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Kyuss

Kyuss is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Screaming Trees, Danzig, Goatsnake, White Zombie and Masters of Reality. Those roots explain a lot about how Kyuss arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Mondo Generator, Sleep, 1000mods, Monster Magnet and Them Crooked Vultures, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Che, Biffy Clyro, Biohazard, Daniel Avery and Somali Yacht Club, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 29 connections around Kyuss, reaching back through Screaming Trees and forward to Che. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Kyuss was an American stoner rock band formed in Palm Desert, California in 1987. They are considered one of the pioneers of the genre. After disbanding in 1995, a number of band members have gone on to form or play in several notable bands including Queens of the Stone Age, Screaming Trees, Fu Manchu, Dwarves, Eagles of Death Metal, Mondo Generator, Hermano, Unida, Slo Burn and Them Crooked Vultures.

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KyussScreaming TreesDanzigGoatsnakeWhite ZombieMasters of RealityBlack SabbathThe ObsessedCheBiffy ClyroBiohazardDaniel AverySomali Yacht ClubClutchMonster MagnetQueens of the Stone …Mondo GeneratorSleep1000modsMonster MagnetThem Crooked VulturesEagles of Death MetalCorrosion of Conform…Clutch

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Kyuss connections

Kyuss grew out of Screaming Trees, Danzig, Goatsnake and White Zombie, shares an orbit with Mondo Generator, Sleep, 1000mods and Monster Magnet, went on to shape Che, Biffy Clyro, Biohazard and Daniel Avery. 29 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced Kyuss

Roots7

Sounds and acts that shaped Kyuss.

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