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        _Screaming_in_Digital______________________________Editor's Note_

                Greetings once again, and a happy holiday season to all.
        Rich's question about the 'Halloween' song was answered by many
        people, so I've summarized the answers.  Other than that, this 
        issue contains a mix of information, speculation, diatribe, and
        more questions, so I'll be quiet and let you read them.

        _Contents________________Contributors____________________________

        New Album?              Michael <mikeb@cs.brandeis.edu> 
        New Album's Odds        Jorge <15062998r@servax.fiu.edu>
        Offstage Musicians      Don <zzthom@acc.wuacc.edu>
        Tablature?              Jamey <jcs1174@ritvax.isc.rit.edu>
        Columbia House          Heather <hmb@vax1.mankato.msus.edu>
        CD Availability Info    Jorge <15062998r@servax.fiu.edu>
        Real World              John <larocqu@gaul.csd.uwo.ca>
        Hair and Stereotypes    Julie <dowdyjm@ucbeh.san.uc.edu>
        Gonna Get Close to You  Stephen <sgorny1@umbc2.umbc.edu> 
        Dal Bello               John <larocqu@gaul.csd.uwo.ca>  
        Cool Stuff Available    Allen <art01@homedepot.com>
        Halloween - Summary     Editor <birchall@pilot.njin.net>

        _Speak______________________________________Comments_&_Questions_

        New Album?              Michael <mikeb@cs.brandeis.edu> 
                Hi everyone.  I was just reading some of the newsnet 
        boards when I ran into a post saying that "the new album is 
        already in "the can", but because of some legal hassles with the 
        film studio who brought us that Mega-Hit, The Last Action Hero, 
        it's encountered some delays."
                Does anyone know of any truth to this?  From my 
        understanding, they have not you begun to record the CD.  

        New Album's Odds        Jorge <15062998r@servax.fiu.edu>
                About the possible success of the next Queensryche album,
        maybe it's just me, but I have a hunch it's going to be 
        absolutely _huge_!  Like I've said before, progressive metal is 
        succeeding now.  Dream Theater was a hell of a lot more 
        successful than other metal groups this year, and you should've
        seen how many people bought the 'Real World' single where I work!
        Bands with staying power are still thriving - Aerosmith, 
        Metallica - and Queensryche definitely has staying power.  The 
        market is less cluttered also.  Trust me.  It will be big.

        Offstage Musicians      Don <zzthom@acc.wuacc.edu>
                At the risk of sounding too purist, I was disturbed to 
        learn that an offstage keyboardist was used during the Rage tour.
        I know many bands are said to employ this tactic live, but I just
        find it dishonest.  Put the keys in a remote section of the stage
        or something, but let's see everyone who's playing, dammit.  
        Might as well have a tape machine running offstage.  Have the 
        'Ryche used offstage musicians since the Rage tour?

        _Spreading_the_Disease__________________________Info_&_Resources_

        Tablature?              Jamey <jcs1174@ritvax.isc.rit.edu>
                Hello to all the 'Rychers around the world.  I have a 
        question for all the guitar/bass players out there.  I need the 
        tab, or the name of a site where I can get it, to any (if not 
        all) of Queensryche's stuff.  
                I'm especially interested in the tab for the following 
        songs - 'The Lady Wore Black,' 'The Prophecy,' 'Gonna Get Close 
        to You,' 'NM 156,' 'No Sanctuary,' 'I Dream in Infrared' - and 
        the complete "Mindcrime" album.
                I'm hoping to convince the guys in my band to try a few 
        of these.  If anyone can help I'd appreciate it.  

        Columbia House          Heather <hmb@vax1.mankato.msus.edu>
                I noticed Tony was wondering what the order numbers for 
        Queensryche CD's via Columbia House.  Unfortunately Columbia 
        House does not carry Queensryche anymore.  I chose to join their 
        CD club because they had Queensryche albums listed in some of 
        their membership ads but when I tried to order them on my 
        enrollment I was told they no longer carry them.  I guess we're 
        just going to have to go out and buy them the normal way instead 
        of 8 for a penny. =)

        CD Availability Info    Jorge <15062998r@servax.fiu.edu>
                If anybody needs info on whether a CD is available or 
        not, I work for a very good record store.  We don't have much in
        terms of imports, and we don't carry bootlegs or promo CD's, but 
        we have access to pretty much anything that is in print and can 
        get it.  Feel free to e-mail me with any questions on anything. 
        I read that someone wants a copy of "Transcendence" by Crimson 
        Glory.  I think we have one in stock, and I could probably get it 
        with my employee discount and mail it to them.

        _The_Whisper__________________________________________Discussion_

        Real World              John <larocqu@gaul.csd.uwo.ca>
                'Real World' was an awesome addition to the movie. 
        That's the scene where Arnie arrives in New York and you hear 
        all those screaming Queensryche guitars.  I must admit, like some 
        of the Empire tracks, that introspective stuff takes a while to 
        grow on me.  I don't remember Geoff singing at all in the movie's
        soundtrack, only instrumentals, by the way.  My disappointment 
        was that the song was not longer and the first half vocals 
        sounded too much like 'Silent Lucidity.'  I am getting used to 
        the track and like it more than when I first wrote my post.

