---
title: "Queensrÿche"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/queensryche-deeea939"
genre: "Progressive Metal"
country: "United States"
formed: 1981
---

# Queensrÿche

**Queensrÿche** is a progressive metal band, from United States, active 1981 to present.

Queensrÿche is an American progressive metal band. It formed in 1980 in Bellevue, Washington, and first went by Cross+Fire and then by the Mob before settling on its current name in 1982. 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 and bassist Eddie Jackson. Lead vocalist Geoff Tate was recruited in 1982 to round out the band.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queensr%C3%BFche

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Queensrÿche |
| Genre | Progressive Metal |
| Parent genre | Metal |
| Origin | Bellevue, United States |
| Formed | 1981 |
| Releases in catalog | 19 |

## Genres

[Heavy Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/heavy-metal) · [Progressive Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/progressive-metal)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Todd La Torre](https://themetalnet.com/musician/todd-la-torre) | Lead vocals | 2012 to present | Current |
| [Eddie Jackson](https://themetalnet.com/musician/eddie-jackson) | Bass guitar | 1982 to present | Current |
| [Michael Wilton](https://themetalnet.com/musician/michael-wilton) | Electric guitar | 1982 to present | Current |
| [Parker Lundgren](https://themetalnet.com/musician/parker-lundgren) | Electric guitar | 2012 to present | Current |
| [Scott Rockenfield](https://themetalnet.com/musician/scott-rockenfield) | Drums (drum set) | 1982 to present | Current |
| [Geoff Tate](https://themetalnet.com/musician/geoff-tate) | Lead vocals | 1982 to 2012 | Former |
| [Kelly Gray](https://themetalnet.com/musician/kelly-gray) | Guitar | 1998 to 2001 | Former |
| [Chris DeGarmo](https://themetalnet.com/musician/chris-degarmo) | Electric guitar | 1982 to 1998 | Former |
| [Mike Stone](https://themetalnet.com/musician/mike-stone-8ecbcff0) | Guitar | 2003 to 2009 | Former |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1982 | [Queensrÿche](https://themetalnet.com/album/9a41b012-2555-373e-8c76-86a6f1141af4) | EP |
| 1983 | [The Warning](https://themetalnet.com/album/7e43ce5b-aef4-35d0-aeaf-1e5eb4de5f87) | Album |
| 1986 | [Rage for Order](https://themetalnet.com/album/71fd859a-c1d6-3ac6-aca8-e3b51b1579c9) | Album |
| 1988 | [Operation: Mindcrime](https://themetalnet.com/album/1bdbbbcd-6380-3726-b039-86fe0559f273) | Album |
| 1990 | [Empire](https://themetalnet.com/album/fd4bb9f4-c263-392a-8d71-3e96e26880d7) | Album |
| 1990 | [Nightryder](https://themetalnet.com/album/928b0b3c-9dbd-4c4c-9358-3cb992127bb4) | Album |
| 1990 | [The Demos](https://themetalnet.com/album/010fd6d0-8c5f-4531-a0b5-a531f3ae94f2) | Album |
| 1994 | [Promised Land](https://themetalnet.com/album/c552ccb2-ce8c-3355-adc3-d91789a31513) | Album |
| 1997 | [Hear in the Now Frontier](https://themetalnet.com/album/c93ea6b4-fca7-3de2-9f8c-683d32e2c6a8) | Album |
| 1999 | [Q2K](https://themetalnet.com/album/0c7d6066-a733-3ae2-8f74-2fcc58b73367) | Album |
| 2003 | [Tribe](https://themetalnet.com/album/0c0d993e-6b06-3754-ba45-d968a9e3aa3d) | Album |
| 2006 | [Operation: Mindcrime II](https://themetalnet.com/album/6e89c82d-0eb4-32c3-adf9-6c9b33602f77) | Album |
| 2007 | [Take Cover](https://themetalnet.com/album/6db5aa54-225a-35ec-bab8-2a0157cc226d) | Album |
| 2009 | [American Soldier](https://themetalnet.com/album/99779cb2-2719-3c09-9718-ae6d0b8d6f4a) | Album |
| 2011 | [Dedicated to Chaos](https://themetalnet.com/album/f2464507-04d8-4e6c-b79c-fbfdd92336a2) | Album |
| 2013 | [Queensrÿche](https://themetalnet.com/album/71dd098c-273f-475a-9cb1-f4270c9a6a2b) | Album |
| 2015 | [Condition Hüman](https://themetalnet.com/album/79f6d67e-6f6c-4d8b-8ea3-a70a91293a90) | Album |
| 2019 | [The Verdict](https://themetalnet.com/album/9280e0f7-d9b4-4465-81b2-e24f48e492d3) | Album |
| 2022 | [Digital Noise Alliance](https://themetalnet.com/album/13790fab-4cde-415a-9b3a-aaf1293a798f) | Album |

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- [Judas Priest](https://themetalnet.com/band/judas-priest) (listened together)
- [Megadeth](https://themetalnet.com/band/megadeth) (listened together)
- [Dream Theater](https://themetalnet.com/band/dream-theater) (listened together)
- [Ozzy Osbourne](https://themetalnet.com/band/ozzy-osbourne) (listened together)
- [Van Halen](https://themetalnet.com/band/van-halen) (listened together)
- [Guns N’ Roses](https://themetalnet.com/band/guns-n-roses) (listened together)
- [Rush](https://themetalnet.com/band/rush) (listened together)
- [Scorpions](https://themetalnet.com/band/scorpions) (listened together)
- [Dio](https://themetalnet.com/band/dio) (listened together)
- [Deep Purple](https://themetalnet.com/band/deep-purple) (listened together)
- [Motörhead](https://themetalnet.com/band/motorhead) (listened together)

## Official and external links

- x: https://twitter.com/queensryche
- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/QueensrycheOfficial
- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Queensr%C3%BFche/340
- instagram: https://www.instagram.com/queensrycheofficial/
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/6016
- apple music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/165176
- youtube: https://music.youtube.com/channel/UC6ghsPzRFFa6WMxaavyYb6w
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2OgUPVlWYgGBGMefZgGvCO

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/queensryche-deeea939](https://themetalnet.com/band/queensryche-deeea939). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt