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{{Short description|American singer (1964–2022)}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name              = Mark Lanegan
| image             = Mark Lanegan Live Sala Apolo (cropped).jpg
| caption           = Lanegan performing in 2012
| alias             = Dark Mark
| birth_name        = Mark William Lanegan
| birth_date        = {{Birth date|mf=yes|1964|11|25}}
| birth_place       = [[Ellensburg, Washington]], U.S.
| origin            = [[Seattle, Washington]], U.S.
| death_date        = {{Death date and age|mf=yes|2022|02|22|1964|11|25}}
| death_place       = [[Killarney]], Ireland
| genre             = {{flatlist|
* [[Alternative rock]]<ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/mark-lanegan-phantom-radio-20141023 | title=Phantom Radio | magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] | date=October 23, 2014 | access-date=November 19, 2015 | author=Dolan, Jon}}</ref>
* [[indie rock]]
* [[stoner rock]]
* [[hard rock]]
*[[grunge]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.standard.co.uk/goingout/music/mark-lanegan-electric-ballroom-review-magic-in-grunge-rocker-s-misery-10439603.html | title=Mark Lanegan, Electric Ballroom, review: Magic in grunge rocker's misery | work=[[London Evening Standard]] | date=August 5, 2015 | access-date=November 19, 2015 | author=Pearson, Rick}}</ref>
* [[folk rock]]
* [[blues rock]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://consequence.net/2014/10/album-review-mark-lanegan-band-phantom-radio/ | title=Mark Lanegan Band – Phantom Radio | publisher=[[Consequence of Sound]] | date=October 24, 2014 | access-date=November 19, 2015 | author=Melis, Matt}}</ref>
}}
| occupation        = {{flatlist|
* Singer
* songwriter
}}
| years_active      = 1984–2022
| label             = {{flatlist|
* [[Sub Pop]]
* [[Beggars Banquet Records|Beggars Banquet]]
* [[4AD]]
}}
| past_member_of    = {{flatlist|
* [[Screaming Trees]]
* [[Queens of the Stone Age]]
* [[Isobel Campbell]]
* [[The Gutter Twins]]
* [[Mad Season (band)|Mad Season]]
}}
| website           = {{URL|marklanegan.com}}
}}

'''Mark William Lanegan''' (November 25, 1964 – February 22, 2022) was an American singer and songwriter. First becoming prominent as the lead singer for the early [[grunge]] band [[Screaming Trees]], he was also known as a member of [[Queens of the Stone Age]] and [[The Gutter Twins]]. He released twelve solo studio albums as well as three collaboration albums with [[Isobel Campbell]] and two with [[Duke Garwood]]. He was known for his [[baritone]] voice, which was described as being "as scratchy as a three-day beard yet as supple and pliable as moccasin leather" and has been compared to [[Tom Waits]], [[Leonard Cohen]] and [[Nick Cave]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Mark Lanegan: Bubblegum|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/4679-bubblegum-with-mark-lanegan-band/|work=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|first=Matthew|last=Murphy|date=August 29, 2004| access-date=January 29, 2012}}</ref>

Lanegan began his musical career in 1984 in Screaming Trees, with whom he released seven studio albums and five EPs before their disbandment in 2000. During his time with the band, he also began a solo career and released his first solo studio album, ''[[The Winding Sheet]]'', in 1990. He then released 10 more solo albums, which received critical recognition but only moderate commercial success. Following the end of Screaming Trees, he became a frequent collaborator of Queens of the Stone Age and was a full-time member between 2001 and 2005 during the ''[[Songs for the Deaf]]'' and ''[[Lullabies to Paralyze]]'' eras.

Lanegan collaborated with various artists during his career. In the 1990s, he and [[Kurt Cobain]] recorded an album of [[Lead Belly]] covers that was ultimately never released. He also joined [[Layne Staley]] and [[Mike McCready]] in the band [[Mad Season (band)|Mad Season]],<ref>{{cite web
| url = https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/rockandpopfeatures/9114066/Mark-Lanegan-rock-survivor-despite-his-best-efforts.html
| title = Mark Lanegan: rock survivor, despite his best efforts
| newspaper = [[The Daily Telegraph]]
| date = March 11, 2012
| access-date = August 11, 2012
}}</ref> and formed the alternative rock group [[The Gutter Twins]] with [[Greg Dulli]] in 2003, as well as contributing to releases by [[Moby]], [[Bomb the Bass]], [[Soulsavers]], [[Tinariwen]], [[The Twilight Singers]], [[Manic Street Preachers]], and [[Unkle]], among others.

Lanegan struggled with addiction to drugs and alcohol throughout his life but had been sober for over a decade at the time of his death. Encouraged by his friend [[Anthony Bourdain]], he released the memoir ''Sing Backwards and Weep'' in 2020. He followed this up in 2021 with the memoir ''Devil in a Coma'', which focused on his near-death experience with [[COVID-19]]. He and his wife Shelley Brien left the U.S. in 2020 and settled in the Irish town of [[Killarney]], where he died two years later at the age of 57. No cause of death was revealed.

==Early life==
Mark William Lanegan was born in [[Ellensburg, Washington]] on November 25, 1964.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/artist/mark-lanegan/484831 |title=Mark Lanegan on Apple Music |website=Music.apple.com |access-date=July 4, 2019}}</ref> During an interview with ''[[The Rocket (music magazine)|The Rocket]]'' in 1996, he said that he drove a [[combine harvester]] when he was younger.<ref name="The rocket">{{cite web
 |url=http://www.timeforlight.com/articles_rocket.html
 |title=Screaming Trees 
 |website=[[The Rocket (music magazine)|The Rocket]]
 |via=timeforlight.com 
 |access-date=June 24, 2008 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20080616094451/http://www.timeforlight.com/articles_rocket.html
 |archive-date=June 16, 2008
|url-status=usurped
}}</ref> He was of Irish, Scottish and Welsh descent.<ref name=":2">{{cite web|date=December 23, 2020|title=Mark Lanegan Reflects on a Prolific Literary Year, Leaving the U.S. Due to the Pandemic|url=https://www.spin.com/2020/12/mark-lanegan-2020-year-end-interview/|access-date=March 18, 2021|website=Spin}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/mark-lanegan/sing-backwards-and-weep/9780306922794/|title=Sing Backwards and Weep|date=August 6, 2019|isbn=9780306922794|access-date=May 9, 2020|last1=Lanegan|first1=Mark|publisher=Hachette Books }}</ref> He said that he developed an [[alcohol use disorder]] by age 12<ref>{{cite news|first=Kieran|last=Southern|url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/life/features/i-was-an-alcoholic-at-12-and-ive-outlived-many-friends-which-i-never-thought-would-happen-39242412.html|title='I was an alcoholic at 12 and I've outlived many friends which I never thought would happen'|newspaper=[[Belfast Telegraph]]|date=May 29, 2020}}</ref> and began using drugs heavily by the age of 18, having already been arrested and sentenced to one year's imprisonment for drug-related crimes.<ref name="Gua2222222rdian.co.uk">{{cite news
| url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2006/dec/08/popandrock2
| title=The Gutter Twins
| work=[[The Guardian]]
| access-date=June 24, 2008
| first=Paul
| last=Lester
| date=December 8, 2006}}</ref>

==Musical career==
===Screaming Trees (1984–2000)===
[[File:Screaming Trees (1980s SST promo photo).jpg|thumb|Lanegan (middle right) with [[Screaming Trees]] in the 1980s]]
[[Screaming Trees]] was formed in late 1984 by Lanegan, guitarist [[Gary Lee Conner]], bassist [[Van Conner]], and drummer [[Mark Pickerel]].<ref name="Allmusic ST"/> Along with [[Alice in Chains]], [[Pearl Jam]], [[Soundgarden]], [[Mudhoney]], [[The Melvins]], and [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]], Screaming Trees were part of Seattle's emerging [[grunge]] scene in the early 1990s. Pickerel would later be replaced with [[Barrett Martin]]. Lanegan originally joined as the drummer but later said, "I was such a shitty drummer that they made me sing."<ref name="timeforlight.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.timeforlight.com/articles_pulse96.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20070513060513/http://www.timeforlight.com/articles_pulse96.html |url-status=usurped |archive-date=May 13, 2007 |title=A Band Grows in Seattle |access-date=March 10, 2009 }}</ref> The band released the ''[[Other Worlds (Screaming Trees album)|Other Worlds]]'' EP in 1986; recorded in 1985 and originally available only on cassette tape, the album was re-released on CD and LP by [[SST Records]] in 1987.<ref name="Allmusic ST">{{cite web
| url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p5379|pure_url=yes}}
| title=Allmusic – Screaming Trees
| publisher=[[Allmusic]]
| access-date=June 24, 2008 }}</ref> Although the band was being courted by major labels, they signed to Velvetone Records in 1985 and released their debut album, ''[[Clairvoyance (album)|Clairvoyance]]'', in 1986.<ref name="Allmusic ST"/> The album was a combination of [[psychedelic music]] and [[hard rock]], and bears many similarities to early [[grunge rock|grunge]].<ref name="Allmusic ST"/>

