Nick Oliveri
| Nick Oliveri | |
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Nick Oliveri in January 2009
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| Background information | |
| Also known as | Rex Everything Pierre Pressure |
| Born |
October 21, 1971 Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Genres | Heavy metal, stoner rock, alternative metal, hard rock, punk rock, alternative rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter, singer, bassist |
| Instruments | Bass, guitar, vocals, percussion, organ, synthesizer |
| Associated acts | Kyuss, Queens of the Stone Age, The Desert Sessions, Mondo Generator, Dwarves, River City Rapists, BL'AST!, The Uncontrollable, Moistboyz, The Knives, Svetlanas, Eagles of Death Metal, Vista Chino |
Nick Steven Oliveri (born October 21, 1971) is an American multi-instrumentalist, singer and songwriter from Palm Desert, California. He is best known as the former bass guitarist of the hard rock band Queens of the Stone Age, with whom he recorded two studio albums. Oliveri has also been a member of Kyuss, Dwarves and Vista Chino.
Oliveri is currently the frontman of his project, Mondo Generator, a punk and metal hybrid that he formed in 1997.
Nick Steven Oliveri was born in Los Angeles on October 21, 1971. His first instrument was a guitar but later moved to bass. His major influences were Kiss, Black Sabbath, Ramones, Rush and Van Halen.
He began his career in 1987 with John Garcia, Brant Bjork, Josh Homme and Chris Cockrell under the band name Katzenjammer. In early 1989, after Oliveri's departure to play in other bands, the band would change its name to Sons of Kyuss, later shortening the name to Kyuss. He later rejoined the band, playing on the albums Wretch and Blues for the Red Sun. Oliveri would leave Kyuss again in early 1992, shortly after his father died in a car accident.
Following his departure from Kyuss he joined The Dwarves as an on again off again bassist under the moniker Rex Everything. However he is perhaps best known as a member of Queens of the Stone Age from 1998 to 2004. Oliveri is also a solo artist and frequent contributor to his friends' albums and tours, including Winnebago Deal, Mark Lanegan Band, Masters of Reality, Turbonegro, Moistboyz aka Dickie Moist and the O.T.C., and The Knives. In the past he has been involved with The Desert Sessions Vol. 4 and Vol. 6. Oliveri is known for playing bare chested and sometimes naked at gigs. Most memorably, he was arrested in Brazil, after performing nude on stage at the Rock in Rio festival in Rio de Janeiro. He is also one half of the acoustic duo The Uncontrollable, with The Dwarves frontman Blag Dahlia.
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