Nickname: QOTSA

Sex: Male and Female

Current Members:
Joshua Homme
Mark Lanegan
Troy Van Leeuwen
Joey Castillo
Alain Johannes
Natasha Shneider

Genre:
Alternative rock
Hard rock
Stoner rock

Past Members:
Brendon McNichol - Guitar/Lap Steel/Keyboards/Vocals (2000-2002) - (Masters of Reality)
Dave Catching - Guitar/Lap Steel/Keyboards/Vocals (1998-2000) - (Eagles of Death Metal, Mondo Generator)
John McBain - Guitar (1997-1998) (Monster Magnet, Wellwater Conspiracy)

Bassists:
Nick Oliveri - Bass/Vocals (1998-2004) - (Kyuss, Mondo Generator, the Dwarves)
Van Conner - Bass (1998/1999) - (Screaming Trees)
Mike Johnson - Bass (1998) - (Dinosaur Jr, Mark Lanegan)
Dan Druff - Bass (2005)

Drummers:
Dave Grohl - Drums (2002) - (Nirvana, Foo Fighters)
Gene Trautmann - Drums (1999-2002)
Nick Lucero - Drums (2000) - (studio drummer on Rated R)
Alfredo Hernandez - Drums (1998-1999) - (Kyuss, Che)
Matt Cameron - Drums (1997) - (Soundgarden, Wellwater Conspiracy, Pearl Jam, Smashing Pumpkins)

Formed: The first incarnation was called "Gamma Ray" in 1996, but changed their name to "Queens of the Stone Age" in 1997 because a German band threatened to sue.

Where they're from: California

Nationality: American

Debut Album: Queens of the Stone Age (1998)

Career Breakthrough: "If Only" from their debut album

Profession: musicians