Queensrÿche is an American heavy metal band. It formed in 1982 in Bellevue,Washington,out of the local band the Mob. 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,bassist Eddie Jackson,and lead vocalist Geoff Tate.
Geoff Tate is an American singer and songwriter. He rose to fame with the progressive metal band Queensrÿche,who had commercial success with their 1988 album Operation:Mindcrime and 1990 album Empire. Tate is ranked fourteenth on Hit Parader's list of the 100 Greatest Metal Vocalists of All Time. He was voted No. 2 on That Metal Show's top 5 hard rock vocalists of the 1980s. In 2012,he won the Vegas Rocks! Magazine Music Award for "Voice in Progressive Heavy Metal". In 2015,he placed ninth on OC Weekly's list of the 10 Best High-Pitched Metal Singers. After his farewell tour as Queensrÿche,he renamed his band Operation:Mindcrime,after the Queensrÿche album of the same name.
Queensrÿche is the debut EP by the American progressive metal band Queensrÿche,released independently in 1982 through 206 Records and reissued later that next year through EMI-America. A remastered edition was reissued in 2003 through Capitol Records.
Rage for Order is the second studio album by the American progressive metal band Queensrÿche,released on June 27,1986. The album was re-released on May 6,2003 with four bonus tracks.
Christopher Lee DeGarmo is an American guitarist and songwriter,best known for being the former co-guitarist,backing vocalist,and primary songwriter in the progressive metal band Queensrÿche from their formation in 1980 until 1997,and with whom he played during their most commercially successful period. He briefly returned for collaborations in 2003 and 2007. DeGarmo was a member of Jerry Cantrell's band during his 1998 solo tour,and also contributed to his 2002 album,Degradation Trip. In 1999,he co-founded the short-lived supergroup Spys4Darwin with Alice in Chains drummer Sean Kinney. Since departing from Queensrÿche,DeGarmo has made his living as a professional private jet pilot. Since 2009,he has been making music with his daughter Rylie DeGarmo under the name The Rue,and collaborated with Alice in Chains on their 2018 album,Rainier Fog. DeGarmo was nominated for three Grammy Awards as a songwriter.
Michael F. Wilton also known as The Whip,for how fast his fingers "whip" around the guitar fretboard,is an American musician,best known for being a guitarist and songwriter in the progressive metal band Queensrÿche,which he co-founded in 1982.
Tribe is the eighth studio album from the American progressive metal band Queensrÿche,released on July 22,2003. It was self-produced by Queensrÿche,with Scott Olson engineering and Adam Kasper mixing the album.
Scott Rockenfield,also known as SRock,is an American drummer and composer. He is best known as the drummer for the progressive metal band Queensrÿche,which he co-founded in 1982,and the hard rock band Slave to the System.
Kelly Gray is an American record producer and guitarist. Best known for playing with Queensrÿche and vocalist Geoff Tate's Operation:Mindcrime.
Brother Cane is an American rock band that released three albums in the 1990s. Formed in Alabama in 1990 by singer and guitarist Damon Johnson and bassist Glenn Maxey,the line-up was completed by guitarist Roman Glick and drummer Scott Collier. The band's self-titled debut album was released in 1993,and after some line-up changes,this was followed by Seeds in 1995,and Wishpool in 1998. Brother Cane disbanded thereafter,but reformed in 2005,again in 2011,and became active again from 2022.
Damon Rogers Johnson is an American guitarist,vocalist,and songwriter,currently a solo artist,a member of Brother Cane and guitarist in Lynyrd Skynyrd. In the 1990s he co-founded Brother Cane,and later joined Alice Cooper's band as lead guitarist. He became a member of Thin Lizzy in 2011 and was also the lead guitarist and co-songwriter for hard rock group Black Star Riders from 2012 to 2018. Johnson has also released several solo albums and his songs have been recorded by many artists including Stevie Nicks and Carlos Santana.
Wishpool is the third and final studio album by American rock band Brother Cane,released March 31,1998. It features the hit "I Lie in the Bed I Make," which was their second #1 single on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart,maintaining that position for four weeks. Due to low album sales,however,Virgin released Brother Cane which disbanded soon after.
Roman Glick is an American bassist and guitarist. He is known for playing with Brother Cane,Slave to the System,Player/Kommander,The Ladies Of,Jesse James Dupree,and Jackyl.
American Soldier is the eleventh studio album by American heavy metal band Queensrÿche;it is a concept album released on March 31,2009. The album debuted at No. 25 on the Billboard 200 chart. As its title suggests,American Soldier revolves around the lives and experiences of those who serve or have served in the United States armed forces.
Dedicated to Chaos is the twelfth studio album by American heavy metal band Queensrÿche. The album was released first in Japan on June 21,2011,and a week later in the United States on June 28,2011,and is the band's first album for Roadrunner Records' Loud &Proud label. It is also their final album to feature longtime lead vocalist Geoff Tate before he was fired from Queensrÿche in 2012.
Randy Gane,also known as Random Damage,is an American keyboardist. He formerly played in former Queensrÿche vocalist Geoff Tate's band Operation:Mindcrime.
Queensrÿche is the thirteenth studio album by American heavy metal band Queensrÿche,and the first to feature new singer Todd La Torre. It was released during a time when there were two different versions of the band,the other led by former singer Geoff Tate,who would give up his rights to the name in an amicable settlement in 2014.
Slave to the System is an American alternative hard rock supergroup,consisting of Brother Cane and Queensrÿche band members,formed in 2000. The band independently released the album Slave to the System in 2002. Spitfire Records re-released the album in 2006.
Condition Hüman is the fourteenth studio album by American heavy metal band Queensrÿche. It was released on October 2,2015,through Century Media. It is the second studio album recorded with vocalist Todd La Torre,after Geoff Tate was fired from the band and gave up the rights to the name after a two-year lawsuit regarding the rights to the Queensrÿche brand was amicably settled.
