+The Cisco Kid Compared to Tate's crap? Yes, this is great compared to it. Compared to what a lot of other bands, including QR, can really do? Pretty average.
Buck Norris Probably not man he might have lost sight of that with plotting revenge tactics against Geoff with his vocals, Instead of worrying about their album that makes no sense and doesn't tell the listener shit about it. The key is a concept with many themes to it and takes on a journey and theirs a meaning in the lyrics, I don't get a meaning from this other than I sung so much high I lost place of the hook.
+Robert Jones There are plenty of live videos all over RUclips. Check out the Wacken Open Air Festival, 2015. Its the whole show, professionally recorded. There is a timing speedbump at the very beginning, but the rest is spot on!
If U carefully read the lyrics and listened to it loud will notice that the music is a strong punch in the big mess the world is nowadays. "Anger and fear fuel the fire"........."heaven or hellFIRE, we´re fractured again". State´s corruption, violence, rapping, terrorists everywhere, greed from the corporate whores. This is a straight jab in the world scenario we live 2day. The last line is fantastic "black are the souls that tear down humanity"...."they´re coming, closing in..." Oh fuck it frightens me!!! QR is really back!
+shane dobiesz Parker is truly underestimated. He's a fantastic guitar player, and completely fits right in in QR. When they hired him back in the Tate days, he already knew the songs. Wilton didn't have to teach him a thing!
Of the 3 songs I've heard so far, they are all AMAZING!!! Queensryche has never been better. That's right, I said it. I was a fan in their early days and fell off the wagon when they began to suck. Since Todd joined, they've been the best I've ever heard them.
+D. Wilkins I'll give you "best since about '95 (Promised Land)" but saying they've NEVER been better is just...ouch. Come on! EP, The Warning, Rage for Order, Operation: Mindcrime. Those four, especially beat any new shit into the ground. This newest album, so far, seems to be their best in a VERY long time. But not ever. No way.
I remember hearing Operation: Mindcrime for the first time. It was legendary. Epic. I feel a similar sense of excitement with the new material. Plus, I'm a big fan of Todd. To each his own.
+D. Wilkins I'm going to have to agree with you. Usually when a band gets a new singer, it's usually the other way around. Not with Queensryche. probably had something to do with the bad vibes they were getting from Tate and being free from them with Todd, who not only sounds like Tate but has a higher range. This new album is going to be EXCELLENT
+SadDadDancer Promised Land beats this new stuff out. This sounds ok...but pretty generic overall. I like "In This Light" much better...from the first one with Todd, than this stuff, but not better than Promised Land.
9 months ago, I posted that this sort of sucked. Well, after 9 months, I will admit, that this is a very powerful CD. Condition Human is one of my favorite QR CD's of all-time.
This is the REAL Queensryche, This song and the others are just awesome! I have listened to Tate's new album 20 times there are at best two songs worth listening too. I never thought it would be possible to replace Tate but they did, Todd is awesome. Last album rocked with Todd and this one he is really being allowed to be himself and I think we are all in for a real treat with this new album. Tate can't just replace Scott, Eddie and Michael and Parker with just a hall of fame line up and expect the same Queensryche sound. You can hear the Queensryche sound in every new song, proggy and much heavier, like the old days.
Todd is one of the best metal vocalist out there today when it comes to the highs. You can search all over here for different cover songs he's done, as well as the stuff he did with Crimson Glory! I wish the Queensryche stuff would really let him show what he can really do!!
SanityAssassin GT time in QR was the best in the 80s and now his time is up after his two last albums that really make QR the worst and now Todd is the main man of the band after Geoff left the band
I partial agree, I followed the band very closely, and Quensryche has always been a collective, (until the...) Todd is Awesomely filling the role of the front man, but Queensryche is a mutual thing!! my $0.02
+TV 14 Legend Maud Pje Now that's a stretch, LOL! This guy will never be Geoff Tate, BUT he IS a great metal vocalist in his own reich, er, I mean right!
+ZillaFitness | Chad Pink Really??? Most old-school QR fans would be likely to consider Tate one of the elements you're referring to... pretty sure neither of us is hearing him in this tune. Tate's become a very disappointing, embarrassing and bitter person, but the one thing I'm sure he didn't do is sing any of these vocals - which, by the way, is probably a good thing. Still, he should never be passed over or forgotten if someone's referring to elements that made QR the brilliant gem they --were--.
+Mike Davis One more thing: Before anyone goes & gets too excited about this "new" sound/supposed return to form .... I'm not yet convinced it meets the criteria to be considered either of those things - - - Ever hear of a band called Dream Theater?
