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Eddie Jackson
Kelly Gray
Geoff Tate
Michael Wilton
Scott Rockenfield
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Genre: Alt Metal
Origin: United States
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Seattle metalheads Queensryche formed in 1981 on the foundation of '70s progressive rock bands like Van Halen, Aerosmith and Kiss. Guitarists Chris DeGarmo and Michael Wilton, then playing in a cover band called the Mob, recruited singer Geoff Tate, bassist Eddie Jackson and drummer Scott Rockenfield and changed their name to Queensryche. Their first break came in 1982 with the self-produced demo "Queen of the Reich," which was played on local radio stations throughout the Northwest and attracted the attention of EMI Records, who signed the band to a seven-album deal in August 1983.
Queensryche's first full-length album for EMI, The Warning, (1984) was produced by James Guthrie, who had Pink Floyd's The Wall among his production credits. The acclaimed 1988 concept album, Operation: Mindcrime marked the band's entry into the mainstream by selling over a million copies. Empi
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