Them Crooked Vultures (album)

Them Crooked Vultures is the debut studio album by the rock supergroup Them Crooked Vultures that was released on November 16, 2009. The first single from the album, "New Fang", was released on October 26, 2009, followed by "Mind Eraser, No Chaser" on November 3. The album debuted at number 12 on the Billboard 200, selling 70,000 units in the US in its first week.

Release history
The first single from the album, "New Fang", was released on October 26, 2009. On November 3, 2009 they released their second single, via free download on iTunes, entitled "Mind Eraser, No Chaser".

The album was first released on November 13, 2009, in Ireland, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium and Australia. It was then released by DGC/Interscope in the United States on November 17, 2009; it was released in the United Kingdom by Columbia a day earlier. Prior to release, the album could be viewed on the band's YouTube channel.

The song "Scumbag Blues" was released as a playable track on the 2010 video games Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock and Gran Turismo 5, while "Dead End Friends" is playable in Rock Band 3 and featured in Skate 3.

Personnel

 * Them Crooked Vultures
 * Josh Homme – vocals, guitars, production
 * John Paul Jones – bass guitar, keyboards, piano, clavinet, keytar, lap-steel guitar, slide bass guitar, mandolin, backing vocals, production
 * Dave Grohl – drums, percussion, backing vocals, production
 * Production personnel
 * Alan Moulder – recording, mixing
 * Alain Johannes – recording on "Dead End Friends", "Reptiles", and "Interlude with Ludes", backing vocals
 * Justin Smith – recording assistance
 * Chris Kaysch – mixing assistance
 * Brian Gardner – mastering
 * Mike Bozzi – mastering assistance
 * Additional personnel
 * Liam Lynch – artwork, graphic design
 * Morning Breath – art direction