American rock band Queens of the Stone Age formed in 1997, in Palm Desert.

The band consists of Joshua Homme on lead vocals and guitar, Troy Van Leeuwen on guitar, Joey Castillo on drums, Michael Shuman on bass guitar and Dean Fertita on keyboards. Homme is the only permanent member of the group.

Queens of the Stone Age have often been described as a stoner rock band but Homme prefers the term robot rock. They were originally called Gamma Ray but had to change the name after a German metal band of the same name threatened legal action.

The band have recorded five studio albums.