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Queens of the Stone Age release ‘Perfecth’ album

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Queens of the Stone Age ~~announce~~ release ‘Perfecth’ album ~~and tour~~

American rock band Queens of the Stone Age ~~announced~~ have released their ninth studio album, ‘Perfecth’, via ~~a teaser video featuring frontman Josh Homme and Dean Fertita. The album is scheduled for release on October 30 via~~ Matador Records. ~~Produced~~ The nine-song project, produced by Josh Homme and Michael Shuman, is the ~~nine-song project was recorded during sessions in New Orleans~~ band’s shortest and ~~Los Angeles. Homme described the single ‘Insignificant Other’ as a song about the vertigo felt when~~ leanest album to date with a ~~central person in one’s life disappears.~~ runtime of 36 minutes. The ~~track features a vintage-organ groove, marking~~ record marks a stylistic ~~shift~~ departure from the band’s traditional heavy, fuzz-filled alternative rock roots, moving toward a ~~smoother,~~ quieter, more ~~cinematic~~ melodic, and experimental sound ~~compared to~~ that blends smudged melodies with misshapen guitars. Frontman Josh Homme described the ~~band’s earlier desert-rock~~ album as a reflective and ~~garage-rock works.~~ vulnerable work exploring themes of love, loss, anxiety, and healing. The ~~album’s~~ title, ‘Perfecth’, is ~~a term coined by Homme to suggest that while nothing is truly perfect, everything appears~~ an intentional misspelling of ‘perfect’ intended to ~~be ‘perfecth’. Following~~ symbolize the ~~release~~ broken pieces of ~~singles such as~~ Homme’s personal life that have begun to repair following significant challenges, including a divorce and a battle with cancer. Featured tracks include ‘Insignificant Other’, ‘Easy Street’, ‘It’s Only Love’, and ‘Where the Goth Girls At?’, the ~~band has announced an extensive touring schedule for 2026 and 2027. The group will conclude 2026 with performances in Iceland, Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia, and New Zealand. In March 2027,~~ latter of which the band will perform in Mexico and South America, including appearances at Lollapalooza festivals in Argentina, Chile, and Brazil. A 16-date North American tour is scheduled to begin in May 2027, starting May 1 at Viejas Arena in San Diego and concluding May 24 at TD Garden in Boston. This leg will include stops at Red Rocks Amphitheatre and the Kia Forum, featuring Pixies and Wheelchair Sports Camp as special guests. recently performed on NBC’s The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. To celebrate the ~~album~~ launch, the band ~~will host~~ scheduled ‘HalloQueen’ retail events on for October ~~31, where fans are encouraged to wear costumes and purchase limited-edition merchandise. Recent updates indicate these ‘HalloQueen’ events will take place~~ 31 at participating record stores in several Australian cities, including Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne, Perth, and ~~Sydney, offering~~ Sydney. These events offer fans access to exclusive merchandise and a limited-edition picture disc. Following the release, the band is set to continue an extensive touring schedule through 2026 and 2027, including international dates in Asia, Oceania, and South America, as well as a 16-date North American tour beginning in May 2027.

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