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Queens of the Stone Age is an American rock band from Palm Desert, California, formed in 1996. The band frequently changes its line-up, and its records often include guest appearances. The only permanent member of the band is founder Josh Homme, with guitarist Troy Van Leeuwen having been a member since the release of the band's third studio album, Songs for the Deaf, in 2002. Bassist Michael Shuman and keyboardist and guitarist Dean Fertita both joined the band in 2007 to tour in support of its fifth studio album, Era Vulgaris (2007). In 2013, Queens of the Stone Age added drummer Jon Theodore during the recording of the album ...Like Clockwork (2013).

Members edit

Current members edit

Name	Time active	Live instruments	Other studio instruments	Release contributions
Josh Homme^[a]	1996–present	lead vocals guitar slide guitar piano	keyboards drums bass guitar various other instruments during recording	all Queens of the Stone Age releases
Troy Van Leeuwen^[b]	2002–present	guitar keyboards synthesizer lap steel slide guitar backing vocals percussion	bass guitar	All Queens of the Stone Age releases from Lullabies to Paralyze (2005) onwards
Michael Shuman^[c]	2007–present	bass guitar backing vocals synth bass	guitar synthesizer percussion Mellotron	Era Vulgaris-era B-sides (2007) ...Like Clockwork (2013) Villains (2017) In Times New Roman... (2023)
Dean Fertita^[d]	2007–present	piano keyboards synthesizer guitar clavinet backing vocals percussion
Jon Theodore^[e]	2013–present	drums percussion sampler		...Like Clockwork (2013) Villains (2017) In Times New Roman (2023)

Former members edit

Name	Time active	Live instruments	Other studio instruments	Release contributions
Alfredo Hernández^[f]	1998–1999	drums		Queens of the Stone Age (1998)
Gene Trautmann^[g]	1999–2001	drums		Rated R (2000) Songs for the Deaf (2002)
Nick Oliveri^[h]	1998–2004 (session vocalist in 2013; one off live appearance in 2014)	bass guitar lead vocals backing vocals guitar		Rated R (2000) Songs for the Deaf (2002) ...Like Clockwork (2013)
Mark Lanegan^[i]	2001–2005 (session vocalist 2000, 2007 and 2013) (one off live appearances in 2007 and 2010) (died 2022)	lead and backing vocals keyboards (2005)		Rated R (2000), Songs for the Deaf (2002), Lullabies to Paralyze (2005), Era Vulgaris (2007), ...Like Clockwork (2013)
Dave Grohl^[j]	2001-2002 (session drummer in 2012–2013) (one-off live appearances in 2007 and 2014)	drums percussion		Songs for the Deaf (2002) ...Like Clockwork (2013)
Joey Castillo^[k]	2002–2012	drums percussion	piano	Lullabies to Paralyze (2005) Over the Years and Through the Woods (2005) Era Vulgaris (2007) ...Like Clockwork (2013)
Alain Johannes^[l]	2005–2007 (recording engineer, co-producer and session musician in 2000–2005 and 2007–present)	bass guitar electric guitar piano organ backing vocals	various instruments	Songs for the Deaf (2002) Lullabies to Paralyze (2005) Over the Years and Through the Woods (2005) Era Vulgaris (2007)
Natasha Shneider^[m]	2005-2006 (session musician in 2000 and 2002) (died 2008)	keyboards backing vocals		Rated R-era B-sides ("Never Say Never" & "Who'll Be the Next in Line") Songs for the Deaf (2002) Over the Years and Through the Woods (2005)

Timeline edit

Contributors edit

"It really is more of a musical experiment… It keeps moving and reinventing itself. That way we never get painted into a corner."

