"Queen of the Reich" is a heavy metal song first recorded in 1981 for a demo tape by "The Mob", later known as Queensrÿche

Queensrÿche

thumb|250px|right|Queensrÿche's classic line-up performing at the [[Sauna Open Air Metal Festival]] 2011 in [[Tampere]], [[Finland]]. Left to right: bass Eddie Jackson, lead vocals Geoff Tate, drums Scott Rockenfield and guitars Michael Wilton....

. "Queen of the Reich" was first recorded on Queensrÿche

Queensrÿche (album)

Queensrÿche is an EP by the American progressive metal band Queensrÿche, released in 1982 and again one year later. It was originally released independently by 206 Records . Based on the success of the EP, the band was signed to a recording contract by EMI...

(aka Queensrÿche EP) along with "The Lady Wore Black", "Nightrider", and "Blinded". The band actually had a bit of trouble getting Geoff Tate

Geoff Tate

Geoff Tate is an American singer and musician, who rose to fame in the 1980s with the progressive metal band, Queensrÿche...

 (their current singer) to sing, since he already had a band as well.
The song is also featured in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories

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This song was also the basis for the band's new name. The spelling was altered from "Queensreich" to avoid connotations with Nazi Germany

Nazi Germany

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.

Chris Collins

Chris Collins

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, the first vocalist of the progressive metal band Dream Theater

Dream Theater

Dream Theater is an American progressive metal band formed in 1985 under the name Majesty by John Petrucci, John Myung, and Mike Portnoy while they attended Berklee College of Music in Massachusetts. They subsequently dropped out of their studies to further concentrate on the band that would...

, covered this song for his audition for the band. The British band Shadowkeep

Shadowkeep

Shadowkeep is a British heavy metal band, formed in Guildford, England, in 1999 by guitarists Chris Allen and Nikki Robson .-Early recordings, concerts and festival appearances:...

 covered this song on the compilation album Rebellion - A Tribute to Queensryche

Queensrÿche

thumb|250px|right|Queensrÿche's classic line-up performing at the [[Sauna Open Air Metal Festival]] 2011 in [[Tampere]], [[Finland]]. Left to right: bass Eddie Jackson, lead vocals Geoff Tate, drums Scott Rockenfield and guitars Michael Wilton....

, released on Dwell Records

CMH Records

Founded in 1975, CMH Records is a Los Angeles based independent country and bluegrass label with several subsidiary labels, including Vitamin Records, Crosscheck, Dwell, and Rockabye Baby!, which release diverse styles of music including string quartet tributes, punk, metal, and lullabies,...

 in 2000. Japanese power metal band Galneryus

Galneryus

Galneryus is a power/neo-classical metal band from Osaka, Japan that formed in 2001.- 2001–2002: Formation and indie days :Galneryus was formed in 2001 by guitarist Syu along with vocalist Masahiro "Yama-B" Yamaguchi...

 covered this song for their 2010 cover album, Voices from the Past III.

Chart performance

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