Prog Fetish

Admit it. You’ve always wondered what it would sound like for Queensryche to cover Sabbath’s Neon Knights…right? The clip above is from their January 26th show at the Myth nightclub in Maplewood, Minnesota. They are joined by Rick Forsgren, the lead singer of the Minneapolis tribute act Rockfist!. Read the full story at Blabbermouth.net

Queensryche is organizing a meet-and-greet charity brunch on Saturday, February 2 at 12 noon at Chicago’s Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse Banquet Room. All proceeds will be donated in full to a food bank. Everyone at the brunch will have time to spend with the band. Queensryche’s official web site is selling the following:

Nine tickets at the [...]

Press Release
Queensrÿche, the internationally renowned prog metal band from Seattle, will perform the entirety of their “Operation: Mindcrime I” and “II” albums for the very first time in the UK via a 10-date June 2008 UK tour. This epic theatrical prog metal extravaganza will take in three hours, and will include an intermission, and in [...]

SleazeRoxx.com recently interviewed Queensryche vocalist Geoff Tate, who revealed that the band is currently working on a new album for a fall release.
We signed with a new record company, Rhino/Warner Brothers, and work with some wonderful people who are very interested in putting out releases. It’s a good team of people. We like to work [...]

Queensrÿch’s upcoming collection of covers, Take Cover, is available for streaming in its entirety at ArtistDirect.com. The album will also be available November 13th at retail outlets and at rhino.com for $13.98, with a digital version also available for the suggested price of $7.99. The album will also be released on 180-gram vinyl on November [...]

“Welcome to the Machine,” the first single from Queensrÿche’s new album, Take Cover, is being released on iTunes today. Queensrÿche pay tribute to some of their favorite songs with an adventurous collection of covers that range from Black Sabbath and The O’Jays to Italian opera and Broadway musical.
Singer and chief songwriter Geoff Tate, guitarists Michael [...]

Queensryche front man Geoff Tate will perform the National Anthem this Sunday, October 14th, on NBC’s Sunday Night Football. It will be the Saints vs The Seahawks, The game will begin at 5:15pm Pacific/8:15pm Eastern with Tate’s performance taking place just prior to kickoff. Visit the band’s official website for more info: queensryche.com