Queens of the Stone Age debut new “Villains” single

Queens of the Stone Age are set to release their seventh studio album “Villains” on Aug. 25, and they've just debuted their second single from it, "The Evil Has Landed."

It's a pummeling affair, notes Spin. "Josh Homme opens the song in an isolated falsetto, before a swampy metal riff slithers in. His voice retains an alluring intimacy while set against the turmoil of the guitar, which sounds like a beginner's Mastodon riff, especially for that precision fuzz. The drums take Bonham-doffing downbeats and turnarounds without remorse. Even as the track spirals from straight-ahead strut to psych-rock soloing to herky-jerk breakdowns, it never loses the magnetism of Homme's clarion call."

"The Evil Has Landed" follows “Villains” track "The Way You Used to Do," which dropped on June 15.

Frontman Josh Homme spoke to KROQ's Kevin & Bean on the new recording: "Even though it's more difficult, I love the process of making a record the most. It's where you actualise the sounds in your head.”