News QUEENSRŸCHE, THUNDER, NEAL MORSE, SAINT JUDE, ANATHEMA and CURVED AIR have been confirmed for this year's edition of Classic Rock magazine's award-winning High Voltage festival, set to take place Saturday, July 23 and Sunday, July 24, 2011 in Victoria Park, London, England.
With all the news of Dio , the Big Four , and Ozzy , fans may have lost track of one of America's most influential progressive-metal outfits, Queensrÿche . Well, get this: upon visiting the band's website , fans are greeted with an intimate invitation to an adults only Queensrÿche cabaret. Taking place in February at the Snoqualmie Casino in Washington, the event will feature the five-piece performing hits from their 25-year career and never-heard-before selections accompanied by go-go dancers, burlesque dancers, drag queens, a juggler, a ballet dancer, an aerial artist, a contortionist, [...]
Progressive rock: When done correctly, has there ever been a more epic, more powerful, more technically impressive genre in the history of rock music? You take elements from the classic guitar soloists, from the best drummers with kits that surpass typical size and sound, from vocalists who followed Steve Perry, Robert Plant, and David Gilmour in passion and delivery. Mix this with an undeniable sense of experimentation, grandeur, imaginative premise, and blend with a keyboard composer. Top with the obligatory bombast, sci-fi references, and this is, in all essences, progressive rock. About two months ago, I overheard a [...]
Dio has rocked for a long long time… As you've probably heard, legendary metal singer Ronnie James Dio died of stomach cancer yesterday. The man fronted a an impressive list of heavy metal bands, popularized the devil's horns and inspired the Tenacious D song from which the above line comes (which he apparently took in good humor). He rose to superstardom as Ozzy Osbourne's replacement in
The first post of the month features covers of every track on a famous album. Got an idea for a future pick? Leave a note in the comments!Peter Gabriel has never gotten much love from the indie world, but thanks to a new covers album he's finally getting the Pitchfork articles he deserves. Scratch My Back presents a clever concept: he covers the likes of Radiohead and Arcade Fire with the
Despite some of the worst weather the east coast has had to deal with this calendar year, House of Blues at Myrtle Beach was packed with the dedicated fans of Queensrÿche . The '80s rock band hailing from Seattle rawked the faces off of its loyal followers with a show featuring three suites, each one representing an album. For this tour, only songs from 1986's Rage for Order , 1990's Empire , and this year's American Soldier are being played. [...]
American Soldier , the new album by Queensrÿche , tells the story of war from the point-of-view of the men and women who have served our country. No stranger to the concept album, Geoff Tate and co veered away from their imaginative arcs from years past to deliver an album steeped in reality. As for whether they are successful in this endeavor is sadly another story. Discounting the cover-album, Take Cover , this marks the first studio album by Queensrÿche since 2006's disappointing Operation: Mindcrime II . That album concluded the [...]
Record/music stores are disappearing faster than ... hmm ... than a plate of donuts in front of a fat kid's face? Sorry. But there is hope ... for record stores, not for my lack of couth ... or child obesity in America. Record Store Day was first observed in 2007 as a way to celebrate the holiest of places for white men ages 25 to 50. Six months ago I moved from a town that was down to its last record store, not counting the one that had a horrible selection of over-priced CDs and [...]
If you've been working for the weekend, well you are in luck because it's just about that time. That's right, it's Friday and it's time to kick back hit the shuffle button and let the music take us where it will. Today we're firing up iTunes to battle the post-lunch dip! For those who have not [...]
After using the last couple years to dabble in covers and greatest hits, Queensrÿche will soon return with its first new studio album of original material since 2006's Operation: Mindcrime II , and much like that particular album, the band's twelfth full-length effort will be on the concept side of things. Entitled American Solider , the legendary Seattle based metal outfit will use its concept effort to examine the story of war from a firsthand perspective. And when we say firsthand, we literally mean it. Per frontman Geoff Tate via UltimateGuitar.com : [...]
Listen: "Jet City Woman" by Queensrÿche from Empire View: Image search results for Jet City Woman - above image is from the tenth page of results (and was originally from HERE ). -- In the recent past these songs were featured in Hit-or-miss posts: "II. In Taberna: Estuans Interius" by Carl Orff "Dangerous" by Frente! "Keep Their Heads Ringing" by Dr. Dre "At It Again" [...]
Never let it be said an inspiration cannot come from the most bizarre places. I ran an errand for a friend on the way home from work last night and stopped at a car lot that could have come straight out of the movie Deliverance . Old shack for an office, leather-skinned old man sitting on a rocker on the porch, two bloodhounds at his side and the kicker for the inspriation of a new quasi regular feature called Under Cover : his kid on a $40 Wal-Mart organ playing [...]
...Take Cover is an ambitious project in that Queensryche obviously are going to leave fans puzzled by their choices of cover songs...it doesn't all work, but most of what you will hear on Take Cover will warrant some repeat listens, and that's more than you can say about many covers albums that get released these days.- Sea of Tranquility If you are a fan of Queensrÿche and were eagerly anticipating the new work on their next release, you are [...]
Warner Music Entertainment today announced the release of Queensrÿche 's legendary hometown Seattle concert performance of their mega successful Mindcrime albums - Operation: Mindcrime Parts 1 and 2 , as a stunning 2-DVD set entitled Mindcrime At The Moore . UK release date is Monday September 3rd. Scott Rockenfield (drums), Mike Stone (guitars), Geoff Tate (lead vocals), Eddie Jackson (bass), Michael Wilton (guitars) This timely DVD release dovetails Queensrÿche's forthcoming 17-date co-headline UK tour with Thin Lizzy which kicks off on November 22nd [...]
Quick, tell me what you know about Queensrÿche. You're probably wracking your brain, going back to the late-80's, early 90's; Operation: Mindcrime ... Empire ... are they even still around? Well, I'm here to learn you on that today. First, Queensrÿche are still around. Last year they released Operation: Mindcrime II , a sequel to the 1988 album. And later this month, they will release Sign of the Times: The Best of Queensrÿche . [...]
And as we bring the classic trilogy of posts to a molasses-like finish, a couple from Queensryche's Q2K . Not as good an album as Empire (with Silent Lucidity, one of the most melodic songs ever recorded), but better than Operation Mindcrime . Thank you for your visit; you may now return your seats to the upright position and don't forget your bags in the overhead compartments. Have a nice night! One Life [...]
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