Them Crooked Vultures is a rock (rock music) supergroup (supergroup (music)) formed in Los Angeles in 2009 by John Paul Jones (John Paul Jones (musician)), Dave Grohl and Josh Homme. The group also includes guitarist Alain Johannes during live performances. The band began recording in July 2009, and performed their first gig on August 9, 2009 in Chicago, followed by a European debut on August 19. On October 1 the group embarked on a worldwide tour titled Deserve the Future (Deserve the Future Tour) with dates going into 2010. The bands first single "New Fang" was released in October 2009, followed by the groups self-titled debut album (Them Crooked Vultures (album)) the following month, debuting at number 12 on the Billboard 200.