QUEENSRŸCHE are an American Progressive Metal band. They formed in 1980 in Bellevue, Washington, and first went by CROSS+FIRE and then by THE MOB before settling on their current name in 1982. The band have 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 have 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 have received three Grammy Award nominations for songs from their 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.
QUEENSRŸCHE’s self-released their eponymous EP in 1982, and it earned them a following outside of their home state of Washington, as well as a record deal with EMI Records, who reissued the EP the following year. QUEENSRŸCHE's popularity grew through the 1980s with their first three studio albums, The Warning (1984), Rage for Order (1986) and Operation: Mindcrime (1988), the latter of which is widely considered among the greatest Heavy Metal concept albums. Their fourth album, Empire (1990), was also very successful and included one of the band's biggest hits "Silent Lucidity". That album, along with Operation: Mindcrime, cemented QUEENSRŸCHE's status as one of the most successful American Heavy Metal bands. After some turmoil between its band members in the 1990s, DeGarmo left the band in 1998 for personal reasons, returning briefly to write and record their eighth studio album Tribe (2003). Over the years, his replacements have been Kelly Gray, Mike Stone, and Parker Lundgren.
The band and Tate decided to part ways before a show in São Paulo, Brazil, in April 2012. He was replaced with then-CRIMSON GLORY singer Todd La Torre.
QUEENSRŸCHE released their eponymous album in June 2013. QUEENSRŸCHE have since recorded three more albums with him: Condition Hüman (2015), The Verdict (2019) and Digital Noise Alliance (2022).
Guitarist Michael Wilton has stated that the band has been demoing new material while on the road, and is hoping to enter the studio to record the follow-up to Digital Noise Alliance sometime in 2026.
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QUEENSRŸCHE are an American Progressive Metal band. They formed in 1980 in Bellevue, Washington, and first went by CROSS+FIRE and then by THE MOB before settling on their current name in 1982. The band have 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 have 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 have received three Grammy Award nominations for songs from their 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.
QUEENSRŸCHE’s self-released their eponymous EP in 1982, and it earned them a following outside of their home state of Washington, as well as a record deal with EMI Records, who reissued the EP the following year. QUEENSRŸCHE's popularity grew through the 1980s with their first three studio albums, The Warning (1984), Rage for Order (1986) and Operation: Mindcrime (1988), the latter of which is widely considered among the greatest Heavy Metal concept albums. Their fourth album, Empire (1990), was also very successful and included one of the band's biggest hits "Silent Lucidity". That album, along with Operation: Mindcrime, cemented QUEENSRŸCHE's status as one of the most successful American Heavy Metal bands. After some turmoil between its band members in the 1990s, DeGarmo left the band in 1998 for personal reasons, returning briefly to write and record their eighth studio album Tribe (2003). Over the years, his replacements have been Kelly Gray, Mike Stone, and Parker Lundgren.
The band and Tate decided to part ways before a show in São Paulo, Brazil, in April 2012. He was replaced with then-CRIMSON GLORY singer Todd La Torre.
QUEENSRŸCHE released their eponymous album in June 2013. QUEENSRŸCHE have since recorded three more albums with him: Condition Hüman (2015), The Verdict (2019) and Digital Noise Alliance (2022).
Guitarist Michael Wilton has stated that the band has been demoing new material while on the road, and is hoping to enter the studio to record the follow-up to Digital Noise Alliance sometime in 2026.
QUEENSRŸCHE have 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 have received three Grammy Award nominations for songs from their 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.
QUEENSRŸCHE’s self-released their eponymous EP in 1982, and it earned them a following outside of their home state of Washington, as well as a record deal with EMI Records, who reissued the EP the following year. QUEENSRŸCHE's popularity grew through the 1980s with their first three studio albums, The Warning (1984), Rage for Order (1986) and Operation: Mindcrime (1988), the latter of which is widely considered among the greatest Heavy Metal concept albums. Their fourth album, Empire (1990), was also very successful and included one of the band's biggest hits "Silent Lucidity". That album, along with Operation: Mindcrime, cemented QUEENSRŸCHE's status as one of the most successful American Heavy Metal bands. After some turmoil between its band members in the 1990s, DeGarmo left the band in 1998 for personal reasons, returning briefly to write and record their eighth studio album Tribe (2003). Over the years, his replacements have been Kelly Gray, Mike Stone, and Parker Lundgren.
The band and Tate decided to part ways before a show in São Paulo, Brazil, in April 2012. He was replaced with then-CRIMSON GLORY singer Todd La Torre.
QUEENSRŸCHE released their eponymous album in June 2013. QUEENSRŸCHE have since recorded three more albums with him: Condition Hüman (2015), The Verdict (2019) and Digital Noise Alliance (2022).
Guitarist Michael Wilton has stated that the band has been demoing new material while on the road, and is hoping to enter the studio to record the follow-up to Digital Noise Alliance sometime in 2026.
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