Era Vulgaris (album)

Era Vulgaris is Queens of the Stone Age's 5th studio full-length album, released in dates June 8, 2007; June 11, 2007 (UK) and June 12, 2007 (USA). Its singles are 3's & 7's, Sick, Sick, Sick, and Make it Wit Chu. The album also features the second, revamped version of The Fun Machine Took a Shit and Died.

Development
Parallel to Songs for the Deaf, on which the concept surrounds a drive from Los Angeles to Palm Desert, Era Vulgaris illustrates a drive through Hollywood streets. The title is Latin for "Common Era". The album features special appearances from Julian Casablancas, Alain Johannes, Brody Dalle, Chris Goss, Serrina Sims, Mark Lanegan and Liam Lynch. The album was produced by The Fififf Teeners (Chris Goss and Josh Homme) and recorded at Josh's studio, Pink Duck. Trent Reznor also featured one of the bonus tracks, 'Era Vulgaris' (featured on the You Know What You Did CD and a few special versions of the album).

Artwork
The artwork has comic traces, the cover featuring drunken lightbulbs Bulby and Stumpy the Pirate, as well as the artwork features other characters as matches, toilet paper, a knife and a moustache.