In 1987, the band released their second effort, and their first for [[SST Records]], ''[[Even If and Especially When]]''.<ref name="Allmusic ST"/> After the release of the album in 1987 the band began working on the American indie circuit, playing shows across the United States.<ref name="Allmusic ST"/> Their follow up album ''[[Invisible Lantern]]'' was released in 1988. 1989's ''[[Buzz Factory]]'' was the fourth full-length album by Screaming Trees and their final record released through SST.<ref name="Allmusic ST"/>

In 1991, the band released their fifth effort, and their first for a major label.<ref name="Allmusic ST"/> ''[[Uncle Anesthesia]]'' was released in 1991 and was produced by [[Soundgarden]] vocalist [[Chris Cornell]].<ref name="Allmusic ST"/> ''Uncle Anesthesia'' included the single "[[Bed of Roses (Screaming Trees song)|Bed of Roses]]", which gained considerable airtime on alternative rock radio stations. The song peaked at number 23 on the [[Modern Rock Tracks]] and was the first Screaming Trees release to chart.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/278450/screaming-trees/chart?f=377|title=Screaming Trees – Chart history|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=March 4, 2016}}</ref> [[Barrett Martin]] replaced previous drummer Pickerel and the new line up recorded ''[[Sweet Oblivion]]'' in 1992.<ref name="Allmusic ST"/>

''[[Sweet Oblivion]]'' was the band's breakout album and included the singles "[[Nearly Lost You]]", "[[Dollar Bill (song)|Dollar Bill]]", "[[Shadow of the Season]]", and "[[Butterfly (Screaming Trees song)|Butterfly]]". The first two singles gained considerable airtime on alternative rock radio stations, while the video for "Nearly Lost You" became an [[MTV]] and alternative radio hit in the fall of 1992, thanks to the momentum of [[Singles: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack|the soundtrack]] of the film ''[[Singles (1992 film)|Singles]]'', which features the song. "Nearly Lost You" peaked at number 5 on the Modern Rock Tracks and number 50 in the United Kingdom and was the band's first single to chart outside the United States.<ref name="Allmusic ST"/> ''Sweet Oblivion'' sold a total of 300,000 copies in the United States.<ref name="Allmusic ST"/>

After a hiatus brought about by in-fighting and uncertainty over the quality of the music they were recording, the band's final album, ''[[Dust (Screaming Trees album)|Dust]]'', was released in 1996.<ref name="timeforlight.com"/> The album spawned several singles, including "[[All I Know (Screaming Trees song)|All I Know]]" and "[[Dying Days]]", and peaked at number 134 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]. Reaching number 39 on the [[RPM (magazine)|Canadian album chart]], it was the only Screaming Trees album to chart outside the United States. Despite consistently favorable reviews, the album did not match the commercial success of ''Sweet Oblivion''. Following the ''Dust'' tour in the United States, Screaming Trees took another hiatus for Lanegan to begin his work on his third solo album, ''[[Scraps at Midnight]]''. The band headed back into the studio in 1999 and recorded several demos and shopped them around to labels, but no label was willing to take them on.<ref name="Allmusic ST"/> The band played a few surprise shows in early 2000, and then following a concert to celebrate the opening of Seattle's [[Experience Music Project]] they unexpectedly announced their official breakup.<ref name="Allmusic ST"/>

When asked in 2021 about the '90s grunge movement, Lanegan commented, "It's not something that was contrived or cooked up around the campfire somewhere. It just happened organically. It's hard for me to comment, because there's always great new music and there probably always will be — as long as the sun keeps shining."<ref name="prato1">{{cite web|last=Prato|first=Greg|date=December 15, 2021|title=Mark Lanegan on His New Book Devil in a Coma and His Near-Death Experience With COVID|url=https://consequence.net/2021/12/mark-lanegan-interview-2021/|access-date=January 1, 2022|website=[[Consequence (publication)|Consequence]]|language=en}}</ref>

===Solo work and other projects===
[[File:Mark Lanegan at Bumbershoot in Seattle.jpg|thumb|Lanegan in 2009]]

In 1990, Lanegan released his first solo album, ''[[The Winding Sheet]]'' via label [[Sub Pop]]. Lanegan had intimated that the album came around following a [[Lead Belly|Leadbelly]] project he was working on with Mark Pickerel, Kurt Cobain, and [[Krist Novoselic]].<ref name="timeforlight.com"/><ref name="Allmusic bio">{{cite web
| url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p4725|pure_url=yes}}
| title=Allmusic
| publisher=Allmusic
| access-date=June 24, 2008 }}</ref> The project was short lived and eventually other musicians became involved in the evolution to the debut solo record. From the Leadbelly sessions a version of "[[Where Did You Sleep Last Night?]]" appeared on ''The Winding Sheet''. "Ain't It a Shame" is available on the Nirvana box set, ''[[With the Lights Out]]''.<ref name="Allmusic bio"/> Cobain also supplied backing vocals on "Down in the Dark" on Lanegan's debut.<ref name="The Winding Sheet">{{cite web
| url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r11359|pure_url=yes}}
| title=Allmusic – The Winding Sheet
| publisher=Allmusic
| access-date=June 24, 2008 }}</ref> The majority of the album was recorded with Pickerel on drums, [[Mike Johnson (bassist)|Mike Johnson]] on guitar, [[Steve Fisk]] on piano and organ, and [[Jack Endino]] on bass.<ref name="Allmusic bio"/>

His second solo record, 1994's ''[[Whiskey for the Holy Ghost]]'', was a more cohesive recording, with songs "The River Rise", "Kingdoms of Rain", "Riding the Nightingale", and "Beggar's Blues".<ref name="Allmusic bio"/> Taking nearly three years to make, the album came close to not seeing the light of day as Lanegan was set to throw the master tapes in a pond outside of the recording studio, only to be stopped by producer [[Jack Endino]] at the last moment.<ref name="Allmusic bio"/>

In 1995, Lanegan appeared on the album ''[[Above (Mad Season album)|Above]]'' by Mad Season. The project was fronted by friend [[Layne Staley]] ([[Alice in Chains]]) and was formed in late 1994 by Staley, [[Mike McCready]] of [[Pearl Jam]], [[Barrett Martin]] of [[Screaming Trees]], and [[John Baker Saunders]] of [[The Walkabouts]]. Lanegan co-wrote and sang co-lead on "Long Gone Day" and "I'm Above".<ref name="Mad Season">{{cite web
| url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p141703|pure_url=yes}}
| title=Allmusic – Mad Season
| publisher=Allmusic
| access-date=June 24, 2008 }}</ref> Lanegan also appeared on stage at Mad Season's concerts to perform the songs. After Staley's departure from the band,  Mad Season began work on a potential second album featuring Lanegan as the primary vocalist. Three of these previously unreleased songs featuring Lanegan were eventually made available on the 2013 deluxe re-release of ''Above''.<ref>{{cite web|last=McIntyre |first=Ken |url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/a-spiritual-mission-the-tragic-story-of-grunge-supergroup-mad-season |title=Mad Season: the tragic story of a grunge supergroup &#124; Louder |publisher=Loudersound.com |date= April 13, 2021|accessdate=February 22, 2022}}</ref>

In 1998, ''[[Scraps at Midnight]]'' was released. The album was recorded the previous winter at [[Rancho de la Luna]] in [[Joshua Tree, California|Joshua Tree]], California, and produced by long-time friend and collaborator [[Mike Johnson (bassist)|Mike Johnson]].<ref name="Allmusic bio"/>  and featured [[Rancho de la Luna]] owners [[Fred Drake]] and [[Dave Catching]]

