Nick Oliveri
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Nick Steven Oliveri is an American
musician from Palm Desert
, California
. He plays bass guitar
, acoustic guitar
, electric guitar
, and is a vocalist. His main music project is Kyuss Lives!, the re-united version of influential "stoner rock" band Kyuss
, along with other founding members John Garcia
and Brant Bjork
, joined by new guitarist Bruno Fevery
. He regularly tours as a solo act or fronting Mondo Generator
, a punk/metal hybrid that he formed in 1997. He is most widely known for his work with Queens of the Stone Age
.
, Brant Bjork
, Josh Homme and Chris Cockrell
under the band name Katzenjammer. In early 1988 after Oliveri's departure to play in other bands, the band would change its name to Sons of Kyuss
, later shortening the name to Kyuss
. He later rejoined the band, playing on the albums Wretch
and Blues for the Red Sun
. Oliveri would leave Kyuss again in early 1992, shortly after his father died in a car accident. Following his departure from Kyuss he joined The Dwarves as an on again off again bassist under the moniker Rex Everything. However he is perhaps best known as a member of Queens of the Stone Age
from 1998 to 2004. Oliveri is also a solo artist and frequent contributor to his friends' albums and tours, including Winnebago Deal
, Mark Lanegan Band
, Masters of Reality
, Turbonegro
, Moistboyz
aka Dickie Moist and the O.T.C. and The Knives. In the past he has been involved with The Desert Sessions
Vol. 4 and Vol. 6. Oliveri is known for playing bare chested and sometimes naked at gigs. Most memorably, he was arrested in Brazil
, after performing nude on stage at the Rock in Rio
festival in Rio de Janeiro
. He is also one half of the acoustic duo The Uncontrollable
, with The Dwarves frontman Blag Dahlia
.
Oliveri's singing can be heard on songs such as "Auto Pilot" and "Quick and to the Pointless" from the
album Rated R
and "Another Love Song", "Gonna Leave You" and "You Think I Ain't Worth A Dollar But I Feel Like A Millionaire", from the album Songs for the Deaf
.
Since his firing from Queens of the Stone Age, Nick has both toured and appeared on-stage with Brant Bjork
, Motörhead, Winnebago Deal
, Masters of Reality
, The Dwarves, Mark Lanegan
and Turbonegro
. He also recorded an acoustic LP entitled Demolition Day
that was eventually released as a second disk in a limited edition of Mondo Generator
's latest album, Dead Planet: SonicSlowMotionTrails.
Although now concentrating on the Mondo Generator project, in September 2006 Oliveri stated "I feel that Queens is something I can contribute to and he (Josh Homme) needs me to do it."
As of April 2007, Mondo Generator was scheduled to appear on the 12th annual Ozzfest tour (otherwise known as the "FreeFest" tour), but officially dropped off the tour on July 26, 2007 after appearing at 4 Ozzfest dates. Oliveri stated, "We can't keep on touring for free! My band's not free, it's costing me."
In early 2008, Nick joined Moistboyz
, currently dubbed Dickie Moist OTC, on bass. In June, 2008, Nick joined Los Angeles-based rock band, The Knives, on bass.
On August 7, 2008, Nick Oliveri appeared on stage with Turbonegro
to sing "Back to Dungaree High" and "Nervous Breakdown," the latter being a Black Flag
cover. The band's performance at the Øyafestivalen
was a 10th Anniversary celebration of their critically hailed album, Apocalypse Dudes
.
Nick Oliveri appears on Slash, Slash
's first solo album. He sings the song "Chains and Shackles" (only on the Australian version of the album).
In 2010, Oliveri announced that he is now in a new as yet unnamed band with Euroboy and Happy-Tom of Turbonegro, as well as Tommy Akerholdt from Serena-Maneesh
.
There was also speculation that he would return in Queens of the Stone Age during their summer tour due to Josh Homme's dedication of "New Fang" to Nick for "new beginnings". However, this proved to be false. In March 2011, Oliveri stated: "The last time I saw them play was a benefit for Brian O'Connor
in L.A., from the Eagles of Death Metal
. I was down there and I mentioned to them, "Why don't I come up and do "Millionaire" or something, and sing it and not play bass?" [Josh] was like, "Nah, I don't think that's a good idea yet." It's kind of in his court for stuff like that. I don't think he wants to give anybody the wrong idea. I don't necessarily know if that would happen. And he's got a good band—he's taking the band in the direction he wants it to go."
In November 2010, Oliveri officially rejoined Kyuss (now known as Kyuss Lives!), which initially toured European, Australian and New Zealand markets in early 2011, and which have subsequently been touring North America. A new studio album is also being planned following the tour. Due to Oliveri's ongoing legal problems resulting from a July 2011 incident, he is unable to leave the country and Scott Reeder
has been filling in for him on international dates until all is resolved.
after a standoff with police SWAT team. He allowed his girlfriend to exit the house two hours into the stand off and two hours before the SWAT team made entry into the home and arrested Oliveri. Drugs and a loaded rifle were found in the home. According to TMZ
, Oliveri has been charged with four felonies related to the incident; if convicted, he could face up to 15 years in prison.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
musician from Palm Desert
Palm Desert, California
Palm Desert is a city in Riverside County, California, United States, in the Coachella Valley, approximately east of Palm Springs. The population was 48,445 at the 2010 census, up from 41,155 at the 2000 census...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. He plays bass guitar
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, acoustic guitar
Steel-string acoustic guitar
A steel-string acoustic guitar is a modern form of guitar descended from the classical guitar, but strung with steel strings for a brighter, louder sound...
