100 Songs that Define Heavy Metal

Queensryche - "Roads To Madness"

100 Songs that Define Heavy Metal

Show Notes

Queensryche - "Roads to Madness"

RELEASED September 7, 1984 on the album "The Warning"

Metal Blade Records CEO Brian Slagel discusses the final track on Queensryche's full-length debut, The Warning: "Roads to Madness". He talks to producer Zeuss, who has produced the last three Queensryche albums and then Adam Wodon of CollegeHockeyNews.Com who is a huge fan of the band.

As always, Martin Popoff checks in with some historical facts and and analysis.

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