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Housed in a gatefold jacket with foil print inside and out, the Alive in the Catacombs deluxe vinyl edition contains an exclusive 24-page booklet of behind-the-scenes photos taken by long-time collaborator Andreas Neumann. Each copy will be individually foil-stamped and numbered. Only 5,000 copies will be pressed of this special one-sided vinyl edition. Pre-orders are available now for a release date of August 22nd.

The AITC film and subsequent audio release is QOTSA distilled down to their most elemental form—Joshua Homme, Troy Van Leeuwen, Michael Shuman, Dean Fertita and Jon Theodore augmented by a three-piece string section, employing chains and chopsticks as makeshift percussion instruments. Entirely unfiltered, as every song was recorded live in a complete take with no overdubs or edits. The audio was recorded by Mark Rankin, François-Xavier Delaby, Henri d’Armancourt and Alban Lejeune, and was produced by Mark Rankin. Final mixes by Mark Rankin, Joshua Homme and Michael Shuman.

Queens of the Stone Age: Alive in the Catacombs, the film, was released on June 5th to much anticipation and critical acclaim. The film and accompanying behind the scenes documentary, Alive in Paris and Before are available for purchase at qotsa.com

Queens of the Stone Age: Alive in the Catacombs was produced by La Blogothèque and directed by Thomas Rames, and was filmed and recorded in July 2024 in Paris, France.