Q2K

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Q2K is the seventh studio album by progressive metal band Queensrÿche, released on 14 September 1999. It was the only Queensrÿche studio album to feature guitarist Kelly Gray, who, in the early 1980s, was in a band called Myth with vocalist Geoff Tate. "Breakdown" was released as the first single off Q2K.

Rhino Entertainment, Queensrÿche's current label, purchased Q2K from Atlantic Records and re-released it with bonus tracks.

In Canada, the album was released by Anthem Records, the Canadian home to Rush, who were also on Atlantic (and remain on Atlantic to this day) outside of Canada. Rush themselves played an important role in the development of the progressive metal sub-genre, which Queensrÿche have often been categorized as.

Track listing

1. "Falling Down" – 4:28
2. "Sacred Ground" – 4:12
3. "One Life" – 4:48
4. "When the Rain Comes..." – 5:05
5. "How Could I?" – 3:44
6. "Beside You" – 5:14
7. "Liquid Sky" – 4:53
8. "Breakdown" – 4:11
9. "Burning Man" – 3:42
10. "Wot Kinda Man" – 3:15
11. "The Right Side of My Mind" – 5:51

2006 CD reissue bonus tracks

The album was re-released on August 29, 2006 with the following bonus tracks:

12. "Until There Was You" – 4:06
13. "Howl" – 4:05
14. "Sacred Ground (Live)" – 4:23
15. "Breakdown (Radio Edit)" – 3:11

Music Video

"The Right Side Of My Mind" was released as the band's first video since the Promised Land album and has had occasional airplay on VH1 Classic, which also premiered it in a special co-hosted with Geoff Tate.

Personnel

• Geoff Tate - vocals
• Kelly Gray - guitar
• Michael Wilton - guitar
• Eddie Jackson - bass guitar
• Scott Rockenfield - drums