Once again the Queens of the Stone Age have managed to produce a solid rock and roll album. The self described “robot rock” band drive home heavy reverb drenched rock riffs with a machine like precision. The album features the usual repetitive, but catchy, guitar licks that fans have come to expect. Era Vulgaris won’t disappoint long time fans, as the Queen’s sound has changed little since their break out album Songs for the Deaf. However the new album lacks the same cohesive forces present in Songs for the Deaf, which flowed song to song with the sounds of a radio dial tuning in. The album’s singles, “Sick Sick Sick” and “3’s and 7’s,” deliver an enjoyable hard rock sound that listeners will find hard to shake from their heads. “Suture Up Your Future” exemplifies the Queen’s dark and dreamy sound, and fades beautifully into “River in the Road,” making these two songs easily the highlight of the album.

For long time fans Era Vulgaris is well worth the fifteen odd dollars that they will pay for it, but with little evolution to their sound and a slightly less coherent flow to the album then in the past they are unlikely to pick up any new fans. With its in your face guitar work, which hails back to a simpler time in rock and roll, and haunting sound Era Vulgaris earns itself a respectable 4 of five stars.

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