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And 2011 just got way more exciting.

In an interview with Billboard (via CoS), Queens of the Stone Age guitarist Dean Fertita said his “number one priority” is recording a new Queens album in January.

“Everybody seems excited and ready to go,” Fertita adds. “We’ve got so many ideas started already; I guess we’ll see what turns out to be everybody’s favorite. It’s very much still (Josh Homme’s) band, but I think all of us really feel like we’ve found our space in it and can contribute to it as well.”

Fertita, who also plays guitar and keys in The Dead Weather, gave an update as to their musical status as well. “Everything seems to happen by accident with that band,” he says, “so who knows — maybe we’ll have a record together in another two weeks. I think we all love the way it works, so I don’t see any reason why we wouldn’t try to keep it going at some point.”

Tags: Dean Fertita, Queens Of The Stone Age, The Dead Weather