Josh Homme, 2000

Guitarists edit

John McBain – Made live appearances with the band in 1997 and co-wrote "Regular John".^[1]
Dave Catching – Contributed guitar, lap steel and keyboards, has also been featured on the first four albums. (1998–2000)
Mario Lalli – Filled in for Dave Catching who was touring in Europe with earthlings? between April 10 and May 14, 1999.
Chris Goss – A long time collaborator with the band throughout their career, contributing on every album previous to ...Like Clockwork with various instruments, mainly guitars, and co-producing Rated R and Era Vulgaris together with Josh Homme as the Fififf Teeners. Has also made several live appearances throughout the band's career.
Brendon McNichol – Replaced Dave Catching playing guitar, lap steel and keyboards during live performances and also recorded parts of Songs for the Deaf before leaving the band. (2000–2002)
Dean Ween (aka Mickey Melchiondo) – Played guitar and provided backing vocals during the recording of Songs for the Deaf.
Billy Gibbons – Recorded "Burn the Witch", as well as the bonus tracks, "Precious and Grace" and "Like a Drug" for Lullabies to Paralyze. Also made live appearances in 2005 which can be seen in the bonus footage on the Over the Years and Through the Woods DVD.
Aaron North – Made guest appearances with the band at various performances in 2005.
Lindsey Buckingham – Played guitar on My God Is the Sun live at the Grammy Awards in January 2014.

Bassists edit

Van Conner – Performed on the Gamma Ray EP and the Kyuss/Queens of the Stone Age split EP and played live with the band from 1997 to 1998.
Mike Johnson – Performed with the band on their first ever shows in 1997 and was credited for sitting on a sofa during the recording of the self-titled record and provided backing vocals on the track "Leg of Lamb" on Rated R.
Milo Beenhakker – Performed on the track "18 A.D" which appeared on the Burn One Up! album in 1997.^[2]
Dan Druff – Was a longtime guitar tech for Queens since Rated R. After Oliveri's departure from the band in 2004, Dan Druff briefly joined the touring line up playing bass and guitar.

Drummers/Percussionists edit

Victor Indrizzo – Recorded on the Kyuss/Queens of the Stone Age split and the Gamma Ray EP.
Matt Cameron – Recorded on "Born to Hula" on the Kyuss/Queens of the Stone Age split and played drums during live appearances in 1997 and 2008.^[3]
Eva Nahon – Recorded drums for the track "18 A.D" which appeared on the Burn One Up! album in 1997.^[2]
Nick Lucero – Played drums on six tracks and percussion on two tracks in session during the recording of Rated R.
Barrett Martin – Recorded percussion on two tracks and vibes on two tracks as well as steel drums on one track on Rated R.

Keyboardists edit

Hutch – Queens sound engineer since its inception in 1998. Also recorded piano for "I Was a Teenage Hand Model" from their self-titled album.
Elton John – Recorded piano and vocals on the track, "Fairweather Friends", on ...Like Clockwork.
Trent Reznor – Played keys on My God Is the Sun live at the Grammy Awards in January 2014 and produced the bonus track "Era Vulgaris" from the album of the same name as well as contributing vocals and drum programming on "Kalopsia" and background vocals on "Fairweather Friends" from ...Like Clockwork.

