Queensrÿche
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Queensrÿche () is an American progressive metal band. It formed in 1980 in Bellevue, Washington, and first went by Cross+Fire and then by the Mob before settling on its current name in 1982. The band has released 16 studio albums, one EP, and several DVDs, and continues to tour and record. The original lineup consisted of guitarists Michael Wilton and Chris DeGarmo, drummer Scott Rockenfield and bassist Eddie Jackson; lead vocalist Geoff Tate was recruited in 1982 to round out the band.
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- Chris DeGarmo Geoff Tate Scott Rockenfield Kelly Gray Parker Lundgren
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Queensrÿche
The band’s name is uttered in the same breath as many of the groups they looked to as influences and others who arose as peers. Queensrÿche built a dedicated legion of fans traveling the globe on tour with fellow rock giants like Iron Maiden, Guns N’ Roses, Metallica, Judas Priest, and Def Lepp...
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26 sectionsContents
- History
- 1980–1983: From the Mob to Queensrÿche
- 1983–1987: ''The Warning'' and ''Rage for Order''
- 1988–1993: ''Operation: Mindcrime'', ''Empire'', and mainstream success
- 1994–1997: ''Promised Land'', ''Hear in the Now Frontier'', and DeGarmo's departure
- 1997–2004: ''Q2K'', side projects, and ''Tribe''
- 2004–2007: ''Operation: Mindcrime II''
- 2007–2010: ''Take Cover'' and ''American Soldier''
- 2010–2012: ''Dedicated to Chaos''
- 2012–2014: Rising West, confrontation, split and lawsuit with Geoff Tate
- 2014–2017: ''Condition Hüman''
- 2017–present: ''The Verdict'', ''Digital Noise Alliance'' and next album
- Tri-Ryche logo
- Musical style
- Band members
- Current members
- Discography
- Awards and nominations
- Billboard Awards
- Concrete Foundations Awards
- Grammy Awards
- MTV Video Music Awards
- Northwest Area Music Awards
- See also
- References
- External links
Queensrÿche () is an American progressive metal band. It formed in 1980 in Bellevue, Washington, and first went by Cross+Fire and then by the Mob before settling on its current name in 1982. The band has released 16 studio albums, one EP, and several DVDs, and continues to tour and record. The original lineup consisted of guitarists Michael Wilton and Chris DeGarmo, drummer Scott Rockenfield and bassist Eddie Jackson; lead vocalist Geoff Tate was recruited in 1982 to round out the band.
Queensrÿche has sold more than 20 million albums worldwide, including more than six million albums in the United States. A leader of the progressive metal scene of the mid-to-late 1980s, the band is often referred to as one of the genre's "Big Three", along with Dream Theater and Fates Warning. The band has received three Grammy Award nominations for songs from the albums. In 1998, drummer Rockenfield received an individual Grammy nomination. In 2016, the staff of Loudwire named them the 28th-best metal band of all time.