I love Queensryche and Dream Theater a lot and I m a huge Geoff Tate fan. Now that the former are divided, I try to listen to both efforts openmindedly to see what I like. What impressed me with Dream Theater is that when their vocalist got into vocal trouble, a phase which lasted years, the band never considered replacing him, they remained close like buddies until the problem was eventually dealt with. Musicians are not expendable objects. Dont hate someone who cant deliver the same vocal range anymore. Especially vocalists who abused their voices to entertain us for years. Respect and explore their new range and sound. Voices change, mature or even deteriorate, they are a physical component. This here is a great song that has the old mindcrime feel and this new vocalist is really good. I happen to be one of those listeners and fans who think Tate is an integral and defining part of the "Queensryche sound" but music has to be listened to without hate and stereotypes.
and this video sound is compressed, wait till ya hear the final production when ya get the CD...the whole album is f-n amazingly awesome!!! RYCHE is truly back with this release!!
+Mike Savoia I agree, I've been listening to it on TIDAL (which is supposed to be FLAC) and there is no comparison. The drums sound weak here, but not on TIDAL/FLAC.
+moochee22 Wait till ya hear the whole album...damn its good. Grows on you every listen...i'm on like 100 times through this past month ha!! The title track is epic!!
+Mike Savoia I fully agree! I was dissapointed with their self-titled last effort but this one is simply amazing. Great album, well done at last Queensryche.
Geoff was the best vocalist on Earth during years, but now he just wants to take care of his cats and his wine company. I think he deserves that, he´s a free man. But we, the fans, were looking for a strong rock stuff for so long. And "Condition Human" brings back an atmosphere we haven´t feel since i don´t know, maybe since DeGarmos´s departure. Finally back to the real world of Queensrÿche.
This CD is absolute kick ass! Best album from Queensryche in so many years. The more you listen to it you see how much of a masterpiece it really is. Incredible music writing. I hope they keep the same producer/engineer for the next album because its a perfect match for Queensryche and their true sound.
In no particular order: Todd - Love the edge you brought back to the vocals with Quensryche Ed Bass - Still sounding and looking badass!! Scott - One take Scott!!! always a treat. Parker - The guitar pick!!...LOL, but seriously, nice chops and a great new(ish) guitar player, how does it it feel to be the youngin? Whip - Love the overall more (relatively) progressive (or return to) direction of what is coming out, while keeping Old School fans that might not pick up the nuances grounded in the Ryche!!
I have to admit, I like this. Great production job! Musically, it sounds like old Queensryche. I checked out on this band LONG ago. This might actually bring me back!
I grew up with these guys, seen members come and go, some sorry to see go, some not so much. I met Micheal Wilton in person, he did a photo shoot with me and signed my SG, How frikon cool is that? Had people ask my why would I have him sign a GIbson, what you think it will be worth more? I laughed and said NO, because it's Michael Fucking Wilton. Rock on guys~ A forever Ryche fan!
Tate's Operation Mindcrime does not even fit into the same genre of music. It's almost like comparing apples to oranges. This new QR song absolutely nails it! It's what I have been longing for!
+Dave Smith They didn't steal anything they gave a unmemorable album track compared to a concept album with much remembrance in it, Nice try bud, but hellfire is burned out before it begun!
Dave Smith What are your statistics suppose to mean it still doesn't change the fact current QR is a great cover band, If I want classics I have the albums don't need them for that, Also the fan base is divide so how is that a accurate count for anything nimrod, You have Queensryche (cover band) fans, Tate fans, and fans of both so what are showing other than a bunch of numbers that don't add up to how people personally feel, But are simply just numbers accumulating through people watch videos which doesn't say anything, So think about that idiot and stop trying to make people choose a side, I simply could defend both but it's not exactly neutral everybody wants to take sides.
Dave Smith OM is a band put together like the concept from the man himself where as QR are remain members with two new guys who seem out of place, He use a name he came up with to start something from the ground up instead taking an established name and ruining it with an amateur hour singer, Who only sounds like Tate because is his bosses told him so to sell copies of their new music and performances, which seem to be not generating any money. More than 80 to 90 percent of the setlist are classics wrote by yours truly that's a cover band bro, With a couple new songs which doesn't help their case by much so nice try with that claim, Also the only low IQ here is you with your ignorance towards a main element of the band because the remaining members say hate him and you do it like a well trained servant.
Dave Smith It ain't the instrumentals without a vocalist the songs don't go anywhere, And Geoff's vocals/partial writing with Chris made this band money and success beyond their wildest dreams, Todd will never give them half of glimpse of that today mainly cause the music scene has changed big time, Nothing against them but it's the truth I honestly like both sides but too much hatred towards Geoff doesn't make that easy especially when none of us know him or them personally.
OK.. I'm intrigued...Guardian NOT so much... evolution calling...really?? This track is what I expected... lets hope the rest are true to the soul of Queensryche!
