass on Sons of Kyuss as part of a band of the same name, later shortened to just Kyuss. ... Nick Stephen Oliveri (born October 21, 1971 in Los Angeles) is an American musician from Palm Desert, California. ...

As Kyuss (1991-1995)

Kyuss' first line-up consisted of vocalist John Garcia, guitarist Joshua Homme, bassist Nick Oliveri and drummer Brant Bjork. The band gradually built a local following in Palm Desert, California and frequently performed at parties in and around the isolated towns of Southern California's desert areas. These impromptu shows, referred to as "generator parties",^[2] consisted of small crowds of people, beer drinking, and the use of gasoline-powered generators to provide electricity for the equipment.^[3] Homme commented that playing in the desert "was the shaping factor for the band" noting that "there's no clubs here, so you can only play for free. If people don't like you, they'll tell you. You can't suck."^[2] John Garcia (born September 04 1970) is a vocalist who has been a member of Slo Burn, Unida and, most notably, Kyuss and is now the vocalist of Hermano. ... Josh Homme (born Joshua Michael Homme on May 17, 1973 , in Palm Springs, CA) is an American rock musician. ... Nick Stephen Oliveri (born October 21, 1971 in Los Angeles) is an American musician from Palm Desert, California. ... Brant Bjork is an American musician from Palm Desert, California, who is a drummer, producer, guitarist and one of the more notable figures in the stoner rock and desert rock, and Palm Desert scenes. ... This article is about the region of Southern California. ...

The band then signed with independent record label Dali Records, who released their debut album, Wretch, in September 1991. Many of the songs on the album were re-recorded versions of those that appeared on the Sons of Kyuss EP. Under-produced and poorly financed, album sales were sluggish even as their live shows gained fame.^[1] However, guitarist Josh Homme soon gained a reputation for his downtuned, psychedelic style of guitar playing, and his convention of playing electric guitars through bass guitar amplifiers to create a bass-heavy sound. An independent record label is variously described as a record label operating without the funding (or outside the organizations) of the major record labels, and/or a label that subscribes to indie philosophies such as DIY and anti-corporate art. ... Wretch is the debut album by Kyuss, released in 1991 (see 1991 in music) after forming and renaming the band from their original name Sons of Kyuss. ... Psychedelic rock is a style of rock music that attempts to replicate the mind-altering experiences of hallucinogenic drugs. ...

In 1992 the band, along with producer Chris Goss, began work on their next album, Blues for the Red Sun. Released in June that year, the album was critically hailed and is often regarded as a pioneering stoner rock record. By the end of 1993 they were invited to open nine dates for Metallica touring Australia.^[2] After touring in support of Blues for the Red Sun, bassist Nick Oliveri left the band and was replaced by Scott Reeder. Chris Goss Christopher Goss, better known as Chris Goss is an American record producer and musician, who is not only known for his work on albums by Kyuss and Queens of the Stone Age, but also as the frontman of desert rock band Masters of Reality. ... Blues for the Red Sun is a 1992 (see 1992 in music) album by stoner metal band Kyuss. ... Stoner rock and stoner metal are interchangeable terms describing sub-genres of rock and metal music. ... Metallica is a Grammy Award-winning American heavy metal/thrash metal band formed in 1981[1] and has become one of the most commercially successful musical acts of recent decades. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

The band then signed with Elektra Records and released Welcome to Sky Valley in 1994. The album received critical acclaim and, musically, demonstrated a much heavier and more psychedelic sound. However, personal problems soon tore the group apart and drummer Brant Bjork left following a brief tour of the album, to be replaced by Alfredo Hernández. In July 1995, they released their fourth and final album, ...And the Circus Leaves Town. The group decided to disband in October of that year. Elektra Records is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group, and today operates under Atlantic Records Group. ... Welcome to Sky Valley is the third album by Kyuss on June 28, 1994. ... Alfredo Hernández is an American drummer best known as a member of desert rock bands Kyuss, Queens of the Stone Age, Brant Bjork and the Bros and Yawning Man. ... ...And the Circus Leaves Town is the fourth and last album by Kyuss, released on July 11, 1995 (see 1995 in music) before disbanding in October. ...

