Queensrÿche is an American heavy metal band that was formed in 1982 in Bellevue, Washington. The original members included Geoff Tate, Chris DeGarmo, Michael Wilton, Eddie Jackson, and Scott Rockenfield. They released their self-titled EP in 1983 and their full-length debut album The Warning in 1984. It was a successful start to their career with the single “Queen of the Reich” becoming a Billboard Top 100 hit. Queensrÿche released six more studio albums over the next decade, all of them commercially successful. Their 1988 album Operation: Mindcrime was particularly successful, going double platinum and being certified gold in five countries. They moved into a more progressive sound with their 1990 release Empire, once again going platinum in the US and gold in multiple countries. Queensrÿche has released 10 studio albums since forming, with their most recent album The Verdict released in 2019.