Lanegan's fourth studio album was released in 1999. The album began life as B-Sides for singles from ''Scraps at Midnight'' (two tracks from the sessions appear on the single "Hotel"). Liking the way the sessions were shaping up, a few more were added and the recording was entitled ''[[I'll Take Care of You (Mark Lanegan album)|I'll Take Care of You]]''. The album features covers of songs by prominent [[folk music|folk]], [[Rhythm and blues|R&B]] and [[punk rock|punk]] artists such as [[Tim Hardin]], [[Booker T. and the MGs]], and [[country music|country]] icon [[Buck Owens]], as well as friend [[Jeffrey Lee Pierce]] of Gun Club.<ref name="Allmusic bio"/> Lanegan stated that Jeffrey Lee Pierce was one of his early musical heroes and got him interested in making music.<ref>{{cite interview | title = Interview with Mark Lanegan – What am I gonna say to Leonard Cohen? | publisher = artistxite | date = September 19, 2013 | url = http://artistxite.com/us/magazine/interviews/99559/Interview-with-Mark-Lanegan-What-am-I-gonna-say-to-Leonard-Cohen.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130921142418/http://artistxite.com/us/magazine/interviews/99559/Interview-with-Mark-Lanegan-What-am-I-gonna-say-to-Leonard-Cohen.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = September 21, 2013 | access-date = September 19, 2013 }}</ref> Also in 1999, Lanegan participated in the [[tribute album]] for [[Moby Grape]] co-founder, [[Skip Spence]], who was terminally ill.<ref>''[[More Oar: A Tribute to the Skip Spence Album]]'' ([[Birdman Records|Birdman]], 1999). The album is composed of [[cover versions]] of songs from Spence's only solo album, ''[[Oar (Skip Spence album)|Oar]]'' ([[Columbia Records|Columbia]], 1969). Lanegan contributed his version of Spence's "Cripple Creek". Lanegan collaborator Greg Dulli also participated in the tribute, contributing his version of Spence's "Dixie Peach Promenade (Yin For Yang)".</ref> In 2009 Lanegan sang lead vocals on "The Last Time," an A side track on [[The Breeders]]' EP ''Fate to Fatal''.<ref>{{cite web|author=Caryn Ganz |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/the-breeders-cover-bob-marley-recruit-mark-lanegan-for-april-21st-ep-fate-to-fatal-73974/ |title=The Breeders Cover Bob Marley, Recruit Mark Lanegan for April 21st EP "Fate to Fatal" |publisher=Rolling Stone |date=March 16, 2009 |accessdate=February 22, 2022}}</ref>

In 2001, he released his fifth studio album, ''[[Field Songs]]''. The album featured friend [[Duff McKagan]], as well as major contributions from [[Soundgarden]]'s bassist, [[Ben Shepherd]].<ref name="Field Songs">{{cite web
| url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r528823|pure_url=yes}}
| title=Allmusic – Field Songs
| publisher=Allmusic
| access-date=June 24, 2008 }}</ref> 2003 saw him appear on [[Greg Dulli]]'s [[The Twilight Singers]] record ''[[Blackberry Belle]]'', sharing lead vocal duties on the epic closing track, "Number Nine". This would be the first of many collaborations with Dulli and The Twilight Singers.<ref name="The Twilight Singers">{{cite web
| url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p442958|pure_url=yes}}
| title=Allmusic – The Twilight Singers
| publisher=Allmusic
| access-date=June 24, 2008 }}</ref>

Prior to releasing his fourth album, Mark Lanegan released the EP ''Here Comes That Weird Chill'', which included "Methamphetamine Blues" (later to appear on ''Bubblegum'') as well as a number of B-sides and rarities (including Captain Beefheart cover "Clear Spot") featuring collaborations with many who would feature on ''Bubblegum'', such as Josh Homme, Dean Ween, Nick Oliveri and Chris Goss, as well as (notably) Natasha Shneider, Greg Dulli and Aldo Struyf.

On his next solo album, ''[[Bubblegum (Mark Lanegan album)|Bubblegum]]'' (2004), Lanegan was joined by a cadre of prominent artists, including [[P. J. Harvey]], [[Josh Homme]] and [[Nick Oliveri]] of [[Queens of the Stone Age]], [[Greg Dulli]] of [[The Afghan Whigs]] and [[Twilight Singers]], [[Dave Catching]] of [[Rancho de la Luna ]], [[Dean Ween]] of [[Ween]], and [[Duff McKagan]] and [[Izzy Stradlin]], previously of [[Guns N' Roses]].<ref name="Bubblegum">{{cite web
| url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/70774/lanegan-feels-relief-on-new-solo-set
| title=Billboard- Bubblegum
| date=June 3, 2003
| publisher=Billboard
| access-date=June 24, 2008 }}</ref> Also appearing on ''Bubblegum'' is Lanegan's ex-wife, [[Wendy Rae Fowler]] now in [[We Fell to Earth]].<ref name="Allmusic - Bubblegum">{{cite web
| url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r701542|pure_url=yes}}
| title=Allmusic – Bubblegum
| publisher=Allmusic
| access-date=June 24, 2008 }}</ref> The favorably reviewed album was his most commercially successful to date, reaching number 39 on [[Billboard magazine|Billboard's]] Top Independent Albums chart.<ref name="Billboard">[https://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/searchResult.jsp?configType=BBCOM_SIMPLEDEFAULT&pubList=Billboard&an=bbcom&action=Submit&kw=&exposeNavigation=true&keyword=mark+lanegan&submit.x=0&submit.y=0&submit=Submit&searchType=ARTICLE_SEARCH] {{dead link|date=July 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> Some would assume this is due to the appearance of several prominent musical figures, although the album did receive glowing review by critics.<ref name="Allmusic - Bubblegum" /> In 2013, the track "Strange Religion" was used in season 6 of the [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]] television series ''[[Californication (TV series)|Californication]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.spin.com/2013/01/californication-ryan-adams-iron-maiden-wasted-years-cover/|title=Ryan Adams Neuters Iron Maiden's 'Wasted Years' For 'Californication' Soundtrack|date=January 11, 2013|website=SPIN}}</ref>

Lanegan's seventh solo album, ''[[Blues Funeral]]'', was released in February 2012.<ref>[http://www.antiquiet.com/news/2010/12/mark-lanegan-alain-johannes-new-album Mark Lanegan & Alain Johannes begin work on new album] Antiquiet. Retrieved August 10, 2011.</ref> [[Josh Homme]], [[Dave Catching]], [[Alain Johannes]], and [[Martyn LeNoble]] contributed to the creation of the album.<ref>[http://grungereport.net/?p=5303 Former Jane's Addiction & Porno for Pyros Bassist to Play on Mark Lanegan's new album] GrungeReport. Retrieved August 10, 2011.</ref><ref>[http://grungereport.net/?p=4479 Josh Homme to play on Mark Lanegan's new solo album] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120327140827/http://grungereport.net/?p=4479|date=March 27, 2012}} GrungeReport. Retrieved August 10, 2011.</ref> In November 2012 Lanegan self-released a Christmas album titled ''Dark Mark Does Christmas 2012'', including a [[Roky Erickson]] cover "Burn the Flames". The limited six-track EP had only been available at his concerts.<ref>{{cite web |publisher=Antiquiet.com |title=Want Mark Lanegan's Christmas Album? Go See Him Live |url=http://www.antiquiet.com/news/2012/11/want-mark-lanegans-christmas-album-go-see-him-live/ |date=November 19, 2012 |author=Fernando Scoczynski Filho |access-date=December 24, 2012}}</ref>

Released on Heavenly Recordings in 2013, Lanegan released his first collaboration with Duke Garwood entitled ''Black Pudding''. It featured a largely acoustic guitar-driven sound, not unlike his first solo albums on Sub Pop, as well as long-time solo collaborator Alain Johannes.

