Queens of the Stone Age are: Joshua Homme, , ,

…Like Clockwork

Release date June 4th, 2013 (US)

LABEL

• …Like Clockwork is the first QOTSA release with new label partner, – which is part of the Beggars Group, the largest independent label group in the world.

PRODUCTION

• …Like Clockwork was recorded at Joshua Homme’s Pink Duck Studios in Burbank, CA • All Songs produced by Joshua Homme and QOTSA except …Like Clockwork, produced by Joshua Homme and • Engineered by Mark Rankin, with additional engineering by and Justin Smith • All songs mixed by Mark Rankin, except “Fairweather Friends” mixed by • All lyrics by Joshua Homme • Mastered by Gavin Lurssen of Lurssen Mastering, Los Angeles, CA

ADDITIONAL PERFORMERS

• , , o After Joey left the band, Dave came in to play on the remaining songs. § Joey Castillo performs on “Keep Your Eyes Peeled” - “ ” - “The Vampyre of Time and Memory”- “Kalposia” § Dave Grohl performs on “” - “If I Had a Tail” - “Smooth Sailing” “Fairweather Friends” - “I Appear Missing” § Jon Theodore is the new touring of QOTSA, and performs on “…Like Clockwork”

• () appears on “Keep Your Eyes Peeled” o Homme has previously worked with the front man by appearing as the spokesperson in an infomercial for the Scissor Sisters 2012 release “Magic Hour” http://youtu.be/aw60b-wk9MA

• , and appear on “If I Had A Tail” o Mark Lanegan (, Gutter Twins, Mark Lanegan band) is a regular collaborator of Homme’s and a former member of (Rated R, ) o Nick Oliveri (, ) is a former members of Queens of the Stone Age (Rated R, Songs For the Deaf) o Homme has previously worked with Alex Turner () when he performed on and co-produced the Arctic Monkeys 2009 release “Humbug”

• (NIN, How to Destroy Angels) appears on “Kalopsia” o Reznor performed on the title track to Queens of the Stone Age’s 2007 release “Era Vulgaris . Reznor and Homme also collaborated with Dave Grohl () on “Mantra” for the 2013 release “Sound City: Real to Reel”

• Sir (duh, he’s Elton John) performs on “Fairweather Friends” o Elton John was a fan of the 2009 “” release (Homme, Grohl, John Paul Jones) Elton’s assistant mentioned that if he liked TCV, he should check out QOTSA. They listened to QOTSA in a hired car. The driver of the car, was an old roommate of Homme’s. The ex-roomate gave Sir Elton Homme’s home phone number. When he called, Homme thought it was a friend fucking with him. It wasn’t. § Sir Elton recorded a session with Englebert Humperdink the same day he recorded . Later, Elton returned to Pink Duck to record vocals. • James Lavelle (, Producer, DJ) co-produced …Like Clockwork o Homme has a long standing collaborative relationship with Lavelle, including appearences on on 2003’s Never, Never Land (UNKLE), 2008’s Chemistry.

ARTWORK

• All Artwork by Boneface http://www.boneface.co.uk/ o Homme read about Boneface in Juxtapose Magazine and reached out directly to the artist. Boneface came from Liverpool to Burbank & began to conceptualize& illustrate in the studio while the band was recording. In addition to packages, Boneface created the storyboards and illustrations for the animated series. Animation was created by Boneface collaborator Liam Brazier www.liambrazier.com

BIO

The attached story of Queens of the Stone Age was written by (Kitchen Confidential, No Reservations, The Layover, Parts Unknown)

Homme first collaborated with the American Chef and Author in 2007, when Queens of the Stone Age appeared in the “No Reservations” Holiday Special. In 2011 Homme would be Bourdain’s guide through the Desert for “No Reservations” US Desert episode. In 2103, Homme and Mark Lanegan wrote and recorded an original theme song for the new CNN series “Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown”