Conversation so far:
What is Songs for the Deaf?
Songs for the Deaf was a critical hit.
did it receive any awards?
certified gold in 2003.
What mainstream exposure did they have?
The singles "No One Knows" and "Go with the Flow" became hits on radio and MTV, with the former just outside the Billboard Top 40.

Question: Who is Oliveri?
Self-contained rewrite: Who is Oliveri to Queens of the Stone Age?