, electric guitar
Electric guitar
An electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
, and is a vocalist. His main music project is Kyuss Lives!, the re-united version of influential "stoner rock" band Kyuss
Kyuss
Kyuss is a 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, and one last split EP in 1997 with...
, along with other founding members John Garcia
John Garcia
John Garcia may refer to:*John Garcia , American psychologist*John David Garcia , American ethicist*John Garcia , American rock singer...
and Brant Bjork
Brant Bjork
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 Palm Desert scenes.-Early career and Kyuss:...
, joined by new guitarist Bruno Fevery
Bruno Fevery
Bruno Fevery is a Belgian guitarist currently playing in Kyuss Lives, a spin-off band featuring three former members of Kyuss. The band is planning to tour and release a new album in 2011. He previously played with Kyuss singer John Garcia in his project Garcia Plays Kyuss...
. He regularly tours as a solo act or fronting Mondo Generator
Mondo Generator
Mondo Generator is an American metal/punk hybrid band founded in 1997 by Nick Oliveri. The name of the band originated when Brant Bjork spray-painted the words on the side of Oliveri's Sunn amplifier. Mondo means "world" in Italian...
, a punk/metal hybrid that he formed in 1997. He is most widely known for his work with Queens of the Stone Age
Queens of the Stone Age
Queens of the Stone Age is an American rock band from Palm Desert, California, United States, formed in 1997. The band's line-up has always included founding member Josh Homme , with the current line-up including longtime members Troy Van Leeuwen and Joey Castillo , alongside Michael Shuman and...
.
Biography
Oliveri began his career in 1987 with John GarciaJohn Garcia (singer)
John Garcia is a vocalist who has been a member of Kyuss, Slo Burn, Unida and Hermano. His vocals have become synonymous with modern stoner rock and the desert rock sound.-Kyuss:...
, Brant Bjork
Brant Bjork
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 Palm Desert scenes.-Early career and Kyuss:...
, Josh Homme and Chris Cockrell
Chris Cockrell
Chris Cockrell is an American musician, who formed Sons of Kyuss with Josh Homme, John Garcia and Brant Bjork, later shortened to just Kyuss...
under the band name Katzenjammer. In early 1988 after Oliveri's departure to play in other bands, the band would change its name to Sons of Kyuss
Sons of Kyuss
Sons of Kyuss is a demo by Sons of Kyuss. They released this eponymous recording in 1990 before changing their name to Kyuss later that year. The band's first album, Wretch, was released in 1991 and featured several re-recorded songs and two taken directly from this demo, "Deadly Kiss" and "Black...
, later shortening the name to Kyuss
Kyuss
Kyuss is a 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, and one last split EP in 1997 with...
. He later rejoined the band, playing on the albums Wretch
Wretch (album)
Wretch is the first full-length album by Kyuss. It was released in September 1991, on Dali Records. Previously calling themselves Sons of Kyuss, they shortened their name prior to releasing this....
and Blues for the Red Sun
Blues for the Red Sun
Blues for the Red Sun is the second studio album by American heavy metal band Kyuss, released in 1992. While the album received mainly favorable reviews, it sold only 39,000 units....
. Oliveri would leave Kyuss again in early 1992, shortly after his father died in a car accident. Following his departure from Kyuss he joined The Dwarves as an on again off again bassist under the moniker Rex Everything. However he is perhaps best known as a member of Queens of the Stone Age
Queens of the Stone Age
Queens of the Stone Age is an American rock band from Palm Desert, California, United States, formed in 1997. The band's line-up has always included founding member Josh Homme , with the current line-up including longtime members Troy Van Leeuwen and Joey Castillo , alongside Michael Shuman and...
from 1998 to 2004. Oliveri is also a solo artist and frequent contributor to his friends' albums and tours, including Winnebago Deal
Winnebago Deal
Winnebago Deal are a rock music band from Oxford, United Kingdom. They started life in the late 1990s at Bartholomew School in Eynsham, with Ben Perrier and Ben Thomas writing songs then recruiting a drummer and bass player through an ad...
, Mark Lanegan Band
Mark Lanegan
Mark Lanegan is an American rock musician and songwriter. Lanegan began his music career in the 1980s, forming the grunge group Screaming Trees with Gary Lee Conner, Van Conner and Mark Pickerel. During his time in the band Lanegan would start a low-key solo career...
, Masters of Reality
Masters of Reality
Masters of Reality is a hard rock group formed in 1981 by guitarist and singer Chris Goss and Tim Harrington in Syracuse, New York. The band is sometimes associated with the "Palm Desert Scene", which includes bands like Kyuss, Queens of the Stone Age and many other stoner rock or "desert rock"...
, Turbonegro
Turbonegro
Turbonegro is a Norwegian punk rock band that was initially active from 1989 to 1998, and later reformed in 2002. Their style combines glam rock, punk rock and hard rock into a style the band describes as "deathpunk"....
