Queensrÿche

Queensrÿche
Queensrÿche
	Queensrÿche performing live at Norway Rock Festival 2010
Background information
Origin	Bellevue, Washington, United States
Genres	Heavy metal; progressive metal; hard rock; power metal (early);
Years active	1981–present
Labels	EMI, Atlantic, Atco, Sanctuary, Rhino, Roadrunner
Members	Todd La Torre; Michael Wilton; Eddie Jackson; Scott Rockenfield; Parker Lundgren
Past member(s)	Geoff Tate; Chris DeGarmo; Kelly Gray; Mike Stone
Website	www.queensrycheofficial.com

Queensrÿche is an American heavy metal band. They formed in Bellevue, Washington in 1982. They have made 16 studio albums, one extended play (EP), and many DVDs. When the band was made, its members were singer Geoff Tate, guitarist Michael Wilton and Chris DeGarmo, drummer Scott Rockenfield, and bassist Eddie Jackson.

Queensrÿche has sold over 20 million albums. They were pioneers of power metal and later progressive metal in the 1980s. Many people say that Operation: Mindcrime, an album they released in 1988, is one of the best heavy metal concept albums ever made.^[4]^[5] The band has been nominated for Grammy Awards three times.

Studio albums

The Warning (1984)
Rage for Order (1986)
Operation: Mindcrime (1988)
Empire (1990)
Promised Land (1994)
Hear in the Now Frontier (1997)
Q2K (1999)
Tribe (2003)
Operation: Mindcrime II (2006)
Take Cover (2007)
American Soldier (2009)
Dedicated to Chaos (2011)
Queensrÿche (2013)
Condition Hüman (2015)
The Verdict (2019)
Digital Noise Alliance (2022)

References

↑ Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Queensrÿche – Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
↑ Elliott, Paul (April 12, 2023). "The Queensrÿche albums you should definitely own". Classic Rock. Retrieved July 12, 2023.
↑ "Queensrÿche Biography Due In Late 2021". Brave Words. December 30, 2020. Retrieved July 12, 2023.
↑ DiVita, Joe. "10 Best Metal Concept Albums". Loudwire. Retrieved 2022-12-06.
↑ Bienstock, Richard (2015-10-06). "Essential Listening: 10 Stellar Heavy Metal Concept Albums". Guitar World. Retrieved 2022-12-06.

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[allmusic_bio-1] Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Queensrÿche – Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved January 24, 2019.

[Paul_Elliott-2] Elliott, Paul (April 12, 2023). "The Queensrÿche albums you should definitely own". Classic Rock. Retrieved July 12, 2023.

[3] "Queensrÿche Biography Due In Late 2021". Brave Words. December 30, 2020. Retrieved July 12, 2023.

[4] DiVita, Joe. "10 Best Metal Concept Albums". Loudwire. Retrieved 2022-12-06.

[5] Bienstock, Richard (2015-10-06). "Essential Listening: 10 Stellar Heavy Metal Concept Albums". Guitar World. Retrieved 2022-12-06.

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