THE WARNING

On this day September 7, the band released their first full album, so I decided to write a few words about it. In my opinion, the best turn in the history of music happened when Queensryche left those metal song cliches behind them and started to deal with topics like a dystopian future, deep state, and conspiracy theories( some of them turned out to be indisputable true)The year was 1984 and these gentlemen were pulling out of their sleeves a timeless, brilliant, original, energetic album, a debut worthy of what very few could even imagine, especially at that time.If something characterizes this great band it is elegance. The talent of these 5 musicians from Seattle was already glimpsed in their EP, and The Warning reveals the enormous potential they had. In my book, Geoff Tate will be forever the greatest vocalist. His range, power, high and low tones, convincing style, and above all his ability to transfer emotions to the listener, separate him from all other metal singers. Plus incredibly and probably most undervalued the guitar duo with DeGarmo and Wilton seconded by Eddie Jackson and the great drummer Scott Rockenfield make a high-quality quintet on all fronts. The album flows pretty well, the quality is consistently on a very, very high level. it has some Maiden, Yes and Rush vibes attached to it There are some very dark gothic parts, fans of faster sound can find some speed metal moments also this is the only album on which Michael Wilton has more writing credits than the mighty Chris DeGarmo. Some of the best songs Queensryche ever wrote are on this album "Take Hold of the Flame" and "Roads to Madness" Geoff voice and convincing performances in both are simply unreal. The arrangements for strings from Micheal Camen, put the whole work on the next level of greatness. Without any doubt "The Warning" is an extremely strong debut album from a legendary band on the rise