Breaking the Silence

Although the band's own press releases were coy about whether the reunion would prove permanent, DeGarmo remains an ex-member. Echoing his sudden departure from the band in 1997, DeGarmo first committed to, then backed out of Queensrche's recently completed European tour.

His replacement on the road is Mike Stone, a guitarist whose r鳵m頩ncludes a solo album, a turn with Boston punk band Klover, and a stint backing former KISS drummer Peter Criss. Although Stone had played a concert with the band once before, getting ready for the European tour on less than 10 days' notice was a challenge. He remembers the first time he played with the band: "I said, 'No problem,' then I put in the CDs and said, 'Whoa, there's a lot of work here.' [But] after 20 or 25 songs, you really start getting a feel for how they put things together." That's a good thingthe band likes to vary its set lists nightly.

KAREN MOSKOWITZ

Hear in the Now: Queensrche.

KAREN MOSKOWITZ

Hear in the Now: Queensrche.

Details

Queensrche
DREAM THEATER

Paramount Theatre,
206-628-0888,
$29.50$37.50
7:30 p.m. Sat., Aug. 2

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Queensrche's current tour finds them co-headlining with math-metal cult band Dream Theatera smart consolidation of two bands with similar leanings. "Our music styles complement each other really well," says Wilton. "I know a lot of tours have been suffering, but this one is really kicking ass." After thrusting themselves from a Redmond basement to the top of the rock world, Queensrche have now managed a difficult trick: a successful negotiation back to the middle. "It's a long time, and we've been through many different musical changes," says Jackson. "I never thought in my life that we'd be doing this 20 years later."

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