The replies here are laughable to say the least Todd is an imitation like fake sugar but he can sing, But it's too bad Queensryche are exploiting his Geoff Tate impersonation to make money instead of laying the name to rest and forge on as something totally different, Also the key is a great album compare to this sub-par material which is just a copycat of the first 4 albums, And concert opener don't make me laugh where the hell is the chorus/hook the part of the song that their known for. This is nothing but more than unmemorable track I forget about it just that quickly theirs no pulse here like earlier QR material.
Fact is that the original Queensrÿche would never have released something like this. This is not metal. Its not even rock. This is pure pop, buried in a layer of distorted guitars and ridiculously trigged drums. This can't compare to anything Queensrÿche. I dont think of anything even close to Queensrÿche when i hear this. I'm not saying that it sucks though. It's just not Queensrÿche. I'm with Tate. At least he is always upright, not trying to be something he's not.
+Thord Dude you realize they released Dedicated to Chaos under the guidance of Tate. Answer me this..was that music Queensryche? I'll save you the trouble of answering, NO it wasn't. It was pure shit. You lose total credibility when you say this isn't even rock.
+Bill Conway I realize that i have commented on the wrong track. This is actually one of the tracks i enjoy very much of this album. Dont know how that happened.. The song i meant is "bulletproof". My apologies. This song actually rocks. The vibe of the band as a whole, i still stand with my opinion though.
+Bill Conway Other songs i really dont like on this album are Arrow of Time and Guardian.I think they are so lame and horrible, the drag down the whole album. It's sad, cause without them i think this album could have potential to be a real killer. Since those were singles, my expectations were extremely low. I was happily surprised with Hellfire, Hourglass and Just us anyhow.They have clearly made improvements from the last release. When the material is good, it really is good. I think those lame tracks and the production ruins most of it though. The drums are trigged to death, everything is ridiculously loud, and there are no fun basslines that i can hear. When it comes to that, the key has a huge advantage. Also the songs of that album fit nicer together. Can never listen to that album without hearing it all in one go.
You know what, fuck it! I can't hate any more. Yes I love Geoff Tate and I always will. The old Queensryche will always be my favorite and no matter how much LaTorre sounds like Tate, I can still hear the difference....and that's okay. Todd has the spirit of that voice that Queensryche is known for, so it's good to see them at least keeping the band alive. My only wish is that DeGarmo would join these guys again. Sorry to say this but he WAS the heart of this band and always goes unmentioned. Oh well, rock on! I still can listen to all of my old Queensryche albums with Tate and now this new stuff as well. Hell, if Tate could be more serious about doing music, I might could listen to him more. I just think he doesn't care anymore. Whilton, Rockenfeld, and Jackson do...that's why they are here.
Well I think my hearing is just fine. In fact I've been a musician for 30-years, work in a recording studio, and have had the honor of opening up for them on their first tour. I guess I was hoping for a fresh sound, and maybe taking some chances instead of rehashing the past. I'm sure their fans are very happy. Oh, Todd is young, but when Geoff Tate was that age he sounded great too! What about Todd and Midnight? HMmm...
+Rich Rozek Todd is 41. I'm pretty sure Tate didn't sound this good when he was 41. You want fresh go check out The Key. It's fresh, freshly laid shit. Sorry but I'll take this Queensryche.
bien Carajo!, le perdí el rastro a QR desde hace unos años. pero por suerte, a pesar que geoff no estè, la banda suena como QR. Pude verlos en vivo en buenos Aires hace unos años con Mike Stone aún en la banda. larga vida al metál \m/
I saw them last year (mainly went because The Rods were opening)and though they were very good, I wasn't overwhelmed that they had a new singer, but it was great seeing them have a singer that could do the early material justice. But since getting Condition Human I've become a Queensryche fan all over again. Love it, love it, love it and I'll be seeing them again in January, can't wait!!!
Can we really call this QR? Only one founding member? I think the LP is good, real good, but have the balls to create a new band and sell it that way (see SIXX AM). The name is the draw - but this is really the SR Band.
THE WARNING THERE 1ST ALBUM HAD 9 FUCKING SONGS THAT MADE METAL HISTORY -THE WARNING,TAKE HOLD OF THE FLAME,CHILD OF FIRE,BEFORE THE STORM,ROADS TO MADNESS, DELIVERANCE,EN FORCE,NO SANCTUARY,NM 156,
Not really bad ,but sorry Operation Mindcrime is one of the Best Albums ever ,and it will always be ..........But i will buy both cds also the one from tate
I first saw Queensryche back in the mid 80's when they opened for Kiss at the Colosseum in Houston, Texas . Been in my top 5 bands ever since. Take Hold the Flame live is still one of my best memories,
I have worked in a brewery or distillery for 3 years and pretty sure this is shot in a brewery. LOL. I'm not making fun of it. It's kind of cool. But it's not scary. Hope they made some good beer during the video.
