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May 11, 2020 · According to Jon Blistein of Rolling Stone, Nick Oliveri did not exactly leave Queens of the Stone Age of his own accord in 2004. Instead, he was fired, though the actual details behind the decision were somewhat murky. Some say that Oliveri's self-admitted hard-partying ways were the reason, while others insinuate that Josh Homme found out ...
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Mar 23, 2012 · 23rd March 2012. Former Queens Of The Stone Age bassist Nick Oliveri has spoken out about his departure from the band and has now revealed that he can understand why he was asked to leave by Josh ...
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He began his career in 1987 as a guitarist, when he formed Katzenjammer with bandmates John Garcia, Josh Homme, Chris Cockrell and Brant Bjork.In early 1989, shortly after Oliveri's departure, the band changed its name to Sons of Kyuss, and after self-releasing an EP in 1990, the band re-recruited Oliveri on bass to replace Cockrell, and shortened their name to Kyuss.
Mar 23, 2012 · Speaking to Antiquiet in an exclusive video interview, Oliveri stated about his decision to leave Kyuss Lives!, "John's idea, when I was [first] asked to [be a part of Kyuss Lives!], was we were ...
Dec 9, 2021 · Legal Trouble Surrounding Kyuss Lives! In November 2010, Garcia, Oliveri and Bjork started touring under the moniker “Kyuss Lives!”. Josh Homme had no opposition to the name and was initially supportive. It wasn’t until Kyuss Lives! announced that they were going to record an album and release a live record, that the legal trouble started.
Aug 15, 2024 · The post-desert success Oliveri alludes to came after Kyuss, an iconic cult act he co-founded in 1987 while he was perched beside fellow hellraiser Josh Homme, who asked him to join Queens of the ...
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May 11, 2024 · A full-blown Kyuss reunion has never happened, though John, Brant and Nick Oliveri reunited in 2010 as Kyuss Lives!, before changing their name to Vista Chino and releasing an album, Peace, in 2013. Today, Blues For The Red Sun is is considered a stoner rock cornerstone, though the band have all been eager to distance themselves from any responsibility for the spawning of that genre.