        Hair and Stereotypes    Julie <dowdyjm@ucbeh.san.uc.edu>
                I read something in one of the Cincinnati newspapers a 
        few days ago that really pissed me off. It was about a juvenile 
        court judge in Texas, I may be wrong, that was reducing sentences 
        if the kids cut their hair.  For instance, one kid had about a 
        $483 fine and if he agreed to chop his hair, it would be reduced 
        to 80 hours of community service.  So the kid did and I don't 
        blame him, I know that if I ever got in trouble, I'd be up the 
        creek without a paddle and the $483 bucks!  I still think this 
        stinks though.
                I don't have a problem with people who have short hair 
        and are headbangers.  I grew out of the mentality that 
        headbangers had to have long hair, dress in all black and have 
        tattoos a long time ago.  Some of the coolest guys in metal have 
        short hair, or as the trend is going, _no_ hair.  My problem is 
        with "the system."  This judge said he did this because he was 
        trying to get these youths "out of a subculture and back into 
        main society."  You know, how g*ddamn stupid!  That really 
        offends me!  I work my ass off at this college, sometimes not as 
        hard as I should, and I'm an honest, trustworthy person but 
        because I like guys with long hair and listen to Ozzy Osbourne, 
        that makes me bad?  That puts me into a "subculture?"  It's 
        people like him that think all of us are bad, that we're all drug 
        addicts and we've all got the brains of bricks!
                Who is this man to say that because someone has long 
        hair, they are not accepted into society?  He obviously does not 
        have a foot in the real world.  I think this man should come down 
        to my campus and meet my friend Jim, who has hair about the 
        length of Michael Inez and is a Computer Science major.  Okay,
        I'm done bitching.
                        {On the subject of stereotyping, Queensryche fans
                        have historically been rather non-stereotypical.
                        I'm personally aware of about a 35-year age range
                        and there are people in all walks of life.  As 
                        for hair length, anything goes - mine's longer 
                        than anybody's in the band.  -sh}

        _I_Will_Remember_________________________________________History_

        Gonna Get Close to You  Stephen <sgorny1@umbc2.umbc.edu> 
                Does anyone know where the original version of this track 
        can be found?  What album did it appear on, year, etc.  Or does 
        anyone have a copy they'd be willing to dub for me?

        Dal Bello               John <larocqu@gaul.csd.uwo.ca>  
                Other musicians have done covers of Dal Bello's songs. 
        One of the more powerful songs off of Heart's "Bad Animals" is 
        'Where are You, Wait for an Answer.'  Dal Bello has another cover 
        on the latest Heart album as well.  Dal Bello did an extremely 
        strange video for 'Gonna Get Close to You,' which included a 
        piano on its side.

        _Anybody_Listening?_______________________________Advertisements_

        Cool Stuff Available    Allen <art01@homedepot.com>
                For sale or trade: "Ryche and Roll" (2 CD Bootleg) - make
        me an offer, "Warning" tour book, Michael Wilton pick from the 
        "Warning" tour, Michael Wilton and Chris Degarmo picks from the
        "Building Empires" tour, Scott Rockenfield drumstick, 
        miscellanous backstage passes, autographed EP from 206 records.

        _Breaking_the_Silence______________________________Miscellaneous_

        Halloween - Summary     Editor <birchall@pilot.njin.net>
                In the last issue, Rich asked about a song called
        'Halloween' by a speed-metal group with vocals that sounded like
        Geoff Tate.  There were _twenty_ responses to this question, so
        rather than reprinting all of them, I'll summarize.  Thanks go to
        Stephen, Gerhard, Darren, Marcus, Michael, Bobby, Dan, Jeffrey,
        Igor, Paul, Tim, Tom, Allen, Meem, Wei Hao, Rob, Chris, Charles,
        Charlie, and John for providing the information!
                'Halloween' is by the German band Helloween, from their
        album "Keeper of the Seven Keys - Part I" which was released in
        1987, on the Noise label in Europe.  Their current vocalist, 
        Michael Kiske, has a range and technique similar to Geoff's.  The
        full-length version of 'Halloween' runs about 12 or 14 minutes.
        A radio edit a few minutes long is more likely to be heard, and a
        video is occasionally seen on MTV, on Headbanger's Ball or the 
        "Meet God" episode of "Beavis & Butthead."
                Helloween's first album, "Walls of Jericho" was noted for
        great cover art, good vocals and bad production, though the track
        'How Many Tears' is a great trash metal song.  At that point, Kai
        Hansen was vocalist and guitarist, but after Kiske joined, he
        concentrated on guitar work.  In 1988, Helloween was the opening
        act for the Donington Monsters of Rock festival.
                With that lineup, Helloween released "Keeper of the Seven
        Keys - Part II" and the live EP "I Want Out."  After Kai Hansen
        left to form his own band, Gamma Ray, Helloween released "Pink
        Bubbles Go Ape" and "Chameleon."  There were some rumors about
        Michael Kiske replacing Rob Halford in Judas Priest or Bruce
        Dickenson in Iron Maiden, but neither of these has happened.
                Overall, Halloween's sound is similar to Iron Maiden or 
        old Queensryche, but their style tends more toward a blend of
        progressive metal and melodic speed metal.  The "Keeper" set and
        "I Want Out" are recommended for those who are curious, and for
        those are wondering why they haven't heard more about Helloween
        on "alt.rock-n-roll.metal.progressive" (hi, John!), it's pretty
        apparent that there are enough fans here alone to start a good
        discussion on the newsgroup, so go for it!

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                'Ryche on,
                                -Shag