Band, *1982 GB
Rock
Queensrÿche started as The Mob in 1981, by guitarist Michael Wilton, drummer Scott Rockenfield, guitarist Chris DeGarmo and bassist Eddie Jackson. Without a singer, they recruited Geoff Tate to sing for them at a local rock festival. At the time, Tate was in another band called Babylon. After Babylon broke up, Tate performed a few shows with The Mob, but left the group. In 1981, The Mob put together sufficient funds to record a demo tape. Once again they asked Tate, who was in another band Myth (10), to do the vocals and they recorded four songs “Queen of the Reich”, “Nightrider”, “Blinded”, and “The Lady Wore Black”. As the name “The Mob” was not available, they decided to name the band Queensryche after the first song on their demo tape, “Queen of the Reich”. In 1983, Queensryche released their demo tape as a self-titled EP "Queensryche". After the EP garnered international praise, receiving much airplay and selling an unusual amount of copies for a small independent release, Tate agreed to leave Myth and become Queensrÿche’s permanent lead singer. With the 1st full-length album "The Warning" in 1984 and their follow-up album "Rage For Order" in 1986, Queensryche continued to prove their worldwide dominance as one of the most respected and creative bands of the 80's. The band received worldwide acclaim after the album "Operation: Mindcrime" in 1988, which is often considered one of the greatest concept albums of all time. The follow-up album in 1990 "Empire" was also very successful and included the hit single "Silent Lucidity". The band has received three Grammy Award nominations for songs off both albums; Rockenfield also received a Grammy nomination outside of Queensrÿche. In 1997, guitarist and primary songwriter Chris DeGarmo left the band for personal reasons. Over the years, his replacements have been Kelly Gray, Mike Stone, and Parker Lundgren, respectively. In a band meeting on April 12, 2012, which Tate did not attend, the band members discussed outsourcing the fanclub and merchandising, resulting in the firing of Tate’s stepdaughter, Miranda, from running the band’s fan club. Wilton, Rockenfield, and Jackson also fired the band manager, Susan Tate, because of ongoing “arguments and division” over decisions and “feelings that Susan Tate was not working on the behalf of the band as a whole.” On April 14, 2012, before the soundcheck for a show at the HSBC Arena in São Paulo, Brazil, Tate inquired with Wilton, Rockenfield, and Jackson why they had fired his wife and stepdaughter, and the other band members asked Tate questions about the deal with Zoetifex Studios. Following that São Paulo incident, Tate was fired from the band and replaced with Crimson Glory singer Todd La Torre. On June 12, Tate and his wife filed a lawsuit in a Seattle court against his former bandmates, claiming that he was illegally fired from the band. They also sought a preliminary injunction to prevent both the plaintiffs and the defendants from using the Queensrÿche name. On July 13, 2012, the Washington state superior court defeated this motion, as well as a motion for a preliminary summary judgment filed by the defendants. The court ruled that both parties may use the brand Queensrÿche until the next court date. As a result of the judge’s preliminary verdict, there are currently two versions of Queensrÿche until the court date or a settlement will determine who may officially own the name and imagery. Geoff Tate fronted version of Queensrÿche (2) released their album Frequency Unknown on 23 April 2013. It was revealed to the public on April 28, 2014 that Rockenfield, Wilton and Jackson were given the exclusive rights to the Queensrÿche trademark and that Tate received the rights to Operation: Mindcrime (which has to this date made 2 albums). Queensryche, the lineup comprised of Todd La Torre, Michael Wilton, Parker Lundgren, Eddie Jackson and Scott Rockenfield released their new self-titled album on 24 June 2013. “Queensryche” album sold around 13,500 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No. 23 on The Billboard 200 chart.