Her'es an album i listen to over and over. agin.. And Todd detorres well i can't even say...he''s riveting... i just wish i could get my hands on there lyrics! please make a video with lyrics...or how could i get a copy of them? i have the cd ..i can't read them. And i really want them!
So i decided to go on the Queenryche concert today (in Berlin) This band was for loooong time one of my fav bands and well stil is.....and the new singer is good as well, hope so live too ;-)
The Whole Band Is Kick Ass And Yes Even I Have To Admit That Todd LA Torro Is Better Then Tate Todd Is One Hell Of A Singer Man What A Voice So Talented !
This song is what made me by Queensryche albums year after year, I purchased O.M the key not bad at all but this is totally freshness and cannot wait for this cd album to hit the stores. Greatness again.
Damn. This compared to the crap Tate is releasing is fucking great. Queensryche is kicking ass again.
+The Cisco Kid Compared to Tate's crap? Yes, this is great compared to it. Compared to what a lot of other bands, including QR, can really do? Pretty average.
Buck Norris
I agree with you Buck this hellfire is pure bullshit i'm not impressed!
Buck Norris
Probably not man he might have lost sight of that with plotting revenge tactics against Geoff with his vocals, Instead of worrying about their album that makes no sense and doesn't tell the listener shit about it. The key is a concept with many themes to it and takes on a journey and theirs a meaning in the lyrics, I don't get a meaning from this other than I sung so much high I lost place of the hook.
+The Cisco Kid ive seen them live several times, FNG sounds great but i'd like to see his stage presence before i make a call
+Robert Jones There are plenty of live videos all over RUclips. Check out the Wacken Open Air Festival, 2015. Its the whole show, professionally recorded. There is a timing speedbump at the very beginning, but the rest is spot on!
i am a blind fan of queensryche .. and i think this is one their best album after Operation of mindcrime or Empire !!
i love it such a kickass tune!!!!!
Holy shit! this is fucking awesome!!!
If U carefully read the lyrics and listened to it loud will notice that the music is a strong punch in the big mess the world is nowadays. "Anger and fear fuel the fire"........."heaven or hellFIRE, we´re fractured again". State´s corruption, violence, rapping, terrorists everywhere, greed from the corporate whores. This is a straight jab in the world scenario we live 2day. The last line is fantastic "black are the souls that tear down humanity"...."they´re coming, closing in..." Oh fuck it frightens me!!! QR is really back!
parker nailed that fast solo. such a good solid track from start to finish.
Michael praised parker on the solo and it shows Parker play it.
+shane dobiesz Parker is truly underestimated. He's a fantastic guitar player, and completely fits right in in QR. When they hired him back in the Tate days, he already knew the songs. Wilton didn't have to teach him a thing!
Yeah he did!
Of the 3 songs I've heard so far, they are all AMAZING!!! Queensryche has never been better. That's right, I said it. I was a fan in their early days and fell off the wagon when they began to suck. Since Todd joined, they've been the best I've ever heard them.
+D. Wilkins I'll give you "best since about '95 (Promised Land)" but saying they've NEVER been better is just...ouch. Come on! EP, The Warning, Rage for Order, Operation: Mindcrime. Those four, especially beat any new shit into the ground. This newest album, so far, seems to be their best in a VERY long time. But not ever. No way.
I remember hearing Operation: Mindcrime for the first time. It was legendary. Epic. I feel a similar sense of excitement with the new material. Plus, I'm a big fan of Todd. To each his own.
+D. Wilkins I'm going to have to agree with you. Usually when a band gets a new singer, it's usually the other way around. Not with Queensryche. probably had something to do with the bad vibes they were getting from Tate and being free from them with Todd, who not only sounds like Tate but has a higher range.
This new album is going to be EXCELLENT
+D. Wilkins Wait....the BEST you've ever heard them? Really?
+SadDadDancer Promised Land beats this new stuff out. This sounds ok...but pretty generic overall. I like "In This Light" much better...from the first one with Todd, than this stuff, but not better than Promised Land.
ladies and gentlemen, our empire has been rebuilt \m/
9 months ago, I posted that this sort of sucked. Well, after 9 months, I will admit, that this is a very powerful CD. Condition Human is one of my favorite QR CD's of all-time.
Ya man, this fantastic material. One of mine as well.
Shame Rick McGhee. LOL>. Who is on this album? Mike and Eddie I'm presuming. Is Scott there?
i agree is one of their best i think....
This just keeps getting better and better.
Can it please be October 2nd already?
Troll,
+Shredsofeden what?
Troll????? How is he a troll.
+YoooEric ..almost, my copy of 'Condition Hüman' is on its way!
