The Metal Box is a weekly web series posted each Friday where we discuss all things hard rock and heavy metal: news, videos, interviews, live concerts and more.

This week we're talking about the 10th anniversary M3 Rock Fest in Columbia, MD coming up May 4th and 5th featuring headliners Queensryche along with Kix, Tom Keifer of Cinderella, Ace Frehley, Night Ranger, L.A. Guns, Slaughter, Warrant, Stryper, and Sebastian Bach. Watch video above.

Queensryche rose to fame in the 1980’s. The band has sold over 20 million records worldwide and gained critical acclaim for their 1988 concept album Operation: Mindcrime. The band’s follow up album Empire in 1990 went triple platinum and featured the hit single “Silent Lucidity”. The band earned two Grammy Award nominations for “Silent Lucidity” 1992 in the categories of Best Rock Song and Best Rock Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group. The current Queensryche lineup consists of original Queensryche members guitarist Michael Wilton, bassist Eddie Jackson, and drummer Scott Rockenfield along with guitarist Parker Lundrgen and singer Todd La Torre.

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