The Brief History of Kyuss

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INFO: Kyuss was one of the definitional metal bands to come out of the desert rock scene back in the late 80s and early 90s. Instead of the staccato riffs typical of metal at the time, they created more groove based metal that borrowed more from psychedelic rock and blues. It was quite outstanding at the time and they quickly grew in popularity in just a few short years. They released four studio albums, but decided to disband in 1996 because of an unstable line-up and artistic differences. Many of the original members went on to join and create new bands. But Kyuss resurfaced under other band names in the future, then disappeared again. Sadly, none of the new incarnations of Kyuss lasted very long. But the side-effect of their short-lived presence is the rise of the stoner- and desert rock community. A passionate congregation of bands, scenes, forums and influencers that to this day keep the sound that Kyuss originally created alive and well. In this video i’ll introduce you to the brief history of Kyuss.

[LieLikesMusic]

What stoner rock or desert rock related topic should i talk about next?

[MrVictorsk]

Kyuss is like, the best thing stoner rock has ever made. They're the fathers of stoner rock

[pinkimietz]

I broke my leg at a kyuss concert in Berlin. It was amazing!

[unreborn]

The whole desert rock scene is so interesting, love learning more about it

[ziggylayneable]

I'm 47 years old I consider Kyuss to be the Black Sabbath of my generation. I still listen to their music at least a couple times a week. And I can't play just one song it's got to be the whole thing.

[thomasfowler]

The intro to Gardenia is my fave intro of all time

[thechrislewis]

This is beautiful! One of my fav bands all-time! Unsung legends

[michaellorenzen]

Eugene Oregon 1992 opened for Mudhoney great sets by both groups IMHO Blues... is timeless and must be listened to start to finish

[freeman]

I got to open for Kyuss back in the day.

[twnair]

I saw Kyuss play live in '92 - they toured Australia with Metallica.
I have been in love with Kyuss and the band members' various projects ever since.

[nanashj]

Talking about my favorite band that I never had the opportunity to watch them live cause I was still sperm!!, you got my attention sir.

[thomasfowler]

Spent many an hour traversing the galaxies at lightspeed listening to Kyuss

[block]

I discovered that desert and stoner is my sound far too late in life. But I'm so glad I did

[tbone]

Got to see Kyuss Lives in 2010s. It was great. Had listened for years never thinking it would happen

[maxshykhov]

As much as I like and respect grunge music and all the bands involved in the movement, I honestly think that Kyuss and their music is the best thing that 90s gave to rock music

[devildart]

Very cool video. I was listening to this stuff back in the day. Kyuss was great. Another few bands that I remember being just as influential back then was St Vitus and Monster Magnet. Great time to be alive.

[TappySapJr]

Working on a desert-rock project with some buddies, hoping to get something tangible soon. The whole genre is a huge influencer and it reaches a fair mix of people.

[double_courage]

Glad I live in the desert -Phoenix, AZ. A lot of cool desert rock/metal bands local bands out here. It’s a tradition!

[samrowe]

I seen kyuss lives at download festival sometime between 09-12 before I even knew what stoner rock was.
I was a kid and damn grateful my mum has good taste

[walterwold]

Nice to hear that's there more people loving Kyuss here in Norway. Maybe there should be arranged an uncommercial generator festival in our cold dessert somtime!

Love Kyuss and appreciate Unida 👍🏼