Vocalists edit

Mark Lanegan

Blag Dahlia – Lead vocals on "Punk Rock Caveman Living in a Prehistoric Age" in San Francisco in 2000.^[4]
Tobey Torres – Backing vocals on "Quick and to the Pointless" at Reading Festival 2001.^[5]
John Garcia – contributed backing vocals to 1997's "Kyuss/Queens of the Stone Age" split EP and made a live appearance on December 20, 2005, performing Kyuss songs with the band.
Wendy Rae Moan – Contributed backing vocals to the tracks, "Feel Good Hit of the Summer" and "Quick and to the Pointless", on Rated R.
Nick Eldorado – Contributed backing vocals to the tracks, "Feel Good Hit of the Summer" and "Quick and to the Pointless", on Rated R.
Rob Halford – Contributed backing vocals to the track, "Feel Good Hit of the Summer", on Rated R.
Pete Stahl – Contributed backing vocals to the track, "Lost Art of Keeping A Secret", on Rated R, and the B-sides, "Ode to Clarissa" and "Born to Hula". Stahl also toured with the band from 1998 to 1999 to perform backing vocals on various songs and performed lead vocals on Desert Sessions songs that were played, including "Cake (Who Shit in The?)" and "At the Helm of Hells Ships". He made a further live appearance on September 25, 2000, to perform "Nova".
Brody Dalle – Contributed backing vocals to two of the band's studio albums: Lullabies to Paralyze and Era Vulgaris. Also appeared live with Queens to sing lead and backing vocals at the tribute concert for Natasha Shneider in 2008.^[3]
Shirley Manson – Contributed backing vocals to the track, "You Got a Killer Scene There, Man...", on Lullabies to Paralyze.
Julian Casablancas – provided backing vocals to "Sick, Sick, Sick" on Era Vulgaris, and played casio guitar on the same track. Also appeared at the Pearl Jam Twenty Festival in 2011 to sing on "Sick, Sick, Sick".
Serrina Sims – Contributed backing vocals to the track "Make It wit Chu" on Era Vulgaris. Also sang backing vocals at the tribute concert for Natasha Shneider in 2008.^[3]
Liam Lynch – Contributed backing vocals to the track, "Make It wit Chu" on Era Vulgaris.
PJ Harvey – Vocals on several songs from Desert Sessions Volumes 9 & 10, vocalist on "Make it wit Chu" and one of her own songs at the tribute concert for Natasha Shneider in 2008.^[3]
Jesse Hughes – Backing vocals on "Make it wit Chu" and lead vocals on Eagles of Death Metal song "Speaking in Tongues" at the tribute concert for Natasha Shneider in 2008.^[3]
Bobby Gillespie – Sang lead vocals on the Brian Eno cover Needles in the Camel's Eye, which is the B-side to Make it Wit Chu.
Trent Reznor – Co-wrote the bonus track, "Era Vulgaris", and contributed backing vocals to the songs "Kalopsia" and "Fairweather Friends" on ...Like Clockwork.
Eddie Vedder – Backing vocals and cowbell on "Little Sister" at the Pearl Jam Twenty Festival in 2011 and at Lollapalooza Chile in 2013.^[6]^[7]
Alex Turner – Contributed backing vocals to the track, "If I Had a Tail", on ...Like Clockwork, and co-wrote the lyrics to "Kalopsia" on the same album.
Jake Shears – Provided co-lead vocals to the track, "Keep Your Eyes Peeled", on ...Like Clockwork.
Nikka Costa – Contributed backing vocals on Villains.
Matt Sweeney – Contributed backing vocals on Villains.
Fred Martin – Contributed backing vocals on Villains.
Tai Phillips – Contributed backing vocals on Villains.
Faith Matovia – Contributed backing vocals on Villains.

Lineups edit


Period	Members	Studio releases
1996–1998	Josh Homme – vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards, piano, drums	none
1998	Josh Homme – lead vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards, piano Alfredo Hernández – drums	Queens of the Stone Age (1998)
1998–1999	Josh Homme – lead vocals, guitar, keyboards, piano Alfredo Hernández – drums Nick Oliveri – bass, backing & lead vocals	none
1999–2001	Josh Homme – lead vocals, guitar, keyboards, piano Nick Oliveri – bass, backing & lead vocals Gene Trautmann – drums	Rated R (2000)
2001–2002	Josh Homme – lead vocals, guitar, keyboards, piano Nick Oliveri – bass, backing & lead vocals Gene Trautmann – drums Brendon McNichol - guitar, keyboards, lap steel guitar Mark Lanegan – lead & backing vocals	none
2002	Josh Homme – lead vocals, guitar, piano Nick Oliveri – bass, backing & lead vocals Mark Lanegan – lead & backing vocals Dave Grohl – drums, percussion Troy Van Leeuwen – guitar, keyboards, lap steel, backing vocals	Songs for the Deaf (2002)
2002–2004	Josh Homme – lead vocals, guitar, piano Nick Oliveri – bass, backing & lead vocals Mark Lanegan – lead & backing vocals Troy Van Leeuwen – guitar, keyboards, lap steel, backing vocals Joey Castillo – drums, percussion	none
2004–2005	Josh Homme – lead vocals, guitar, bass, piano Mark Lanegan – lead & backing vocals, keyboards Troy Van Leeuwen – guitar, keyboards, lap steel, bass, backing vocals Joey Castillo – drums, percussion	Lullabies to Paralyze (2005)
2005–2006	Josh Homme – lead vocals, guitar, bass, piano Troy Van Leeuwen – guitar, keyboards, lap steel, bass, backing vocals Joey Castillo – drums, percussion Natasha Shneider – keyboards, backing vocals Alain Johannes – bass, guitar, piano, organ, backing vocals	Era Vulgaris (2007)
2006–2007	Josh Homme – lead vocals, guitar, bass, piano Troy Van Leeuwen – guitar, keyboards, lap steel, bass, backing vocals Joey Castillo – drums, percussion Alain Johannes – bass, guitar, piano, organ, backing vocals	Era Vulgaris (2007)
2007–2013	Josh Homme – lead vocals, guitar, piano Troy Van Leeuwen – guitar, keyboards, lap steel, backing vocals Joey Castillo – drums, percussion Michael Shuman – bass, backing vocals, keyboards Dean Fertita – piano, keyboards, guitar, backing vocals	...Like Clockwork (2013)
2013–present	Josh Homme – lead vocals, guitar, piano Troy Van Leeuwen – guitar, keyboards, lap steel, backing vocals Michael Shuman – bass, backing vocals, keyboards Dean Fertita – piano, keyboards, guitar, backing vocals Jon Theodore – drums, percussion	Villains (2017) In Times New Roman... (2023)

