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Progressive Metal Legends QUEENSRŸCHE Announce “Volume and Vengeance Tour” For Fall of 2025 With Special Guests ACCEPT!

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal bands, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , , , on July 8, 2025 by Metal Odyssey

From Queensrÿche Facebook:

Today, progressive metal legends QUEENSRŸCHE are excited to announce they’ll be hitting the road this coming fall on the “Volume and Vengeance Tour” alongside special guests ACCEPT. The tour will kick off on November 7th in Denver, CO at Summit and will conclude on December 20th in Temecula, CA at Pechanga Theater Casino.

Ticket pre-sales begin tomorrow and the general on-sale is Friday. For a full list of dates, please see below.

Vocalist Todd La Torre shares on the tour: “We are extremely excited to announce our upcoming 2025 U.S. fall tour with metal legends Accept!

For years and years both bands have discussed wanting to do a proper tour together, and the time has finally arrived. And while we both have our unique stylistic approaches, both bands continue to have a deep and revered history, shared by an amazing fan-base that is sure to enjoy this moment in time.

So it is with great pleasure that we invite you to experience the “Volume and Vengeance Tour” with QUEENSRŸCHE and Accept, and be part of metal musical history with us! See you soon!!!

The cool artwork you see was created by my good friend and friend of the band, Joe Helm.”

Tickets on sale here: http://www.queensrycheofficial.com/tour-dates/

QUEENSRŸCHE Live w/ACCEPT:

11/07: Denver, CO @ Summit

11/08: Wichita, KS @ TempleLive at Wichita Scottish Rite Center

11/09: Evansville, IN @ Victory Theatre

11/11: Peoria, IL @ TempleLive at Peoria Scottish Rite Theater

11/13: Chicago, IL @ House of Blues

11/14: Nashville, IN @ Brown County Music Center

11/15: Cleveland, OH @ TempleLive Cleveland Masonic

11/16: Columbus, OH @ TempleLive at the Columbus Athenaeum

11/18: Greensburg, PA @ Palace Theater

11/19: Wilkes-Barre, PA @ Kirby Center

11/21: Somerville, MA @ Somerville Theatre

11/22: Hartford, CT @ The Webster

11/23: Huntington, NY @ The Paramount

11/25: Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom

11/26: Harrisburg, PA @ Capitol City Music Hall

11/28: Ponte Vedra Beach, FL @ Ponte Vedra Concert Hall

11/29: Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Culture Room

12/02: Lake Buena Vista, FL @ House of Blues

12/03: Tampa, FL @ Jannus Live

12/05: Rocky Mount, VA @ Harvester Performance Center

12/06: Charles Town, WV @ Hollywood Casino

12/09: Fort Smith, AR @ Commandry at TempleLive

12/11: Houston, TX @ House of Blues

12/14: Dallas, TX @ House of Blues

12/16: Phoenix, AZ @ The Van Buren

12/18: Anaheim, CA @ House of Blues

12/19: San Diego, CA @ House of Blues

12/20: Temecula, CA @ Pechanga Theater Casino

VIP Packages Include:

  • Pre-Show Meet & Greet
  • Photo-Op with band
  • VIP Laminate and Lanyard
  • VIP Bottle Opener Key-chain
  • VIP Koozie
  • VIP Ticket Magnet
  • Vinyl Tri-Ryche Sticker
  • Knit Beanie
  • Tour Guitar Pick Set
  • One personal item signed
    Please note: VIP packages do not include a ticket! Bring your camera/phone for the photo op.
    VIP Packages available here starting Friday July 11: https://www.national-acts.com/queensryche

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Michael Wilton Of Queensrÿche – New Studio Album Releases On December 6th

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news with tags , , , , , on November 7, 2024 by Metal Odyssey

From Rat Pak Records:

Queensrÿche founding guitarist Michael “Whip” Wilton is set to release his highly anticipated solo album, Volume 1, due out on December 6, 2024 via Rat Pak Records. Along with powerhouse Seattle vocalist Mark Winterman, drummer Sonny Sudra and bassist “Hodgy”, Michael offers nine power packed songs reminiscent of the sound he is best known for.

Mixed and Mastered by “Zeuss” (Queensrÿche, Rob Zombie, Shadows Fall), Vol 1 captures Michael’s ability to think outside the box with flavorful riffs, catchy melodies and thoughtful solos while still maintaining his signature sound. From the opening chords of “People Suffer” to the closing track “Drowning at Daybreak”, it is clear that Michael Wilton’s trademark style lays the bedrock for this well crafted offering.