, Moistboyz
Moistboyz
Moistboyz is a band founded by Mickey Melchiondo Jr. and Guy Heller . In the spirit of Melchiondo's other group, Ween, the two have donned aliases. Melchiondo is known as the character Mickey Moist and Heller as Dickie Moist. The first two Moistboyz LP's, now sold together on one CD, are very...
aka Dickie Moist and the O.T.C. and The Knives. In the past he has been involved with The Desert Sessions
The Desert Sessions
The Desert Sessions are a musical collective series, founded by Josh Homme in 1997. Artists such as Brant Bjork, PJ Harvey, Jeordie White The Desert Sessions are a musical collective series, founded by Josh Homme in 1997. Artists such as Brant Bjork, PJ Harvey, Jeordie White The Desert Sessions are...
Vol. 4 and Vol. 6. Oliveri is known for playing bare chested and sometimes naked at gigs. Most memorably, he was arrested in Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
, after performing nude on stage at the Rock in Rio
Rock in Rio
Rock in Rio is a series of music festivals held in three cities: Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, Lisbon in Portugal and Madrid in Spain.Four incarnations of the festival were in Rio de Janeiro, in 1985, 1991, 2001 and 2011, four in Lisbon, in 2004, 2006, 2008 and 2010, and two in Madrid in 2008 and 2010....
festival in Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...
. He is also one half of the acoustic duo The Uncontrollable
The Uncontrollable
The Uncontrollable is an acoustic duo made up of Nick Oliveri of Queens Of The Stone Age and Blag Dahlia of The Dwarves.-References:*Dave Kerr theskinny.co.uk Retrieved: 2009-09-26...
, with The Dwarves frontman Blag Dahlia
Blag Dahlia
Paul Cafaro , better known as Blag Dahlia, is an American musician, producer, and author.-Music career:Cafaro is a native of Highland Park, Illinois, and is most well known as the front-man of Dwarves, a punk rock band. With the Dwarves he has written and produced 10 full length records over a span...
.
Queens of the Stone Age years
album Rated R
Rated R (Queens of the Stone Age album)
Rated R is the second studio album by American rock band Queens of the Stone Age. It was released on June 6, 2000 through Interscope Records. Rated R was a critical and commercial success and became the band's breakthrough album. It peaked at number 16 on the Top Heatseekers and reached high...
and "Another Love Song", "Gonna Leave You" and "You Think I Ain't Worth A Dollar But I Feel Like A Millionaire", from the album Songs for the Deaf
Songs for the Deaf
-Production and release:In September 2002, Josh Homme explained the band's goals with the release of the album:In the same month, Nick Oliveri explained the band's aims in an interview with retail company HMV:...
.
Post–Queens of the Stone Age
Brant Bjork
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 Palm Desert scenes.-Early career and Kyuss:...
, Motörhead, Winnebago Deal
Winnebago Deal
Winnebago Deal are a rock music band from Oxford, United Kingdom. They started life in the late 1990s at Bartholomew School in Eynsham, with Ben Perrier and Ben Thomas writing songs then recruiting a drummer and bass player through an ad...
, Masters of Reality
Masters of Reality
Masters of Reality is a hard rock group formed in 1981 by guitarist and singer Chris Goss and Tim Harrington in Syracuse, New York. The band is sometimes associated with the "Palm Desert Scene", which includes bands like Kyuss, Queens of the Stone Age and many other stoner rock or "desert rock"...
, The Dwarves, Mark Lanegan
Mark Lanegan
Mark Lanegan is an American rock musician and songwriter. Lanegan began his music career in the 1980s, forming the grunge group Screaming Trees with Gary Lee Conner, Van Conner and Mark Pickerel. During his time in the band Lanegan would start a low-key solo career...
and Turbonegro
Turbonegro
Turbonegro is a Norwegian punk rock band that was initially active from 1989 to 1998, and later reformed in 2002. Their style combines glam rock, punk rock and hard rock into a style the band describes as "deathpunk"....
. He also recorded an acoustic LP entitled Demolition Day
Demolition Day
Demolition Day is former Queens of the Stone Age and Kyuss bassist/vocalist Nick Oliveri's first solo acoustic album. The album was recorded in 2003 and 2004 at Dave Grohl's Studio 606. The album features Oliveri on bass, vocals, guitars and percussion, as well as horns and guitars from other...
that was eventually released as a second disk in a limited edition of Mondo Generator
Mondo Generator
Mondo Generator is an American metal/punk hybrid band founded in 1997 by Nick Oliveri. The name of the band originated when Brant Bjork spray-painted the words on the side of Oliveri's Sunn amplifier. Mondo means "world" in Italian...
's latest album, Dead Planet: SonicSlowMotionTrails.
Although now concentrating on the Mondo Generator project, in September 2006 Oliveri stated "I feel that Queens is something I can contribute to and he (Josh Homme) needs me to do it."
As of April 2007, Mondo Generator was scheduled to appear on the 12th annual Ozzfest tour (otherwise known as the "FreeFest" tour), but officially dropped off the tour on July 26, 2007 after appearing at 4 Ozzfest dates. Oliveri stated, "We can't keep on touring for free! My band's not free, it's costing me."
