Vista Chino原名Kyuss Lives!,基本可以看作是经典石人摇滚乐队Kyuss的继承,由Kyuss原主唱John Garcia,核心人物、鼓手Brant Bjork,贝斯手Nick Oliveri和新吉他手Bruno Fevery组成。经过一系列成功的巡演之后,几位成员原先预备仍以Kyuss Lives!的名称继续演出并发新专辑,未曾想到2012年原Kyuss吉他手Josh Homme(现石器时代女皇主唱)突然发难,将乐队成员告上法庭,判决禁止他们使用Kyuss这个名称,Brant Bjork与Josh Homme的多年恩怨也浮出水面——据说Josh的商业主义和自我中心正是Kyuss当初解散的原因所在。这种情况下,乐队只能换用现名开展活动,重新开始了石头人的音乐旅程。
Vista Chino is an American rock band, formed in 2010 by vocalist John Garcia, drummer Brant Bjork and bassist Nick Oliveri, all previously members of Kyuss (active 1987-1995), along with guitarist Bruno Fevery.
The band formed under the name Kyuss Lives! as a short lived venture touring the music of the original Kyuss line up excluding Josh Homme. In 2012, the band announced plans to continue touring indefinitely and begin work on a studio album using the Kyuss Lives! moniker. However, a lawsuit by fellow Kyuss members Josh Homme and Scott Reeder prohibited use of the Kyuss Lives! moniker for recordings, prompting the band to rename themselves Vista Chino.