Interprète: Queensrÿche
Titre: Silent Lucidity
Année: 1991
Palmarès: #8
Queensrÿche (prononcé /ˈkwiːnzraɪk/) est un groupe de heavy metal progressif américain, originaire de Bellevue, Washington. Formé en 1982, le groupe est considéré comme l'un des pionniers du metal progressif : un mélange de heavy metal traditionnel et de rock progressif.
Queensrÿche fut le plus grand groupe à succès de la scène rock
progressif, avec plus de 20 millions d'exemplaires vendus à travers le
monde, soit 6 millions d'albums aux États-Unis. Le groupe est très bien accueilli pour son album Operation: Mindcrime (1989), souvent considéré comme l'un des meilleurs albums concept de tous les temps. Leur album suivant, Empire, commercialisé en 1990, se révèle également être un succès, et inclut le single Silent Lucidity. Le groupe est nommé trois fois aux Grammy Awards pour les chansons de ces deux albums ; Rockenfield est également nommé pour un Grammy hors de ses prestations avec Queensrÿche.
En 1997, le guitariste et principal auteur-compositeur, DeGarmo,
quitte le groupe pour des raisons personnelles. Au fil des années, il
est remplacé par Kelly Gray, Mike Stone, et Parker Lundgren,
respectivement. À la suite d'une altercation médiatisée à São Paulo, au Brésil, en avril 2012, Tate est renvoyé du groupe et remplacé par le chanteur du groupe Crimson Glory,
Todd La Torre. De ce fait, Tate et son épouse Susan (ancien manager du
groupe entre 2005 et 2012) engagent une poursuite judiciaire à
Washington. Un accord est trouvé, et les deux camps sont autorisés à
utiliser le nom de Queensrÿche ; Tate fonde alors son propre line-up avec l'ancien guitariste Gray, et les membres d'autres groupes comme Blue Öyster Cult, Ozzy Osbourne, Whitesnake, Dio, AC/DC et Quiet Riot. Cette version de Queensrÿche avec Geoff Tate fait paraître un album, Frequency Unknown (en) le 23 avril 2013, tandis que la version de Queensrÿche avec Todd La Torre fait paraître leur album éponyme les 24 et 25 juin (dates européenne et américaine, respectivement). Les deux camps partent en tournée la même année, en 2013.
Queensrÿche /ˈkwiːnzraɪk/ is an American progressive heavy metal band formed in 1982 in Bellevue, Washington out of the local band The Mob. The band has released 14 studio albums, one EP and several DVDs, and continues to tour and record. The original lineup consisted of vocalist Geoff Tate, guitarists Chris DeGarmo and Michael Wilton, bassist Eddie Jackson and drummer Scott Rockenfield.
Queensrÿche has been successful in the progressive scene, having sold
over 20 million albums worldwide, including over 6 million albums in
the United States. The band received worldwide acclaim after the release of their 1988 album Operation: Mindcrime, which is often considered one of the greatest concept albums of all time. Their follow-up release, Empire, released in 1990, was also very successful and included the hit single "Silent Lucidity". The band has received three Grammy Award
nominations for songs off both albums. In the late 90s, drummer
Rockenfield also received a Grammy nomination outside of Queensrÿche.
In 1997, guitarist and primary songwriter DeGarmo left the band for
personal reasons. Over the years, his replacements have been Kelly Gray, Mike Stone, and Parker Lundgren, respectively. Following a highly publicized backstage altercation before a show in São Paulo, Brazil in April 2012, Tate was fired from the band and replaced with then-Crimson Glory singer Todd La Torre. In response to his dismissal, Tate and his wife Susan (who served as the band's manager from 2005–2012) filed a lawsuit in a Washington court, claiming that he was wrongfully terminated. The ruling in the preliminary injunction
was that both parties were allowed to use the name Queensrÿche until a
court ruling or a settlement decides who gets to use the name. A settlement was reached on April 17, 2014,
in which founding members Wilton, Rockenfield and Jackson were awarded
the rights to the band trademark, continuing to play with the lineup
that additionally includes singer La Torre and guitarist Lundgren.
During the time both parties could use the name Queensrÿche, Tate
created his own lineup featuring former guitarist Gray and musicians
from bands including Blue Öyster Cult, Ozzy Osbourne, Whitesnake, Dio, AC/DC and Quiet Riot. This version of Queensrÿche with Geoff Tate released the album Frequency Unknown on 23 April 2013, while Queensrÿche (with La Torre replacing Tate) released their eponymous album on 24 and 25 June 2013 (European and American release date, respectively). Both bands toured in 2013 and 2014.
