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Queensrÿche has been successful in the progressive scene, having sold over 20 million albums worldwide, including over 6 million albums in the United States. The band received worldwide acclaim after the release of their 1988 album Operation: Mindcrime, which is often considered one of the greatest 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 off both albums; Rockenfield also received a Grammy nomination outside of Queensrÿche.
In 1997, guitarist and primary songwriter DeGarmo left the band for personal reasons. Over the years, his replacements have been Kelly Gray, Mike Stone, and Parker Lundgren, respectively. 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 Crimson Glory singer Todd La Torre.
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Frequency Unknown
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QueensrÿcheSaturday 1 June 2013
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ComradeDalton
The entire new album has already dropped out of the top 15. That's a bad sign, right?
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Mindcrime-III
"Where Dreams Go To Die" is excellent. Thank you QR!
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Yellowxander
Geoff Tate video update: http://metaltalk.net/news2012-2/2012816.php
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PhoenixShredds
My feelings on this whole fiasco is ever evolving so I won't delve into that. What I will say is F.U. sounds nothing like Queensryche, even though it isn't THAT bad of an album (but it's nothing to write home about and is clearly rushed, all along with Tate's ever dwindling vocal ability). But the 3 songs I've heard from self-titled have impressed me and are better than I expected. I'm excited about this upcoming album. Todd has doen about as well as one could to replace such iconic shoes (say what you want about Tate, but you can't deny he is an icon). I don't hate Tate like a lot of people. Just really disappointed in him. He was always my favorite member, so it's sad to witness his demise.
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Scythe20957
He's got his own style on the new album.
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Gox973
Ok man,maybe is Tate insane but Todd isnt close to being in the same category as GT in his prime.Chris and Geoff's lyrics and Geoff's voice were the core of the band,I have no respect for Rising West,.they are little more than a tribute band.They are playing the hits that Geoff and Chris wrote and making money off them. You are obsessed with Todd..Who is that guy? a clone singer with no identity...
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Scythe20957
Little contradicting when you say "no Geoff no Ryche" and then claim it doesn't matter after DeGarmo left. I really don't give a shit. The new album with Todd is great and it gives me a reason to go see the band again because my favorite songs won't be butchered by Tate.
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Gox973
Hahaha better Tateryche than Duran Duran and Depeche Mode ...the next time read carefuly..I'm not Tate's lover..Frequency Unknown is average album with only 2 good songs. Queensryche was done and over when Chris DeGarmo left the band.No great or even good QR song without him...Queen Of The Ryche and Silent Lucidity are two most important songs in QR history,both written by Chris.Scott,Mike and Ed in reality contributed almost nothing to the band..Mike wrote a few riffs.and that's all...from 83 till 94 they lived off brilliance of Chris and Geoff.It's the only truth and you know it well.
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Scythe20957
Cool, dude. I've got 1200 bands listed and you harp on Duran Duran? You can keep your Tateryche and go watch him and his circus butcher Mindcrime.
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Gox973
Really? 13 times..Why not 14?.. incredibie album? masterpiece? probably is better than Operation Mindcrime...Why I'm not surprised?...cuz these words coming from fan of Duran Duran .. I got to spend a week with Queensryche while they were in Amarillo for a week getting ready for their Empire '91 tour. I got to party with them every night an set up Eddie with a girl who was my friend. Chris was getting drunk at our favorite bar on long-neck budweisers playing foosball all night, have lots of cool Queensryche stories but no Geoff no Ryche, I quit Ryche when Chris left cuz he wrote all their music practically, that show was amazing and how we met them and wound up spending a week with them was unreal.
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Scythe20957
The new album with Todd is incredible. I've listened to it 13 times in two days. I can't wait to review it
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peliculiar
I wonder how can anyone think of "Frequency Unknown" as an Queensrÿche album? Tate and a bunch of hired guns (including great Craig Locicero and Paul Bostaph from [late?] Forbidden) recorded songs written by outside writers... The recent band (really?) members were hardly guests on the album... Where is the integrity? This is definitely solo album by sleazy Geoff Tate!
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HerrWolfenstein
http://www.rockfabrik-ludwigsburg.de/rofa-event.php?eventID=346&type=concert
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Killerkyle1994
Naming the "new" album self titled? I actually kinda think that's more childish than Geoff's "FU", wanna talk about tarnishing the name, and confusing fans, then why have 2 Queensryches with 2 albums named Queensryche? Rising West would have been a better album name, either way, it doesn't have Tate or DeGarmo, and they're the only 2 reasons I liked Queensryche, the only other one worth mentioning is Scott, but he can't even stand behind his own creations, so he's not worthy of my respect
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SlitYourGuts
can't wait for the first new Ryche record since Tribe.
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Veinrot
TBH I'm not a big fan of another self-titled album... "Redemption" would've actually been a fitting name, if not a bit cheesy
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Piske81
Enjoying FU very much at the moment! LOL post grunge...
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Anteat3r
The problem isn't that Frequency Unknown is a terrible record (its pretty average): the problem is that its marketed under the Queensryche brand despite the fact that its a bunch of bland post-grunge songs paired with four horribly re-recorded/butchered classic songs. And to think I used to admire Tate for being so professional...guess time erodes even the best of 'em. :/
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tsudduth24
Frequency Unknown is not totally terrible. It doesn't seem to have a lot of polish, sounds perhaps a bit rushed. I liked "The Weight Of The World" and "In The Hands of God". Perhaps two songs that sum up Geoff Tate's state of mind
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UltimaDude
Redemption is so god damn good, I can't wait for the self-titled album in June. There's no denying that it'll be better than Geoff Tate's QR's Frequency Unknown, which was absolutely awful.
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