Queensryche To Release 20th Anniversary of “Empire” In September

On September 14th, Queensryche will release the 20th Anniversary of “Empire” via EMI Music. “Empire” is the bands most successful album to date and in all honesty one of my all time favorites. As a band, Queensryche always pushed the envelope and challenged the standard Metal Band stereotype. “Empire” was heavy, melodic, dark and beautiful all at the same time. In addition to the band releasing the album re-mastered, the release will come with a 2nd disc of live material from 1990’s “Building Empires” tour. These tracks were recorded at the Hammersmith Odeon, London on November 15, 1990 and have never been officially released before. This is a great gift to the fans and I am really looking forward to this release.

The track listing is as follows:

Disc 1 (original CD remastered with bonus tracks from 2003 reissue):

01. Best I Can
02. The Thin Line
03. Jet City Woman
04. Della Brown
05. Another Rainy Night (Without You)
06. Empire
07. Resistance
08. Silent Lucidity
09. Hand On Heart
10. One And Only
11. Anybody Listening?
12. Last Time In Paris
13. Scarborough Fair
14. Dirty Lil Secret

Disc 2 (live tracks recorded at the Hammersmith Odeon, London on November 15, 1990):

01. Resistance
02. Walk In The Shadows
03. Best I Can
04. The Thin Line
05. Jet City Woman
06. Empire
07. Roads To Madness
08. Take Hold Of The Flame
09. Silent Lucidity
10. Hand On Heart

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