Product Description

THIS IS THE SEQUEL TO ONE OF THE GREATEST HEAVY PROGRESSIVE ALBUMS EVER RECORDED: “OPERATION: MINDCRIME” FROM 1988.

AS WIKIPEDIA PRESETS THE ALBUM:

In July 2004, Queensrÿche announced its plans to record a follow-up to 1988′s Operation: Mindcrime. To generate fan interest in the upcoming album, the band hit the road in the fall of 2004 with the “An Evening With Queensrÿche” tour. The tour opened with a shortened greatest hits set, followed by a revised production of Operation: Mindcrime with live actors and video; Pamela Moore reprised her role as Sister Mary. The band played a pre-recorded version of “Hostage,” a track from the upcoming album, through the PA as an encore after the end of their set. The second leg of the tour began in early 2005. Before embarking on a third leg in the fall of 2005, Queensrÿche toured with Judas Priest acrossNorth America, playing an hour-long set consisting mostly of the band’s older works and one song from the soon-to-be released sequel, entitled “I’m American”.

Operation: Mindcrime II was released internationally on March 31, 2006. The album was Queensrÿche’s first for their new label, Rhino Entertainment, to which it signed in 2005.Ronnie James Dio provided the vocals for Dr. X, the villain. The album debuted at No. 14, the highest chart position for a Queensrÿche album since 1997. The group embarked on a headlining tour in support of the album, joined by Pamela Moore in her role as Sister Mary.[37] The tour featured performances of both Mindcrime albums in their entirety. Dio appeared at the Gibson Amphitheatre show in Universal City, California to perform his vocals as Dr. X on “The Chase”, and was shown on a video screen at the other shows.[38]Dio’s appearance was recorded, and included as an extra on the 2007 DVD release Mindcrime at the Moore