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)
Warning
Queensrÿche Lyrics
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And someday you said I'd know
All these years, of fighting hard
And now it's finally come too close
I can't believe it's now happening to me
Oh, couldn't it wait a few hundred years
Destiny can't rest you see, now it's time
The child of centuries, forgotten in time
You talk in circles of rhyme
Seer of places future and past
The warning you gave us is surely our last
Warning!
Behold the child, his pointing hand
Is raised in solemn grace
His eyes once wide with learning wonder
Now leave stains upon his face
Now see the hands of the working man
He's leaning back against the wall
Once busy hands are idle now
Standing ready for the fall! Our fall!
The signs will come as days past by
For those that claim to see
The blind will stay not choosing to die
Not believing the visions I've seen
Warning!
The song "Warning" by Queensrÿche is a prophetic warning about the end of the world. The first stanza starts with the singer asking why things are happening and being told that someday he will know. The following years he fought hard to avoid the inevitable but it has now come too close. He cannot believe it's finally happening to him and wishes it could wait a few hundred years. Destiny cannot be changed and it's time for him to cry tears. The next stanza describes a child of centuries, forgotten in time, who spoke in circles of rhyme and saw places future and past. The warning given by this child is now their last.
The chorus warns about the child whose pointing hand is raised in solemn grace and whose face is stained by learning wonder. The working man's once busy hands are now idle and ready for the fall. The signs of the end of the world will come as days past by and those that claim to see will know it's coming. However, the blind will not choose to die, not believing the visions that are seen.
Overall, "Warning" is a chilling and poetic song that predicts the end of the world with vivid imagery and prophetic warnings.
Line by Line Meaning
I remember I was asking why
I recall questioning things, wondering about their purpose and reason.
And someday you said I'd know
You told me one day I would understand.
All these years, of fighting hard
After years of struggling and putting in effort,
And now it's finally come too close
The situation has gotten too near and is becoming a reality.
I can't believe it's now happening to me
I am in disbelief that it is happening to me.
Oh, couldn't it wait a few hundred years
I wish this could have been delayed for centuries.
Destiny can't rest you see, now it's time
It's a sign that destiny can't wait any longer and now it's time.
Time to cry your tears! Now cry!
It's time to cry because the situation is so terrible.
The child of centuries, forgotten in time
A child who was born centuries ago, but now forgotten over time.
You talk in circles of rhyme
You're speaking in riddles and using rhyming words.
Seer of places future and past
Someone who can see into the future and the past.
The warning you gave us is surely our last
The warning you gave us is going to be the last chance to prevent something terrible from happening.
Warning!
Be careful and pay attention!
Behold the child, his pointing hand
See that child over there with his hand pointing.
Is raised in solemn grace
He's lifting his hand with solemn grace.
His eyes once wide with learning wonder
His eyes that were once curious and full of wonder have now become stained.
Now leave stains upon his face
Now his face is blemished because of whatever he has seen or experienced.
Now see the hands of the working man
Look at the hands of the working man.
He's leaning back against the wall
He's taking a break and leaning against the wall.
Once busy hands are idle now
His hands that were once busy are now taking a break.
Standing ready for the fall! Our fall!
We are now waiting and ready for something terrible to happen.
The signs will come as days past by
The indications of bad things to come will slowly appear over time.
For those that claim to see
For those of us who can see them, the signs will be there.
The blind will stay not choosing to die
Those who are blind to these signs will not choose to do anything until it's too late.
Not believing the visions I've seen
They won't believe the terrible things I have seen in my visions.
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONG, FRANK E., III WRIGHT, FRANK EDWIN WRIGHT III, MICHAEL PRITCHARD, MIKE DIRNT, MIKE RYAN PRITCHARD, TRE COOL
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Paul Korver
Warning
I remember I was asking why
And someday you said I'd know
All these years, of fighting hard
And now it's finally come too close
I can't believe it's now happening to me
Oh, couldn't it wait a few hundred years
Destiny can't rest you see, now it's time
Time to cry your tears! Now cry!
The child of centuries, forgotten in time....
You talk in circles of rhyme
Seer of places future and past
The warning you gave us is surely our last
Warning!
Warning!
Warning!
Behold the child, his pointing hand
Is raised in solemn grace
His eyes once wide with learning wonder
Now leave stains upon his face
Now see the hands of the working man
He's leaning back against the wall
Once busy hands are idle now
Standing ready for the fall! Our fall!
The signs will come as days past by
For those that claim to see
The blind will stay not choosing to die
Not believing the visions I've seen
Warning!
Warning!
Warning!
Warning!........
Magilla
I don’t believe these guys really know how great they were. My all time favorite band.
Johny Riggs
Always put on a better live performance than recording studio takes. I've only seen them three times but always brought the house down.
Evidence of Data
Spot on bro. Not sure when you caught them live but empire, promised land, OM1, tribe days they sounded incredible. This is the first song I heard from QR and I was hooked. Never looked back😎
P4rl4y 4theW1n
I saw mindcrime when I was 10 and was blown the fuck away
Daron Olenus
WTF!! How can a live version sound better than a studio?? That's called true talent. As time passes through you realize how lucky we all were to grow up in my opinion the greatest influential music of a life time. 08/21/2022. Music is a virtual time machine.
1SWEETSERENADER
Absolutely 💯..
The only version I listen to #unbelievable
Dewey P
I love live versions when they are good, but this is next level !
Fabio Cancedda (fcanc)
It was very common at the time to overdub some parts to make it sound perfect. Another common practice was to record two or more dates at the same location (but in many cases also at different locations – see Live After Death for example) and choose the best take for release
Ricardo Javier Rodríguez
Porque es Queensryche ❤️🔥.
Kevin Woolner
My god! His vocal power is amazing