The Verdict
The Verdict is the fifteenth studio album by Queensrÿche, the American progressive metal band, released on 1 March 2019. It sits between Condition Hüman, from 2015, and Digital Noise Alliance, which followed in 2022, so it belongs to the band's later run of records rather than their 1980s breakthrough years.
For anyone who has followed the group since The Warning, Rage for Order and Operation: Mindcrime, it offers a chance to hear how they carry their heavy metal and progressive leanings into a new decade. It is a record to try once you have spent time with the classics and want to know where the band went next.
The Verdict: tracklist, credits and charts
10 tracks · 44:14Tracklist
- 1Blood of the LevantJackson, Torre, Wilton3:27
- 2Man the MachineJackson, Torre, Wilton3:50
- 3Light‐YearsEddie Jackson4:08
- 4Inside OutTodd La Torre and Michael Wilton4:31
- 5Propaganda FashionEddie Jackson3:36
- 6Dark ReverieParker Lundgren4:23
- 7BentJackson, Torre, Lundgren5:58
- 8Inner UnrestTodd La Torre and Michael Wilton3:50
- 9Launder the ConscienceTorre, Lundgren, Wilton5:15
- 10PortraitEddie Jackson and Todd La Torre5:16
- Produced by
- Zeuss
- Recorded at
- Uberbeatz (Lynnwood, Washington), Planet-Z (Wilbraham, Massachusetts), Watershed Studio (Seattle, Washington)
- Label
- Sony Records International
- Length
- 44:14
Line-up
- Eddie Jackson · bass guitar
- Todd La Torre · drums (drum set), lead vocals
- Parker Lundgren · guitar
- Michael Wilton · guitar
Singles
- “Man the Machine” · 16 November 2018
- “Dark Reverie” · 11 January 2019
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200 · 2019 | 110 |
| US Tastemaker · 2019 | 2 |
| German Albums · 2019 | 6 |
| US Hard Rock · 2019 | 6 |
| Swiss Albums · 2019 | 9 |
| US Top Rock Albums · 2019 | 18 |
| Austrian Albums · 2019 | 22 |
| Finnish Albums · 2019 | 27 |
| Belgian Albums (Flanders) · 2019 | 43 |
| Scottish Albums · 2019 | 49 |
All 15 charts
| Spanish Albums · 2019 | 68 |
| Belgian Albums (Wallonia) · 2019 | 69 |
| Dutch Albums · 2019 | 92 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon) · 2019 | 107 |
| French Albums · 2019 | 132 |
From MusicBrainz, Wikipedia and Wikidata. Only what the sources record is shown.
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How we know the release date wikipedia + wikidata; also seen: 2019-02-27 (musicbrainz)
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 27 February 2019 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 1 March 2019 | |
| Wikidata | 1 March 2019 | |
| Deezer | 1 March 2019 | |
| US release | 1 March 2019 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 1 March 2019 | earliest UK or European date |
7 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 February 2019 | JP | Sony Records International | 4547366391961 | original |
| 27 February 2019 | JP | Sony Records International | 4547366391954 | original |
| 1 March 2019 | XE | Century Media | 190759206829 | other |
| 1 March 2019 | US | Century Media | 190759233320 | other |
| 1 March 2019 | DE | Century Media | 190759206720 | deluxe |
| 1 March 2019 | XW | Century Media | 886447429198 | other |
| 1 March 2019 | XW | Century Media | 886447429198 | other |
Cover art sources
deezer · upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| deezer ✓ | 1200×1200 | upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25) |
| coverartarchive | 1160×1160 | upscaled |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |