Queensrÿche are an American progressive metal band from Bellevue, Washington, formed in 1982. Their concept album Operation: Mindcrime (1988) and the follow-up Empire (1990) - which peaked at No. 7 on the Billboard 200 - established them as one of the most ambitious metal acts of their era. Since 2012 the band has been fronted by vocalist Todd La Torre, with founding members Michael Wilton and Eddie Jackson still in the lineup. Their sixteenth studio album, Digital Noise Alliance (2022), reached the top 15 in Germany and Switzerland.
Queensrÿche announced via Instagram a European tour of 17 shows for 2026, with Rivers of Nihil as special guest at eight headliner performances.
The band added an extra date to their 2026 tour: a performance on April 19 at the Hard Rock Casino Rockford in Rockford, Illinois.
Queensrÿche toured through the US in the fall of 2025 together with Accept, in a series of shows that became known as the 'Volume' tour.
The sixteenth studio album Digital Noise Alliance was released on October 7, 2022 via Century Media Records and reached number 12 on the German album chart.