Lanegan released a five-track EP entitled ''No Bells on Sunday'' in the United States on July 29, 2014, followed by a European release on August 25. A music video was released on July 15 for "Sad Lover", the third track off the EP. Lanegan's next full-length album, ''[[Phantom Radio]]'', was released on October 21, 2014. It was produced by Alain Johannes and has a similar sound aesthetic to ''Blues Funeral''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.alternativenation.net/?p=50624 |title=Mark Lanegan Announces Two Upcoming Albums, Reveals New Music Video |publisher=Alternative Nation |date=July 15, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140719164836/http://www.alternativenation.net/?p=50624 |archive-date=July 19, 2014 }}</ref>

Lanegan's second collaborative album with Duke Garwood, ''With Animals'', was released on August 24, 2018. The pair toured Europe in October 2018 to support the release.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://soundblab.com/news/20270-mark-lanegan-duke-garwood-announce-with-animals-album|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180524004015/https://soundblab.com/news/20270-mark-lanegan-duke-garwood-announce-with-animals-album|url-status=usurped|archive-date=May 24, 2018|title=Mark Lanegan & Duke Garwood Announce 'With Animals' Album|date=May 21, 2018|publisher=Soundblab.com|author=Gullick, Steve}}</ref>

Lanegan released three further solo albums between 2017 and 2020 on Heavenly Recordings; ''[[Gargoyle (Mark Lanegan album)|Gargoyle]]'' in 2017,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Reyes-Kulkarni |first1=Saby |title=Gargoyle review |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/23097-gargoyle/ |website=Pitchfork |access-date=February 22, 2022}}</ref> ''[[Somebody's Knocking]]'' in April 2019,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.mxdwn.com/2019/04/23/news/mark-lanegan-band-announces-new-album-somebodys-knocking-for-october-2019-release-and-shares-new-video-for-stitch-it-up-starring-donal-logue/|title=Mark Lanegan Band Announces New Album Somebody's Knocking for October 2019 Release and Shares New Video for "Stitch It Up" Starring Donal Logue|author=Wong, Miranda|website=mxdwn.com|date=April 23, 2019}}</ref> and ''[[Straight Songs of Sorrow]]'' in May 2020.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Empire |first1=Kitty |title=Mark Lanegan: Straight Songs of Sorrow review – reflections on a misspent youth |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/may/17/mark-lanegan-straight-songs-of-sorrow-review-reflections-on-a-misspent-youth |access-date=February 22, 2022 |work=The Guardian |date=May 17, 2020}}</ref>

===Queens of the Stone Age (2000–2014)===
Lanegan's first appearance on a [[Queens of the Stone Age]] album was on ''[[Rated R (Queens of the Stone Age album)|Rated R]]''. He sang the lead vocals on "In the Fade" and background vocals on "Leg of Lamb", "Autopilot", and "I Think I Lost My Headache". ''Rated R'' became a commercial success and became the first Queens of the Stone Age album to chart.<ref>{{cite web|author=Eduardo Rivadavia |url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/queens-of-the-stone-age-rated-r/ |title=How Queens of the Stone Age Began Their Ascent With 'Rated R' |publisher=Ultimateclassicrock.com |date=June 6, 2015 |accessdate=February 22, 2022}}</ref>

Shortly after the release of ''[[Field Songs]]'', Lanegan became a full-time member of Queens of the Stone Age. He appeared on the 2002 release ''[[Songs for the Deaf]]'', singing lead on the tracks "Song for the Dead", "Hangin' Tree", "Song for the Deaf", and "God Is in the Radio". The album became the band's big breakthrough and peaked at number 17 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] and was certified gold by the [[RIAA]].<ref name="RIAA">{{cite web
 |url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php 
 |title=RIAA Certifications 
 |publisher=[[Recording Industry Association of America]] 
 |access-date=June 24, 2008 |url-status=dead 
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070626174049/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php 
 |archive-date=June 26, 2007 }}</ref> He also toured in support of the album over the next two years.<ref name="Billboard - QotSA">{{cite web
| url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/70774/lanegan-feels-relief-on-new-solo-set
| title=Billboard – Queens of the Stone Age and Mark Lanegan
| date=June 3, 2003
| publisher=[[Billboard 200|Billboard]]
| access-date=June 24, 2008 }}</ref> Lanegan toured full-time as a third vocalist for Queens of the Stone Age in support of ''Songs for the Deaf'',<ref name="Billboard - QotSA"/> joining his friend [[Joshua Homme]], who supported the Screaming Trees as their touring guitarist in 1996. The album received two [[Best Hard Rock Performance]] [[Grammy Award|Grammy]] nominations for the singles "[[No One Knows]]" (2003)<ref>{{cite web
| url = http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/2003/grammys.htm
| title = 45th Grammy Awards
| publisher = Rockonthenet
| access-date = June 20, 2007
}}</ref> and "[[Go with the Flow]]" (2004).<ref>{{cite web
| url = http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/2004/grammys.htm
| title = 46th Grammy Awards
| publisher = Rockonthenet
| access-date = June 20, 2007
}}</ref>

In 2005, Lanegan released his last album with Queens of the Stone Age, ''[[Lullabies to Paralyze]]'', where he sang lead vocals on the first track of the album called "This Lullaby". The album was delayed during 2004 because of some changes to the line-up: bassist [[Nick Oliveri]] was fired and Lanegan went on tour to support ''[[Bubblegum (Mark Lanegan album)|Bubblegum]]''.<ref>{{cite web
 |url=http://www.vh1.com/news/articles/1484974/20040211/queens_stone_age.jhtml 
 |title=Nick Oliveri, Mark Lanegan Leave Queens of the Stone Age 
 |publisher=VH1 
 |date=February 12, 2004 |access-date=June 18, 2007 |url-status=dead 
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071001045426/http://www.vh1.com/news/articles/1484974/20040211/queens_stone_age.jhtml 
 |archive-date=October 1, 2007 }}</ref> Lanegan would later appear in support of the album.

Lanegan continued to collaborate with Queens of the Stone Age and its members after leaving the band. In 2007, he appeared on their album, ''[[Era Vulgaris (album)|Era Vulgaris]]'', contributing background vocals to the track "River in the Road".<ref name="digibooklet">[http://www.qotsa.com/digibooklet/ Liner notes of ''Era Vulgaris''] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100504143941/http://www.qotsa.com/digibooklet/ |date=May 4, 2010 }} from Qotsa.com</ref> On August 12, 2010, Lanegan re-joined Queens of The Stone Age on stage at the Nokia Club in [[Los Angeles]], where he sang four encore songs with the band. The concert was put together to raise funds for [[Eagles of Death Metal]] bassist [[Brian O'Connor (bassist)|Brian O'Connor]], who was diagnosed with cancer a few months prior to the event.<ref>{{cite web|date=August 13, 2010|title=Queens of the Stone Age Return at L.A. Benefit|url=https://www.spin.com/2010/08/queens-stone-age-return-la-benefit/|website=SPIN}}</ref> In 2013, Lanegan appeared on their sixth album, ''[[...Like Clockwork]]'', co-writing the song "Fairweather Friends" and contributing background vocals to the track "If I Had a Tail".<ref name="credits qotsa.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.qotsa.com/extendedcredits/ |title=Queens of the Stone Age ...Like Clockwork |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130807233226/http://www.qotsa.com/extendedcredits/ |archive-date=August 7, 2013 |url-status=dead |publisher=qotsa.com |access-date=August 7, 2013 }}</ref>

===Collaboration with Isobel Campbell (2004–2011)===
[[File:Billing for an Isobel Campbell - Mark Lanegan gig.jpg|thumb|right|Lanegan toured with [[Isobel Campbell]] in 2007 in support of their album ''[[Ballad of the Broken Seas]]''.]]
In April 2004, Lanegan released an [[Extended play|EP]] with former [[Belle & Sebastian]] vocalist [[Isobel Campbell]], titled ''[[Time Is Just the Same]]''. They would later release a single entitled "[[Ramblin' Man (Hank Williams song)|Ramblin' Man]]" for their collaboration album ''[[Ballad of the Broken Seas]]''. Campbell wrote and recorded the majority of the album's tracks in [[Glasgow]], with Lanegan adding vocals in Los Angeles. The record was well received by critics.

