Queensrÿche
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![Drummer Scott Rockenfield and singer Geoff Tate performing with Queensrÿche in São Paulo, Brazil on April 14, 2012. Tate would repeatedly spit at Rockenfield during this show.[52]](/Images/godic/202502/05/Queensrÿche_no_Brasil-81320.jpg")
![Queensrÿche with Todd La Torre in 2012.](/Images/godic/202502/05/Queensryche_soundcheck_Halfway_Jam_20121320.jpg")
Queensrÿche /ˈkwiːnzraɪk/ is an American 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.