Queensrÿche
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How Silent Lucidity became Queensrÿche’s biggest hit (second time around)
By Malcolm Dome published
The lead track from 1990’s Empire explores an unusual subject – but its singer argues it proved to be the right song at the right moment

The greatest gig I've ever seen: 24 writers pick the most memorable live show of their lives
By Classic Rock Magazine published
24 life-changing live shows from 60 years of gigs

How Queensryche made conspiracy theory-based masterpiece Operation: Mindcrime,
By Malcolm Dome published
Metal’s all-time greatest concept album? Operation: Mindcrime could be it

"It's not the high operatic singing thing!" Queensrÿche guitarist Michael Wilton announces new solo album
By Jerry Ewing published
Michael Wilton will release his very first solo album Whip Vol. 1 in December

How Queensryche made a progressive metal landmark with Empire
By Malcolm Dome published
Operation: Mindcrime is Queensryche’s most famous album – but follow-up Empire remains their biggest commercial success

“You can’t just replace Geoff Tate”: Queensryche are Tobias Sammet’s prog heroes
By Grant Moon published
Avantasia mastermind recalls being blown away by Geoff Tate’s vocals – and struggling to copy what he’d heard

“Anyone with an alternate viewpoint is liable to get burned at the stake”: Queensryche made an 80s metal classic with Operation: Mindcrime. Nearly 20 years later, they tried to match it with a sequel
By Dave Ling published
The sequel to Queensryche’s Operation: Mindcrime was released in the US on April 4, 2006. This is how they made a follow up to a landmark album

"We’re not a band that writes about fast cars, hot chicks and partying." How Queensrÿche got their prog metal groove back with The Verdict
By Dom Lawson published
Seven years into their reinvention with Todd La Torre at the front, the new, rebuilt Queensrÿche are stronger than ever before. But with album number 15, they haven’t lost sight of their past.
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