In early 2008, Nick joined Moistboyz
Moistboyz
Moistboyz is a band founded by Mickey Melchiondo Jr. and Guy Heller . In the spirit of Melchiondo's other group, Ween, the two have donned aliases. Melchiondo is known as the character Mickey Moist and Heller as Dickie Moist. The first two Moistboyz LP's, now sold together on one CD, are very...
, currently dubbed Dickie Moist OTC, on bass. In June, 2008, Nick joined Los Angeles-based rock band, The Knives, on bass.
On August 7, 2008, Nick Oliveri appeared on stage with Turbonegro
Turbonegro
Turbonegro is a Norwegian punk rock band that was initially active from 1989 to 1998, and later reformed in 2002. Their style combines glam rock, punk rock and hard rock into a style the band describes as "deathpunk"....
to sing "Back to Dungaree High" and "Nervous Breakdown," the latter being a Black Flag
Black Flag (band)
Black Flag was an American punk rock band formed in 1976 in Hermosa Beach, California. The band was established by Greg Ginn, the guitarist, primary songwriter and sole continuous member through multiple personnel changes in the band...
cover. The band's performance at the Øyafestivalen
Øyafestivalen
Øyafestivalen is an annual Norwegian music festival held in Middelalderparken , Oslo. It has grown quickly since its modest start in 1999 with an audience of 1000 people in one day, and has now become one of Norway's biggest festivals....
was a 10th Anniversary celebration of their critically hailed album, Apocalypse Dudes
Apocalypse Dudes
- Line-up :* Hank Von Helvete - vocals* Euroboy - Lead Guitar* Rune Rebellion - Rhythm guitar* Pål Pot Pamparius - Keyboards and percussion* Happy-Tom - Bass guitar...
.
Nick Oliveri appears on Slash, Slash
Slash (musician)
Saul Hudson , known by his stage name Slash, is a British-American musician and songwriter. He is best known as the former lead guitarist of the American hard rock band Guns N' Roses, with whom he achieved worldwide success in the late 1980s and early 1990s. During his later years with Guns N'...
's first solo album. He sings the song "Chains and Shackles" (only on the Australian version of the album).
In 2010, Oliveri announced that he is now in a new as yet unnamed band with Euroboy and Happy-Tom of Turbonegro, as well as Tommy Akerholdt from Serena-Maneesh
Serena-Maneesh
Serena-Maneesh is an alternative rock band from Oslo, Norway.- Significance of the Name:...
.
There was also speculation that he would return in Queens of the Stone Age during their summer tour due to Josh Homme's dedication of "New Fang" to Nick for "new beginnings". However, this proved to be false. In March 2011, Oliveri stated: "The last time I saw them play was a benefit for Brian O'Connor
Brian O'Connor (bassist)
Brian Robert O'Connor is best known for his role as bass guitarist for rock band Eagles of Death Metal...
in L.A., from the Eagles of Death Metal
Eagles of Death Metal
Eagles of Death Metal is an American rock band from Palm Desert, California, formed in 1998 by Jesse Hughes and Josh Homme. Despite their band name, Eagles of Death Metal are not a death metal band. Hughes stated that a friend was introducing Josh Homme to the death metal genre...
. I was down there and I mentioned to them, "Why don't I come up and do "Millionaire" or something, and sing it and not play bass?" [Josh] was like, "Nah, I don't think that's a good idea yet." It's kind of in his court for stuff like that. I don't think he wants to give anybody the wrong idea. I don't necessarily know if that would happen. And he's got a good band—he's taking the band in the direction he wants it to go."
In November 2010, Oliveri officially rejoined Kyuss (now known as Kyuss Lives!), which initially toured European, Australian and New Zealand markets in early 2011, and which have subsequently been touring North America. A new studio album is also being planned following the tour. Due to Oliveri's ongoing legal problems resulting from a July 2011 incident, he is unable to leave the country and Scott Reeder
Scott Reeder
Scott Reeder is best known as the former bass player of stoner rock bands Kyuss and The Obsessed.-History:In 1990 Reeder joined Scott "Wino" Weinrich's reformed The Obsessed on bass and recorded the landmark 1991 album Lunar Womb with the band.After leaving The Obsessed in 1992, Reeder joined...
has been filling in for him on international dates until all is resolved.
Personal
On July 12, 2011, Oliveri was arrested for suspicion of felony domestic violenceDomestic violence
Domestic violence, also known as domestic abuse, spousal abuse, battering, family violence, and intimate partner violence , is broadly defined as a pattern of abusive behaviors by one or both partners in an intimate relationship such as marriage, dating, family, or cohabitation...
after a standoff with police SWAT team. He allowed his girlfriend to exit the house two hours into the stand off and two hours before the SWAT team made entry into the home and arrested Oliveri. Drugs and a loaded rifle were found in the home. According to TMZ
TMZ
TMZ can refer to any of the following:*The Thames airport in New Zealand*Thirty Mile Zone, a zone in and around Hollywood, California that is considered to be "local" for purposes of entertainment industry union work rules...
, Oliveri has been charged with four felonies related to the incident; if convicted, he could face up to 15 years in prison.
Bass guitars
- Fender Precision BassFender Precision BassThe Fender Precision Bass is an electric bass.Designed by Leo Fender as a prototype in 1950 and brought to market in 1951, the Precision was the first electric bass to earn widespread attention and use. A revolutionary instrument for the time, the Precision Bass has made an immeasurable impact on...
