QUEENSRŸCHE – Guitarist Michael Wilton Says Band Wouldn’t Rerecord Classics With Todd LaTorre

Australia’s Rabid Noise podcast conducted an interview with Queensrÿche guitarist Michael Wilton and talked about the possibility of rerecording Queensrÿche classics.

Wilton said: “The offers have come, yes, but as of right now, it’s just… If the record company wants that right now, you’ve got licensing issues. Some of the older songs, we have to figure out what control do we have over them. But I would tell you… I mean, in my opinion, I would never rerecord a studio album with Todd. If it was a live album, sure — I’d welcome that. I would love, on record, CD, or whatever, the fans to hear Todd singing the old songs, ’cause he’s just badass and he sounds great.”

Queensrÿche will kick-off the New Year with a massive bang embarking on a lengthy North American headlining run. The trek kicks off on January 7th and goes through February 5th. Queensrÿche just wrapped up a massive direct support tour to the legendary Scorpions across North America. See below for the complete list of new headlining dates.

Queensrÿche’s new, full-length offering, Condition Hüman (Century Media Records) debuted at #27 on the Billboard Top 200 charts with 13,798 units sold. The disc sees LaTorre deliver the performance of a lifetime on what is now his sophomore recording effort with the band. Produced by Zeuss (Rob Zombie, Hatebreed) in the band’s native Washington, Condition Hüman is a new mountain towering over many of the peaks and valleys of the hard rock landscape.

Tour dates:

January
7 – Rockbar – San Jose, CA
8 – House of Blues – Anaheim, CA
9 – Hard Rock Live – Las Vegas, NV
10 – Rialto Theatre – Tucson, AZ
12 – Marquee Theatre – Phoenix, AZ
14 – Alamo City Music Hall – San Antonio, TX
15 – Trees – Dallas, TX
16 – Scout Bar – Houston, TX
17 – Brewster Street Ice House – Corpus Christi, TX
21 – Theatre of Living Arts – Philadelphia, PA
22 – Starland Ballroom – Sayreville, NJ
23 – The Palladium – Boston, MA
24 – Chameleon Club – Lancaster, PA
25 – 9:30 Club – Washington D.C.
27 – Bogart’s – Cincinnati, OH
28 – Limelight – Peoria, IL
29 – St. Croix Casino – Turtle Lake, WI
30 – The Rave – Milwaukee, WI
31 – Concord Music Hall – Chicago, IL

February
2 – Knuckleheads – Kansas City, MO
3 – Summit Music Hall – Denver, CO
4 – In The Venue – Salt Lake City, UT
5 – Knitting Factory – Reno, NV