Queens Of The Stone Age - Era Vulgaris [3x10''] (includes vinyl-only bonus track)

Era Vulgaris is the fifth full length studio album by American rock band Queens of the Stone Age. The album was released on June 8, 2007. While 2002's Songs for the Deaf was said to be inspired by Josh Homme's tedious drive through the Southern Californian desert, the inspiration for Era Vulgaris came from Homme's daily drive through Hollywood. He described the record as "dark, hard, and electrical, sort of like a construction worker… it's like dirt." The album's title Era Vulgaris refers to the Latin term for Common Era, the title was chosen by Homme because he thought "it sounds like 'the Vulgar Era', which I like, because that sounds like something that I would like to be part of… I mean I think we're in it, and I'm stoked". The album departs from the softer, hollowbody guitar sound of their previous album Lullabies to Paralyze with heavy, crunchy guitars and adding in some electronica influences.