Artist
Queensrÿche
Queensrÿche is a heavy metal artist from Washington, USA formed in 1981. 49 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Heavy Metal · Washington, USA · Best heavy metal albums
- 49
- Releases
- 1982–2025
- Active years
- 1981
- Formed
Discography
34
Most popular
Operation: Mindcrime
1988 · 17 tracks
Empire
1990
Greatest Hits
2000
Condition Hüman
2015
The Verdict
2019
Promised Land
1994
Digital Noise Alliance
2022
Operation: Mindcrime II
2006
The Warning
1984
American Soldier
2009
Hear in the Now Frontier
1997
Take Cover
2007
Revolution Calling
2003
Dedicated to Chaos
2011
Q2K
1999
Tribe
2003
Lies Behind The Stare (Live 1988)
2025
Life's A Game (Live)
2024
10 Live!
2014
Frequency Unknown - Deluxe Edition
2014
Frequency Unknown
2013
Dedicated to Chaos (Special Edition)
2011
Empire - 20th Anniversary Edition
2010
The Art of Live
2008
The Collection
2008
Mindcrime At The Moore
2007
The Best Of Queensryche
2007
The Best Of Queensryche (Rarities)
2007
Sign of the Times: The Best of Queensrÿche
2007
Face to Face
2006
Rage For Order (Remastered) (Expanded Edition)
2003
Operation: LIVEcrime (Live / Remastered 2001)
2001
Operation Live Crime
1991
Rage for Order
1986
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Singles & EPs
15
Queensrÿche
EP · 1982
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Silent Lucidity (2023 Mix) [Acapella] - Single
Single · 2023
In Extremis
Single · 2022
Forest
Single · 2022
Behind the Walls
Single · 2022
Blood of the Levant
Single · 2019
Dark Reverie
Single · 2019
Man the Machine
Single · 2018
Arrow of Time
Single · 2015
Guardian
Single · 2015
Hellfire
Single · 2015
Cold - Single
Single · 2013
Get Started
Single · 2011
Welcome To The Machine
Single · 2007
Queensryche (Remasterd) (Expanded Edition)
EP · 2003
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About
Queensrÿche is an American progressive heavy metal band formed in 1981 in Bellevue, Washington. The band has released eleven studio albums and several EPs and DVDs and continues to tour and record. 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 foundations for Queensrÿche began in the early 1980s. Guitarist Michael Wilton and drummer Scott Rockenfield were members of a band called Cross+Fire, who covered songs from popular heavy metal bands such as Iron Maiden and Judas Priest. Before long Cross+Fire added guitarist Chris DeGarmo and bassist Eddie Jackson to their lineup, and changed their name to The Mob. The Mob, who were without a singer, recruited Geoff Tate to sing for them at a local rock festival. At the time, Tate was already in a band called Babylon. After Babylon broke up Tate performed a few shows with The Mob, but left because he was not interested in performing heavy metal.
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In 1981, The Mob put together sufficient funds to record a demo tape. Once again, Tate was enlisted to help. The group recorded four songs - "Queen of the Reich," "Nightrider," "Blinded" and "The Lady Wore Black." The group brought their demo to various labels and were rejected by all of them. Tate also was still committed to staying in his then-current band, Myth. At the urging of their new manager, The Mob changed their name to Queensrÿche. The name is derived from the title track of their demo, "Queen of the Reich", and is the only known use of the letter Y with an umlaut in English. It was a modification of the spelling "Queensreich" to prevent association of the band with Nazism. As they later joked: "The umlaut over the 'y' has haunted us for years. We spent eleven years trying to explain how to pronounce it."
Queensrÿche in brief
- How many Queensrÿche releases are on Riffiter?
- 49 releases are catalogued, spanning 1982 to 2025.
- When was Queensrÿche formed?
- Queensrÿche formed in 1981, in Washington, USA.
- What genre is Queensrÿche?
- Queensrÿche is catalogued under Heavy Metal.
- What is the most recent Queensrÿche release on Riffiter?
- Lies Behind The Stare (Live 1988), released in 2025.