20 years ago today (10/6/98), Queens of the Stone Age released their debut self-titled LP. Coming off his tenure with desert stoner rockers Kyuss, it was primarily written and recorded by founding member Josh Homme and his former Kyuss bandmate Alfredo Hernández, with Hernández playing drums and Homme singing and playing the rest of the instrumentation, as well as producing the album alongside Joe Barresi. By the time of the album’s release, bassist Nick Oliveri, also a former member of Kyuss, would join the band. Listen to “How to Handle a Rope” off this debut LP
