Queens of the Stone Age front man Josh Homme confirmed during a BBC interview that Dave Grohl, ex-Nirvana drummer and singer of the Foo Fighters, will rejoin QOTSA for the band's new album set for release sometime in 2013.
Spin and Rolling Stone also broke the news of the Grohl addition, both attributing the departure of drummer Joey Castillo for Dave's return. Their coverage of the story, however, was very dry and lacked details surrounding Castillo's departure.
Dave appeared on the band's 2002 album Songs for the Deaf which peaked at #17 on the US Billboard 200 chart. He toured with QOTSA, headlining internationally at festivals such as Glastonbury in England in 2002. The band will perform at the 2013 Download Festival in England June 14-16 with Iron Maiden, Rammstein, Alice in Chains, the Gaslight Anthem, Motörhead and more.
It is not clear whether Grohl will once again tour with Queens of the Stone Age, but the break from the Foo Fighters makes it seem promising.
"[Grohl] and I have this wonderful musical relationship which we don't have with other people. It's a very cool and comfortable position," says Homme.
Both Homme and Grohl performed in the supergroup Them Crooked Vultures alongside Led Zeppelin bassist John Paul Jones in 2009.
Dave's drumming contains influences from the heavy drum hitting of John Bonham who helped usher in the heavy metal genre. Like Bonham, Grohl has played a key role in the music industry by helping foster the grunge subgenre of rock & roll as a member of Nirvana.
The addition of Dave Grohl to Queens of the Stone Age may bring back the commercial success the band experienced with Songs for the Deaf which many critics consider to be one of the greatest rock albums of the 2000s.
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