Queensryche drummer Scott Rockenfield says the band didn’t come up with many alternatives when it came to naming themselves.

“We started as a covers band playing Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, all the fun stuff. But with Geoff Tate singing with us we were able to play the more challenging songs. We were called The Mob but that didn’t last long.”

“We finished the four-song EP and realised we didn’t have a name, so someone suggested we combine the words from our tune Queen of the Ryche, and that was it.”

“It sounded powerful and fitted with the direction we wanted to head.”

QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate stars in the psychological thriller "The Burningmoore Incident". The film focuses on the murderous rampage that took place in March 2010 in Bayside, Queens, as the construction team of Cole Contracting was being video taped by multiple cameras on the first day of what was to be a home makeover reality show. By sundown the house was a bloody scene of carnage. Read the rest of this entry »