Although they were initially grouped in with the legions of pop-metal bands that dominated the American heavy metal scene of the '80s, Queensryche were one of the most distinctive bands of the era. Where their contemporaries built on the legacy of Van Halen, Aerosmith, and Kiss, Queensryche constructed a progressive form of heavy metal that drew equally from the guitar pyrotechnics of post-Van Halen metal and '70s art rock, most notably Pink Floyd and Queen. This is a new Collection, the first at low price and samples tracks from all their international smash hit EMI albums, 1983 -1997:' Queensryche', 'The Warning', 'Rage for Order', 'Operation Mindcrime', 'Empire', 'Promised Land' and 'Hear in the Now Frontier'. An official release, produced in assocaition with Queensryche. Booklet contains sleeve notes.