On August 30th 2016, Backstage in Hamburg interviewed Michael Wilton and Parker Lundgren while they played the Gruenspan in Hamburg. They talk touring, Chris “Zeuss” Harris, Live rigs & Kemper Amps, ESP Guitars & Caparison Guitars, stage sound, who plays which parts live and the Condition Hüman PledgeMusic campaign. (more…)
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The 10 best early Queensryche tracks, by Michael Wilton
For me, the first three albums represent a special time for the band. It’s when we took our influences like Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Accept and the Tygers Of Pan Tang and used them to create our own style. People have said we pioneered progressive metal, and I wouldn’t argue with that. You can hear the way we developed with each album from The Warning through Rage For Order, to Operation: Mindcrime.
INTERVIEW: Metal On Loud (Michael Wilton)
On August 29, 2016, Metal On Loud video reporter Sebastiaan Spijker had the chance to interview Queensrÿche’s Michael Wilton. A transcript of this interview will be found in Metal On Loud Magazine issue #9, which publishes early September. (more…)
INTERVIEW: Metal-Heads.de – Part II (Fozzy)
Queensryche – Interview with the Tour Manager – Part II
So the first part of the interview with the very sympathetic Queensryche tour manager Fozzy O’Hare was already interesting (here!). But here in the second part of our conversation gets her more impressions for everyday life on tour with the American band. Here we go… (more…)
INTERVIEW: Metal-Heads.de (Fozzy)
Queensryche – Interview with the Tour Manager – Part I
Interviews with musicians are part of our everyday life. Now we wanted you once something very special offer and have us in the afternoon before the Düsseldorf gig (the report gets her course here with us come … (more…)
INTERVIEW: Metal-Heads.de (Michael Wilton)
It’s not often that you get a band musician before the microphone, which since 1981 to play in the Music Circus and so much heights and have also experienced lows.Therefore, it was a very for us great pleasure that Michael Wilton, founder and guitarist of the band Queensryche had a mind to talk to us. (more…)
METALTALK.NET: TLT is Dynamite: New King of RŸCHE N’ ROLL is Crowned in England
A hot Bank Holiday weekend in England brought the return of Washington’s finest, Queensrÿche, and the atmosphere inside Bilston’s Robin, Sheffield’s Corporation and London’s O2 Academy was scorching as the three venues played host to a band still very much on top of their game and experiencing an extraordinary resurgence. (more…)
LOUDWIRE: Top 25 Hard Rock + Metal Replacement Singers
One of the most fearful things that can happen to a band is having to replace their lead singer. After putting in all of the hard work to establish the band, the departure of a singer can spell doom for some acts. But there are a number of instances where the new singer kept the momentum going and, in some cases, even elevated the band to new heights. (more…)
INTERVIEW: Straus Project (Queensrÿche)
Straus Project talks with Queensrÿche on the Condition Hüman tour in McHenry, IL. (more…)
INTERVIEW: Mail Tribune (Michael Wilton)
If the title hadn’t already been famously used, Queensryche might have named its 2015 album “Back to the Future.” The album — actually titled “Condition Human” — is all about the band embracing its roots while keeping an eye on the future, says guitarist Michael Wilton.