While I would be hard pressed to say Kyuss is an obscure band by any stretch, I think it’s fair to say they occupy the very nebulous space between a mainstream success and an underground, cult sensation. Being one of the main progenitors of the genre known as “stoner rock” — whether they really wanted to be, or not — Kyuss are certainly deserving of a niche place in the annals of rock history.

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At this point in time, at 28 years of age, I have been listening to various forms of “extreme” music for nearly half of my life. While I was not initially a fan of metal whatsoever, the progressive expansion of my musical tastes eventually lead me to appreciate the merits of all manner of extremity. Surprisingly, it did not take long for my collection of music to expand from largely being an assortment of mainstream bands to a pretty damn eclectic mish-mash of styles and genres.

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