: Various models used throughout his career with Queens Of The Stone AgeQueens of the Stone AgeQueens of the Stone Age is an American rock band from Palm Desert, California, United States, formed in 1997. The band's line-up has always included founding member Josh Homme , with the current line-up including longtime members Troy Van Leeuwen and Joey Castillo , alongside Michael Shuman and...
and Mondo GeneratorMondo GeneratorMondo Generator is an American metal/punk hybrid band founded in 1997 by Nick Oliveri. The name of the band originated when Brant Bjork spray-painted the words on the side of Oliveri's Sunn amplifier. Mondo means "world" in Italian...
with most fitted with Badass bridges and either Seymour DuncanSeymour DuncanSeymour Duncan is a company that is best known for manufacturing of guitar pickups, and currently has a line of effects pedals. The company was founded in 1976 by guitarist and luthier Seymour W. Duncan and his then-wife Cathy Carter Duncan in Goleta, California, USA...
Quarter Pounders or DimarzioDiMarzioDiMarzio, Inc. is an United States manufacturer best known for its revolutionary direct-replacement guitar pickups. The company also produces miscellaneous guitar accessories, such as cables, straps and hardware.DiMarzio became known for its Super Distortion model, which was the first after...
Model P pickups. - Fender Jazz BassFender Jazz BassThe Jazz Bass was the second model of electric bass created by Leo Fender. The bass is distinct from the Precision Bass in that its tone is brighter and richer in the midrange and treble with less emphasis on the fundamental harmonic...
: White model used during Queens Of The Stone Age first tour and white with tortoise shell pickguard during recording of Songs For The DeafSongs for the Deaf-Production and release:In September 2002, Josh Homme explained the band's goals with the release of the album:In the same month, Nick Oliveri explained the band's aims in an interview with retail company HMV:...
. - AmpegAmpegAmpeg is primarily a musical instrument amplifier manufacturer headquartered in Woodinville, Washington, though they also manufacture guitars to a small extent...
Dan Armstrong: Used during Rated RRated R (Queens of the Stone Age album)Rated R is the second studio album by American rock band Queens of the Stone Age. It was released on June 6, 2000 through Interscope Records. Rated R was a critical and commercial success and became the band's breakthrough album. It peaked at number 16 on the Top Heatseekers and reached high...
tour for songs in E Standard and occasionally used with Mondo Generator. - Rickenbacker 4003: Used with KyussKyussKyuss is a 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, and one last split EP in 1997 with...
- FernandesFernandesFernandes is a Portuguese language surname. The name is a patronymic form of the Spanish and Portuguese personal name Fernando.People with the surname "Fernandes" include:*Aaron Fernandes, Canadian field hockey player...
Atlas 4 - Fender Mike Dirnt Precision Bass
- Dean Metalman V
Kyuss
- WretchWretch (album)Wretch is the first full-length album by Kyuss. It was released in September 1991, on Dali Records. Previously calling themselves Sons of Kyuss, they shortened their name prior to releasing this....
(1991, Dali) - Blues for the Red SunBlues for the Red SunBlues for the Red Sun is the second studio album by American heavy metal band Kyuss, released in 1992. While the album received mainly favorable reviews, it sold only 39,000 units....
(1992, Dali) - "Thong Song" (1992, Dali)
- "Green MachineGreen Machine (song)"Green Machine" is a song by Kyuss from their 1992 album Blues for the Red Sun. Written by drummer Brant Bjork, it was released as a single that same year.The back of the CD case contains the following review:...
" (1993, Dali) - Muchas Gracias: The Best of KyussMuchas Gracias: The Best of KyussMuchas Gracias: The Best of Kyuss is a compilation album from the stoner rock band Kyuss. Although it is promoted as a "Greatest Hits" compilation, it includes 6 songs which are either B-sides or do not appear on any of their albums...
(2000, ElektraElektra RecordsElektra Records is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group. In 2004, it was consolidated into WMG's Atlantic Records Group. After five years of dormancy, the label was revived by Atlantic in 2009....
) - TBA (2012, label unknown) (as Kyuss Lives!)
Queens of the Stone Age
- Heavy Metal 2000 OST (2000, RestlessRestless RecordsRestless Records was started in El Segundo, California in 1981 by Enigma Records and primarly released alternative, metal and punk records. Restless also licensed and released records from Bar/None Records, Metal Blade Records and Mute Records...
) – "Infinity" - Rated RRated R (Queens of the Stone Age album)Rated R is the second studio album by American rock band Queens of the Stone Age. It was released on June 6, 2000 through Interscope Records. Rated R was a critical and commercial success and became the band's breakthrough album. It peaked at number 16 on the Top Heatseekers and reached high...
(2000, Interscope) (re-released 2010, Interscope) - "The Lost Art of Keeping a SecretThe Lost Art of Keeping a Secret"The Lost Art of Keeping a Secret" is the first single from Queens of the Stone Age's second album, Rated R. It was released in the summer of 2000 through Interscope Records, in Europe as a standard single, in the US instead only as a promotional one. The track became arguably the band's most...
