Conversation so far:
What was the band's debut album titled?
" (which would later appear on their self-titled debut as 'If Only').
Did the band have an interesting formation?
Josh Homme briefly joined Screaming Trees as a touring guitarist, before deciding to form a new band, Gamma Ray.

Question: How did the name go from Gamma Ray to Queens of the Stone Age?
Self-contained rewrite: How did their band name go from Gamma Ray to Queens of the Stone Age?