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- Polo Rock Festival - July 2004 - Düsseldorf (D) - - Bang-Your-Head - June 2004 - Balingen (D) - - Queensrÿche & Beyond Fear - April 2008 - Chihuahua (Mex) - - Bang-Your-Head - June 2008 - Balingen (D) - - Queensrÿche - May 2009 - Chicago, IL (USA) - - Queensrÿche - May 2009 - Chicago, IL (USA) - - Queensrÿche & Fatal Smile - June 2009 - Düsseldorf (D) - - High Voltage Festival 2011 - June 2011 - London (GB) - - Queensrÿche - Oct. 2012 - San Antonio, TX (USA) -
- Queensrÿche -
- Oct. 13th 2012 - San Antonio, TX (USA), Sunken Gardens Theater -
Saturday, I attended the South Texas Rock Fest in San Antonio, TX. On the bill were Queensrÿche, Accept, Dokken, and MSG. Unfortunately, I got there too late for MSG, which was a shame since that's the only band I hadn't seen before. I knew what I was going to get from Dokken and Accept. Dokken would give a solid effort, but would be disappointing because Don Dokken is only a shell of the singer he used to be and couldn't hit the high notes anymore. He even commented during the show that he no longer had his falsetto, that it was gone. On the other hand, I knew Accept was a well-oiled, metal machine, and they exceeded my high expectations. They were simply flawless, looked great, sounded great, great setlist for only an hour or so set. One 2nd stage band caught my attention. Project Terror, featuring Crimson Glory's Ben Jackson on guitar gave a solid dose of power metal. The real wildcard of the festival was Queensryche with their new singer Todd La Torre. I had heard good things and seen YouTube clips, but I had to see for myself. After some strange techno intro music that I didn't understand of care for, Queensrÿche exploded onto the stage to Queen Of The Ryche. Now, I've seen Queensrÿche before, eight other times in fact, and I can't remember that song that early in the set. The more difficult songs are usually reserved for the end of the set, but no, they actually opened with Queen Of The Ryche and Todd La Torre nailed it perfectly. Queensrÿche had promised to be a more metal band with La Torre, and they were. They stuck to their older material, nothing after Mindcrime, bringing out songs like En Force, Child Of Fire, and Road To Madness. They even broke out Prophecy, which I had never heard live. Todd sounded amazing, and was very appreciative of the crowd (unlike the original singer who told the crowd at Rocklahoma that they sucked). The band seemed to be re-energized, too, with Michael Wilton commanding the stage during his solos like I haven't seen before. Late in the show, Todd did seem to tire just a little bit. I found out later from a friend who was backstage the Todd had been suffering a severe headache all day and even had someone rubbing his temples every time he came off stage. After a short break, they came out for their encore. The break did Todd good, because he was back to 100% for Take Hold Of The Flame, nailing every note perfectly. They ended the show with three songs from Empire. I left with no doubts about the future of Queensrÿche. As long as the new music holds up, they will be back on top of the metal world.
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- Queensrÿche & Fatal Smile -
- June 22nd 2009 - Düsseldorf (D), Stahlwerk -
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Queensrÿche are back with American Soldier and touring the world. One stop on their route through Europe was scheduled for Düsseldorf. In Germany they were supported by Ivanhoe and Fatal Smile, but in Düsseldorf 2 more bands were added, but I skipped them. And I wasn't the only one hanging out in the foyer of the venue. |
- Queensr˙che - May 8th 2009 - Chicago IL (USA), House of Blues -
© Claudia Ehrhardt June 2009 Live in Düsseldorf |
There's a lot one can say about Queensr˙che. One of the founding bands of the Progressive Metal genre in the 1980's, for the majority of that decade and almost half of the next, the band was a force to be reckoned with, putting out classic albums such as The Warning, Rage For Order, and the pinnacle of their career as well as a highlight of the progressive metal genre, the masterpiece Operation: Mindcrime. The 1990's saw them release Empire (the peak of their commercial success) and Promised Land, the former a worthy successor to Mindcrime and the latter solid, if not as good. |
Queensrÿche - May 8th 2009 - Chicago (IL, USA), House Of Blues
Seattle's finest came for 2 shows to Chicago and they were out to perform music from Rage For Order, American Soldier and Empire - Extended Suites tour. Set list: |
Queensrÿche & Beyond Fear
- April 26th 2008 - Chihuahua, México -
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The awaiting had finished at last, year's most expected event for veteran rockers had come. While on the line I could feel the magic in the ambiance, for the first time in Chihuahua, we had nothing but two high profile bands in a single night! |
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