References edit

^ "Queens Of The Stone Age – Queens Of The Stone Age". Discogs. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Beaver Family Tree". 13eaver.nl. Retrieved May 19, 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Queens of the Stone Age Setlist at Natasha Shneider Benefit Show 2008". setlist.fm. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
^ "Queens of the Stone Age Setlist at The Fillmore, San Francisco". setlist.fm. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
^ "Queens of the Stone Age Setlist at Reading Festival 2001". setlist.fm. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
^ "YouTube". youtube.com. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
^ Queens Of The Stone Age (April 6, 2013). "QOTSA Feat. Eddie Vedder - Little Sister (Live in Chile 2013)". Retrieved March 28, 2018 – via YouTube.

^ As the sole founding member of Queens of the Stone Age, Homme has performed and recorded with the band since its inception in 1996 and has been the only constant member of the band.
^ Has been the band's second guitarist and multi-instrumentalist since 2002, joining the band for the tour preceding the release of Songs for the Deaf. Van Leeuwen has contributed to all subsequent recordings and tours.
^ Joined the band in 2007 as bassist and backing vocalist for the tour following the release of Era Vulgaris.
^ Replaced the late Natasha Shneider as the band's keyboardist and backing vocalist in 2007, also plays guitar and various percussion instruments. Fertita joined the band at the same time as Michael Shuman.
^ Joined after the departure of Joey Castillo, and interim drummer Dave Grohl, contributing to the final track on ...Like Clockwork and its subsequent tour.
^ Recorded the band's debut album, Queens of the Stone Age, and toured in support of the album, leaving the band prior to the recording of Rated R.
^ Toured and recorded drums and percussion on Rated R, and on two tracks on Songs for the Deaf.
^ Oliveri had previously played alongside Josh Homme in the band Kyuss, and joined Queens of the Stone as its permanent bass guitarist and co-lead vocalist, in 1998, upon the release of its debut album, Queens of the Stone Age (1998). Oliveri and Homme became the band's core two members, and the duo recorded the breakthrough albums, Rated R and Songs for the Deaf, together before Homme fired Oliveri in 2004 for excessive partying and an alleged incident of domestic abuse. The duo repaired their friendship shortly afterwards. Oliveri, however, did not return to the band. In 2013, upon hearing that former contributor Dave Grohl was recording drums for the band's sixth studio album, ...Like Clockwork, Oliveri asked Homme if he too could return on bass guitar. Homme ultimately did not grant Oliveri's request. He does, however, appear on backing vocals on the album track, "If I Had a Tail". Oliveri made a live appearance singing "Millionare" in August 2014, and on October 31, 2014, Oliveri reunited with the band once again for the last show of their ...Like Clockwork tour during the encore, performing "Millionaire" along with "Auto Pilot", "Quick and to the Pointless", "Gonna Leave You" and "Another Love Song" for the first time in ten years.
^ Founding member Josh Homme had previously performed as a live guitarist for Lanegan's band Screaming Trees in 1996, with Homme subsequently wanting to include Lanegan's vocals on the band's debut album, Queens of the Stone Age (1998). Lanegan, however, did not make a vocal contribution until the recording Rated R, singing lead vocals on the track, "In the Fade", and backing vocals on three other songs. Following the album's release, Lanegan became a full-time member of the band, becoming its third lead vocalist, alongside Homme and Nick Oliveri. The trio, alongside drummer Dave Grohl, recorded the band's third studio album, Songs for the Deaf, with Lanegan remaining in the band until the release of Lullabies to Paralyze in 2005. During the tour that preceded the album's release, Lanegan also provided live keyboards but eventually left the road citing exhaustion. Lanegan eventually returned to live performances, but left the band as a full-time member upon the tour's close. Lanegan subsequently appeared as a backing vocalist on the Era Vulgaris track, "River in the Road", on the ...Like Clockwork tracks, "If I Had a Tail" and "Fairweather Friends", and made live appearances in 2007 and 2010.
^ Grohl replaced Gene Trautmann during the recording of the band's third studio album, Songs for the Deaf, performing drums and percussion on the majority of the album's tracks. Grohl remained within the band during its initial tour dates in support of the album, before returning to his primary project, Foo Fighters, later that year. In 2007, Grohl made a one-off guest appearance with the band to perform "Make It wit Chu", and subsequently replaced his successor Joey Castillo, in late 2012, recording drums on ...Like Clockwork. He made another one-off live appearance to play drums on My God Is the Sun at the 2014 Grammy Awards.
^ Initially called in to replace drummer Dave Grohl for the European leg of the Songs for the Deaf tour, Castillo remained a member of the band until November 2012, when he was fired by Homme during the recording of ...Like Clockwork. Castillo recorded drums on Lullabies to Paralyze, the live album, Over the Years and Through the Woods, Era Vulgaris, and contributed to four tracks on ...Like Clockwork before his dismissal.
^ Johannes has been a close collaborator of the band since 2000, initially co-producing three of Rated R's B-sides, under the moniker "The Exotic Pets", with Josh Homme. Johannes subsequently appeared on Songs for the Deaf, performing on four of the album's tracks, and made significant contributions to Lullabies to Paralyze, following Nick Oliveri's departure. Johannes toured with the band throughout 2005, appearing on the live album, Over the Years and Through the Woods, and recorded both guitar and bass on Era Vulgaris. Johannes is credited with providing "additional engineering" on ...Like Clockwork, and is also a live member of Homme's side-project, Them Crooked Vultures.
^ Formerly of the band Eleven - alongside her husband Alain Johannes - Shneider first recorded the B-sides, "Never Say Never" and "Who'll Be the Next in Line", with the band, providing keyboards and piano. Schneider subsequently appeared on Songs for the Deaf, performing on three of the album's tracks, and joined the band as a full member in 2005 during the Lullabies to Paralyze tour, appearing on the live album, Over the Years and Through the Woods. On July 2, 2008, Shneider died following a battle with cancer. The band performed a concert in celebration of her life on August 16, 2008 at the Henry Fonda Theatre in Los Angeles.

