Josh Homme mentioned doable Queens of the Stone Age lineup adjustments in a brand new Visions Journal interview.

The present line-up of Queens Of The Stone Age appears very constant, it’s the third album by this line-up. Is the Queens’ time as a collective over?—

[hesitates] My first thought whenever you requested your query was perhaps I ought to break up the band once more. You need to know, I simply love taking a opposite place to the remaining. And what would friendship be with no little blood spilled? At any time when one thing appears too protected for me, I all the time have the reflex to peel off one thing and see what lies behind. Alternatively, to start with I placed on the Queens Of The Stone Age like considered one of my desert classes to guard myself. You don’t make massive commitments whenever you say let’s play for a 12 months after which we’ll see. It’s a bit like being a brothel hostess: “Come fuck with me for some time till you discover one thing else.”

However what speaks in opposition to a secure forged like now.—

Sure, as a result of I feel it’s higher when folks wish to play collectively and don’t stand collectively on stage as a result of they should. It’s like a standard relationship. It’s significantly better to be collectively since you wish to. Then you may also be glad for the opposite individual if he thinks he desires to go a unique means. Who is aware of, you would possibly simply see one another once more later as a result of she or he took a unique route at that second. However I additionally know the way tough it’s after getting all of the items of a band’s puzzle collectively to search out new ones that would change considered one of them. Now I’m so snug on stage with the blokes that I really feel like we’re like a gang. A gang that may demolish the corridor. So that you’re proper that the present line-up could be very secure, though I take pleasure in taking part in round a lot. Nonetheless, I’m taking part in round extra musically in the mean time.

Throughout final Sunday evening (Could twenty eighth)’s set on the Boston Calling competition, Queens Of The Stone Age debuted one other music from their upcoming studio album “In Occasions New Roman…” referred to as “Unfavourable House”.

Fan-filmed footage of the aforementioned efficiency has since been made accessible on-line, as reported by The PRP:

“In Occasions New Roman…”, which will likely be QOTSA’s first studio album in six years, is due for launch on June sixteenth. The band will embark on a world tour to advertise the document proper after its launch and the dates are under:

• 06/17 Landgraaf, NET – Pinkpop Pageant
• 06/18 Sheessel, GER – Hurricane Pageant
• 06/20 Halifax, UK – The Piece Corridor (feat. Coach Social gathering)
• 06/22 Margate, UK – Dreamland (feat. Coach Social gathering)
• 06/23 Cardiff, UK – Cardiff Fortress (feat. Coach Social gathering)
• 06/28 Roskilde, DEN – Roskilde Pageant
• 06/30 Gdynia, POL – Open’er Pageant
• 07/02 Werchter, BEL – Rock Werchter
• 07/04 Lyon, FRA – Les Nuits de Fourviere
• 07/05 Albi, FRA – Pageant Pause Guitare
• 07/07 Madrid, SPA – Mad Cool Pageant
• 07/08 Lisbon, POR – NOS Alive
• 08/12 New York, NY – Forest Hills Stadium (feat. Phantogram & The Armed)
• 09/09 Sao Paulo, BRA – The City
• 09/24 Louisville, KY – Louder Than Life
• 10/08 Sacramento, CA – Aftershock Pageant

In the meantime, Queens Of The Stone Age have additionally been teasing an look at Glastonbury once they come to the UK for a string of reveals in Halifax, Cardiff and Margate subsequent month.