Welcome back Queensryche, it's been too long. Good old memories from the old Ryche but with a much better sound. Loving it!
Kick Ass !!! This album is soooo good with each song it just keeps getting better and better ,,So excited to hear it from start to finish ...
Absolutely amazing. 'Nuff said.
kick ass stuff right there. kudos to all the guys!!
This is the REAL Queensryche, This song and the others are just awesome! I have listened to Tate's new album 20 times there are at best two songs worth listening too. I never thought it would be possible to replace Tate but they did, Todd is awesome. Last album rocked with Todd and this one he is really being allowed to be himself and I think we are all in for a real treat with this new album. Tate can't just replace Scott, Eddie and Michael and Parker with just a hall of fame line up and expect the same Queensryche sound. You can hear the Queensryche sound in every new song, proggy and much heavier, like the old days.
Todd La Torre is THE MAN!
Queensryche sounds like itself again. Right on brothers!!!!
Todd is one of the best metal vocalist out there today when it comes to the highs. You can search all over here for different cover songs he's done, as well as the stuff he did with Crimson Glory! I wish the Queensryche stuff would really let him show what he can really do!!
Absolutely amazing. 'Nuff said.
This is the best yet!!!!! Holy crap! I can't wait for the CD release party, this is going to be phenomenal!!!!!!!!!
now this is heavy metal at its best!!!!
Oh. My. God. This is incredible!
beginning drum track sounds like road to madness off the warning album what a badass drummer scott rockenfield is!!!!
this is the best i heard for quite a while. take me back to the glory years !!!!!
It's been a long time to hear Whip's fast pattern soloing. 간만에 기타지판에서 거품이 나는 듯. ^^
i think the fast solo from 3.16 is Parker. Either way, it's awesome.
P.S love your guitar cover videos
+Nick Nick Ah. Yes. You are right! Parker's style!!!:)
Suck on that solo Ovenmitts!
Intro reminds of Promised Land. SoundFX like Empire, Vocals like Blinded, Eargasm!!
+anarchialdrake09 Nailed it.
+Gibal Riz it reminds me of road to madness speak the word!!!!
such a awesome song sorry Geoff Tate this guy is better than you
+TV 14 Legend Maud Pje geoff tate couldnt do the gravally high vocal range like todd la torre can even in his prime!!!
+TV 14 Legend Maud Pje He gave us (me) many good years, I was sadden at the downward spiral towards the end of the GT era.
SanityAssassin GT time in QR was the best in the 80s and now his time is up after his two last albums that really make QR the worst and now Todd is the main man of the band after Geoff left the band
I partial agree, I followed the band very closely, and Quensryche has always been a collective, (until the...) Todd is Awesomely filling the role of the front man, but Queensryche is a mutual thing!! my $0.02
+TV 14 Legend Maud Pje Now that's a stretch, LOL! This guy will never be Geoff Tate, BUT he IS a great metal vocalist in his own reich, er, I mean right!
Incredible. All three "pre-releases" off this album are killer. I hear all of the elements that make Queensryche special in this one. Well done lads!
+ZillaFitness | Chad Pink Really??? Most old-school QR fans would be likely to consider Tate one of the elements you're referring to... pretty sure neither of us is hearing him in this tune. Tate's become a very disappointing, embarrassing and bitter person, but the one thing I'm sure he didn't do is sing any of these vocals - which, by the way, is probably a good thing. Still, he should never be passed over or forgotten if someone's referring to elements that made QR the brilliant gem they --were--.
+Mike Davis One more thing: Before anyone goes & gets too excited about this "new" sound/supposed return to form .... I'm not yet convinced it meets the criteria to be considered either of those things - - - Ever hear of a band called Dream Theater?
i cant get over what a awesome song this is welcome back queensyche!!!!!
I love Queensryche and Dream Theater a lot and I m a huge Geoff Tate fan. Now that the former are divided, I try to listen to both efforts openmindedly to see what I like. What impressed me with Dream Theater is that when their vocalist got into vocal trouble, a phase which lasted years, the band never considered replacing him, they remained close like buddies until the problem was eventually dealt with. Musicians are not expendable objects. Dont hate someone who cant deliver the same vocal range anymore. Especially vocalists who abused their voices to entertain us for years. Respect and explore their new range and sound. Voices change, mature or even deteriorate, they are a physical component. This here is a great song that has the old mindcrime feel and this new vocalist is really good. I happen to be one of those listeners and fans who think Tate is an integral and defining part of the "Queensryche sound" but music has to be listened to without hate and stereotypes.
This is mind blowing, I can't remember when I heard this band sound this fucking good!
Same old borin 80's shit. Tate overcomes this.
I am going to have to disagree with your assessment.