External links edit

qotsa.com – official QOTSA site (Flash required)
thefade.net – revamped version of old QOTSA fansite

[14] "Queens Of The Stone Age – Queens Of The Stone Age". Discogs. Retrieved March 28, 2018.

[13eaver-15] "Beaver Family Tree". 13eaver.nl. Retrieved May 19, 2014.

[setlist.fm-16] "Queens of the Stone Age Setlist at Natasha Shneider Benefit Show 2008". setlist.fm. Retrieved March 28, 2018.

[17] "Queens of the Stone Age Setlist at The Fillmore, San Francisco". setlist.fm. Retrieved March 28, 2018.

[18] "Queens of the Stone Age Setlist at Reading Festival 2001". setlist.fm. Retrieved March 28, 2018.

[19] "YouTube". youtube.com. Retrieved March 28, 2018.

[20] Queens Of The Stone Age (April 6, 2013). "QOTSA Feat. Eddie Vedder - Little Sister (Live in Chile 2013)". Retrieved March 28, 2018 – via YouTube.

[1] As the sole founding member of Queens of the Stone Age, Homme has performed and recorded with the band since its inception in 1996 and has been the only constant member of the band.

[2] Has been the band's second guitarist and multi-instrumentalist since 2002, joining the band for the tour preceding the release of Songs for the Deaf. Van Leeuwen has contributed to all subsequent recordings and tours.

[3] Joined the band in 2007 as bassist and backing vocalist for the tour following the release of Era Vulgaris.

[4] Replaced the late Natasha Shneider as the band's keyboardist and backing vocalist in 2007, also plays guitar and various percussion instruments. Fertita joined the band at the same time as Michael Shuman.

[5] Joined after the departure of Joey Castillo, and interim drummer Dave Grohl, contributing to the final track on ...Like Clockwork and its subsequent tour.

[6] Recorded the band's debut album, Queens of the Stone Age, and toured in support of the album, leaving the band prior to the recording of Rated R.

[7] Toured and recorded drums and percussion on Rated R, and on two tracks on Songs for the Deaf.

