Person · Male
Troy Van Leeuwen
- From
- Los Angeles, United States
- Since
- 1968–present
- Releases
- 0
About
Troy Dean Van Leeuwen (Dutch pronunciation: [vɑn ˈleːu̯ə(n)]; born January 5, 1968) is an American musician and record producer. He is best known as a guitarist and multi-instrumentalist in the rock band Queens of the Stone Age, with whom he has recorded six studio albums. Having joined the band in 2002, he is the second-longest-serving member of the band, after founding member Josh Homme. Van Leeuwen is also a member of the supergroup Gone Is Gone and has fronted his own projects, Enemy and Sweethead.
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Originally a member of Failure, Van Leeuwen joined the alternative rock supergroup A Perfect Circle in 1999, contributing to their first two studio albums, Mer de Noms (2000) and Thirteenth Step (2003), before joining Queens of the Stone Age to tour in support of their third studio album, Songs for the Deaf (2002). Van Leeuwen has remained in the band ever since, recording six albums with the band to date: Lullabies to Paralyze (2005), Era Vulgaris (2007), ...Like Clockwork (2013), Villains (2017), In Times New Roman... (2023) and Perfecth (2026).
Van Leeuwen has contributed to several other Queens of the Stone Age-related side-projects, including The Desert Sessions, Mondo Generator, Eagles of Death Metal and The Gutter Twins. In addition to his primary projects, Van Leeuwen has also been a touring member of The Damned, Jane's Addiction and Iggy Pop's band.
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Failure guitar
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A Perfect Circle guitar
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Queens of the Stone Age background vocals, bass guitar, guitar, keyboard, lap steel guitar, vibraphone
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- MusicBrainz
- c86e7166-b894-4f90-b713-974ab2e1c2ce
- ISNI
- 0000000058583684
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 11 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.