Queensrÿche - MTV Headbangers Ball - Promised Land Release Party [1994/10/15]

I'm back again with some more special MTV stuff. The Headbangers Ball did a 2 hour special with Queensrÿche for their release party for their latest album 'Promised Land'. I cleaned up the picture a bit, and also cut out the commercials and video clips that would otherwise get this video blocked. There's some cool stuff, and some goofy stuff as well - basically the usual MTV stuff from this period.
Enjoy!

[@windwarattack2300]

Only 30 Years ago thats all...so scary how fast time goes by...Man I remember 1994 like it was Yesterday

[@Ticona2]

I saw them live on the Promised Land tour. It was more of a Rock Opera than a concert. It was AWESOME!

[@simpill81]

One of the most UNDERRATED ALBUMs!

[@christidwell3902]

The beginning of the end for the band... thanks for posting this - retrospectively, the cracks and tension are painfully evident. Top quality, many thanks

[@LordGandor3]

Jeff & Chris, two high school buddies who were able to write numerous albums of music ? Uhhh, Hell No, they were able to channel the Supernatural. They made a deal for fame fortune & talent. Now we are nearing the end of REVELATION which is going to be "Like no other time in the history of the world"... because Satan gave his minions technologies to create weather systems, earthquakes, tsunamis, wind driven wildfires & volcanic eruptions. There is no gateway to an "Underworld" but Area 51 scientists have create any Monster Hollywood has shown us & they've built "UFO's". End times is going to be horrific ! Sucks to know your favorite music stars sold their souls.

[@LordGandor3]

Not a great interview, lol. These guys could have opened up a little more...

[@JoeyArmstrong2800]

A lot of people checked out from Queensryche around this time. Still it peaked at number 3 on the charts.

[@OpheliaDarkling]

Love rewatching this. I was so excited for this album release and had my VCR ready for this episode. Such a great record and sadly the beginning of the end of the band as their follow up cd was Chris' swan song as the record company and his relationship with the band imploded. Chris will never get enough credit for being the glue holding them all together for so long--he knew it was over and did right to fly away into the sunset. Miss that dude terribly but what a legacy! My life was so enriched by the musical presence of Queensryche in those days. Forever grateful.

I miss this lineup

[@jeffreyhutchins6527]

This IS the lineup. Everything since has been imposters.

[@wendysmith1021]

Just recently listened to Promised Land... love it. Can listen without skipping songs. 🥰 "Damaged" & "One More Time" are my top 2. 😊

[@JoeyArmstrong2800]

Rikki was always a tool and Queensyche gotta be the most reluctant rock stars ever. Maybe it's a Seattle thing.

[@wesleysixx5435]

I miss Headbanger's Ball

[@oyukidegarmo8663]

Porqué este hombre me llama tanto la atención?? Chris De Garmo tiene una magia, una chispa de atracción cósmica, me encanta Queensryche y su estilo no enfada como otras bandas. I love you Chris De Garmo❤

[@GaryPiazza]

Oh, thank you! I remember this and love it.

[@ladystrange4769]

I LOVE your channel! Just saw Geoff a few weeks ago n he sounded fabulous! As always👍🏻🎊🎈🎉

[@oih82w84]

I just happen to have Promised Land in my truck CD player.

[@gamelivejonathan2843]

❤ Amo este canal! QUEENSRYCHE BOOTLEGS❤ Sempre com os melhores conteúdos de QUEENSRYCHE, amei a entrevista completa!!!

[@metaphoria3]

“60 min to an hr I’d say” lol

[@user-mn4sp1jz5b]

Did not think they could top Empire...the this!

[@Albendova666]

Ricky owned a club on the Hollywood strip and was a proponent of those “junkie gypsy” bands like Gn’R and Faster Pussycat. The guys in QR more than likely knew this and didn’t like him from the get-go. The band knew that Promised Land was totally different from Empire, OM, etc and good ol Ricky had to keep reminding them about the changes in the record industry since Empire’s release. That was a nice blast from the past..not one of the happier times in my life but that’s the way it goes.

From the clips I've seen, the chemistry was a lot better when they met in 1990 and 1991. This one definitely feels weird and tense.

[@BrettOwen71]

Boy this is awkward! But I deeply miss these days of the band and of MTV when they used to create programs that were relevant.

[@cornhole4725]

I can just sense that the guys dont like Riki :(

[@OpheliaDarkling]

I think Michael was ready to punch him after the cappuccino cup comment lol

[@mr.z6776]

You can clearly see that DeGarmo is the leader.

[@jeffstrainer1471]

Man...these guys are just a barrel of laughs...

[@ThordMoller]

hahaha they are all so introverted. What are the odds. Amazing

[@theyetidude]

They should have struck while the iron was hot instead of waiting forever. The industry had passed them by and this album made no statements to spearhead any musical movements like the past. They should have released a metal album right after Empire that just rocked. Then make an Ear in the Now Frontier type album in 93-94 instead of being so late to the party in terms of stripped down rock band sound...

[@71organicmusic35]

they were already legends before............grunge............in seattle

[@Hoglife]

The band they call Queensryche these days is and has been a cover band

[@JohnMarzak-kv8vz]

Based on the first interview, the band was already finished.

[@jamesvincent1434]

Warlord❤‍🔥Deliver Us❤‍🔥1983❤‍🔥William J Tsamis❤‍🔥RIP

[@ziggypop79]

Geoff and Chris were so smart

[@nomesobrenome4092]

4:20 to 5:00 lols hahahahah the tension

[@metaphoria3]

This in Mukilteo?

[@TBone2000Man]

Do you have any queensryche live from 99 or 2003

I do, but for now the main focus is on the original lineup.

[@joeyhandeland983]

How did this guy get a job as a d.j?

Nepotism at its finest. He knew the guys from Guns N' Roses, and they got him the job.

[@Houlgravely]

I don't really sense a lot of tension per-se, but they seem a little discontented in some way.

[@1siriuswolf]

Ugh i would have lost my shit on the so called DJ...i could tell Mike was barely holding back.

[@Ms.ScorpioRising]

This was way uncomfortable

[@sethschiller832]

Truthfully if you had to cut out the videos and other stuff then why show this it's really not worth it

[@DaPoopIsInDaPudding]

Truthfully you can look that shit up yourself.

[@sethschiller832]

@DaPoopIsInDaPudding that is a cheap excuse

[@auntjenifer7774]

Wish we could have watched the whole program.

[@sethschiller832]

@@auntjenifer7774 let the person who uploaded this know but be aware he may curse you out also

[@seamus2112ophelan]

Has there ever been an interviewer more annoying or inconsequential than Rachtman?