![]() | Kelly Gray g *1963 US |
![]() | Geoff Tate voc, key *1959 US |
![]() | Eddie Jackson b, bvoc, eb |
![]() | Michael Wilton g, acg *1962 US |
![]() | Scott Rockenfield dr, perc *1963 US |
![]() | Chris DeGarmo g, acg *1963 US |
![]() | Mike Stone g *1969 US |
![]() | Parker Lundgren g *1986 US |
![]() | Todd Latorre voc, dr |
Track list and 30sec audio provided by
Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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The Verdict | Queensrÿche | 2019 | Album |
Live At The Civic Center San Jose, CA 30th Oct 1983 | Queensrÿche | 2017 | Album |
Condition Hüman | Queensrÿche | 2015 | Album |
Storming Detroit - Live 1984 Radio Broadcast | Queensrÿche | 2014 | Album |
10 Live! | Queensrÿche | 2014 | Compil. |
Queensrÿche | Queensrÿche | 2013 | Album |
Ruling The Empire | Queensrÿche | 2013 | Album |
Icon | Queensrÿche | 2013 | Compil. |
Get Started | Queensrÿche | 2011 | Album |
Dedicated To Chaos | Queensrÿche | 2011 | Album |
10 Great Songs | Queensrÿche | 2011 | Compil. |
Man Down | Queensrÿche | 2009 | Album |
If I Were King | Queensrÿche | 2009 | Album |
American Soldier | Queensrÿche | 2009 | Album |
The Collection | Queensrÿche | 2008 | Compil. |
Mindcrime At The Moore | Queensrÿche | 2007 | Album |
Welcome To The Machine | Queensrÿche | 2007 | Album |
Sweden Rock Festival 2006 | Queensrÿche | 2007 | Album |
Mindcrime At The Moore | Queensrÿche | 2007 | Album |
Extended Versions | Queensrÿche | 2007 | Compil. |
Sign Of The Times: The Best Of Queensrÿche | Queensrÿche | 2007 | Compil. |
Take Cover | Queensrÿche | 2007 | Album |
MP3 Collection - CD2 (1990-2001) | Queensrÿche | 2006 | Album |
Operation: Mindcrime II | Queensrÿche | 2006 | Album |
The Essential Queensrÿche | Queensrÿche | 2006 | Compil. |
MP3 Collection - CD1 (1983-1997) | Queensrÿche | 2006 | Album |
Face To Face | Queensrÿche / Geoff Tate | 2006 | Album |
The Hands / I´m American | Queensrÿche | 2006 | Single |
Screaming Of Evolution | Queensrÿche | 2005 | Album |
Evolution Concert - Forever Rock | Queensrÿche | 2004 | Album |
Evolution Concert - Forever Rock | Queensrÿche | 2004 | Album |
Evolution Concert | Queensrÿche | 2004 | Album |
The Art Of Live | Queensrÿche | 2004 | Album |
Revolution Calling | Queensrÿche | 2003 | Compil. |
Classic Masters | Queensrÿche | 2003 | Compil. |
Operation: Perfectcrime | Queensrÿche | 2003 | Album |
Tribe | Queensrÿche | 2003 | Album |
Коллекция Альбомов (1983-1997) CD1 | Queensrÿche | 2003 | Album |
Queensrÿche | Queensrÿche | 2003 | Album |
Silent Promises | Queensrÿche | 2003 | Album |
The Warning+EP | Queensrÿche | 2002 | Compil. |
Absolutely Live High Voltage | Judas Priest, Queensrÿche | 2002 | Album |
Коллекция Альбомов 1984-1999 | Queensrÿche & Fates Warning | 2001 | Compil. |
Live Evolution | Queensrÿche | 2001 | Album |
The Right Side Of My Mind | Queensrÿche | 2000 | Single |
Greatest Hits | Queensrÿche | 2000 | Compil. |
In The Studio | Queensrÿche | 2000 | Album |
Beside You | Queensrÿche | 2000 | Single |
Axe Killer Warrior's Set: Operation Mindcrime / Queen Of The Reich | Queensrÿche | 1999 | Compil. |
Q2k | Queensrÿche | 1999 | Album |
Breakdown | Queensrÿche | 1999 | Single |
Myths And Warnings | Queensrÿche | 1998 | Album |
The Rarities | Queensrÿche | 1998 | Album |
eMpTyV Unplugged | Queensrÿche | 1998 | Album |
This Is For YOU, Jeremy! | Queensrÿche | 1998 | Album |
Edges Of Your Mind | Queensrÿche | 1998 | Album |
...As The One Percent Rules America | Queensrÿche | 1998 | Album |
Live From The Now Frontier | Queensrÿche | 1997 | Album |
Sign Of The Times | Queensrÿche | 1997 | Single |
Hear In The Now Frontier Tour | Queensrÿche | 1997 | Compil. |
The Voice Inside | Queensrÿche | 1997 | Single |
Hearing Is Believing | Queensrÿche | 1997 | Album |
Visions Of Another Time | Queensrÿche | 1997 | Album |
Hear In The Now Frontier | Queensrÿche | 1997 | Album |
5 Song Sampler | Queensrÿche | 1997 | Album |
Interview In A Jar | Queensrÿche | 1997 | Compil. |
You | Queensrÿche | 1997 | Single |
spOOL | Queensrÿche | 1997 | Single |
I Am I | Queensrÿche | 1996 | Album |
Promised Land (An Interactive CD-ROM Rock And Roll Adventure Game) | Queensrÿche | 1996 | Album |
The Target Of Criticism | Queensrÿche | 1996 | Album |
Someone Else? | Queensrÿche | 1995 | Single |
I Am I | Queensrÿche | 1995 | Single |
Arrived! Road to Promised Land | Queensrÿche | 1995 | Compil. |
