Well, three-quarters of one iteration of the stoner rock pioneers reform. The hold-out? Josh Homme, of course.
In the intervening years between their breakthrough album And The Circus Leaves Town and their break-up in 1995, to this very day, Kyuss have become the great white whale of stoner rock bands.
They proved to be hugely influential for their widescreen desert rock and late-coming fans have been braying for a reunion.
In the interim, singer John Garcia tried his luck with Sloburn, Unida and Hermano, founding drummer Brant Bjork played with Fu Manchu and went solo, and early bassist Nick Oliveri played with Queens Of The Stone Age, The Dwarves, Mondo Generator, Eagles Of Death Metal and solo.
Fifteen years later, Garcia, Bjork, and Oliveri will unite for the reunion project Kyuss Lives.
Of course, the deciding member that would make it a complete line-up would be Josh Homme.
Homme has repeatedly rejected the idea of a full reunion, most likely because he’s found so much success with Queens Of The Stone Age, Eagles Of Death Metal and Them Crooked Vultures.
But Kyuss Lives will be enough for most fans. They’ve recruited Bruno Fevery on guitar, who has been reliving Kyuss songs with John Garcia recently.
The Kyuss Lives group have booked a jampacked European and UK tour through March next year.
Kyuss visited Australia once, supporting Metallica in 1993, so we’ll keep you up to date on any possible local dates.
