Queensrÿche has sold over 20 million albums worldwide, including over 6 million albums in the United States. They are considered one of the leaders of the progressive metal scene of the mid-to-late 1980s, and often referred to as one of the "Big Three" of the genre, along with Dream Theater and Fates Warning. The band received worldwide acclaim after the release of their 1988 album Operation: Mindcrime, which is often considered one of the greatest heavy metal concept albums of all time. Their follow-up release, Empire, released in 1990, was also very successful and included the hit single "Silent Lucidity". The band has received three Grammy Award nominations for songs from both albums. In 1998, drummer Rockenfield received an individual Grammy nomination.
Also in 1998, guitarist and primary songwriter Chris DeGarmo left the band for personal reasons, returning briefly in 2003 to write and record the Tribe album. Over the years, his replacements have been Kelly Gray, Mike Stone, and Parker Lundgren. Following a highly publicized backstage altercation before a show in São Paulo, Brazil, in April 2012, Tate was fired from the band and replaced with then-Crimson Glory singer Todd La Torre. In response to his dismissal, Tate and his wife Susan (who served as the band's manager from 2005 to 2012) filed a lawsuit in a Washington court, claiming that he was wrongfully terminated. The ruling in the preliminary injunction was that both parties were allowed to use the name Queensrÿche until a court ruling or a settlement decided who would get to use the name. A settlement was reached on April 17, 2014, in which founding members Wilton, Rockenfield and Jackson were awarded the rights to the band trademark, continuing to play with the lineup that additionally includes singer La Torre and guitarist Lundgren.
During the time, both parties could use the name Queensrÿche, Tate created his own lineup featuring former guitarist Gray and musicians from bands including Blue Öyster Cult, Ozzy Osbourne, Whitesnake, Dio, AC/DC and Quiet Riot. This version of Queensrÿche with Geoff Tate released the album Frequency Unknown on April 23, 2013, while Queensrÿche (with La Torre replacing Tate) released their eponymous album on June 24 and 25, 2013 (European and American release date, respectively). Both bands toured in 2013 and 2014.
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Studio albums
The Warning (1984)
Rage for Order (1986)
Operation: Mindcrime (1988)
Empire (1990)
Promised Land (1994)
Hear in the Now Frontier (1997)
Q2K (1999)
Tribe (2003)
Operation: Mindcrime II (2006)
Take Cover (2007)
American Soldier (2009)
Dedicated to Chaos (2011)
Queensrÿche (2013)
Condition Hüman (2015)
The Verdict (2019)
Digital Noise Alliance (2022)
Geoff Tate's Queensrÿche
Frequency Unknown (2013)
Unafraid
Queensrÿche Lyrics
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I fear nothing.
I'm unafraid,
I hope for nothing.
I'm unafraid,
I fear nothing.
I'm free! I'm free!
I hope for nothing.
I'm free-you can believe in me.
The lyrics of Queensrÿche's song Unafraid oozes of confidence and bravado, where the singer declares to be unafraid and to have no fear or hope for anything. The singer is portraying himself as someone who is above all the materialistic and emotional factors that usually motivate people, and claims to be truly free. He has become the master of his own destiny and is not afraid to lead his life on his own terms. He is inviting people to believe in him, as he has no doubt or hesitation.
The song portrays the concept of liberation and inner strength, where the singer has achieved the state of being unafraid and hopes for nothing but is still free. The singer is embracing his fears and limitations, acknowledging them but not allowing them to dictate his life. Instead, he has acclimated himself to his inner doubts and embraced them, making him a force to be reckoned with. The song is a celebration of living life fearlessly and embracing one's authenticity, and letting the world know that it is okay to be unafraid, to be free.
Line by Line Meaning
I'm unafraid,
I have overcome any fear that I used to have
I fear nothing.
Nothing scares me now, I am fearless
I'm unafraid,
I am so confident that nothing can shake my confidence
I hope for nothing.
I don't expect any particular outcome or achievement anymore, I have no hope
I'm unafraid,
Fear has no power over me anymore
I fear nothing.
I have conquered all my fears
I'm free! I'm free!
I feel liberated from anything that used to hold me back
I'm unafraid,
My past fears are in the past and I am not afraid of anything anymore
I hope for nothing.
I have no expectations or aspirations for the future
I'm free-you can believe in me.
I am trustworthy and you can rely on me because I have no personal agenda or motivation for my actions.
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