Housewives, homemakers, women of the house, take advantage of today's offer. Buy 2 and pay for 1. We offer you a drummer, singer, painter, plumber, Folletto lover, and Miracle Blade enthusiast in place of a slightly moldy singer and a drummer with a passion for changing diapers.
Yes, this is the current line-up of Queensryche.
The glories of Operation Mindcrime, with Geoff Tate at the peak of his physical form and Scott Rockenfield on drums, are now a distant past that can only be recounted by the great Piero Angela.
Today, Todd LaTorre takes the reins of Queensryche. A voice that does not stray from the band's classic timbre and a drummer with '80s Metal imprints.

The Verdict, released on March 1, 2019, is a great album.
Nothing new, simply Heavy Metal. I don't know what the Headbangers were expecting. In these 10 tracks, I find the essentials to enjoy classic metal forged with new instruments.
A nod to the opening track "Blood Of The Levant." A song that rocks and deals with themes of war in Arab countries. The end of the bridge leading into the chorus features a piercing vocal note. Then, in the guitar solo, there's a verse in Arabic (we are not the enemy, we want peace) that highlights compositionally creative sparks that are anything but trivial. A bit like our national Mahmood...(?!)
Dear housewives, listen to me, dive headfirst into the 45 minutes of pure energy.

Tracklist

01   Blood Of The Levant (03:27)

02   Portrait (05:16)

03   Man The Machine (03:50)

04   Light-Years (04:09)

05   Inside Out (04:31)

06   Propaganda Fashion (03:36)

07   Dark Reverie (04:23)

08   Bent (05:59)

09   Inner Unrest (03:50)

10   Launder The Conscience (05:15)

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By splinter

 The change of vocalist has incredibly changed things.

 The Verdict is a cheeky album to the max, an album I could define as safe, comfortable, exploiting an obsolete and overused idea knowing that way they can’t go wrong.