After charting one of the most intriguing career evolutions in '80s metal, Seattle's Queensryche reached for the brass ring of mainstream heavy metal with their hit-laden, aptly titled Empire. And the ...

When Queensryche released their fourth album Empire, back in 1990, the stars aligned for the progressive metal outfit. The effort was the follow-up to their breakthrough concept album Operation: ...

Queensryche have teamed up with Pledge Music for a new album pre-order campaign titled ‘Building the Empire,’ a nod to their 1990 album 'Empire.' The campaign offers fans closer access to the band and ...

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When Queensrÿche released 'Empire,' their fourth full-length album, the music industry's expectations were as lofty as it gets for a hard rock band. It was 1990 and the Bellevue, Wash. quintet had ...

In 1990, when my development should have been well on its way towards some level of maturity, I was only reaching a crossroads. That is what happens when your enjoyment of music gets a late start. I ...

In the early '90s, rock music was in a major state of transition. Thanks to the success of Seattle bands like Nirvana, Soundgarden and Pearl Jam, Sunset Strip hair metal and Bay Area thrash were ...

Anyone who watched this year’s MTV Video Music Award show knows how popular Queensryche is these days. Not only did this Seattle-based quintet win the “Viewers’ Choice” award for its “Silent Lucidity” ...

Geoff Tate will mount a tour this winter to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the release “Empire,” from his former band, Queensryche. The tour will play kick off at the Stafford Palace Theatre in ...

Singer Geoff Tate predicted in June that a lawsuit he'd filed against three ex-bandmates would probably get ugly. Barely a month later, his words couldn't ring any more true. By Christa Titus Singer ...

Twenty years ago, Empire and its best known hit song, "Silent Lucidity" was my introduction to Bellevue, Washington's heavy metal/prog metal band Queensryche. Yes, there were four relatively more raw ...