Tag Archives: Kyuss Lives!

Kyuss Lives On… As A Completely New Group

Posted by on November 29, 2012

We were a little surprised to hear yesterday that bassist Nick Oliveri was rejoining Kyuss Lives! Mainly because a recent court ruling has barred singer John Garcia and drummer Brant Bjork from releasing material under the moniker, while they could only tour under the name on a limited basis. Well as it turns out, the […]

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Nick Oliveri Appearing On New Queens Of The Stone Age Album AND Rejoining Kyuss Lives!?

Posted by on November 28, 2012

The new Queens Of The Stone Age album already has Dave Grohl playing drums and a guest appearance from Trent Reznor. Now there’s one more name we can add to the album’s credits: former bassist Nick Oliveri. According to a Facebook post made by his group Mondo Generator, Nick Oliveri recently recorded vocals for the […]

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Queens Of The Stone Age Recording New Album

Posted by on August 20, 2012

There are a lot of bands that issue exhaustive updates on the recording processes of their next album, shooting videos with updates, showing the monotony of tracking instruments over and over again, and giving a preview of a track or two. And then there’s Queens of the Stone Age. The status on their Facebook page […]

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Court Ruling Issued On Kyuss Lawsuit

Posted by on August 15, 2012

It’s been about six months since Joshua Homme and Scott Reeder filed suit against vocalist John Garcia and drummer Brant Bjork in an attempt to bar them from using the Kyuss trademark while touring and recording under the moniker Kyuss Lives! This past Monday, though, the United States District Court Central District of California gave […]

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Nick Oliveri Cuts A Deal To Avoid Jail Time

Posted by on August 6, 2012

Over a year ago, Nick Oliveri made headlines for his four-hour standoff with a S.W.A.T. team in LA. The incident lead to his public arrest and threatened to send him to jail for up to 15 years. Last week, though, the former Queens Of The Stone Age/Kyuss bassist reportedly cut a deal with prosecutors that […]

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Josh Homme AND John Garcia Appear On The Same New Song From Mondo Generator (Nick Oliveri)

Posted by on May 29, 2012

Last week, we learned that Josh Homme would be making a guest appearance on Hell Comes To Your Heart, the new release from Nick Oliveri’s Mondo Generator. The collaboration between the formerly estranged Queens Of The Stone Age/Kyuss bandmates was a strong indicator of which side Oliveri took in the Kyuss Lives! legal battle. Well, […]

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Josh Homme To Make Guest Appearance On Mondo Generator’s (Nick Oliveri) New Album

Posted by on May 24, 2012

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRB2Xy1qSd8[/youtube] Josh Homme may have made amends with his former Queens Of The Stone Age bandmate Nick Oliveri, but it still seemed unlikely that the two would ever collaborate on music again. However, according to the former QOTSA/Kyuss bassist, Homme will be making a guest appearance on the upcoming release from Oliveri’s Mondo Generator. Oliveri […]

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Kyuss Lives! Give Further Insight Into Josh Homme And Scott Reeder’s Lawsuit; Reveal Nick Oliveri’s Replacement

Posted by on May 22, 2012

As you may recall, fans were shocked to learn that Josh Homme and Scott Reeder had filed a lawsuit against their former bandmates in the revamped Kyuss Lives! last March. As if that wasn’t enough, bassist Nick Oliveri announced he had left the group. And while singer John Garcia and drummer Brant Bjork (who were directly […]

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Nick Oliveri Quits Kyuss Lives!

Posted by on March 22, 2012

When it was revealed that Josh Homme and Scott Reeder were suing John Garcia and Brant Bjork over the name Kyuss, we were surprised that bassist Nick Oliveri wasn’t named in the lawsuit. Granted, Oliveri has his own legal issues to deal with. But the bassist was still one of the original members to take […]

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Kyuss Lives! Comment On Josh Homme And Scott Reeder’s Lawsuit

Posted by on March 15, 2012

This past weekend, Josh Homme and Scott Reeder filed a lawsuit against their former bandmates in the revamped Kyuss Lives! We’ve since heard from Reeder on the matter, explaining why he was “forced to react.” And today, we’ve received a statement from John Garcia and Brant Bjork (who were directly named in the suit, while […]

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