In addition to providing vocals, Lanegan also wrote the track "Revolver" with Campbell. The album was nominated for the 2006 [[Mercury Music Prize|Mercury Prize]].<ref name="MP">{{cite news
| url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/5315452.stm
| title=Arctic Monkeys win Mercury prize
| date = September 5, 2006
| publisher=BBC
| access-date=July 22, 2008 }}</ref> Lanegan and Campbell played four UK concerts in January 2007, with the London date being moved to a larger venue as a result of high demand for tickets. When making the decision to make a follow-up to ''Ballad of the Broken Seas'', Campbell reflected:
[[File:Isobel Campbell Mark Lanegan Barcelona 2010.jpg|left|thumb|Lanegan and Campbell performing in [[Barcelona]] in 2010.]]
{{blockquote|It was because he kinda disappeared for a year but in my heart I wanted to do another one because as soon as we'd finished ''Ballad of the Broken Seas'' I was writing new songs and I was like; "Oh God, I've got to get Mark to sing these."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/news/20080611_lanegan.shtml |title=6 Music - Campbell on Lanegan |publisher=BBC Music News |date= |accessdate=2022-02-22}}</ref>}}

After a concert with Lanegan in January 2007, Campbell asked Lanegan if he would consider making a new album, Lanegan replied: "in a heartbeat". This time Lanegan flew to [[Glasgow]] to record the new album at the end of March for nine days to record the songs Campbell had written. After working with Lanegan, Campbell remarked: "It is his classic, effortless American voice that I love". She added "I think I was playing about with that a lot so there's a few of what Mark would call raunchy songs and a few ballads too".<ref name="BBC.uk">{{cite web
| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/news/20080611_lanegan.shtml
| title=Campbell on Lanegan
| date = September 5, 2006
| publisher=BBC Music News
| access-date=July 22, 2008 }}</ref> The album, ''[[Sunday at Devil Dirt]]'', was released on May 5, 2008, with the track "Who Built the Road" being the only single released from it.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Man |first1=Bevis |title=Who Built the Road |url=https://diymag.com/archive/isobel-campbell-mark-lanegan-who-built-the-road |website=DIY Magazine |date=April 28, 2008 |access-date=February 22, 2022}}</ref>

A third collaborative album with Campbell was released on August 16, 2010, entitled ''[[Hawk (Isobel Campbell and Mark Lanegan album)|Hawk]]''. The pair toured to promote the album, including a set at [[All Tomorrow's Parties (festival)|All Tomorrow's Parties]], December 10–12, 2010 (Bowlie 2) curated by [[Belle & Sebastian]] and shows in Australia in 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.songkick.com/artists/3547861-isobel-campbell-and-mark-lanegan/gigography|title=Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan Gigography, Tour History & Past Concerts – Songkick|website=www.songkick.com|date=August 3, 2011 |access-date=March 4, 2016}}</ref> By the end of the tour the duo had ceased to function and each went their separate ways.<ref name=":5">{{cite web|url=http://transatlanticmodern.com/2013/07/10/interview-isobel-campbell/|title=Interview: Isobel Campbell|last=Snyder|first=Paul|date=July 10, 2013|website=Transatlantic Modern|access-date=March 4, 2016}}</ref>

===The Gutter Twins (2003–2009)===
{{Main|The Gutter Twins}}
[[File:Gutter twins.jpg|thumb|right|The Gutter Twins at The Bowery Ballroom in 2008. From left: [[Greg Dulli]], Mark Lanegan.]]

[[The Gutter Twins]] was a collaboration between Lanegan and [[Afghan Whigs]]/[[Twilight Singers]] vocalist [[Greg Dulli]]. Working on a collaborative album since at least 2003, the pair first played as The Gutter Twins in Rome in September 2005.<ref name="The Village Voice">{{cite web
| url=http://www.villagevoice.com/music/0811,the-yin-yang-twi,374106,22.html
| title=The Gutter Twins
| work=[[The Village Voice]]
| access-date=June 24, 2008
| url-status=dead
| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080516225804/http://www.villagevoice.com/music/0811%2Cthe-yin-yang-twi%2C374106%2C22.html
| archive-date=May 16, 2008
| df=mdy-all
}}</ref>

''[[Saturnalia (The Gutter Twins album)|Saturnalia]]'' was released on March 4, 2008, on [[Sub Pop]], a label both Dulli and Lanegan had worked with before. The duo's first tour commenced on February 14, 2008, in New York City and continued in March and April throughout Europe and the United States.<ref name="Billboard TGT">{{cite magazine
| url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1047194/dulli-lanegan-wrap-gutter-twins-album
| title=New Tour Dates
| magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]
| date=November 28, 2007
| access-date=June 24, 2008 }}</ref>

The album was a big hit and Blast Magazine's Liz Raftery ended up praising the album calling it "an audial descent into the dark emotions that often lurk beneath the surface."<ref name="BlastmagazineTGT">{{cite web
| url=http://blastmagazine.com/2008/04/the-gutter-twins-separated-at-birth/
| title=Separated at birth
| date=April 2008
| work=Blast Magazine
| access-date=June 24, 2008 }}</ref> The album's highest position was at number 7 in Belgium. The album also peaked at number 117 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]. It meant that ''Saturnalia'' was the first album since [[Screaming Trees]]' ''[[Dust (Screaming Trees album)|Dust]]'' that had charted on the Billboard 200 with Lanegan as a permanent band member.<ref name="Billboard"/><ref name="Summerskiss TGT">{{cite web
| url=http://www.summerskiss.com/category/gutter-twins/
| title=Summerskiss – The Gutter Twins New tour dates and new single
| publisher=Summerskiss
| access-date=June 24, 2008 }}</ref> On September 2, 2008, The Gutter Twins released an EP called ''[[Adorata]]'' exclusively on iTunes. Adorata contains eight tracks, most of them are covers, but also two Gutter Twins songs that never made it to the album.<ref>{{cite web|author=Album review by Joshua Klein. |url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/12160-adorata-ep/|title=The Gutter Twins - Adorata E.P|publisher=Pitchfork|date=September 4, 2008|accessdate=October 6, 2012}}</ref>

===Collaborations (2006–2022)===
[[File:Soulsavers.jpg|thumb|left|Lanegan performing with [[Soulsavers]] at [[Roskilde Festival]].]]
Lanegan appeared on three releases with [[The Twilight Singers]] (''[[Blackberry Belle]], [[She Loves You (Twilight Singers album)|She Loves You]]'', and ''[[A Stitch in Time (EP)|A Stitch in Time]]''). In 2006, Lanegan toured with the band in Europe and Israel on an excursus which later expanded to include the United States.<ref>{{cite web
 |url=http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/feature/49608-interview-the-gutter-twins 
 |title=The Twilight Singers and an interview with Mark Greg 
 |publisher=Pitchforkmedia 
 |access-date=June 20, 2007 |url-status=dead 
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080410235857/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/feature/49608-interview-the-gutter-twins 
 |archive-date=April 10, 2008 }}</ref> In 2008, Lanegan collaborated with [[Tim Simenon]] on a track entitled "Black River" which appeared on Simenon's fourth album under his [[Bomb the Bass]] moniker, ''Future Chaos''.<ref>{{cite web
| url = https://stereogum.com/47081/new_bomb_the_bass_feat_mark_lanegan_video_black_ri/video/
| title = New Bomb The Bass (Feat. Mark Lanegan) Video – "Black River" (Stereogum Premiere)
| publisher = Stereogum
| access-date = March 13, 2010
| date = January 21, 2009
}}</ref>

In 2007, English [[electronica]] duo [[Soulsavers]]' album ''[[It's Not How Far You Fall, It's the Way You Land]]'' featured Lanegan on 8 out of 10 album tracks.<ref name="Soulsavers">{{cite web
| url = {{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p590511|pure_url=yes}}
| title = Soulsavers
| publisher = [[Allmusic]]
| access-date = June 20, 2007
}}</ref> As well as appearing as a vocalist, the tracks "Revival", "Ghosts of You and Me", "Paper Money", and "Jesus of Nothing" are credited as written by Lanegan and Soulsavers.<ref name="Soulsavers"/> The album also features a re-working of "Kingdoms of Rain", which was initially released on Lanegan's second solo album, ''[[Whiskey for the Holy Ghost]]''. "Revival" and "Kingdoms of Rain" were released as singles from the album.<ref name="Soulsavers"/> Soulsavers recorded the tracks in England in 2005 and 2006, with Lanegan recording the vocal parts at Conway Studios in Los Angeles.<ref name="Soulsavers"/>

