Episode 32: Michael Wilton (Queensrÿche) Interview

About this episode

An interview with Michael Wilton, co-founder of the progressive metal band Queensrÿche.

An interview with Michael Wilton co-founder of the progressive metal band Queensrÿche. The band formed in 1980 in Bellevue, Washington, has released 16 studio albums, one EP, and several DVDs, and continues to tour and record. The original lineup consisted of guitarists Michael Wilton and Chris DeGarmo, drummer Scott Rockenfield and bassist Eddie Jackson; lead vocalist Geoff Tate was recruited in 1982 to round out the band. Queensrÿche has sold more than 20 million albums worldwide, including more than six million albums in the United States. The band has received three Grammy Award nominations for songs from the albums. In 1998, drummer Rockenfield received an individual Grammy nomination. The 1988 release of Operation: Mindcrime is widely considered among the greatest heavy metal concept albums. Their fourth album, Empire (1990), was also very successful and included one of the band's biggest hits "Silent Lucidity". That album, along with Operation: Mindcrime, cemented Queensrÿche's status as one of the most successful American heavy metal bands. GUITAR TRAX is hosted by mulit-Emmy award winning guitarist Brian Tarquin featuring in- depth interviews with today’s hottest guitar…

People in this episode

Hosts: Brian Tarquin, Brian, Tarquin

Guest: Michael Wilton

Topics covered

• Queensrÿche
• progressive metal
• music
• interview

Keywords

• heavy metal
• Operation: Mindcrime
• Empire
• Grammy Award

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Queensrÿche albums, Operation: Mindcrime, Empire

Books & works: Grammy Award, Grammy, Operation: Mindcrime, Empire, Silent Lucidity, GUITAR TRAX, mulit-Emmy, Beyond The Warrior’s Eyes, Speed of Sound, Best Video of the

Places: Bellevue, Washington, the United States, Florida

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