New Queensryche song...

Eyesore wrote:

Temple of Blood wrote:

No DeGarmo = No Queensryche.

Makes no sense. People always say this, but they never actually think about what they're saying.

So I'll give my standard reply: Hear in the Now Frontier was mainly written by DeGarmo. Spys4Darwin, his first post QR band, was alt-rock. He also co-wrote a few songs with Dredg, which was alt-rock. He also co-write a couple tunes on QR's Tribe, which are nothing like old QR.

So tell me, why the hell does anyone think the presence of Chris DeGarmo would change anything? It wouldn't. Style-wise, at least. He'd probably help lift the quality of songwriting, but still it would be nothing like old QR.

Well, it makes some sense considering he was their main songwriter during all those years when QR wrote good songs.

Tell me why you assumed their new material has to be just like old QR or that I am saying they must be.

Lifting the quality of the songwriting is an excellent idea at this point.

A lot of people have left metal for a while and come back in some form or another. Kurdt Vanderhoof (another great metal songwriter) dabbled in prog rock for a while then resurrected METAL CHURCH.

I'm not even saying QR has to be metal anymore. But at least be good slightly prog-ish hard rock to keep somewhat in line with their roots.

I see no evidence they can write a good album anymore without DeGarmo helping write it for them. Granted, even then it is far from a certainty as you fairly pointed out.

to be honest, I dont care who is writing - if the music is good, Ill buy it.

To me, it almost ended after Operation mindcrime.

Too bad, for a band who delivered my favourite speed metal song of all time, queen of the reich.

Sample for the entire album are up at Amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0050VI6BY/ref=mu_dm_alb_dp

Personally, I think we have a new contender for worst Queensryche Album ever!

Zero intensity in those samples...

thejokeriv wrote:

Sample for the entire album are up at Amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0050VI6BY/ref=mu_dm_alb_dp

Personally, I think we have a new contender for worst Queensryche Album ever!

I'm scared

Shawn Of Fire wrote:

Zero intensity in those samples...

Now..... I'm really scared...

I think ya'll are some muthafockin haters! With song titles such as "Hot Spot Junkie", "Wot We Do", "Retail Therapy" and "Big Noize" how can this album miss???!!!

Now I'm sick after listening to that.. haha ugh..It's what I expected it was going to sound like. I'm still going to pick it up. it's just a shame they can't seem to write anything catchy anymore. I was hoping with the move to Roadrunner they would have been pushed to write in another direction, but apparently not.

Phoenix Reign Drummer wrote:

Now I'm sick after listening to that.. haha ugh..It's what I expected it was going to sound like. I'm still going to pick it up. it's just a shame they can't seem to write anything catchy anymore. I was hoping with the move to Roadrunner they would have been pushed to write in another direction, but apparently not.

Why pick it up? That way they will think they should make more albums.

LeMorte d'Arthur wrote:

I think ya'll are some muthafockin haters! With song titles such as "Hot Spot Junkie", "Wot We Do", "Retail Therapy" and "Big Noize" how can this album miss???!!!

Wot r u talkin bout Spec? LOL!!!!!

wow - the songs just suck and are boring...... I wish they where better..... I will wait until the "entire album available for streaming" option is available so I can write a review on this turdfest........ I was hoping they where getting their songwriting skills back, but no dice

thejokeriv wrote:

Sample for the entire album are up at Amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0050VI6BY/ref=mu_dm_alb_dp

Personally, I think we have a new contender for worst Queensryche Album ever!

and to think I didnt think that was possible...

Wow...that sounds terrible. No hooks, no heavy riffs, Geoff's voice is increasingly annoying, terrible. And what the hell does Dedicated to Chaos mean in the context of those songs? Pffft!

I am DEFINITELY going to skip this. Ugh.

I still haven't heard their last album, American Soldier. I so use to love this band when their first three albums came out. Had Warning painted on the back of my denim vest in high school.

The samples sound very mellow. I wouldn't mind hearing it for myself, but I won't rush out to buy this one. Too much other stuff I really want.

Eyesore wrote:

Wow...that sounds terrible. No hooks, no heavy riffs, Geoff's voice is increasingly annoying, terrible. And what the hell does Dedicated to Chaos mean in the context of those songs? Pffft!

You know, I was thinking the same thing about Tate...I used to WORSHIP this guy...now when I hear him sing I kinda cringe at times...

Maybe I did not hear enough of the songs to get to any hooks, but there was certainly a sever lack of intensiity to me...so dispassionate.

I just noticed on facebook they posted theres a deluxe version with 4 bonus tracks. I wonder what those songs sound like....

So that sucks. Oh well, I haven't bought a new album of theirs since Hear In The Now Frontier.

Phoenix Reign Drummer wrote:

I just noticed on facebook they posted theres a deluxe version with 4 bonus tracks. I wonder what those songs sound like....

Those are the old-school songs.

a couple of those songs sounded almost like hip-hop.

ZetaReticuli wrote:

a couple of those songs sounded almost like hip-hop.

R&B. They at least warned us of that.

Shawn Of Fire wrote:

Eyesore wrote:

Wow...that sounds terrible. No hooks, no heavy riffs, Geoff's voice is increasingly annoying, terrible. And what the hell does Dedicated to Chaos mean in the context of those songs? Pffft!

You know, I was thinking the same thing about Tate...I used to WORSHIP this guy...now when I hear him sing I kinda cringe at times...

I don't know what it is. Is he not mixed well anymore, his vocals to separate in the mix? Or is he too sharp? I don't know.

I was reading the liner notes to the Queensryche EP and it pretty clearly states that Geoff Tate was basically dragged into the band, he never wanted to be a metal singer. He was a prog rocker. Now he's a sh!tty pop rocker.

Phoenix Reign Drummer wrote:

I just noticed on facebook they posted theres a deluxe version with 4 bonus tracks. I wonder what those songs sound like....

it means you get to pay more to have your ears beaten silly...