In 2009, Soulsavers again enlisted Lanegan with him contributing vocals for several tracks on their third studio album ''[[Broken (Soulsavers album)|Broken]]''.<ref>{{cite news
| url = https://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/jun/04/mark-lanegan-soulsavers-album
| title = Mark Lanegan and Bonnie 'Prince' Billy for new Soulsavers album
| work = The Guardian
| access-date = June 4, 2009
| date = March 13, 2010
| location=London
| first=Sean
| last=Michaels
}}</ref> This led to a significant run of touring in support of the album, beginning on September 6, in [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]], Oregon.<ref>{{cite web
 |url=http://www.comfortcomes.com/2009/08/25/news-soulsavers-tour-in-support-of-new-album-broken/ 
 |title=News: Soulsavers, Tour In Support of New Album, Broken 
 |publisher=Comfortcomes 
 |access-date=August 25, 2009 |date=March 13, 2010 |url-status=dead 
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721052002/http://www.comfortcomes.com/2009/08/25/news-soulsavers-tour-in-support-of-new-album-broken/ 
 |archive-date=July 21, 2011 }}</ref> Following the tour of the United States, Lanegan continued to perform with them throughout their extensive run of European shows. These varied between headline gigs and slots in support of [[Depeche Mode]].<ref>{{cite web
 |url=http://hangout.altsounds.com/news/112257-soulsavers-release-new-video-and-announce-tour-with-depeche-mode.html
 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130117001951/http://hangout.altsounds.com/news/112257-soulsavers-release-new-video-and-announce-tour-with-depeche-mode.html
 |url-status=dead
 |archive-date=January 17, 2013
|title=Soulsavers Release New Video & Announce Tour With Depeche Mode 
 |publisher=Altsounds 
 |access-date=October 27, 2009 |date=March 13, 2010 }}</ref> Having completed touring duties for Soulsavers, Lanegan announced a solo European tour. Shows focused specifically on his solo back catalogue, having not done so since touring finished in support of ''[[Bubblegum (Mark Lanegan album)|Bubblegum]]''.<ref>{{cite web
| url = https://www.nme.com/news/mark-lanegan/50115
| title = Mark Lanegan announces solo European tour and ticket details
| publisher = NME
| access-date = March 8, 2010
| date = March 13, 2010
}}</ref>

Also in 2009, Lanegan followed in [[Josh Homme]]'s footsteps in collaborating with [[Unkle]], the British electronic act masterminded by [[James Lavelle]]. He contributed his vocals to "Another Night Out", the final track of the album ''[[Where Did the Night Fall]]'' (released in May 2010).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/14223-where-did-the-night-fall/ |title=UNKLE: Where Did the Night Fall Album Review |publisher=Pitchfork |date=May 10, 2010 |accessdate=February 22, 2022}}</ref>

In 2011, Lanegan's music was featured in a trailer and end credits for the video game [[Rage (video game)|Rage]]<ref>[http://marklanegan.com/news/text/13071555 New Mark Lanegan track featured in RAGE trailer] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111012001056/http://marklanegan.com/news/text/13071555 |date=October 12, 2011 }} Mark Lanegan: Official Website. Retrieved August 10, 2011.</ref> and the soundtrack for the film ''[[Hangover 2#Soundtrack|The Hangover Part II]]''. Lanegan collaborated on a track "So Long Sin City" with [[Slash (musician)|Slash]] who recorded music for the 2011 indie film ''[[This Is Not a Movie (2010 film)|This Is Not a Movie]]'', directed by [[Olallo Rubio]], and starring [[Edward Furlong]], [[Peter Coyote]], [[Miguel Ferrer]], and more.<ref>{{cite web |publisher=GrungeReport.net |title=Listen to Mark Lanegan and Slash's Song "So Long Sin City"|url=http://grungereport.net/?p=19540 |date=December 21, 2012 |first=Brett |last=Buchanan |access-date=December 25, 2012}}</ref>

On April 16, 2013, Lanegan and [[Duke Garwood]] released their first studio collaboration, ''[[Black Pudding (album)|Black Pudding]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.antiquiet.com/studio-reports/2013/02/mark-lanegan-and-duke-garwood-team-up-for-black-pudding/ |title=Mark Lanegan and Duke Garwood Team Up For 'Black Pudding' @ Antiquiet |publisher=Antiquiet.com |date=February 1, 2013 |access-date=May 19, 2013}}</ref> Lanegan collaborated with [[Warpaint (band)|Warpaint]] and [[Massive Attack]] for a cover of [[the xx]]'s song "[[Crystalised]]".<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyJoW3tilkk] {{cbignore}} {{Dead YouTube link|date=February 2022}}</ref> Lanegan, Warpaint, and [[Martina Topley-Bird]] recorded the cover of "Crystalised" and released it as a single in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/crystalised-feat.-mark-lanegan/id714973233 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141020045901/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/crystalised-feat.-mark-lanegan/id714973233 |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 20, 2014 |title=Crystalised (feat. Mark Lanegan & Warpaint) |publisher=iTunes |date=October 21, 2013 |access-date=November 3, 2013}}</ref>

For [[Record Store Day]] 2013, Lanegan collaborated with [[Moby]] to release a 7-inch record called ''The Lonely Night''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.udiscovermusic.com/news/moby-lonely-night-reprise/ |title=Moby Releases 'The Lonely Night' From Forthcoming Album 'Reprise' |work=U Discover Music |date=April 16, 2021 |access-date=February 22, 2022}}</ref> Of working with Lanegan, Moby stated: "I've been a fan of Mark's from his early SST records days, and I've always wanted to work with him. He has one of the best and most distinctive voices of the last 25 years. Now that we live near each other it ended up being really easy working on a song together." ''The Lonely Night'' also appeared on Moby's album ''[[Innocents (Moby album)|Innocents]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boweryboogie.com/2013/05/moby-and-mark-lanegans-the-lonely-night-video/ |title=Moby and Mark Lanegan's 'The Lonely Night' [Video] |publisher=Bowery Boogie |date=May 2, 2013 |last=Wilson |first=MacKenzie |access-date=May 19, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220127104512/https://boweryboogie.com/2013/05/moby-and-mark-lanegans-the-lonely-night-video/ |archive-date=January 27, 2022}}</ref>

In 2013, Lanegan teamed up with Seattle producer [[Martin Feveyear]], to work on a covers record, ''[[Imitations (album)|Imitations]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.staticandfeedback.com/Music/0909imit.html |title=Mark Lanegan finds his place among legends on 'Imitations' |work=Static and Feedback |access-date=February 22, 2022}}</ref> Prior to its release, Lanegan had only issued one previous record of covers, 1999's ''[[I'll Take Care of You (Mark Lanegan album)|I'll Take Care of You]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/reviews-nme-1391-339353|title=I'll Take Care Of You &#124; NME|website=[[NME]]|date=September 12, 2005|accessdate=May 24, 2020}}</ref> On ''Imitations'', Lanegan offers contemporary songs, standards, and obscure numbers that, according to him, reveal the effect his parents' record collection had on him. He enlisted the help of Seattle composer [[Andrew Joslyn]] for the string arrangements and performances, as well as Seattle rock icons [[Duff McKagan]], [[Barrett Martin]], and others. The record was released September 17, 2013, through Vagrant Records.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Heller |first1=Jason |title=Imitations review |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/18496-mark-lanegan-imitations/ |website=Pitchfork |access-date=February 22, 2022}}</ref>

Lanegan and [[Josh Homme]] co-wrote the theme song for ''[[Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown]]'', which first aired in 2013 on [[CNN]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/1320931/hear-josh-homme-mark-lanegans-theme-for-anthony-bourdain-parts-unknown/mp3s/ |title=Hear Josh Homme & Mark Lanegan's Theme For Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown |date=April 15, 2013 |access-date=August 22, 2018}}</ref> Lanegan contributed vocals on two tracks on [[Earth (American band)|Earth]]'s 2014 album ''[[Primitive and Deadly]]'', released on September 2, 2014,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/19777-earth-primitive-and-deadly/ |title=Earth: Primitive and Deadly Album Review |publisher=Pitchfork |date=September 5, 2014 |accessdate=February 22, 2022}}</ref> and on one track on [[Manset]]'s 2014 album ''Un oiseau s'est posé''. He also worked with [[Unkle]] on the track "Looking for the Rain" from their 2017 album ''The Road: Part I'', along with [[Eska (singer)|Eska]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/latest-news/unkle-the-road-part-1-looking-for-the-rain |title=UNKLE details fifth studio LP The Road Part 1, shares new single featuring Mark Lanegan and ESKA |access-date=July 26, 2017}}</ref> He also contributed vocals and songwriting to [[Desert blues|Tuareg rock]] band [[Tinariwen]]'s "Nànnuflày" off their 2017 album ''[[Elwan]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Review: Tinariwen, 'Elwan'|url=https://www.npr.org/2017/02/02/512650724/first-listen-tinariwen-elwan|access-date=March 19, 2021|website=NPR.org|date=February 2, 2017|language=en|last1=Tsioulcas|first1=Anastasia}}</ref>