Troll
Shredsofeden
Queensryche are Tate's trolls, you right.
is it just me... but at the 2:25 marker sounds like Mark Slaughter voice back gound. LOL
Holy hell! This song freaking kicks ass! I just stumbled upon it! Never gave newer Queensryche a gander! Glad I did!
and this video sound is compressed, wait till ya hear the final production when ya get the CD...the whole album is f-n amazingly awesome!!! RYCHE is truly back with this release!!
+Mike Savoia I agree, I've been listening to it on TIDAL (which is supposed to be FLAC) and there is no comparison. The drums sound weak here, but not on TIDAL/FLAC.
+moochee22 Wait till ya hear the whole album...damn its good. Grows on you every listen...i'm on like 100 times through this past month ha!! The title track is epic!!
Can't wait! Oct 2. 1 week.
+Mike Savoia I fully agree! I was dissapointed with their self-titled last effort but this one is simply amazing. Great album, well done at last Queensryche.
vv
Completely blown away by this! Finally!!!
Wow great to hear this much energy. I also love the fact Todd is using his more gritty voice style. Very nice song again.
This song and Guardian are the best for a videoclip.
So cool to see the Ryche kicking ass again...awesome!
Great to see Queensryche at the LA Forum last night. Their new song Arrow of Time rocked!
LA Forum Capacity: 17,505
very cool
Geoff was the best vocalist on Earth during years, but now he just wants to take care of his cats and his wine company. I think he deserves that, he´s a free man. But we, the fans, were looking for a strong rock stuff for so long. And "Condition Human" brings back an atmosphere we haven´t feel since i don´t know, maybe since DeGarmos´s departure. Finally back to the real world of Queensrÿche.
I don't know about that, as far as best vocalist of that time goes I still have to say, Ronnie James Dio.
This CD is absolute kick ass! Best album from Queensryche in so many years. The more you listen to it you see how much of a masterpiece it really is. Incredible music writing. I hope they keep the same producer/engineer for the next album because its a perfect match for Queensryche and their true sound.
It sounds smokin'! Great job! Can't wait to get the new cd!!
In no particular order:
Todd - Love the edge you brought back to the vocals with Quensryche
Ed Bass - Still sounding and looking badass!!
Scott - One take Scott!!! always a treat.
Parker - The guitar pick!!...LOL, but seriously, nice chops and a great new(ish) guitar player, how does it it feel to be the youngin?
Whip - Love the overall more (relatively) progressive (or return to) direction of what is coming out, while keeping Old School fans that might not pick up the nuances grounded in the Ryche!!
WOW! This song really kicks Ass!!!
This is just amazing!!!! Reminds me of old-school QR that we've come to know & love!! Love! LOVE!! LOVE IT!!! Ryche on!!!
sorry to say this is not queens rye. with out jeff
I have to admit, I like this. Great production job! Musically, it sounds like old Queensryche. I checked out on this band LONG ago. This might actually bring me back!
Way much better than the crap, they put out for 15+ years. Keep the metal flowing as they say!
There back!!!
This is fan-fucking tastic!!!!!
F****** GOOD
Killer. The Ryche is back.
+Michael Schencker uhhm.... no. it's not. Ryche had a singer named Tate, and he died. Or something.
+Michael Schenker ....my favorite guitarist of all time.
It sounds as if Queensryche have Midnight as lead singer which is good for me :)
+Bernsong For me too
Great song indeed! Ryche strikes back! :)
Back to its roots! QR at its best!
That gum we like is coming back in style. And shape. Great track, maybe the best of the three released.
Dig the opening… straight-up Scotty there with the environment-creation of the opener. Cool track.
It slays!
fuck yea
I´m addicted to this song. Fantastic!!!
It sounds like old Queensryche. Could fit well on Rage For Order, the sound effects are almost the same.
For once, I can hear a Todd-era QR song fitting in on Rage. The solo at least could totally fit in.
Band is locked in. 3 for 3. Album is going to be a game-changer!
Sickness!!!! Love it!!!
This is powerful and a return to the progressive/aggressive style that was their siren call in the glory days. Welcome back!
I grew up with these guys, seen members come and go, some sorry to see go, some not so much. I met Micheal Wilton in person, he did a photo shoot with me and signed my SG, How frikon cool is that? Had people ask my why would I have him sign a GIbson, what you think it will be worth more? I laughed and said NO, because it's Michael Fucking Wilton. Rock on guys~
A forever Ryche fan!
Awesome!!! big fan!! The conceptional twist is still relevant and moving as always!!!
This is like a "railroad spike" in Tates coffin !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Tate's Operation Mindcrime does not even fit into the same genre of music. It's almost like comparing apples to oranges. This new QR song absolutely nails it! It's what I have been longing for!
+Dave Smith They didn't steal anything they gave a unmemorable album track compared to a concept album with much remembrance in it, Nice try bud, but hellfire is burned out before it begun!
