Queens of the Stone Age 'Alive at the Catacombs' to get audio release

The project will be available on June 13th

By popular demand, Queens of the Stone Age are releasing the audio of their spellbinding Alive in the Catacombs (AITC) performance on Friday, June 13th to all digital platforms via Matador Records.

The band has also announced a limited vinyl edition of the AITC audio. Only five thousand copies will be pressed of this special one-sided vinyl edition. Housed in a gatefold jacket with foil print inside and out, the AITC 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 stamped and numbered. The vinyl release is set for 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.
The tracklisting is as follows:

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 at the band’s website.

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.