2007Nominee
Best Performance
Hot Rod
Troy Van Leeuwen
Actor
Los Angeles, California, USA
January 5, 1970
Biography
Troy Van Leeuwen (born January 5, 1970) is an American rock musician and producer. He is best known as the guitarist for the rock band Queens of the Stone Age (QOTSA), for which he has served since 2002. He is also known for his work with the rock band Failure, and with alternative rock supergroup A Perfect Circle, as well as recordings with QOTSA members' side projects such as the Desert Sessions, Mondo Generator, Eagles of Death Metal and the Gutter Twins. Van Leeuwen created his first side-project, Enemy, in 2005, Sweethead, in 2008, Gone Is Gone, in 2016, and toured with Iggy Pop supporting his album Post Pop Depression made with QOTSA bandmates Josh Homme and Dean Fertita.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
2025Winner
Best Performance
Queens of the Stone Age - Baloise Session
2025Winner
Best Performance
Roswell Delirium
Career Highlights
2016Highlight
Best Performance
Iggy Pop - Post Pop Depression: Live at the Royal Albert Hall
2018Highlight
Best Performance
Queens of the Stone Age - Live Mad Cool Festival 2018
Video
Hot Rod
Roswell Delirium
Iggy Pop - Post Pop Depression: Live at the Royal Albert Hall