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Why Queens of the Stone Age Still Matter

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Chris Kies
By Chris KiesSep 25, 2026
Chris Kies
Chris Kies has degrees in Journalism and History from the University of Iowa and has been with PG dating back to his days as an intern in 2007. He's now the multimedia manager maintaining the website and social media accounts, coordinating Rig Rundown shoots (also hosting and/or filming them) and occasionally writing an artist feature. Other than that, he enjoys non-guitar-related hobbies.
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The longtime QOTSA multi-instrumentalist details and demos his new signature Squier Paranormal Troy Telecaster XII that's modeled after a Paul Waller Masterbuilt 12 he's had for a decade. In addition to recounting how a prototype survived a delivery truck rollover and riffing some of the quintessential 12-string Queens' songs, TVL explores the band's evolution resulting in their 9th album, Perfecth, releasing 10/30. Troy even dishes on the quintet's mission to age gracefully like Iggy Pop and share his surpringsly pragmatic reason for dressing dapper.

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