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Queens of the Stone Age - Lullabies to Paralyze

Listen Here         Q ueens of the Stone Age (QOTSA) is an interesting band because each of their albums is like a new experience; Songs for the Deaf is very hard rock, Villains is more dance rock, and Lullabies to Paralyze is softer, stoner rock. Despite this, I'd say QOTSA is a stoner rock band since that is their most common sound. The band is led by Josh Homme who also is a founding member of Kyuss and the Eagles of Death Metal. Homme formed the band after the breakup of his previous band, Kyuss, and a short tour with Screaming Trees. The band started named Gamma Ray, and released an EP of the same name, but after being threatened with a lawsuit by a German power metal band, Gamma Ray, they changed the band's name to "Queens of the Stone Age". They took this name from a nickname given to Kyuss by the band's producer, Chris Goss; "Kings would be too macho. The Kings of the Stone Age wear armor and have axes and wrestle. The Queens of the Stone A