...Like Clockwork

...Like Clockwork is the sixth studio album by American rock band <a href="/facts/Queens_of_the_Stone_Age/GLbLJ2R8">Queens of the Stone Age</a>, released on June 3, 2013, on <a href="/facts/Matador_Records/kgENkSk0">Matador Records</a> in the UK, and on June 4 in the United States. Self-produced by the band, it is the first Queens of the Stone Age album to feature full contributions from bassist <a href="/facts/Michael_Shuman/P3rawQou">Michael Shuman</a> and keyboardist and guitarist <a href="/facts/Dean_Fertita/EXoesmCQ">Dean Fertita</a>, who both joined the band in 2007 to tour in support of the band's fifth studio album, <a href="/facts/Era_Vulgaris_(album)/ysSssxdC">Era Vulgaris</a>, and record its <a href="/facts/Bonus_track/WFW6z2fj">bonus tracks</a>.
After several false starts and stops, the band began recording ...Like Clockwork in August 2012, initially hoping that collaborator <a href="/facts/Trent_Reznor/7wm0tTdk">Trent Reznor</a> would produce the album. Following a stormy recording period, which included the departure of long-time drummer <a href="/facts/Joey_Castillo/rl0M1zk9">Joey Castillo</a>, founding member <a href="/facts/Josh_Homme/EpDfvojS">Josh Homme</a> described the album as "documenting the journey of moving forward, you know. It was a tough time and I thought, 'I can run away from this, or I can run into it.'"
The album received critical acclaim and commercial success upon its release, reaching number two on the <a href="/facts/UK_Albums_Chart/h1hyzP13">UK Albums Chart</a> and number one on the <a href="/facts/Billboard_200/XtbnoFSM">Billboard 200</a>, making it the first Queens of the Stone Age album to top the charts in the United States. The album was nominated for three <a href="/facts/Grammy_Award/2bxYJjPV">Grammy Awards</a>, including <a href="/facts/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Rock_Album/fssPeNuV">Best Rock Album</a>.

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...Like Clockwork