Kyuss

Kyuss
aka: Sons of Kyuss *
Palm Desert, California, United States
Stoner rock, heavy metal, desert rock

Kyuss (/ˈkaɪ.əs/ KY-əs) was an American stoner rock band, formed in Palm Desert, California, in 1987 by Josh Homme (guitar), John Garcia (vocals), Brant Bjork (drums) and Chris Cockrell (bass). After releasing an EP under the name Sons of Kyuss in 1990, the band shortened its name to Kyuss and recruited Nick Oliveri, replacing Cockrell as bassist. Over the next five years the band released four full-length albums, and one last split EP in 1997 as Kyuss and the newly formed Queens of the Stone Age. This tied up the loose ends of Kyuss and introduced the new band Queens of the Stone Age, which was initially composed entirely of former Kyuss members.

Sons of Kyuss * (1990) EP
Wretch (1991)
Blues for the Red Sun (1992)
Demon Cleaner (1994) Single
Welcome to Sky Valley (1994)
Gardenia (1995) Single
...and the Circus Leaves Town (1995)
One Inch Man (1995) Single
split with Queens of the Stone Age (1997)
Muchas Gracias: The Best of (2000)

The Wanderers

The Wanderers
UK
Punk rock, new wave

The Wanderers were born when Stiv Bators, front man for The Dead Boys essentially replaced Jimmy Pursey as the front man and lead singer in Sham 69, which broke up in the summer of 1980. Besides Stiv Bators, the other band members were from Sham 69:  Dave Tregunna (bassist), Dave Parsons (guitarist), and Mark Goldstein (drums). Unlike many of the other first-wave punk bands in Britain, Sham 69 had genuine proletariat roots and eventually attracted very rowdy crowds. Despite considerable success, The Dead Boys and Sham 69 had both been somewhat under-appreciated in their home countries.

Only Lovers Left Alive (1981) 2000 Rem.