Queen of the Reich

"Queen of the Reich"
Single by Queensrÿche
from the album Queensrÿche
B-side	"The Lady Wore Black"
Released	1984
Format	CD single, Vinyl
Recorded	Triad Studios, Redmond, Washington late summer, 1982
Genre	Heavy metal, power metal
Length	4:24
Label	EMI America Records
Writer(s)	Music & Lyrics: Chris DeGarmo
Producer(s)	Neil Kernon & Queensrÿche
Queensrÿche singles chronology
"Queen of the Reich" (1984) "Take Hold of the Flame" (1984)
Queensrÿche track listing "Queen of the Reich" (1) "Nightrider" (2) Music sample "Queen of the Reich"

"Queen of the Reich" is a heavy metal song first recorded in 1981 for a demo tape by "The Mob", later known as Queensrÿche. "Queen of the Reich" was first recorded on Queensrÿche (aka Queensrÿche EP) along with "The Lady Wore Black", "Nightrider", and "Blinded".
The song is also featured in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories.

This song was also the basis for the band's new name. The spelling was altered from "Queensreich" to avoid connotations with Nazi Germany.^[1]

Chris Collins, the first vocalist of the progressive metal band Dream Theater, covered this song for his audition for the band. The British band Shadowkeep covered this song on the compilation album Rebellion - A Tribute to Queensrÿche, released on Dwell Records in 2000. Japanese power metal band Galneryus covered this song for their 2010 cover album, Voices from the Past III.

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