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Queensrÿche Is An American Heavy Metal Band. It Formed In 1980 In Bellevue Washington Out Of The Local Band The Mob. The Band Has Released 15 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. Queensrÿche Has Sold Over 20 Million Albums Worldwide Including Over 6 Million Albums In The United States. They Are Considered One Of The Leaders Of The Progressive Metal Scene Of The Mid-To-Late 1980s And Often Referred To As One Of The "Big Three" Of The Genre Along With Dream Theater And Fates Warning. The Band Received Worldwide Acclaim After The Release Of Their 1988 Album Operation Mindcrime Which Is Often Considered One Of The Greatest Heavy Metal Concept Albums Of All Time. Their Follow-Up Release Empire Released In 1990 Was Also Very Successful And Included The Hit Single "Silent Lucidity". The Band Has Received Three Grammy Award Nominations For Songs From Both Albums. In 1998 Drummer Rockenfield Received An Individual Grammy Nomination. Also In 1998 Guitarist And Primary Songwriter Chris DeGarmo Left The Band For Personal Reasons Returning Briefly In 2003 To Write And Record The Tribe Album. Over The Years His Replacements Have Been Kelly Gray Mike Stone And Parker Lundgren. Following A Highly Publicized Backstage Altercation Before A Show In São Paulo Brazil In April 2012 Tate Was Fired From The Band And Replaced With Then-Crimson Glory Singer Todd La Torre. In Response To His Dismissal Tate And His Wife Susan Who Served As The Band's Manager From 2005 To 2012 Filed A Lawsuit In A Washington Court Claiming That He Was Wrongfully Terminated. The Ruling In The Preliminary Injunction Was That Both Parties Were Allowed To Use The Name Queensrÿche Until A Court Ruling Or A Settlement Decided Who Would Get To Use The Name. A Settlement Was Reached On April 17 2014 In Which Founding Members Wilton Rockenfield And Jackson Were Awarded The Rights To The Band Trademark Continuing To Play With The Lineup That Additionally Includes Singer La Torre And Guitarist Lundgren. During The Time Both Parties Could Use The Name Queensrÿche Tate Created His Own Lineup Featuring Former Guitarist Gray And Musicians From Bands Including Blue Öyster Cult Ozzy Osbourne Whitesnake Dio AC/DC And Quiet Riot. This Version Of Queensrÿche With Geoff Tate Released The Album Frequency Unknown On April 23 2013 While Queensrÿche With La Torre Replacing Tate Released Their Eponymous Album On June 24 And 25 2013 European And American Release Date Respectively . Both Bands Toured In 2013 And 2014. Full Article Https //en.Wikipedia.Org/wiki/Queensrÿche Studio Albums
The Warning 1984 Rage For Order 1986 Operation Mindcrime 1988 Empire 1990 Promised Land 1994 Hear In The Now Frontier 1997 Q2K 1999 Tribe 2003 Operation Mindcrime II 2006 Take Cover 2007 American Soldier 2009 Dedicated To Chaos 2011 Queensrÿche 2013 Condition Hüman 2015 The Verdict 2019 Digital Noise Alliance 2022 Geoff Tate's Queensrÿche
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