As a member of
Kyuss
and
Queens of the Stone Age
,
Nick Oliveri
has left an indelible mark on the face of heavy music, helping to transform stoner rock from its hazy roots into something altogether more muscular and savage. With such a big presence in that world, it's easy to overlook his work outside of desert rock with bands like
Mondo Generator
the Dwarves
, and
Moistboyz
. Performing as
Nick Oliveri's Uncontrollable
, the bassist takes listeners on a journey through the latter stage of his career with
Leave Me Alone
, an album of blistering and battered rock & roll that feels more indebted to punk rock than it does peyote. While his sonic savagery would occasionally bubble to the surface of
QOTSA
's motorik "robot rock,"
finds
Oliveri
fully unleashed. Performing all of the instruments himself (save for solos contributed by
Motoerhead
's
Phil Campbell
Dean Ween
, among others), the bass wildman is free to totally cut loose with a collection of searing, throat-shredding jams that embody everything that
brings to the projects he works on. ~ Gregory Heaney