You can now pre-order the all-new release from Michael Wilton of Queensrÿche – Whip Volume 1. Check out all the details and get in on some exclusive LTD bundles at:

https://ratpakrecordsamerica.com/michaelwilton

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RAT PAK RECORDS SET TO RELEASE “SOULBENDER II” FEATURING MICHAEL WILTON OF QUEENSRYCHE

Posted in classic rock, Hard Rock, Music, music news, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on August 27, 2014 by Metal Odyssey

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Formed over a decade ago in Seattle, Washington, “Soulbender” is comprised of Queensrÿche guitarist Michael Wilton, vocalist Nick Pollock (My Sister’s Machine), guitarist Dave Groves (ex-Tin Pan/Fallen Angel) and drummer Wes Hallam (ex-Assault/Fallen Angel).

SOULBENDER II contains four all new songs (Turn Anger Up, Shoal, Slave To Reality, Seraphim) as well as the ten original tracks (remastered) from the first album (Fix Me, Clockwork and Compass, Rabbit Hole, The American Dream, Samsara, Prime Time, Shoot Poem, This Ocean, Hunger, Three Towers). Michael Wilton describes Soulbender as “a very progressive, hard rock band with very intense musicians and a couple of the members are prodigies”. Official release date for Soulbender is September 30, 2014.

PRE-ORDER NOW AT: WWW.RATPAKRECORDS.COM/MICHAELWILTON

SOULBENDER [NEW!] “Turn Anger Up” (Album Track) featuring Michael Wilton of Queensryche

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Website: http://www.ratpakrecords.com

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LONG LIVE SOULBENDER.

LONG LIVE HARD ROCK.

Stone.

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Queensryche “American Soldier” is Metal that honors those who serve.

Posted in Album Review, Drums, Guitar, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Heavy Metal Reviews, Metal, Metal Reviews, Music, Rock, Vocals with tags , , , , , , , , , , on April 3, 2009 by Metal Odyssey

9241091-1Queensryche has done it, done it very, very well too. “American Soldier” is a Progressive Metal achievement, in my Metal opinion. This is a concept album, that was written from the words spoken from those who have served in the United States Armed Forces. This release brings Queensryche back to where they belong, at the top of the Metal heap, reminding me of the “Operation Mindcrime” days. This is an album to really follow along to, with the lyrics that are inside the liner notes. Each song does lead itself into the next, both with it’s time line and lyrical content. 

Geoff Tate has the vocals that are shearing with pure emotion, hitting the high notes and making it sound like it was done effortlessly. Michael Wilton on lead guitar does not steal the show, nor does he have to on a splendid Metal creation like this. Michael Wilton plays guitar with exactness, creatively lending his unique sound of his playing the six string do the talking. Ed Jackson on bass and Scott Rockenfield combine for as cohesive a rhythm section as can be, all the while giving each other the flexibility to shine in their own musical identity. Emily Tate (Geoff Tate’s daughter), lends her talented, soft and decisive vocals on “Home Again”, an inspirational song that offers hope, that a solider will come back home. You will hear musical elements that have that Middle East ambiance, something we have been hearing every so often now among many recent Metal releases, (Ozzy Osbourne’s “Black Rain” album for example). “A Dead Man’s Words” will definitely let you know, what I exactly mean on this point. You are not going to hear anything close to “Jet City Woman” here, the pumped up Metal this is not. What should or could pump you up about “American Soldier”, is it’s musical tone and lyrical content, which just might set you straight on a Metal reality check about the value of life.

“American Soldier” is better than I expected, bigger in it’s message than I anticipated, this is the pinnacle of the Queensryche Metal music catalog. Reading through the liner notes, listening to the lyrics, I am convinced that Queensryche made “American Soldier” not for a quick buck, nor for stardom. This band already has both. Queensryche created “American Soldier” as a tribute to the men and women who have served the United States Armed Forces during war and peace time, an appreciation for freedom that comes with a price. Anyone who reads these liner notes and lyrics will walk away with this same opinion, it is impossible not to. In my opinion, this is far from being a political album or statement, I judge it as the liner notes state, that these songs are the voices of the soldiers, of their experiences, in their words.

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