Post-break up (1996-present)

Shortly after the break up, Homme and Hernandez rejoined to form Queens of the Stone Age, and soon recruited Oliveri as permanent bassist. In December 1997, a transitional split EP was released, featuring three songs by Kyuss ("Into The Void" (a Black Sabbath cover), "Fatso Forgotso" and "Flip the Phase") and three by Queens of the Stone Age ("If Only Everything", "Born to Hula" and "Spiders & Vinegaroons"). The band has since gone on to achieve international mainstream success. This article is about the American rock band. ... For other uses, see Black Sabbath (disambiguation). ... This page meets Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ...

Hernandez later played with Fatso Jetson, Che and Yawning Man, while Oliveri later formed the band Nick Oliveri and the Mondo Generator, named after a Kyuss song. Drummer Brant Bjork went on to form the band Brant Bjork and the Bros and has recorded several solo albums. Cover of 2002 release Cruel and Delicious Fatso Jetson is a desert rock band from the Palm Desert, California area in the United States, formed in 1994 by Mario and Larry Lalli. ... Che was an American stoner rock band. ... Cover of 2005 release Rock Formations Yawning man is a stoner rock band from the Palm Desert, California area in the United States, formed in 1986. ... Nick Oliveri and the Mondo Generator (formerly known as Mondo Generator) is an American hard rock band fronted by bassist Nick Oliveri (formerly of Queens of the Stone Age). ... Brant Bjork and the Bros is one of the stage names used by Brant Bjork and his band on tour. ...

John Garcia went on to form Slo Burn, although the band was short-lived and released only one EP, Amusing the Amazing, before disbanding in September 1997. In 1998 he began working with the bands Unida and Hermano, with each he has recorded two records. Garcia is now working on a solo album.^[4] Slo Burn was a short-lived stoner rock band formed in 1996 in the wake of Kyusss demise. ... Amusing the Amazing was an EP released by Slo Burn in 1996. ... After the dissolution of Kyuss, and a short aventure in Slo Burn, John Garcia (vocals) comes back with Unida also featuring Arthur Seay (guitar), Dave Dinsmore (bass) and Mike Cancino (drums). ... Hermano is a music band which formed in 1998 as a side project and in doing so became a mini super group in stoner rock circles. ...

In 2000, a compilation album, Muchas Gracias: The Best of Kyuss, was released. The album was a collection of the band's most important singles, but also contained B-sides and four songs recorded live in 1994.

Although the band left behind a lot of rarities, some of them were released on their best of album Muchas Gracias, it seems unlikely any more will be released. Singer John Garcia told this Billboard.com in a 2005 interview: Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry. ...

In 2007, the members got back together, over the brain, so to speak, to do it all one more time. Mooshu Pork Belly is an as yet unreleased, unrecorded, and unconceived album of songs by the kings of stone. The band, which now consists of Josh Homme on the six string violin, John Garcia on the vox, Brant Bjork on the skins as well as several different bassists, all playing simultaneously to really muddy up the bottom end, have yet to even speak about recording this new album of songs that were not even in theory created prior to the bands break-up. The idea for more songs is out there though, and with only six weeks until the end of 2007, we can be guaranteed some finalization of product prior to 2008.

Also, the liner notes are expected to be written in crayon; yellow, orange and blue to be specific. Album may contain as many as 27 songs, although at least 3 or 4 in the middle will consist solely of a dog barking, yelping or rolling over on command.

There might be a three fingered Amish girl somewhere in the mix; this is, however, a rumour and cannot be finalized at this time.

Finally, it should be noted that Josh Homme will use one of those giant mexican guitars with only three strings at least for one song.

Rock the nation, in translation.

In late 2004, on the message board of QOTSA.com, a Kyuss fan asked about the possibility of a reunion. Homme replied that this was unlikely to happen in the near future. However, on December 20, 2005, Garcia made a guest appearance onstage with Queens of the Stone Age during the encore of their set at the Wiltern LG in Los Angeles. They performed three Kyuss songs together: "Thumb", "Hurricane" and "Supa Scoopa and Mighty Scoop".^[6] The band has been made numerous offers to reform, all of which they have turned down: is the 354th day of the year (355th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Wiltern Theatre and adjacent 12-story Pellissier Building are an Art Deco landmark located on the corner of Wilshire Boulevard and Western Avenue in Los Angeles, California (the entire complex is commonly referred to as simply the Wiltern). ...

Members

Discography

Studio Albums

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Compilations and Split Releases

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Singles

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Music Videos

• "Thong Song" – 1992
• "Green Machine" – 1992
• "Demon Cleaner" – 1994
• "One Inch Man" – 1995

Samples

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References