In 2020, Lanegan contributed a spoken-word vocal performance to the song "The Mirror" by English rock band [[Hey Colossus]], from their album ''Dances/Curses''.<ref>{{cite web|date=September 4, 2020|title=Hey Colossus – "The Mirror" (Feat. Mark Lanegan)|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2097197/hey-colossus-the-mirror-feat-mark-lanegan/music/|access-date=September 8, 2020|website=Stereogum}}</ref>

He also wrote lyrics and recorded lead vocals for "A Drink Of Poison Water" on Spanish duo Agrio's La Murga Ep.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rockzone |date=February 4, 2020 |title=Agrio presentan su primer EP con una colaboración con Mark Lanegan |url=https://www.rockzonemag.com/agrio-presentan-su-primer-ep-con-una-colaboracion-con-mark-lanegan/ |access-date=February 28, 2022 |website=RockZone |language=es}}</ref>

Lanegan contributed vocals on the song "Inside of a Dream" on [[Cult of Luna]]'s EP ''The Raging River'', released on February 5, 2021,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/cult-of-luna-announce-new-ep-ft-mark-lanegan/|title=Cult of Luna announce new EP ft. Mark Lanegan|author=Christie, Erin|website=Brooklynvegan.com|date=November 12, 2020}}</ref> "The Music Becomes a Skull" on [[The Armed]]'s album ''Ultrapop'', released April 16, 2021,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://glidemagazine.com/253233/the-armed-announce-new-lp-ultrapop-featuring-mark-lanegan/|title=THE ARMED ANNOUNCE NEW LP 'ULTRAPOP' FEATURING MARK LANEGAN|author=Glide|work=Glide Magazine |date=February 4, 2020}}</ref> and "Blank Diary Entry" on [[Manic Street Preachers]]' 2021 album ''The Ultra Vivid Lament''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/ultra-vivid-lament/manic-street-preachers/details|work=[[Metacritic]]|title=ULTRA VIVID LAMENT|access-date=December 20, 2021}}</ref> In October 2021, Lanegan released a collaborative album with former [[The Icarus Line]] member Joe Cardamone entitled ''Dark Mark vs. Skeleton Joe''.<ref name=":4">{{cite web|url=https://www.spin.com/2021/10/mark-lanegan-dark-mark-skeleton-joe-interview/|title=Mark Lanegan On His New Dark Mark Vs Skeleton Joe Project, Why He Moved To Ireland|first=Tom|last= Lanham|publisher=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|date=October 15, 2021}}</ref>

==Books==
In 2017, Lanegan released the book ''I Am the Wolf: Lyrics & Writings'', a collection of lyrics accompanied by explanations and anecdotes.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/i_am_the_wolf_lyrics_and_writings-by_mark_lanegan |title=I Am the Wolf: Lyrics & Writings By Mark Lanegan |last=Ritchie |first=Matthew |date=August 18, 2017 |website=Exclaim!}}</ref> His memoir, ''Sing Backwards and Weep'',<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/mark-lanegan-prepares-to-share-stories-from-dark-period-20180830-p500oi.html |title=Mark Lanegan prepares to share stories from 'dark' period |date=September 6, 2018 |website=The Sydney Morning Herald}}</ref> was published on April 28, 2020.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://www.dacapopress.com/titles/mark-lanegan/sing-backwards-and-weep/9780306922800/ |title=Sing Backwards and Weep by Mark Lanegan|date=August 6, 2019 |isbn=9780306922800 |last1=Lanegan |first1=Mark |publisher=Hachette Books }}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite news|last=Sturges|first=Fiona|date=May 20, 2020|title=Sing Backwards and Weep by Mark Lanegan review – touring, recording, drugs|language=en-GB|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/may/20/sing-backwards-and-weep-by-mark-lanegan-review-touring-recording-drugs|access-date=July 11, 2020|issn=0261-3077}}</ref>  Lanegan and [[Cold Cave]] frontman [[Wesley Eisold]] published a book of poetry ''Plague Poems'' in 2020. Another memoir ''Devil in a Coma'' was released in 2021, which details Lanegan's experiences contracting [[COVID-19]], and being admitted to [[University Hospital Kerry|Kerry Hospital]] in March 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/latest-news/mark-lanegan-announces-new-memoir-devil-in-a-coma |website=[[The Line of Best Fit]]|first=Cerys|last=Kenneally|date=October 28, 2021|title=Mark Lanegan announces new memoir Devil In a Coma}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{cite web|url=https://www.spin.com/2021/11/mark-lanegan-details-his-terrifying-covid-battle-in-new-book/|title=Mark Lanegan Details His Terrifying COVID Battle In New Book|first=Marisa|last=Whitaker|website=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|date=November 2, 2021}}</ref> ''Leaving California'', a final book of 76 new poems, was released in 2021.

Additionally, books have been written about Lanegan by other authors, including 2022's ''Confessions, Lyrics & Nostalgia Dark Mark Lanegan'' by Iman Kakai-Lazell<ref>{{cite web |title=Mark Lanegan...Confessions, Lyrics & Nostalgia |url=https://moochinaboutltd.bandcamp.com/merch/mark-lanegan-confessions-lyrics-nostalgia-limited-edition/ |publisher=moochinaboutltd.bandcamp |access-date=February 25, 2023}}</ref> (which features photos, lyrics, and text) and 2023's ''Lanegan'' by Greg Prato<ref>{{cite book |title=Lanegan |date=February 15, 2023 |publisher=Kindle Direct |isbn=979-8-3768-5564-5 |access-date=February 25, 2023}}</ref> (which includes new interviews with over 20 of Lanegan's collaborators, friends, and admirers).

== Personal life ==
Lanegan struggled with alcoholism and [[heroin]] addiction during the 1990s and early 2000s. In his 2020 memoir, he claimed that he was "reviled as the town drunk before [he] could even legally drink" at the age of 12. During a Screaming Trees tour in 1992, his arm became so badly infected from using heroin needles that doctors considered amputating it.<ref name=":6">{{cite web|date=April 30, 2020|title='Heroin stopped me dying of alcoholism': Mark Lanegan, rock's great survivor|url=http://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/apr/30/mark-lanegan-screaming-trees-kurt-cobain-death-liam-gallagher-sing-backwards-and-weep|access-date=December 13, 2021|website=the Guardian|language=en}}</ref> After leaving Screaming Trees, he became homeless for a period,<ref name=":7">{{cite web|title=How Mark Lanegan Outlived Cobain, Bourdain, and His Other Friends|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/how-mark-lanegan-outlived-kurt-cobain-anthony-bourdain-and-his-other-friends/|access-date=December 13, 2021|website=Vice.com|date=May 22, 2020 |language=en}}</ref> then entered rehab in 1997.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{cite web|date=May 7, 2020|title=Mark Lanegan Rails Against Technology: 'I Had My Own Private Snowden in the Room With Me'|url=https://www.spin.com/2020/05/mark-lanegan-rails-against-technology-i-had-my-own-private-snowden-in-the-room-with-me/|access-date=March 18, 2021|website=Spin}}</ref> He credited [[Courtney Love]], who recommended and paid for a year of his rehab and months of rental payments, with saving his life.<ref name=":7" /> After his first stint in rehab, he entered a [[halfway house]] and was given a job looking after [[Duff McKagan]]'s house. He relapsed in 2004 and briefly went into a coma.<ref name=":11" /> After this relapse, he supported himself financially by painting sets for television shows.<ref name=":11" /> He entered rehab again in 2006.<ref name=":5" />

Lanegan was a friend of [[Kurt Cobain]] and had been invited to his home a few hours before [[Suicide of Kurt Cobain|Cobain's death]].<ref name=":0" /> He was also a friend of [[Anthony Bourdain]], who encouraged Lanegan to pursue writing a memoir. He wrote an obituary for Bourdain in ''[[The Observer]]'' after Bourdain's suicide in 2018.<ref>{{cite web|last=Lanegan|first=Mark|date=December 16, 2018|title=Anthony Bourdain remembered by Mark Lanegan|url=http://www.theguardian.com/food/2018/dec/16/observer-obituaries-2018-anthony-bourdain-remembered-by-mark-lanegan|access-date=March 19, 2021|website=the Guardian|language=en}}</ref> He was close friends with [[Layne Staley]] and had a highly publicized feud with [[Liam Gallagher]].<ref name=":6" /><ref name=":7" /> He supported the [[Seattle SuperSonics]] basketball team while growing up and switched allegiances to the [[Los Angeles Clippers]] upon moving to [[Los Angeles]],<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.stereogum.com/944442/album-of-the-week-mark-lanegan-band-blues-funeral/reviews/album-of-the-week/ | title=Album of the Week: Mark Lanegan Band Blues Funeral|website=Stereogum.com | date=February 7, 2012 }}</ref> though he remained a fan of the [[Seattle Mariners]] baseball team.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/former-screaming-trees-frontman-mark-lanegan-talks-about-getting-his-heart-broken-by-the-sonics/ | title=Former Screaming Trees Frontman Mark Lanegan Talks About Getting His Heart Broken by the Sonics|website=Vice.com | date=July 22, 2014 }}</ref>