[8] Oliveri had previously played alongside Josh Homme in the band Kyuss, and joined Queens of the Stone as its permanent bass guitarist and co-lead vocalist, in 1998, upon the release of its debut album, Queens of the Stone Age (1998). Oliveri and Homme became the band's core two members, and the duo recorded the breakthrough albums, Rated R and Songs for the Deaf, together before Homme fired Oliveri in 2004 for excessive partying and an alleged incident of domestic abuse. The duo repaired their friendship shortly afterwards. Oliveri, however, did not return to the band. In 2013, upon hearing that former contributor Dave Grohl was recording drums for the band's sixth studio album, ...Like Clockwork, Oliveri asked Homme if he too could return on bass guitar. Homme ultimately did not grant Oliveri's request. He does, however, appear on backing vocals on the album track, "If I Had a Tail". Oliveri made a live appearance singing "Millionare" in August 2014, and on October 31, 2014, Oliveri reunited with the band once again for the last show of their ...Like Clockwork tour during the encore, performing "Millionaire" along with "Auto Pilot", "Quick and to the Pointless", "Gonna Leave You" and "Another Love Song" for the first time in ten years.

[9] Founding member Josh Homme had previously performed as a live guitarist for Lanegan's band Screaming Trees in 1996, with Homme subsequently wanting to include Lanegan's vocals on the band's debut album, Queens of the Stone Age (1998). Lanegan, however, did not make a vocal contribution until the recording Rated R, singing lead vocals on the track, "In the Fade", and backing vocals on three other songs. Following the album's release, Lanegan became a full-time member of the band, becoming its third lead vocalist, alongside Homme and Nick Oliveri. The trio, alongside drummer Dave Grohl, recorded the band's third studio album, Songs for the Deaf, with Lanegan remaining in the band until the release of Lullabies to Paralyze in 2005. During the tour that preceded the album's release, Lanegan also provided live keyboards but eventually left the road citing exhaustion. Lanegan eventually returned to live performances, but left the band as a full-time member upon the tour's close. Lanegan subsequently appeared as a backing vocalist on the Era Vulgaris track, "River in the Road", on the ...Like Clockwork tracks, "If I Had a Tail" and "Fairweather Friends", and made live appearances in 2007 and 2010.

[10] Grohl replaced Gene Trautmann during the recording of the band's third studio album, Songs for the Deaf, performing drums and percussion on the majority of the album's tracks. Grohl remained within the band during its initial tour dates in support of the album, before returning to his primary project, Foo Fighters, later that year. In 2007, Grohl made a one-off guest appearance with the band to perform "Make It wit Chu", and subsequently replaced his successor Joey Castillo, in late 2012, recording drums on ...Like Clockwork. He made another one-off live appearance to play drums on My God Is the Sun at the 2014 Grammy Awards.

[11] Initially called in to replace drummer Dave Grohl for the European leg of the Songs for the Deaf tour, Castillo remained a member of the band until November 2012, when he was fired by Homme during the recording of ...Like Clockwork. Castillo recorded drums on Lullabies to Paralyze, the live album, Over the Years and Through the Woods, Era Vulgaris, and contributed to four tracks on ...Like Clockwork before his dismissal.

[12] Johannes has been a close collaborator of the band since 2000, initially co-producing three of Rated R's B-sides, under the moniker "The Exotic Pets", with Josh Homme. Johannes subsequently appeared on Songs for the Deaf, performing on four of the album's tracks, and made significant contributions to Lullabies to Paralyze, following Nick Oliveri's departure. Johannes toured with the band throughout 2005, appearing on the live album, Over the Years and Through the Woods, and recorded both guitar and bass on Era Vulgaris. Johannes is credited with providing "additional engineering" on ...Like Clockwork, and is also a live member of Homme's side-project, Them Crooked Vultures.

[13] Formerly of the band Eleven - alongside her husband Alain Johannes - Shneider first recorded the B-sides, "Never Say Never" and "Who'll Be the Next in Line", with the band, providing keyboards and piano. Schneider subsequently appeared on Songs for the Deaf, performing on three of the album's tracks, and joined the band as a full member in 2005 during the Lullabies to Paralyze tour, appearing on the live album, Over the Years and Through the Woods. On July 2, 2008, Shneider died following a battle with cancer. The band performed a concert in celebration of her life on August 16, 2008 at the Henry Fonda Theatre in Los Angeles.

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