/ Ode to Clarissa" – 7" (2000, Interscope) - "Feel Good Hit of the SummerFeel Good Hit of the Summer"Feel Good Hit of the Summer" is a song by American rock band Queens of the Stone Age and written by band members Josh Homme and Nick Oliveri. It is the opening track of their second album, Rated R and in 2000 became the second single to be released from it. The song also accompanied the UK release...
" – EP (2000, Interscope) - "Monsters in the Parasol" – CD (2000, Interscope)
- Alpha Motherfuckers: A Tribute to TurbonegroAlpha MotherfuckersAlpha Motherfuckers is a tribute album by various artists, originally released on June 9, 2001. This record's material is compiled of covers of the Norwegian band, Turbonegro.The artists on this record range from Queens of the Stone Age from the U.S...
(2001, Bitzcore) – "Back to Dungaree High" - Songs for the DeafSongs for the Deaf-Production and release:In September 2002, Josh Homme explained the band's goals with the release of the album:In the same month, Nick Oliveri explained the band's aims in an interview with retail company HMV:...
(2002, Interscope) - "No One KnowsNo One Knows"No One Knows" is a song by American rock band Queens of the Stone Age written by band members Josh Homme and Mark Lanegan. It was the first single and second track from their third album, Songs for the Deaf, and was released on November 26, 2002. "No One Knows" was a chart success, becoming the...
/ Tension Head" (live) – 7" (2002, Interscope) - "Go with the FlowGo with the Flow"Go with the Flow" is a song by Queens of the Stone Age from the album Songs for the Deaf, released as a single in 2003. At the 46th Grammy Awards, the song was nominated for Best Hard Rock Performance.-Music video:...
" – EP (2002, Interscope) - "First It GivethFirst It Giveth"First It Giveth" is a song by Queens of the Stone Age from their album Songs for the Deaf. It was released as a single in 2003, peaking at number 33 on the UK Singles Chart. The song is about the role drugs play in the process of making music...
/ Wake up Screaming" – 7" (2003, Interscope) - Stone Age Complications (2004, Interscope)
- Over the Years and Through the WoodsOver the Years and Through the WoodsOver the Years and Through the Woods is the title of a live album and video by Queens of the Stone Age.The release features material on audio CD as well as video DVD — both recorded at London's Brixton Academy on Monday August 22, 2005 and KOKO on Tuesday August 23, 2005...
(2005, Interscope) (DVD)
Mondo Generator
- Split 7" Single w/ Jack SaintsJack SaintsJack Saints is a garage Punk/Rock 'n Roll band formed in Palm Springs, California, in 1995. In 1996 they moved to San Francisco and became part of the underground music scene there, releasing three singles, three albums, and appearing on many compilations. Bill Randt of the New Bomb Turks joined...
(1997, Milk*Sop Records) - Cocaine RodeoCocaine RodeoCocaine Rodeo is the debut album by American metal/punk band Mondo Generator, released on Southern Lord Records in 2000. It was compiled of material recorded by vocalist/bassist Nick Oliveri with an Austin, Texas punk band and his ex-Kyuss bandmates. Recorded in 1997, the material was shelved for...
(2000, Southern Lord) (2009, Impedance) - A Drug Problem That Never ExistedA Drug Problem That Never ExistedA Drug Problem That Never Existed is an album released by Mondo Generator on the Rekords Rekords label in 2003. It takes its name from a line in The Frogs' "I've Got Drugs ", from their album It's Only Right and Natural...
(2003, Ipecac) - Use Once and Destroy MeUse Once and Destroy MeUse Once And Destroy Me is a DVD filmed on the 2003 tour of Europe and the United States by hard rock band Mondo Generator. It was released on September 7, 2004 by Tornado Records...
(2004, Tornado) (DVD) - III the EPIII the EPIII the EP is an EP released by Mondo Generator on the Tornado Records label in 2004.-Track listing:# "All the Way Down" - # "Bloody Hammer" - # "There She Goes Again" -...
(2004, Tornado/Cargo Records) - "I Never Sleep" – 7" (2006, Mother TongueMother Tongue RecordsMother Tongue Records is an independent record label formed in the early 1990s that featured the 12 piece glam-orchestral Britpop band My Life Story, the label was resurrected in the early 2000s with The Barbs, Nick Oliveri and The Long Weekend amongst its acts...
) - Dead Planet: SonicSlowMotionTrails (2006, Mother Tongue) / Dead PlanetDead PlanetDead Planet is the third full length studio album from former Queens of the Stone Age and Kyuss bassist/vocalist Nick Oliveri and his band, Mondo Generator. The album was recorded in late 2005 and early 2006 at Dave Grohl's Studio 606 and at Donner & Blitzen studios...
(2007, Sub NoizeSuburban Noize RecordsSuburban Noize Records, also known as "Subnoize", is an independent record label based in Burbank, California that specializes in punk rock and underground hip hop...
) - Australian Tour EPAustralian Tour EP 2008Australian Tour EP 2008 is a 6-track EP from Mondo Generator containing a mix of studio, acoustic, and live material. It was released to coincide with their first Australian tour in August 2008...
(2008, Impedance) - Dog Food EPDog Food EPDog Food EP is an EP from Mondo Generator featuring a cover of Iggy Pop's classic "Dog Food". The song features Dave Grohl, Happy-Tom and Marc Diamond...