Lanegan was married twice.<ref name=":9">{{Cite web|date=February 22, 2022|title=Mark Lanegan, Screaming Trees singer, dies at 57|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/feb/22/mark-lanegan-screaming-trees-singer-dies|access-date=February 23, 2022|website=the Guardian|language=en}}</ref> He met musician [[Wendy Rae Fowler]] in 1998 and married her in 2002, with the couple relocating from Los Angeles to [[North Carolina]]. The day after their wedding, Lanegan departed for a tour with Queens of the Stone Age and the couple divorced soon afterwards.<ref>{{Cite web|date=January 3, 2008|title=Mark Lanegan: The Man Comes Around|url=https://magnetmagazine.com/2008/01/03/mark-lanegan-the-man-comes-around/|access-date=February 25, 2022|website=Magnet Magazine|language=en-US}}</ref> His second wife was Shelley Brien, with whom he remained until his death.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":9" /> The two left the U.S. and moved to the Irish town of [[Killarney]] in 2020.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":4" />

In March 2021, Lanegan was hospitalized with a severe infection of [[COVID-19]] and almost died.<ref name=":8">{{cite web|last=Lanegan|first=Mark|date=December 20, 2021|title='This thing was trying to dismantle me': Mark Lanegan on nearly dying of Covid|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/dec/20/this-thing-was-trying-to-dismantle-me-mark-lanegan-on-nearly-dying-of-covid|access-date=December 22, 2021|website=the Guardian|language=en}}</ref> The virus led to him temporarily going deaf, losing the ability to walk, and slipping in and out of a coma for several months.<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":8" />
Nine months later, he said he had concluded that the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] was a "natural event"<ref name=":4" /> and admitted, "I was one of those knuckleheads who was [[COVID-19 vaccine misinformation and hesitancy|wary of the vaccine]]. But I learned my lesson. I'll be the first one to get a booster shot when it's available in Ireland."<ref name="prato1" />

==Death==
Lanegan died at his home in [[Killarney]] on the morning of February 22, 2022, at the age of 57. No cause of death was revealed.<ref name=":11">{{cite news |last1=Grow |first1=Kory |title=Mark Lanegan, Grunge Pioneer and Screaming Trees Singer, Dead at 57 |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/mark-lanegan-screaming-trees-dead-obituary-1311045/ |publisher=Rolling Stone |date=February 22, 2022}}</ref><ref name=":10">{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/mark-lanegan-has-died-aged-57-3167192|title=Grunge icon Mark Lanegan has died, aged 57|website=[[NME]]|date=February 22, 2022}}</ref> Artists including [[Eddie Vedder]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/eddie-vedder-pays-moving-tribute-to-mark-lanegan-at-seattle-concert-we-will-always-have-his-voice-to-listen-to-3168148 |title=Eddie Vedder pays moving tribute to Mark Lanegan at Seattle concert: "We will always have his voice to listen to" |work=NME |date=February 23, 2022 |access-date=February 24, 2022}}</ref> [[Iggy Pop]], [[Moby]], [[Scott Lucas (musician)|Scott Lucas]], [[Simon Bonney]], [[John Cale]],<ref name=":12">{{Cite news|date=February 23, 2022|title=Screaming Trees frontman Mark Lanegan dies at 57|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-60487917|access-date=February 23, 2022}}</ref> [[Sleaford Mods]], [[Badly Drawn Boy]], [[Anton Newcombe]], [[Peter Hook]], [[Slash (musician)|Slash]], [[Nick Cave]], [[Nick Oliveri]], and the members of [[Manic Street Preachers]] paid tribute.<ref name=":9" /><ref name=":10" /> Locals of Killarney, described as a "tightly knit community", also expressed a sense of loss.<ref name=":12" />

An obituary in ''[[The Guardian]]'' by Stevie Chick remembered him as "one of his generation's most soulful singers".<ref>{{Cite web|date=February 23, 2022|title=Mark Lanegan defied darkness to become one of his generation's most soulful singers|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/feb/23/mark-lanegan-defied-darkness-to-become-one-of-his-generations-most-soulful-singers|access-date=February 23, 2022|website=the Guardian|language=en}}</ref> In ''Variety'', music writer [[Chris Morris (music writer)|Chris Morris]] described him as "impassioned" and "adventurous".<ref name ="variety obit">[https://variety.com/2022/music/news/mark-lanegan-dead-dies-screaming-trees-1234935201// Chris Morris, "Mark Lanegan, Singer for Screaming Trees and Queens of the Stone Age, Dies at 57", ''Variety'', February 22, 2022]. Retrieved August 6, 2022</ref>

Lanegan was laid to rest at [[Hollywood Forever Cemetery]] in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Grave of Mark Lanegan Grunge Pioneer and Founder of Screaming Trees|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHejeaqcZvU|website=YouTube| date=November 25, 2023 }}</ref>

==Discography==
{{Main|Mark Lanegan discography}}

'''Solo albums'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mark Lanegan discography |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mark-lanegan-mn0000287350/discography?1645562560465 |website=Allmusic |access-date=February 22, 2022}}</ref>

* ''[[The Winding Sheet]]'' (1990)
* ''[[Whiskey for the Holy Ghost]]'' (1994)
* ''[[Scraps at Midnight]]'' (1998)
* ''[[I'll Take Care of You (Mark Lanegan album)|I'll Take Care of You]]'' (1999)
* ''[[Field Songs]]'' (2001)
* ''[[Bubblegum (Mark Lanegan album)|Bubblegum]]'' (2004)
* ''[[Blues Funeral]]'' (2012)
* ''[[Imitations (album)|Imitations]]'' (2013)
* ''[[Phantom Radio]]'' (2014)
* ''[[Gargoyle (album)|Gargoyle]]'' (2017)
* ''[[Somebody's Knocking]]'' (2019)
* ''[[Straight Songs of Sorrow]]'' (2020)

== Bibliography ==
* ''I Am the Wolf: Lyrics & Writings'' (2017)<ref name="WATER">{{cite web |title=Mark Lanegan bibliography |url=https://www.waterstones.com/author/mark-lanegan/3563731 |publisher=Waterstones |access-date=February 22, 2022}}</ref>
* ''Sing Backwards and Weep'' (2020)<ref name="WATER" />
* ''Plague Poems'' with Wesley Eisold  (2020)<ref>{{cite web |title=MARK LANEGAN And WESLEY EISOLD Reveal 'Plague Poems' |url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/mark-lanegan-and-wesley-eisold-reveal-plague-poems/ |website=Blabbermouth |date=March 20, 2020 |access-date=February 22, 2022}}</ref>
* ''Leaving California'' (2021)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Golden |first1=Audrey |title=Leaving California review |url=https://louderthanwar.com/mark-lanegan-leaving-california-book-review/ |website=Louder Than War |date=April 10, 2021 |access-date=February 22, 2022}}</ref>
* ''Devil in a Coma'' (2021) <ref name="WATER" />
* ''Plague Poems'' with Wesley Eisold (2022)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Plague-Poems-by-Wesley-Eisold-Mark-Lanegan/9781649211736|title=Plague Poems|website=Blackwells.co.uk|access-date=July 21, 2025}}</ref>
* ''Year Zero: A World with No Flowers'' with Wesley Eisold  (2022)<ref>{{Cite book|title=Year zero: a world with no flowers|date=July 21, 2022|publisher=Heartworm Press|isbn=979-8-9859385-0-0 }}</ref>
* ''Ghost Radio'' with Wesley Eisold  (2022)
* ''Confessions, Lyrics & Nostalgia Dark Mark Lanegan'' by Iman Kakai-Lazell (2022)<ref>{{cite web |title=Mark Lanegan...Confessions, Lyrics & Nostalgia |url=https://moochinaboutltd.bandcamp.com/merch/mark-lanegan-confessions-lyrics-nostalgia-limited-edition/ |publisher=moochinaboutltd.bandcamp |access-date=February 21, 2023}}</ref>

==References==
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