Era Vulgaris (album)
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| Studio album by Queens of the Stone Age | ||
| Released | June, 2007 (date TBD) | |
| Recorded | 2006 | |
| Genre | Hard Rock[1] Neo-Psychedelia[2] |
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| Length | N/A | |
| Label | Interscope Rekords Rekords |
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| Producer(s) | Chris Goss Josh Homme |
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| Queens of the Stone Age chronology | ||
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| Over the Years and Through the Woods (2005) |
Era Vulgaris (2007) |
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Era Vulgaris is the fifth full length studio album from American hard rock band Queens of the Stone Age. The album is scheduled to be released in June 2007.
The band has confirmed the following track titles: "Sick, Sick, Sick", "Misfit Love", "Battery Acid" and "Into the Hollow" (the name of a song previously performed by producers Joshua Homme and Chris Goss as the 5:15ers).[3] A playback of the album to qotsa.com forum members at SXSW identified a number of other possible songs, including 'Turning On The Screw', 'River In The Road' (featuring vocalist Mark Lanegan), 'Suture Up Your Future', '3s and 7s', 'I'm Designer' and Desert Sessions track 'Make It Witchu'.[4]
Homme has described the record as "dark, hard, and electrical, sort of like a construction worker". [1]
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[edit] Performers
In June 2006, in an interview on the Australian radio station Triple J, Jesse F. Keeler, the former bassist from Death from Above 1979, revealed that he would be playing bass on an upcoming Queens of the Stone Age album, but said that he would more than likely not be touring with the band due to his desire to spend more time with his girlfriend.[5] Eventually on the DFA internet forum, Keeler revealed that due to conflicting schedules he would not be appearing on the album. In February 2007, several sites reported that the album will include many guest vocalists, including Trent Reznor from Nine Inch Nails, Julian Casablancas from The Strokes, Mark Lanegan, Billy Gibbons of ZZTop,[6] and deceased humourist Erma Bombeck.[7]
[edit] Pre-Release Promotion
On February 23 2007, 9 days after the album's announcement, a video was posted on the band's official website showing band members Josh Homme, Joey Castillo and Troy Van Leeuwen jamming.[8] The last 6-7 seconds of the video contains footage (with audio) of the recording of '3's and 7's'.[4]
A second video of the recording of the new album surfaced on YouTube on March the 5th. It depicted the Queens (this time including Alain Johannes) recording a new track in studio, presumably for Era Vulgaris - the video was tagged "turning on the screw" in a probable allusion to the confirmed track title.[9]
[edit] Reception
Privy to a nine-track pre-release hearing of the album, NME.com described the album as follows:
| “ | a step further into Pagan psychedelia, tighter and leaner than Lullabies to Paralyse while going yet further into Hansel and Gretelish strangeness. NME.com, Dawn of the Era Vulgaris 15th March 2007[2] |
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After the hearing, Billboard.com opined that the songs "Sick, Sick, Sick," "Battery Acid," "3's + 7's" featured "fast, powerful riffs", while "Suture Up Your Future" and "I'm Designer" featured "more psychedelic, boogie-ish rhythms".[4]
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Ask the Band", qotsa.com, 2006-11-04. Retrieved on 2006-11-05.
- ^ a b Dawn of the Era Vulgaris, NME.com March 15 2007
- ^ Queens of the Stone Age official website
- ^ a b c QOTSA Rocks Hard, Fast On 'Era Vulgaris', Billboard.com
- ^ "Mel in the Morning interview with Jesse Keeler (mp3)", Triple J, 2006-06-22. Retrieved on 2006-06-30.
- ^ Spin.com. "Casablancas, Reznor Rumored Guests on QOTSA Album", Spin.com, 2007-02-23. Retrieved on 2007-07-16.
- ^ Queens Of The Stone Age Will Not Settle Down, Except For Fans, Ultimate-guitar.com
- ^ Initial teaser video
- ^ 'Queens Of The Stone Age Creating Era Vulgaris', Youtube.com
| Queens of the Stone Age |
| Joshua Homme | Joey Castillo | Troy Van Leeuwen | Alain Johannes |
| Dave Grohl | Nick Oliveri | Natasha Shneider | Dave Catching | Mark Lanegan | Alfredo Hernandez | Gene Trautmann | Brendon McNichol | John McBain |
| Discography |
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| Studio albums: Queens of the Stone Age | Rated R | Songs for the Deaf | Lullabies to Paralyze | Era Vulgaris |
| EPs: Kyuss/Queens of the Stone Age | Stone Age Complications |
| Singles: "If Only" | "The Lost Art of Keeping a Secret" | "Feel Good Hit of the Summer" | "No One Knows" | "Go with the Flow" | "First It Giveth" | "Little Sister" | "In My Head" | "Burn the Witch" |
| DVDs: Over the Years and Through the Woods |
| Related articles |
| Kyuss | The Desert Sessions | Eagles of Death Metal | Mondo Generator | Screaming Trees | Rekords Rekords |
| Categories |
| Queens of the Stone Age Albums | Queens of the Stone Age Songs |
