June 14 — Queens of The Stone Age is giving audiences a double dose of new material this week.
The band premiered its new single, ‘Paper Machete,’ the third single from the band’s forthcoming album, In Times New Roman, and the new video for the album’s second single, ‘Carnavoyeur‘ Tuesday. The band premiered that single late last month, along with its lyric video.
‘Paper Machete’ is a distinct change of sound and style from Queens of the Stone Age in comparison to the album’s existing singles. Whereas those songs boast much more of the band’s trademark stoner rock fuzz, this song takes that fuzz and turns the song in a more garage rock direction. Even being such a change in sound and style, it still holds its own against those works, certainly adding its own touch to the record’s whole.
No information was provided about the song’s lyrical theme in the news release announcing the premiere of the new single. The lyrics provided with the song point to the song’s theme possibility centering on a woman who is apparently anything but the greatest person. That is, as always , just this critic’s interpretation.
Carnavoyeur Video
The video for the band’s single, ‘Carnavoyeur’ is in fact the song’s new lyric video. The video is now the second lyric video for the single. The band premiered the song’s initial lyric video early this month. Where that video placed the song’s lyrics over a series of random psychedelic elements as backgrounds, the new lyric video is distinctly different. It features imagery, such as the Grim Reaper, vultures circling a dying matador, and as its culmination, the matador facing off against the reaper. The song plays over the new visualization as everything happens.
New Tour Dates
In other news, Queens of the Stone age has also announced more new tour dates in support of its new album. The latest schedule is a series of European dates that will run from Friday in Neuhausen ob Eck, Germany to July 8 in Lisbon, Portugal.
After the band completes its European run, it will take some time off to rest and recharge before launching the previously announced North American leg of its tour, which is scheduled to launch Aug. 3 in Sterling Heights, MI and to run through Oct. 8 in Sacramento, CA.
Once the North American leg of the tour is done, the band will return to Europe for a second run starting Nov. 4 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The second run is set to wind down Nov. 22 in Dublin, IE.
The band’s current tour schedule is noted below. Tickets are available here.
Queens of the Stone Age The End is Nero Tour:
June 16 – Neuhausen Ob Eck, DE – Southside Festival
June 17 – Landgraaf, NL – Pinkpop
June 18 – Scheessel, DE – Hurricane Festival
June 20 – Halifax, UK – The Piece Hall****
June 22 – Margate, UK – Dreamland****
June 23 – Cardiff, UK – Cardiff Castle****
June 25 – Somerset, UK – Glastonbury
June 28 – Roskilde, DK – Roskilde
June 30 – Gdynia, PL – Open’er
July 2 – Werchter, BE – Rock Werchter
July 4 – Lyon, FR – Les Nuits de Fourviere****
July 5 – Albi, FR – Paus Guitare Festival
July 7– Madrid, ES – Mad Cool
July 8 – Lisbon, PT – NOS Alive
August 3 – Sterling Heights, MI – Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre at Freedom Hill*
August 4 – Toronto, ON – Budweiser Stage*
August 5 – Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE Outdoors*
August 7 – Bridgeport, CT – Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater*
August 8 – Philadelphia, PA – TD Pavilion at the Mann*
August 9 – Washington, DC – The Anthem*
August 11 – Portland, ME – Cross Insurance Arena*
August 12 – Queens, NY – Forest Hills Stadium*
August 15 – Raleigh, NC – Red Hat Amphitheater*
August 16 – Asheville, NC – Rabbit Rabbit*
August 18 – Atlanta, GA – Fox Theatre *
August 19 – Nashville, TN – Ascend Amphitheater*
September 9 – Sao Paolo, BR – The Town
September 16 – Chicago, IL – Riot Fest
September 17 – Minneapolis, MN – The Armory**
September 19 – Omaha, NE – Steelhouse**
September 20 – Kansas City, MO – Starlight Theatre**
September 22 – Indianapolis, IN – TCU Amphitheater at White River State Park**
September 23 – St. Louis, MO – Saint Louis Music Park**
September 24 – Louisville, KY – Louder Than Life
September 26 – Rogers, AR – Walmart AMP**
September 27 – Oklahoma City, OK – The Criterion**
September 29 – Denver, CO – Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre**
September 30 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Great Saltair**
October 2 – Portland, OR – Veterans Memorial Coliseum**
October 3 – Vancouver, BC – Pacific Coliseum**
October 4 – Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena**
October 6 – San Francisco, CA – Bill Graham Civic Auditorium**
October 8 – Sacramento, CA – Aftershock
November 4 – Amsterdam, NL – Ziggo Dome***
November 5 – Esch-sur-Alzette, LU – Rockhal***
November 7 – Paris, FR – Accor Arena***
November 8 – Frankfurt, DE – Jahrhunderthalle***
November 9 – Berlin, DE – Max-Schmeling-Halle***
November 11 – Dusseldorf, DE – Mitsubishi Electric Halle***
November 12 – Antwerp, BE – Sportpaleis***
November 14 – Manchester, UK – AO Arena***
November 15 – London, UK – The O2***
November 18 – Glasgow, UK – OVO Hydro***
November 19 – Birmingham, UK – Resorts World Arena***
November 20 – Stockton-on-Tees, UK – Globe Theatre***
November 22 – Dublin, IRE – 3Arena***
*Phantogram and The Armed support
**Viagra Boys and Jehnny Beth support
***The Chats and deep tan
****Coach Party
More information on Queens of the Stone Age’s new single, video, upcoming tour dates and album is available along with all of the band’s latest news at:
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