Editing Josh Homme (section)

===Kyuss (1987–1995)===
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In 1987, when he was 14 years old, Homme formed a [[punk rock]]-influenced [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]] band in [[Palm Desert High School]] called Katzenjammer with schoolmates [[John Garcia (singer)|John Garcia]], [[Brant Bjork]], [[Nick Oliveri]] and Chris Cockrell. Homme was the band's guitarist. After changing their name a few times, first to Sons of Kyuss (they released an [[Sons of Kyuss EP|EP of the same name]]), they finally shortened it to Kyuss. The band garnered a [[cult following]] by the early 1990s, often driving for hours to isolated locations in the desert and plugging into generators to perform. These events, known as "generator parties", became [[urban legend]] among rock subculture.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Billik|first=Kira L.|date=March 14, 1993|title=Confused punk rockers' have an identity crisis|pages=G3|newspaper=[[Buffalo News]]}}</ref> The band became both famous for their heavy, down tuned, groove oriented music, and infamous for their backstage fights with local LA bands when they traveled into town to play gigs. This soon brought the attention of [[Chris Goss]], who became the band's mentor, helping the band sign to a label and eventually producing them exclusively in an effort to preserve their sound. Due to Homme being younger than 18 at the time of the band's signing, his parents signed the contract on his behalf. Kyuss released four albums (''[[Wretch (album)|Wretch]]'', ''[[Blues for the Red Sun]]'', ''[[Welcome to Sky Valley]]'', and ''[[...And the Circus Leaves Town]]''), of which the final three Goss-produced efforts are often cited as cornerstones to the development of the [[stoner rock]] genre in the 1990s.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rivadavia |first=Eduardo |title=Kyuss Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More {{!}} All... |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/kyuss-mn0000776011#biography |access-date=2024-08-20 |website=AllMusic |language=en}}</ref>