Queen of the Reich
| "Queen of the Reich" | ||||
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| Single by Queensrÿche | ||||
| from the EP Queensrÿche | ||||
| B-side | "The Lady Wore Black" | |||
| Released | September 1983 | |||
| Recorded | Late summer 1982 | |||
| Studio | Triad Studios in Redmond, Washington | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal | |||
| Length | 4:24 | |||
| Label | EMI America | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Music/lyrics: Chris DeGarmo | |||
| Producer(s) | Neil Kernon Queensrÿche | |||
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"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 released on the Queensrÿche EP along with "The Lady Wore Black", "Nightrider", and "Blinded". The song was also the basis for the band's new name, with the spelling altered from "Queensreich" to avoid connotations with Nazi Germany.
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. Canadian power metal band Unleash the Archers also covered it for the Japanese release of their 2017 album, Apex.