QUEENSRŸCHE, now fronted by Todd La Torre in place of original singer Geoff Tate, are currently working on a new album with producer James Barton, who engineered the band's classic Operation: Mindcrime album. Footage below shot on December 2nd at London Bridge Studios in Seattle features drummer Scott Rockenfield mic testing levels for Barton at the board:

The band recently issued the following update:

"We noticed a few questions being asked as to why we're changing studios, so here you go! The first phase of our recording was to capture the drum performances in a nice big studio room... we then have scheduled the recording of the guitars, bass and vocals in various studios in Seattle and LA depending on what equipment we need and what the atmosphere is... we prefer approaching our recording as a multi-layer process, which gives us the most flexibility and control over sounds and performances! Hope that explains things a bit more."

Catch Queensrÿche live at the following shows:

December

21 - Masonic Temple - Detroit, MI
29 - Marquee Theatre - Tempe, AZ
31 - Fremont Street Experience - Las Vegas, NV

January

12 - Kewadin Casino - Sault Ste. Marie, MI
19 - Speaking Rock Casino & Entertainment Center - El Paso, TX

February

27 - Auditorio BlackBerry - Mexico City, Mexico

March

8 - Bergen Performing Arts Center - Englewood, NJ
9 - Penn's Peak in Jim Thorpe, PA
12 - Wildhorse Saloon - Nashville, TN
14 - Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Biloxi - Biloxi, MS
15 - The Ritz Ybor - Tampa, FL
16 - 20 - Monsters Of Rock Cruise - Fort Lauderdale, FL
22 - House Of Blues - Lake Buena Vista, FL
30 - Mohegan Sun Casino - Uncasville, CT

April

11 - 12 - Sweden Rock Cruise - Stockholm, Sweden

Queensrÿche recently released a trailer for their forthcoming new album. Check it out below: