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Kyuss
- Country of origin:
- United States
- Location:
- Palm Desert, California
- Status:
- Split-up
- Formed in:
- 1991
- Genre:
- Stoner Rock/Metal
- Themes:
- Drugs, Life, Rock 'n' Roll, Struggles, Society
- Last label:
- Elektra Records
- Years active:
- 1987-1989 (as Katzenjammer), 1989-1991 (as Sons of Kyuss), 1991-1995
| Last known | |
| Josh Homme | Guitars (1991-1995) |
| 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-Florence and the Machine (live), ex-Screaming Trees (live) | |
| John Garcia | Vocals (1991-1995) |
| See also: Slo Burn, ex-Sons of Kyuss, Hermano, John Garcia, ZUN, ex-Unida, ex-Karma to Burn, ex-Kyuss Lives!, ex-Vista Chino | |
| Scott Reeder | Bass (1992-1995) |
| See also: Fireball Ministry, Bassists Alliance Project, Sun & Sail Club, ex-Goatsnake, ex-The Obsessed, ex-Unida, ex-Across the River, ex-Attika 7, ex-Kyuss Lives! (live) | |
| Alfredo Hernández | Drums (1994-1995) |
| See also: Avon, Brave Black Sea, Family Butcher, ex-Across the River, ex-Brant Bjork and the Bros, ex-Ché, ex-Darkside, ex-Mondo Generator, ex-Orquesta del Desierto, ex-The Sort of Quartet, ex-Vic du Monte's Persona Non Grata, ex-Yawning Man, ex-Queens of the Stone Age (live) | |
| Past | |
| Nick Oliveri | Bass (1991-1992) |
| See also: ex-Sons of Kyuss, BL'AST!, Bloodclot!, Mondo Generator, Nick Oliveri, Stöner, Svetlanas, The Dwarves, Moistboyz (live), ex-Eagles of Death Metal, ex-Katzenjammer, ex-Kyuss Lives!, ex-Queens of the Stone Age | |
| Brant Bjork | Drums (1991-1994) |
| See also: ex-Sons of Kyuss, Brant Bjork, Brant Bjork & the Bros, Stöner, ex-Bad Chopper, ex-Ché, ex-De-Con, ex-Fatso Jetson, ex-Fu Manchu, ex-Kyuss Lives!, ex-LAB, ex-Mass Mental, ex-Mondo Generator, ex-Ten East, ex-Vista Chino | |
| Josh Homme | Guitars (1991-1995) |
| 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-Florence and the Machine (live), ex-Screaming Trees (live) | |
| John Garcia | Vocals (1991-1995) |
| See also: Slo Burn, ex-Sons of Kyuss, Hermano, John Garcia, ZUN, ex-Unida, ex-Karma to Burn, ex-Kyuss Lives!, ex-Vista Chino | |
| Scott Reeder | Bass (1992-1995) |
| See also: Fireball Ministry, Bassists Alliance Project, Sun & Sail Club, ex-Goatsnake, ex-The Obsessed, ex-Unida, ex-Across the River, ex-Attika 7, ex-Kyuss Lives! (live) | |
| Alfredo Hernández | Drums (1994-1995) |
| See also: Avon, Brave Black Sea, Family Butcher, ex-Across the River, ex-Brant Bjork and the Bros, ex-Ché, ex-Darkside, ex-Mondo Generator, ex-Orquesta del Desierto, ex-The Sort of Quartet, ex-Vic du Monte's Persona Non Grata, ex-Yawning Man, ex-Queens of the Stone Age (live) | |
| Nick Oliveri | Bass (1991-1992) |
| See also: ex-Sons of Kyuss, BL'AST!, Bloodclot!, Mondo Generator, Nick Oliveri, Stöner, Svetlanas, The Dwarves, Moistboyz (live), ex-Eagles of Death Metal, ex-Katzenjammer, ex-Kyuss Lives!, ex-Queens of the Stone Age | |
| Brant Bjork | Drums (1991-1994) |
| See also: ex-Sons of Kyuss, Brant Bjork, Brant Bjork & the Bros, Stöner, ex-Bad Chopper, ex-Ché, ex-De-Con, ex-Fatso Jetson, ex-Fu Manchu, ex-Kyuss Lives!, ex-LAB, ex-Mass Mental, ex-Mondo Generator, ex-Ten East, ex-Vista Chino | |
Kyuss is 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, Sons of ...