Queensrÿche

Queensrÿche is an American heavy metal band. They formed in Bellevue, Washington in 1982. They have made 16 studio albums, one extended play (EP), and many DVDs. When the band was made, its members were singer Geoff Tate, guitarist Michael Wilton and Chris DeGarmo, drummer Scott Rockenfield, and  bassist Eddie Jackson.

Queensrÿche has sold over 20 million albums. They were pioneers of power metal and later progressive metal in the 1980s. Many people say that Operation: Mindcrime, an album they released in 1988, is one of the best heavy metal concept albums ever made. The band has been nominated for Grammy Awards three times.

 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)

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Category:1980s American music groups
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Category:American heavy metal bands
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Category:Hard rock bands
Category:Musical groups from Seattle
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Category:Musical groups established in 1981
Category:1980s establishments in Washington (state)