On a new edition of the Portland Wrestlecast, I remember the Iron Sheik who we lost Wednesday at the age of 81. In early 1978, a young Jim Valley saw the Iron Sheik come through the Pacific Northwest.
Operation: Mindcrime. The quintet’s 1990 follow-up,
Empire, was a three-times platinum crossover success that spawned six singles, including the Billboard Hot 100 top 10 hit “Silent Lucidity.”
Starting in 1997, Queensrÿche has experienced multiple personnel changes, the most dramatic one being when Crimson Glory vocalist Todd La Torre replaced Tate in 2012. Tate’s firing resulted in dueling lawsuits that were settled in 2014. The band released its latest studio album,
The Verdict, in 2019.
James R. Beach is the primary author. Brian L. Naron and Brian J. Heaton, founder of the historical retrospective AnybodyListening.net that’s dedicated to Queensrÿche’s original lineup, are cowriters. Former