State Of Art | Queensrÿche | 1995 | Album |
In The Promised Land | Queensrÿche | 1995 | Album |
Road to Promised Land | Queensrÿche | 1994 | Compil. |
In The Dead Of Night | Queensrÿche | 1994 | Album |
Astoria Theatre '94 | Queensrÿche | 1994 | Album |
6 Track Promo Cd - The Story So Far... | Queensrÿche | 1994 | Album |
Promised Land | Queensrÿche | 1994 | Album |
Disconnected | Queensrÿche | 1994 | Single |
Queensrÿche - Original Live Recorded | Queensrÿche | 1994 | Album |
Unplugged | Queensrÿche | 1994 | Compil. |
Promised Land 4 Track CD Sampler | Queensrÿche | 1994 | Album |
Queen Of Rage | Queensrÿche | 1994 | Album |
Bridge | Queensrÿche | 1994 | Single |
Real World | Queensrÿche | 1993 | Single |
Whispering Shadows | Queensrÿche | 1993 | Compil. |
Walk In The Shadows | Queensrÿche | 1993 | Album |
Silent Crimes | Queensrÿche | 1992 | Album |
The Sound Of Building Empires | Queensrÿche | 1992 | Album |
Building Empires | Queensrÿche | 1992 | Album |
Anybody Listening? | Queensrÿche | 1992 | Single |
Silent Lucidity | Queensrÿche | 1992 | Album |
Empire / Silent Lucidity | Queensrÿche | 1991 | Single |
Monsters Of Rock | Queensrÿche | 1991 | Album |
Might Makes Ryche | Queensrÿche | 1991 | Album |
An Open-Ended Interview on Building an Empire with Queensryche | Queensrÿche | 1991 | Album |
Starting Through | Queensrÿche | 1991 | Album |
Anarchy-X | Queensrÿche | 1991 | Album |
Operation: Livecrime | Queensrÿche | 1991 | Album |
Best I Can | Queensrÿche | 1991 | Single |
Amsterdam 1990 | Queensrÿche | 1991 | Album |
Speak The Word | Queensrÿche | 1991 | Album |
An Interview With Queensryche | Queensrÿche | 1991 | Album |
Jet City Woman | Queensrÿche | 1991 | Single |
The Empire Strikes Back! | Queensrÿche | 1991 | Album |
Screaming For Freedom | Queensrÿche | 1991 | Album |
Ryche 'N' Roll | Queensrÿche | 1991 | Album |
Breaking The Silence | Queensrÿche | 1991 | Album |
Operation Live Crime | Queensrÿche | 1991 | Album |
Electric Requiem | Queensrÿche | 1991 | Album |
The Return Of The Empire (Live In Ludwigsburg 1990 Vol. II) | Queensrÿche | 1991 | Album |
Queen Of The Reich | Queensrÿche | 1990 | Album |
Empire | Queensrÿche | 1990 | Album |
Last Time In Paris | Queensrÿche | 1990 | Single |
Evolution Calling | Queensrÿche | 1990 | Compil. |
Another Rainy Night (Without You) | Queensrÿche | 1990 | Single |
Silent Lucidity | Queensrÿche | 1990 | Album |
Nightrÿder | Queensrÿche | 1990 | Album |
Empire | Queensrÿche | 1990 | Single |
Screaming Laughter | Queensrÿche | 1989 | Album |
The Nobility Of Toxic Pharmaceuticals | Queensrÿche | 1989 | Album |
Video : Mindcrime | Queensrÿche | 1989 | Album |
I Don't Believe In Love | Queensrÿche | 1989 | Single |
Breaking The Silence | Queensrÿche | 1988 | Album |
Speak the Word | Queensrÿche | 1988 | Album |
Revolution Calling | Queensrÿche | 1988 | Single |
Eyes Of A Stranger | Queensrÿche | 1988 | Album |
Breaking The Silence | Queensrÿche | 1988 | Album |
Overseeing The Operation | Queensrÿche | 1988 | Album |
Operation: Mindcrime | Queensrÿche | 1988 | Album |
Toronto, Canada September 1986 | Queensrÿche | 1987 | Album |
Rage For Order | Queensrÿche | 1986 | Album |
Gonna Get Close To You | Queensrÿche | 1986 | Single |
The Whisper / I Dream In Infrared | Queensrÿche | 1986 | Single |
Speaking In Digital: A Conversation With Queensrÿche | Queensrÿche | 1986 | Compil. |
Walk In The Shadows | Queensrÿche | 1986 | Single |
The New Metal Gods Live | Queensrÿche | 1985 | Album |
En Force | Queensrÿche | 1984 | Album |
The Warning | Queensrÿche | 1984 | Album |
Queen Of The Reich | Queensrÿche | 1984 | Single |
Warning | Queensrÿche | 1984 | Single |
Live In Tokyo | Queensrÿche | 1984 | Album |
Take Hold Of The Flame | Queensrÿche | 1984 | Single |
Queen Of The Reich | Queensrÿche | 1983 | Single |
Queensrÿche | Queensrÿche | 1982 | Album |
Jet City Woman / It Hit Me Like A Hammer | Queensrÿche / Huey Lewis & The News | Single | |
Queensrÿche Live '94 - Welcome To The Promised Land | Queensrÿche | Album | |
Nonexistent | Queensrÿche | Album | |
Interview Picture Disc - Limited Edition | Queensrÿche | Album | |
Empire Tour '90 | Queensrÿche | Album | |
Best & Rare | Queensrÿche | Album | |
The Days Before The Empire | Queensrÿche, Myth | Album | |
Rage For Order Demos | Queensrÿche | Album |
Queensrÿche Rock Band 2012-2014 |
Queensrÿche Campaign Band |