(2010, Impedance) - Hell comes to your heart (TBD)
Dwarves
- "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" (1994, Man's Ruin)
- The Dwarves Are Young and Good LookingThe Dwarves Are Young and Good LookingThe Dwarves Are Young and Good Looking is an album released by punk rock band Dwarves in March 1997 by Epitaph Records and Theologian Records...
(1997, Recess RecordsRecess RecordsRecess Records is an independent record label founded in 1989 with the release of F.Y.P's Extra Credit, an 11 song 7-inch record. Label founder Todd Congelliere originally created the label as a vehicle to release F.Y.P's material...
, later EpitaphEpitaph RecordsEpitaph Records is a Hollywood, California based independent record label owned by Bad Religion guitarist Brett Gurewitz. The label was originally "just a logo and a P.O. box" created in the 1980s for the purpose of selling Bad Religion records, but has evolved into a large independent record...
) - "Everybodies Girl" (1997, Recess Records)
- "We Must Have Blood" (1997, Man's Ruin)
- "I Will Deny" (1998, Reptilian Records)
- The Dwarves Come Clean (2000, Epitaph)
- How To Win Friends And Influence PeopleHow to Win Friends and Influence PeopleHow to Win Friends and Influence People is one of the first bestselling self-help books ever published. Written by Dale Carnegie and first published in 1936, it has sold 15 million copies world-wide....
(2001, Reptilian Records) - The Dwarves Must DieThe Dwarves Must DieThe Dwarves Must Die is the 2004 release by the American punk band Dwarves. It is the band's first release on the Sympathy for the Record Industry label...
(2004, Sympathy For The Record IndustrySympathy for the Record IndustrySympathy for the Record Industry is a mainly independent garage rock and punk label formed in 1988 by record industry anti-mogul Long Gone John...
) - "Salt Lake City" (2004, Sympathy For The Record Industry)
- The Dwarves Are Born AgainThe Dwarves Are Born AgainThe Dwarves Are Born Again is the 2011 release by the American punk rock band Dwarves. It is the band's eighth full-length original album.-Album information:...
(2011, MVD Audio)
Nick Oliveri
- Demolition DayDemolition DayDemolition Day is former Queens of the Stone Age and Kyuss bassist/vocalist Nick Oliveri's first solo acoustic album. The album was recorded in 2003 and 2004 at Dave Grohl's Studio 606. The album features Oliveri on bass, vocals, guitars and percussion, as well as horns and guitars from other...
(2004, Tornado) - Death AcousticDeath AcousticDeath Acoustic is a solo acoustic record by American musician Nick Oliveri. The album contains mostly cover songs of bands Oliveri is involved in directly or is a fan of...
(2009, Impedance) - Drink, Fight, Fuck Vol. 4: 22 GG Allin Songs - Performing "Outlaw Scumfuc" (2010, Zodiac Killer Records)
Other
- Blag DahliaBlag DahliaPaul Cafaro , better known as Blag Dahlia, is an American musician, producer, and author.-Music career:Cafaro is a native of Highland Park, Illinois, and is most well known as the front-man of Dwarves, a punk rock band. With the Dwarves he has written and produced 10 full length records over a span...
Band – Lord Of The Road (1994, Sympathy For The Record IndustrySympathy for the Record IndustrySympathy for the Record Industry is a mainly independent garage rock and punk label formed in 1988 by record industry anti-mogul Long Gone John...
) - Blag Dahlia – Haunt Me (1995, Man's Ruin)
- Blag Dahlia – Venus With Arms (1996, AtavisticAtavistic RecordsAtavistic Records is an American rock and jazz record label based in Chicago, Illinois, known particularly for its No Wave and free jazz recordings. It has released albums by Glenn Branca, Nels Cline, Lydia Lunch, Peter Brötzmann, various Ken Vandermark projects, Pinetop Seven, Swans, Elliott...
) - Desert Sessions – Vols. 3&4Volumes 3 & 4Volumes 3 & 4 is the second compilation of Josh Homme's project The Desert Sessions. Volume 3: Set Coordinates for the White Dwarf!!! and Volume 4: Hard Walls and Little Trips were released separately on 10-inch vinyl, and then compiled on CD with the extra track "You Keep on Talkin'".-Track...
(1998, Man's Ruin) - Desert Sessions – Vols. 5&6Volumes 5 & 6This is a compilation of the fifth and sixth The Desert Sessions releases. Queens of the Stone Age later performed "You Think I Ain't Worth a Dollar, But I Feel Like a Millionaire" on their Songs for the Deaf album, and "Rickshaw" has often been included in their live set. "Like a Drug" has been...
(1999, Man's Ruin) - River City Rapists – Feelin' Groovy (1999, Man's Ruin)
- Masters of RealityMasters of RealityMasters of Reality is a hard rock group formed in 1981 by guitarist and singer Chris Goss and Tim Harrington in Syracuse, New York. The band is sometimes associated with the "Palm Desert Scene", which includes bands like Kyuss, Queens of the Stone Age and many other stoner rock or "desert rock"...
– Deep in the HoleDeep in the Hole (album)Deep in the Hole is the fourth studio album of the American rock band Masters of Reality, released in 2001.This album contained many guest appearances including Dave Catching, Josh Homme, Mark Lanegan, Troy Van Leeuwen, Nick Lucero, Brendon McNichol, Nick Oliveri, and Roxy Saint.- Track listing...
