This year is turning into a big one for fans of Josh Homme, with the first four records from Queens Of The Stone Age set to receive a vinyl reissue.

Back in the mid-’90s, stoner-rock fans were undoubtedly heartbroken to learn of the break-up of genre icons Kyuss. Having delivered crushing riffs and melodic grooves for close to a decade, things found themselves looking up soon after when Josh Homme announced the formation of new band, Queens Of The Stone Age.

Releasing their self-titled debut in 1998, the band signed to Interscope soon afterwards and entered the mainstream with records like Rated R, and Songs For The Deaf, whose lead single ‘No One Knows’ topped the 2002 Hottest 100.

Now, a bunch of the band’s records are set to receive a special vinyl reissue, with these classic records coming to a turntable near you.

Announced via social media yesterday, the band’s Interscope discography is set to be reissued in the coming months, with Rated R and Songs For The Deaf dropping on November 22nd, while Lullabies To Paralyze and Era Vulgaris are planned for release on December 20th.

Released on high-quality, 180gram vinyl, these records are set to be a vital addition to the collection of any self-respecting stoner-rock fan. While there’s no word whether these reissues will contain vinyl-only tracks like ‘Ode To Clarissa’, ‘Bloody Hammer’, or ‘Running Joke’, we’re definitely hoping these classics will make an appearance.

In related news, stoner-rock fans are also in for a treat later this month, with Josh Homme set to release the first new music from his Desert Sessions collective since 2003 on October 25th.

After teasing the project’s return earlier this year, fans began to speculate something was up following rumours of Dave Grohl and ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons working on the next Queens Of The Stone Age record.

As it turned out, these rumours were only half correct, with Gibbons soon being confirmed to appear to the newest record from The Desert Sessions, alongside an all-star cast of collaborators, including Stella Mozgawa (Warpaint), Jake Shears (Scissor Sisters), Mike Kerr (Royal Blood), Carla Azar (Autolux, Jack White), Les Claypool (Primus), Matt Sweeney and Matt Berry (The IT Crowd.)

Volume 11: Arrivederci Despair, and Volume 12: Tightwads & Nitwits & Critics & Heels are both set to be released on October 25th as a singular package, with the collective’s website indicating that a “world tour” is set to be announced soon.

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