Source: Bravewords.com

On October 12th, QUEENSRŸCHE fronted by vocalist Todd La Torre performed at the O2 Academy in London (Islington), UK. Fan-filmed video has been posted below:

The band’s European tour schedule is now as follows.

October
16 – HMV Ritz – Manchester, United Kingdom
17 – Rock City – Nottingham, United Kingdom
18 – Button Factory – Dublin, Ireland
20 – Turbohalle – Bucharest, Romania
21 – Retro Music Hall – Prague, Czech Republic
22 – Orpheum – Graz, Austria
23 – Club 202 – Budapest, Hungary
25 – Theaterfabrik – Munich, Germany
26 – Burgerhaus – Quadrath-Itchendorf Bergheim, Germany
27 – Rockfabrik – Ludwigsburg, Germany
29 – Moonwalker – Aarburg, Switzerland
30 – Stadthalle – Langen, Germany
31 – Brielpoort – Deinze, Belgium

November
1 – Effennaar – Eindhoven, Netherlands

Tickets for all shows are available here.

As a special teaser for the European tour the band released a video for the album track ‘Redemption’ with scenes from the studio recordings and first US shows with Todd La Torre:

Queensrÿche recently filmed a mini movie to the tracks, ‘Spore’, ‘Midnight Lullaby’ and ‘A World Without’. The three tracks will provide the score to a 10-plus minute story, dubbed Queensrÿche: Ad Lucem. The movie was filmed by director, Daniel Andres Gomez Bagby with producer, Marco De Molina on location at Central City Stages last month.

Todd La Torre, vocalist for Queensrÿche has issued the following statement: “We decided to take a different approach with this video, which is comprised of three pieces of music from our latest self-titled release, Queensrÿche. It’s a conceptual mini-movie music video that invites the audience to scratch beneath the surface a bit, rather than the usual “chewed food” that so many are used to being fed. We really wanted to deviate from a performance type of video so the music and story-line could be the main focus.”

La Torre also adds, “The overall theme of the song ‘Spore’ is one that deals with personal demons, relationship struggles, career pressures, personal/professional morals and ethical dilemmas. These are issues we all face on some level and the video touches upon them all. ‘Midnight Lullaby’/’A World Without’ deals with the loss of a mother during childbirth, leaving a father as a single parent and struggling to move forward through the turmoil. The end result is a roller coaster of emotion in an effort to find a healthy resolve. Given our history, we feel that this multifaceted conceptual video, along with a great cast of actors to suit, will really resonate with our fans.”

Source: Bravewords.com

According to an update from QUEENSRŸCHE, their October 15th show in Glasgow, Scotland at the Garage has been cancelled “Due to circumstances beyond our control. We are very saddened and hope to play Glasgow in the future.”

The band’s European tour schedule is now as follows.

October
16 – HMV Ritz – Manchester, United Kingdom
17 – Rock City – Nottingham, United Kingdom
18 – Button Factory – Dublin, Ireland
20 – Turbohalle – Bucharest, Romania
21 – Retro Music Hall – Prague, Czech Republic
22 – Orpheum – Graz, Austria
23 – Club 202 – Budapest, Hungary
25 – Theaterfabrik – Munich, Germany
26 – Burgerhaus – Quadrath-Itchendorf Bergheim, Germany
27 – Rockfabrik – Ludwigsburg, Germany
29 – Moonwalker – Aarburg, Switzerland
30 – Stadthalle – Langen, Germany
31 – Brielpoort – Deinze, Belgium

November
1 – Effennaar – Eindhoven, Netherlands

Tickets for all shows are available here.

As a special teaser for the European tour the band released a video for the album track ‘Redemption’ with scenes from the studio recordings and first US shows with Todd La Torre:

Queensrÿche recently filmed a mini movie to the tracks, ‘Spore’, ‘Midnight Lullaby’ and ‘A World Without’. The three tracks will provide the score to a 10-plus minute story, dubbed Queensrÿche: Ad Lucem. The movie was filmed by director, Daniel Andres Gomez Bagby with producer, Marco De Molina on location at Central City Stages last month.

Todd La Torre, vocalist for Queensrÿche has issued the following statement: “We decided to take a different approach with this video, which is comprised of three pieces of music from our latest self-titled release, Queensrÿche. It’s a conceptual mini-movie music video that invites the audience to scratch beneath the surface a bit, rather than the usual “chewed food” that so many are used to being fed. We really wanted to deviate from a performance type of video so the music and story-line could be the main focus.”

La Torre also adds, “The overall theme of the song ‘Spore’ is one that deals with personal demons, relationship struggles, career pressures, personal/professional morals and ethical dilemmas. These are issues we all face on some level and the video touches upon them all. ‘Midnight Lullaby’/’A World Without’ deals with the loss of a mother during childbirth, leaving a father as a single parent and struggling to move forward through the turmoil. The end result is a roller coaster of emotion in an effort to find a healthy resolve. Given our history, we feel that this multifaceted conceptual video, along with a great cast of actors to suit, will really resonate with our fans.”

Source: Blabbermouth.net

NOTE: Due to the fact that the “Rockline” web site was linking to the official homepage of the Geoff Tate-fronted version of QUEENSRŸCHE when announcing QUEENSRŸCHE‘s appearance on the show, a previous version of this story incorrectly stated that Tate‘s band was being interviewed on the program.

The Todd La Torre-fronted version of QUEENSRŸCHE will guest on the nationally syndicated radio show “Rockline” with host Bob Coburn on Wednesday, July 24 at 8:30 p.m. PT / 11:30 p.m. ET. Fans are encouraged to speak with QUEENSRŸCHE by calling 1-800-344-ROCK (7625). The show will be streamed on the “Rockline” web site for two weeks beginning the afternoon after the live broadcast.

