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Queensrÿche

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.

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Musician awards.wins: 6
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Musician awards.award1: Billboard Music Award
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Musician awards.award2: Concrete Foundations Awards
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Musician awards.award3: Grammy Awards

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History
1980–1983: From the Mob to Queensrÿche
1983–1987: ''The Warning'' and ''Rage for Order''
1988–1993: ''Operation: Mindcrime'', ''Empire'', and mainstream success
1994–1997: ''Promised Land'', ''Hear in the Now Frontier'', and DeGarmo's departure
1997–2004: ''Q2K'', side projects, and ''Tribe''
2004–2007: ''Operation: Mindcrime II''
2007–2010: ''Take Cover'' and ''American Soldier''
2010–2012: ''Dedicated to Chaos''
2012–2014: Rising West, confrontation, split and lawsuit with Geoff Tate
2014–2017: ''Condition Hüman''
2017–present: ''The Verdict'', ''Digital Noise Alliance'' and next album
Tri-Ryche logo
Musical style
Band members
Current members
Discography
Awards and nominations
Billboard Awards
Concrete Foundations Awards
Grammy Awards
MTV Video Music Awards
Northwest Area Music Awards
See also
References
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Queensrÿche has sold more than 20 million albums worldwide, including more than six million albums in the United States. A leader of the progressive metal scene of the mid-to-late 1980s, the band is often referred to as one of the genre's "Big Three", along with Dream Theater and Fates Warning. The band has received three Grammy Award nominations for songs from the albums. In 1998, drummer Rockenfield received an individual Grammy nomination. In 2016, the staff of Loudwire named them the 28th-best metal band of all time.