Villains

illains is the seventh studio album by American rock band Queens of the Stone Age, released on August 25, 2017, through Matador Records. Produced by Mark Ronson, the album was announced on June 14, with a teaser trailer taking the form of a comedy skit featuring the band performing a polygraph test with Liam Lynch.

The album received widely positive reviews and performed well commercially, debuting at number one on the UK Albums Chart, earning the band their first UK number-one album, and number three on the US Billboard 200. It also topped Billboard's Top Alternative Albums and Top Rock Albums charts. At the 2018 Grammy Awards, it was nominated for Best Rock Album, losing to The War on Drugs' A Deeper Understanding.