(2001, Brownhouse) - The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys OSTThe Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys (soundtrack)The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys is the soundtrack to the movie The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys.Soundtrack 2002Music by Marco BeltramiAdditional Music By Joshua Homme, Nick Oliveri, Brad Wilk1. The Atomic Trinity - Joshua Homme, Nick Oliveri, Brad Wilk...
(2002, Milan RecordsMilan RecordsMilan Records is a record label located in Los Angeles, California specializing in film scores and soundtrack albums. In addition, Milan boasts an extensive electronic catalog which features down-tempo, chillout, and eclectic electronic releases....
) - Rollins BandRollins BandRollins Band was an American rock band led by singer and songwriter Henry Rollins.They are best known for the songs "Low Self Opinion" and "Liar", which both earned heavy airplay on MTV in the early 1990s...
– Rise Above: 24 Black Flag Songs to Benefit the West Memphis ThreeRise Above: 24 Black Flag Songs to Benefit the West Memphis Three-Band:*Marcus Blake – bass guitar ; backing vocals *Jason Mackenroth – drums ; backing vocals *Jim Wilson – guitar ; backing vocals -Vocalists:...
(2002, Sanctuary Records) - Masters of Reality – Flak 'n' FlightFlak 'n' FlightFlak 'n' Flight is the second live album of the American rock band Masters of Reality, released in 2003.- Track listing :*All songs by Chris Goss, unless otherwise stated.#"Opening" - 1:19...
(2003, Brownhouse) - Mark Lanegan Band – Here Comes That Weird ChillHere Comes That Weird ChillHere Comes That Weird Chill EP is a preview of Bubblegum by Mark Lanegan. The primary vocal version of "Sleep With Me", track 8 on the UK release, was omitted from the North American pressing.-Track listing:...
(2003, Beggars BanquetBeggars Banquet RecordsBeggars Banquet is an English independent record label that began as a chain of record shops owned by Martin Mills and Nick Austin, and is part of the Beggars Group of labels...
) - Mark Lanegan Band – Bubblegum (2004, Beggar's Banquet)
- Eagles of Death MetalEagles of Death MetalEagles of Death Metal is an American rock band from Palm Desert, California, formed in 1998 by Jesse Hughes and Josh Homme. Despite their band name, Eagles of Death Metal are not a death metal band. Hughes stated that a friend was introducing Josh Homme to the death metal genre...
– Peace, Love, Death MetalPeace, Love, Death MetalPeace, Love, Death Metal is the debut album by Eagles of Death Metal released on March 23, 2004.-Making of the album:Eagles of Death Metal is a garage rock band fronted by Jesse "The Devil" Hughes. The album was recorded primarily by Jesse Hughes Peace, Love, Death Metal is the debut album by...
(2004, AntAcidAudioAntAcidAudioAntAcidAudio is an independent record label run by Greg Werckman .-Discography:...
) - Auf Der Maur – Auf Der MaurAuf der Maur (album)Auf der Maur is the debut album from former Hole and The Smashing Pumpkins bassist Melissa Auf der Maur.Formed following her successful stints as bassist for both Hole and The Smashing Pumpkins, Melissa Auf der Maur's solo project Auf der Maur released their self-titled debut album after Melissa's...
(2004 CapitolCapitol RecordsCapitol Records is a major United States based record label, formerly located in Los Angeles, but operating in New York City as part of Capitol Music Group. Its former headquarters building, the Capitol Tower, is a major landmark near the corner of Hollywood and Vine...
) - TurbonegroTurbonegroTurbonegro is a Norwegian punk rock band that was initially active from 1989 to 1998, and later reformed in 2002. Their style combines glam rock, punk rock and hard rock into a style the band describes as "deathpunk"....
– Party Animals (2005, Bitzcore) - Winnebago DealWinnebago DealWinnebago Deal are a rock music band from Oxford, United Kingdom. They started life in the late 1990s at Bartholomew School in Eynsham, with Ben Perrier and Ben Thomas writing songs then recruiting a drummer and bass player through an ad...
– Flight Of The RavenFlight Of The RavenFlight of the Raven is the second full-length album by band Winnebago Deal.-Track listing:#"With Friends Like These"#"Reeper"#"Not Human"#"Czechoslovakia"#"Fresco"#"Flight Of The Raven"#"You Let Me Down"#"Venomized"...
(2006, Fierce PandaFierce Panda RecordsFierce Panda Records is a London-based independent record label, with its first release in February 1994. It also produced a small number of releases that year by now famous artists such as Ash, The Bluetones, Baby Bird and Supergrass...
) - Winnebago Deal – "Spider Bite" (2006, Fierce Panda)
- Don't Open Your Eyes – "Don't Open Your Eyes" (2009, Flying With The Unicorn)
- SlashSlash (musician)Saul Hudson , known by his stage name Slash, is a British-American musician and songwriter. He is best known as the former lead guitarist of the American hard rock band Guns N' Roses, with whom he achieved worldwide success in the late 1980s and early 1990s. During his later years with Guns N'...
– Slash (2010, Sony Music) - HeWhoCannotBeNamed – Sunday School Massacre (2010, No Balls Records)