Dave Smith
What are your statistics suppose to mean it still doesn't change the fact current QR is a great cover band, If I want classics I have the albums don't need them for that, Also the fan base is divide so how is that a accurate count for anything nimrod, You have Queensryche (cover band) fans, Tate fans, and fans of both so what are showing other than a bunch of numbers that don't add up to how people personally feel, But are simply just numbers accumulating through people watch videos which doesn't say anything, So think about that idiot and stop trying to make people choose a side, I simply could defend both but it's not exactly neutral everybody wants to take sides.
Dave Smith
OM is a band put together like the concept from the man himself where as QR are remain members with two new guys who seem out of place, He use a name he came up with to start something from the ground up instead taking an established name and ruining it with an amateur hour singer, Who only sounds like Tate because is his bosses told him so to sell copies of their new music and performances, which seem to be not generating any money. More than 80 to 90 percent of the setlist are classics wrote by yours truly that's a cover band bro, With a couple new songs which doesn't help their case by much so nice try with that claim, Also the only low IQ here is you with your ignorance towards a main element of the band because the remaining members say hate him and you do it like a well trained servant.
Dave Smith
It ain't the instrumentals without a vocalist the songs don't go anywhere, And Geoff's vocals/partial writing with Chris made this band money and success beyond their wildest dreams, Todd will never give them half of glimpse of that today mainly cause the music scene has changed big time, Nothing against them but it's the truth I honestly like both sides but too much hatred towards Geoff doesn't make that easy especially when none of us know him or them personally.
Just amazed by the similarity voice of Tate....I give him that. But not just Tate.
Can't play Guardian loud enough! Louder....LOUDERRRRRRRR!
Nice tasteful bass work Eddie Jackson!
OK.. I'm intrigued...Guardian NOT so much... evolution calling...really?? This track is what I expected... lets hope the rest are true to the soul of Queensryche!
Fuck that Slipknot commercial made my heart jump out of my chest. Onto the Ryche.
Here's your concert opener! Awesome song. Thanks for being Queensryche again. Long overdue.
+Psycho Dad News god dam this is some hardest rock they play for very long time 1 badass song!!!!!
Queensryche doesn't sound anything like slaughter lol .more of the hate Gatorade from buck Norris Geoff Tate fan boy!!!
geoff tate sounds like bieber!!!!
todd is 3 times a singer compare to present geoff tate lol!!!!
The replies here are laughable to say the least Todd is an imitation like fake sugar but he can sing, But it's too bad Queensryche are exploiting his Geoff Tate impersonation to make money instead of laying the name to rest and forge on as something totally different, Also the key is a great album compare to this sub-par material which is just a copycat of the first 4 albums, And concert opener don't make me laugh where the hell is the chorus/hook the part of the song that their known for. This is nothing but more than unmemorable track I forget about it just that quickly theirs no pulse here like earlier QR material.
Fact is that the original Queensrÿche would never have released something like this. This is not metal. Its not even rock. This is pure pop, buried in a layer of distorted guitars and ridiculously trigged drums. This can't compare to anything Queensrÿche. I dont think of anything even close to Queensrÿche when i hear this. I'm not saying that it sucks though. It's just not Queensrÿche. I'm with Tate. At least he is always upright, not trying to be something he's not.
+Thord Dude you realize they released Dedicated to Chaos under the guidance of Tate. Answer me this..was that music Queensryche? I'll save you the trouble of answering, NO it wasn't. It was pure shit. You lose total credibility when you say this isn't even rock.
+Bill Conway I realize that i have commented on the wrong track. This is actually one of the tracks i enjoy very much of this album. Dont know how that happened.. The song i meant is "bulletproof". My apologies. This song actually rocks. The vibe of the band as a whole, i still stand with my opinion though.
Thord No problem . LOL i was going to say how isn't this rock? lol
+Bill Conway Other songs i really dont like on this album are Arrow of Time and Guardian.I think they are so lame and horrible, the drag down the whole album. It's sad, cause without them i think this album could have potential to be a real killer. Since those were singles, my expectations were extremely low. I was happily surprised with Hellfire, Hourglass and Just us anyhow.They have clearly made improvements from the last release. When the material is good, it really is good. I think those lame tracks and the production ruins most of it though. The drums are trigged to death, everything is ridiculously loud, and there are no fun basslines that i can hear. When it comes to that, the key has a huge advantage. Also the songs of that album fit nicer together. Can never listen to that album without hearing it all in one go.
Buck Norris Look who it is...BUCK FUCKING NORRIS. I was hoping you were missing in action.
