Queensryche

Queensryche is a progressive heavy metal band from Bellevue, Washington. Guitarist Michael Wilton and drummer Scott Rockenfield started out covering songs from Iron Maiden and Judas Priest before forming the band in 1981. Influenced by popular heavy metal bands, Queensryche blends the powerful guitar-driven sounds of metal with progressive rock. The band has been successful worldwide in the progressive metal scene and continues to tour and record.