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Kyuss
- Country of origin:
- United States
- Location:
- Palm Desert, California
- Status:
- Changed name
- Formed in:
- 1991
- Genre:
- Stoner Rock/Metal
- Lyrical themes:
- Drugs, Life, Rock & Roll, Struggles, Society
- Last label:
- Unsigned/independent
- Years active:
- 1987-1989 (as Katzenjammer), 1989-1991 (as Sons of Kyuss), 1991-1996, 2010-2013 (as Kyuss Lives!), 2013-present (as Vista Chino)
| Last known | |
| Nick Oliveri | Bass (1991-1992, 2010-2012, 2012-2013) |
| See also: Mondo Generator, Nick Oliveri, Vista Chino, ex-Sons of Kyuss, ex-Queens of the Stone Age, ex-The Dwarves | |
| Brant Bjork | Drums (1991-1994, 2010-2013) |
| See also: ex-Sons of Kyuss, Brant Bjork, Brant Bjork & the Bros, Vista Chino, ex-Bad Chopper, ex-Ché, ex-Fu Manchu, ex-Mondo Generator | |
| John Garcia | Vocals (1991-1996, 2010-2013) |
| See also: Unida, ex-Slo Burn, ex-Sons of Kyuss, Vista Chino, ex-Karma to Burn, ex-Hermano | |
| Bruno Fevery | Guitars (2010-2013) |
| See also: Vista Chino | |
| Past | |
| Josh Homme | Guitars (1991-1996) |
| See also: ex-Sons of Kyuss, Eagles of Death Metal, Queens of the Stone Age, The Desert Sessions, Them Crooked Vultures, ex-Mondo Generator, ex-Screaming Trees | |
| Scott Reeder | Bass (1992-1996) |
| See also: ex-Goatsnake, ex-The Obsessed, ex-Unida | |
| Alfredo Hernández | Drums (1994-1996) |
| See also: ex-Mondo Generator | |
| Billy Cordell | Bass (2012) |
| Last known (Live) | |
| Mike Dean | Bass (2013) |
| See also: Corrosion of Conformity, ex-Snake Nation | |
| Past (Live) | |
| Scott Reeder | Bass (European dates) (2011) |
| See also: ex-Goatsnake, ex-The Obsessed, ex-Unida | |
| Nick Oliveri | Bass (1991-1992, 2010-2012, 2012-2013) |
| See also: Mondo Generator, Nick Oliveri, Vista Chino, ex-Sons of Kyuss, ex-Queens of the Stone Age, ex-The Dwarves | |
| Brant Bjork | Drums (1991-1994, 2010-2013) |
| See also: ex-Sons of Kyuss, Brant Bjork, Brant Bjork & the Bros, Vista Chino, ex-Bad Chopper, ex-Ché, ex-Fu Manchu, ex-Mondo Generator | |
| John Garcia | Vocals (1991-1996, 2010-2013) |
| See also: Unida, ex-Slo Burn, ex-Sons of Kyuss, Vista Chino, ex-Karma to Burn, ex-Hermano | |
| Bruno Fevery | Guitars (2010-2013) |
| See also: Vista Chino | |
| Josh Homme | Guitars (1991-1996) |
| See also: ex-Sons of Kyuss, Eagles of Death Metal, Queens of the Stone Age, The Desert Sessions, Them Crooked Vultures, ex-Mondo Generator, ex-Screaming Trees | |
| Scott Reeder | Bass (1992-1996) |
| See also: ex-Goatsnake, ex-The Obsessed, ex-Unida | |
| Alfredo Hernández | Drums (1994-1996) |
| See also: ex-Mondo Generator | |
| Billy Cordell | Bass (2012) |
| Last known | |
| Mike Dean | Bass (2013) |
| See also: Corrosion of Conformity, ex-Snake Nation | |
| Past | |
| Scott Reeder | Bass (European dates) (2011) |
| See also: ex-Goatsnake, ex-The Obsessed, ex-Unida | |
| Added by: Wisco | Modified by: OpsiusCato |
| Added on: 2002-07-20 04:54:30 | Last modified on: 2013-05-14 11:48:59 |
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Kyuss are considered by many to be "the fathers of stoner rock."
Started in 1987 as Katzenjammer, which later became Sons of Kyuss - a name taken from the game Dungeons & Dragons - under which they released an eponymous demo. After their bass player at the time Chris Cockrell left, ...