Editing Songs for the Deaf (section)

== Release and promotion ==

In September 2002, Homme explained the band's goals with the release of the album:

{{cquote|I've been thinking of this album since the first album, not necessarily the radio thing, but to me that isn't the full concept, the full concept is the diversity of it all, I think we're supposed to be pushing buttons over the three records. I've always looked at our first three records as a set: the first one was to distance ourselves from Kyuss, the second album fanned out the music into different areas and this one takes that out even a little further, I think.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.thefade.net/oldsite/articles/gos0209xx.html| title = Gallery of Sound: The Modern Stone Age Family| author = Albert Mudrian| publisher = thefade.net| date = August 2002| access-date = 2007-06-20}}</ref>}}

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The album was planned for release on August 13, 2002,<ref>{{cite news| url = http://www.roadrun.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=4021| title = QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE Finalize Release Date, Track Listing For "Songs for the Deaf"| work = Blabbermouth| date = June 9, 2002| access-date = June 20, 2007| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20020827172721/http://www.roadrun.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=4021| archive-date = August 27, 2002}}</ref> but was postponed for two weeks.<ref>{{cite news| url = http://www.roadrun.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=4359| title = QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE Push Back Album Release Date| work = Blabbermouth| date = June 25, 2002| access-date = June 20, 2007| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070927195521/http://www.roadrun.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=4359| archive-date = September 27, 2007}}</ref> Grohl put Foo Fighters on hiatus<ref>{{cite web |author=Joe D'Angelo |date=April 18, 2002 |title=Grohl Puts Foos On Hold, Returns To Drumkit With Queens |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1453485/20020418/foo_fighters.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020804143815/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1453485/20020418/foo_fighters.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 4, 2002 |access-date=June 19, 2007 |publisher=MTV}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Matt Ashare |date=April 19, 2002 |title=Grohl Drums For Queens of the Stone Age, Foos Take A Break |url=http://music.yahoo.com/read/news/12026142 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070615063827/http://music.yahoo.com/read/news/12026142 |archive-date=June 15, 2007 |access-date=June 19, 2007 |publisher=Yahoo}}</ref> and delayed their upcoming album ''[[One by One (Foo Fighters album)|One by One]]'' to October 2002<ref>{{cite web |author=Brett Anderson |date=July 10, 2002 |title=Foo Fighters' New Release Set For October 22 |url=http://music.yahoo.com/read/news/12046145 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070610013736/http://music.yahoo.com/read/news/12046145 |archive-date=June 10, 2007 |access-date=June 19, 2007 |publisher=Yahoo}}</ref> to tour for ''Songs For the Deaf''. His first performance with the band was at March 7, 2002 at the [[The Troubadour (Los Angeles)|Troubadour]], Los Angeles, and his last was at the [[Fuji Rock Festival]] on July 28. He returned to Foo Fighters, with [[Danzig (band)|Danzig]] drummer [[Joey Castillo]] announced as his replacement in August 2002.<ref name="Grohl">{{cite news |date=August 24, 2002 |title=QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE Announce Touring Drummer |work=Blabbermouth |url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=5621 |url-status=dead |access-date=June 20, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021027114001/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=5621 |archive-date=October 27, 2002}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=August 29, 2002 |title=Former DANZIG Drummer Lands In QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE |work=Blabbermouth |url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=5736 |url-status=dead |access-date=June 20, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030322170608/http://roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=5736 |archive-date=March 22, 2003}}</ref>