“Fallout”, the first official video from the Todd La Torre-fronted version of QUEENSRŸCHE, can be seen below. The clip was filmed in Gelsenkirchen, Germany this past May during the annual Rock Hard Festival and features footage from the band’s set and some behind-the-scenes shots. The song comes off the group’s self-titled new album, which sold around 13,500 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No. 23 on The Billboard 200 chart. The record arrived in stores on June 25 via Century Media Records.

“Frequency Unknown”, the latest album from the Geoff Tate-fronted version of QUEENSRŸCHE, opened with around 5,500 units to debut at No. 82.

QUEENSRŸCHE‘s 2011 studio CD, “Dedicated To Chaos”, registered a first-week tally of around 8,000 to enter the chart at No. 70. The band’s 2009 effort, the epic concept album “American Soldier”, premiered with 21,000 copies to debut at No. 25. This was roughly half the first-week tally registered by QUEENSRŸCHE‘s “Operation: Mindcrime II” album, which shifted 44,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release back in April 2006 to land at No. 14 on The Billboard 200 chart.

QUEENSRŸCHE‘s 2003 effort, “Tribe”, sold 20,000 copies in the first week while 1999’s “Q2K” opened with sales of 28,000.

QUEENSRŸCHE‘s top-selling album by far is 1990’s “Empire”, which was certified triple-platinum in October 1994 for sales in excess of three million copies in the United States. The original “Operation: Mindcrime” release (1988) attained platinum status in August 1991, while 1994’s “Promised Land” reached the same plateau in December 1994.

“Queensrÿche” marks the debut release from the lineup comprised of La Torre (vocals; ex-CRIMSON GLORY), Michael Wilton (guitar), Parker Lundgren (guitar), Eddie Jackson (bass) and Scott Rockenfield (drums). The drums for the album were recorded at London Bridge Studios in Seattle, Washington with producer James “Jimbo” Barton — the man who engineered and mixed the band’s classic 1988 LP, “Operation: Mindcrime”, and its 1990 follow-up, “Empire”, and co-produced 1994’s “Promised Land”. The rest of the music and vocals were laid down at several different facilities on the West Coast. The cover artwork was created by Craig Howell, who has previously worked on designs for “Star Wars”, SLIPKNOT and “American Idol”, to name a few.

Photo credit: Savoia Photography Live

Source: Blabbermouth.net

David E. Gehlke of DeadRhetoric.com recently conducted an interview with QUEENSRŸCHE singer Todd La Torre. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below.

DeadRhetoric.com: This is one of rare moments that with a big singer switch, public opinion has remained on the band’s side. You’re in a very unique situation and one of the cool things about the new album is that you sound very aware of your history, but it’s not a total rehash of those albums. When you guys sat down, was it decided that you’d look back to those albums?

La Torre: I think there was an idea where those guys — Scott [Rockenfield, drums], Michael [Wilton, guitar] and Eddie [Jackson, bass] said, “What was it about those great albums that resonated so well?” We really love that stuff and let’s go back to — very loosely, I would say — an outline of some of those dynamics. Like, the harmony guitars, Scott‘s drumming, and Eddie‘s bass tone, I don’t think there was any pre-determined style, if you will, as to how the record was written, but those elements and the idea of what made those records so great was kept in mind. But when we wrote these songs, we started from scratch and what you hear is the way it happened.

DeadRhetoric.com: Was it easy to jump into songwriting mode with these guys?

La Torre: Yes! It really was. When I first joined the band, I wondered, “Here’s these guys, they’ve got a way, so by me entering, how do these guys work?” Much to my pleasant surprise, they were… they’re just like you and me. It would be like, “Hey guys, I got this idea. Michael, let me see your guitar real quick so I can show you.” And I’d play something. And then he would learn it, then make it his way, which gives it that QUEENSRŸCHE flavor. Scotty let me do some drumming and writing on some things. A lot of the marching quality heard on “Where Dreams Go to Die” was mine. I just wrote that with Parker initially just to give it some structure, so when we showed it to the guys, we would be able to sell them what we were hearing, then everyone else would be able to put their stamp on it, then become a true band collaboration. They were very open-minded, no ego, completely throw any idea you have into the pot, let’s stir it up and whatever is the tastiest is what we’re going to keep.

DeadRhetoric.com: Did you get a sense from the guys that were just dying to get some material off their chests and out of their systems?

La Torre: Most certainly. I’ve heard the guys talk about the lack of communication that existed in the recent years… cherry-picking of songs that were submitted and being told that songs were “too heavy.” I don’t know about you, but as a fan, that’s fucking blasphemy. QUEENSRŸCHE was never really considered, in my opinion, a real “heavy” heavy metal band, but certainly there are things that absolutely are “heavy metal.” That was the beauty of this band — never being boxed in to one sound. You can go from a song like “A World Without” to “Spore”. Having the diversity was a great thing. I think that’s why so many people are saying, “Wow, this sounds like QUEENSRŸCHE again.” That’s because there were no outside writers! These are the guys that are the core founding members that wrote the songs that we love. This is very freeing for them to not have to learn someone else’s guitar parts for crying out loud.

DeadRhetoric.com: Looking ahead, are you nervous about the court proceedings in November?

La Torre: Nervous? I don’t think nervous; just there’s the anticipation of what’s going to really happen. Nobody knows what’s going to happen. If you just look at the facts — and I’m not a lawyer, but as an outsider looking in and you were to figure out what was the evidence, we all feel very confident that Michael, Eddie, and Scott will be awarded the rights to the name. However that agreement and process to resolve it all will happen. I think we’re all just really excited about the positive energy that’s been happening to us, and it reaffirms that we feel we’re the only QUEENSRŸCHE and we’re doing the right thing.

Read the entire interview from DeadRhetoric.com.

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