It’s been nearly 10 years since I’ve seen Queensrÿche in concert. That was for the group’s ill-fated tour in support of Hear in the Now Frontier. That tour was cancelled after the band’s record label (EMI) went into the crapper. A LOT has changed for the group since then, not the least of which was the departure of co-founder and guitarist Chris DeGarmo. For 2006, Queensrÿche went back to the future and released a sequel to their 1988 magnum opus, ... Read on, Daddy-O

I’ve had about a week to digest the latest release from Queensrÿche, Operation: Mindcrime II. It was an album I dreaded listening to when I first heard the group was planning a sequel a year or two ago. In most cases, sequels serve only to reinforce the fact that one was enough. Notable exceptions to this rule are, of course, The Godfather Part II and Superman II. Oh, and the Empire Strikes Back. Which was Part II at one point, and now ... Read on, Daddy-O