As a member of Rattlebone, McNichol released a 5-song EP in 1992 produced by Dave Jerden.[1] In 1996, he joined Masters of Reality, led by Chris Goss, and toured with the band, appearing on the 1997 live album How High The Moon: Live At The Viper Room. In 2000, McNichol joined Queens of the Stone Age, teaming up with longtime friend Josh Homme, as a guitarist, lap-steel player and keyboardist.[2] The following year, he appeared on the Desert Sessions album Volumes 7 & 8 and the Masters of Reality album Deep in the Hole. In addition to touring with Queens of the Stone Age, McNichol recorded instrumentals for the albums Rated R and Songs for the Deaf before his departure from the band in 2002. In 2003, he played on the Roxy Saint live/video album The Underground Personality Tape. The following year, McNichol co-wrote and contributed instrumentals to three songs on the Masters of Reality album Give Us Barabbas. In 2005, he appeared on the Queens of the Stone Age live/video album Over the Years and Through the Woods in video footage from their tour in support of Rated R. In 2009, McNichol co-wrote and played bass on one track from the Masters of Reality album Pine/Cross Dover.
^"2000 Ozzfest Chat - Nick and Josh from Queens of the Stone Age". Ozzfest. August 16, 2000. Archived from the original in 2000. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