You know what, fuck it! I can't hate any more. Yes I love Geoff Tate and I always will. The old Queensryche will always be my favorite and no matter how much LaTorre sounds like Tate, I can still hear the difference....and that's okay. Todd has the spirit of that voice that Queensryche is known for, so it's good to see them at least keeping the band alive. My only wish is that DeGarmo would join these guys again. Sorry to say this but he WAS the heart of this band and always goes unmentioned. Oh well, rock on! I still can listen to all of my old Queensryche albums with Tate and now this new stuff as well. Hell, if Tate could be more serious about doing music, I might could listen to him more. I just think he doesn't care anymore. Whilton, Rockenfeld, and Jackson do...that's why they are here.
Well I think my hearing is just fine. In fact I've been a musician for 30-years, work in a recording studio, and have had the honor of opening up for them on their first tour. I guess I was hoping for a fresh sound, and maybe taking some chances instead of rehashing the past. I'm sure their fans are very happy. Oh, Todd is young, but when Geoff Tate was that age he sounded great too! What about Todd and Midnight? HMmm...
+Rich Rozek Todd is 41. I'm pretty sure Tate didn't sound this good when he was 41. You want fresh go check out The Key. It's fresh, freshly laid shit. Sorry but I'll take this Queensryche.
+Rich Rozek Live Evolution DVD, Geoff was about 41 and it isn't that great.
*****
Just to be clear no one is comparing the two but you. It's 2015, none of that matters.
+Psycho Dad News
No one is comparing the two? Are you insane? EVERYONE is.
Danimal300zx
Maybe you are but I'm not.
bien Carajo!, le perdí el rastro a QR desde hace unos años. pero por suerte, a pesar que geoff no estè, la banda suena como QR. Pude verlos en vivo en buenos Aires hace unos años con Mike Stone aún en la banda. larga vida al metál \m/
I saw them last year (mainly went because The Rods were opening)and though they were very good, I wasn't overwhelmed that they had a new singer, but it was great seeing them have a singer that could do the early material justice. But since getting Condition Human I've become a Queensryche fan all over again. Love it, love it, love it and I'll be seeing them again in January, can't wait!!!
Can we really call this QR? Only one founding member? I think the LP is good, real good, but have the balls to create a new band and sell it that way (see SIXX AM). The name is the draw - but this is really the SR Band.
THE WARNING THERE 1ST ALBUM HAD 9 FUCKING SONGS THAT MADE METAL HISTORY -THE WARNING,TAKE HOLD OF THE FLAME,CHILD OF FIRE,BEFORE THE STORM,ROADS TO MADNESS, DELIVERANCE,EN FORCE,NO SANCTUARY,NM 156,
Great album!!! Todd Latorre has breathed new life into the 'Ryche". Best album since Empire for sure, maybe since Mindcrime.
Not really bad ,but sorry Operation Mindcrime is one of the Best Albums ever ,and it will always be ..........But i will buy both cds also the one from tate
I first saw Queensryche back in the mid 80's when they opened for Kiss at the Colosseum in Houston, Texas . Been in my top 5 bands ever since. Take Hold the Flame live is still one of my best memories,
I have worked in a brewery or distillery for 3 years and pretty sure this is shot in a brewery. LOL. I'm not making fun of it. It's kind of cool. But it's not scary. Hope they made some good beer during the video.
Her'es an album i listen to over and over. agin.. And Todd detorres well i can't even say...he''s riveting... i just wish i could get my hands on there lyrics! please make a video with lyrics...or how could i get a copy of them? i have the cd ..i can't read them. And i really want them!
Trolls I dare you to post ,the song could have on Empire brilliant!
This sounds like a song that was cut from RFO. This is a good thing. \m/
From the opening chords, Queensryche has gone up a level in intensity. This is quality metal forged in the crucible of the toughst critics... us.
New album is straight up badass!!!!!!!!!!!!
Like the old good days...brilliant!
Tate burns gasoline while Queensrÿche burns souls! \m/
Oh, and when other bands play, Manowar kill.
I don't know how you compare the two singers when they sound alike!Its like hearing Geoff again with his group as it should be,the originals!!!
Pure heavy metal at its best, but still reminds me of Whitesnake` "The Gambler", or some Lynch Mob tracks from the past.
So i decided to go on the Queenryche concert today (in Berlin) This band was for loooong time one of my fav bands and well stil is.....and the new singer is good as well, hope so live too ;-)
Classic!! It's got a nod to Suite Sister Mary in the intro... The whole band is simply on (hell) fire!! Great!
The Whole Band Is Kick Ass And Yes Even I Have To Admit That Todd LA Torro Is Better Then Tate Todd Is One Hell Of A Singer Man What A Voice So Talented !
This song is what made me by Queensryche albums year after year, I purchased O.M the key not bad at all but this is totally freshness and cannot wait for this cd album to hit the stores.
Greatness again.
Saw you live a few weeks ago.
Love this new stuff you've created!!