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        _Screaming_in_Digital______________________________Editor's Note_

                Greetings, and happy Ides of March, everyone.  My tidbit
        for the week comes from EMI.  In answer to a question from France
        a week or so back, yes, the new album _is_ slated for large-scale
        global release.  After the success of "Empire," EMI figures this
        one won't exactly flop.  I'll have more news this spring.

        _Contents________________Contributors____________________________

        New Album?              Rob <empire@maple.circa.ufl.edu>
        New Album               Daniel <danielwe@microsoft.com> 
        New Album               Mike <mikeb@cs.brandeis.edu>
        Fan Club                Jai <jaipiper@aol.com>
        Nikki and Mary?         Aaron <aks1@ra.msstate.edu> 
        Songs Never Performed?  Marcus <m.n.hand@newcastle.ac.uk>
        Donnington 1990         Willy <wal@glasgow-caledonian.ac.uk>
        Eyes Chords             Jim <jimd@sscl.uwo.ca> 
        Who Killed Mary?        Elizabeth <bizbif@delphi.com>
        Who Killed Mary?        Michael <michael.j.mcclure@dartmouth.edu>
        Who Killed Mary?        Sean <axspk@acad2.alaska.edu>
        Who Killed Mary?        Dawn <psycho@wpi.edu>
        Who Killed Mary?        <skirdman@aol.com>
        Higher Education        Jai <jaipiper@aol.com>
        Bugsy's Pizza           Daniel <danielwe@microsoft.com>

        _Neue_Regel_______________________________________News_&_Reviews_  

        New Album?              Rob <empire@maple.circa.ufl.edu>
                I recently re-subscribed to Screaming in Digital after a 
        ten month hiatus.  I was wondering, what is the status of 
        Queensryche's new album?  Have they selected a title yet, or 
        begun recording?  Is there a release date?
                My theory for their long break after "Empire" is that 
        their producer - Peter Collins - was busy working with Rush.

        New Album               Daniel <danielwe@microsoft.com> 
                My friend who works in the "Bad Animals" studio here in 
        downtown Seattle says he's not sure whether Queensryche are 
        recording their new album there or just mixing it.  One thing is 
        for sure, they _will_ be there for something.  In fact, he talked 
        to their manager briefly - "Jimbo" something I think, this really 
        big guy he said.  So, I asked my friend to do everything he can 
        to get me in there when they're there.  I should be able to do 
        this.  And I think the first thing I do if and when I see them 
        will be to ask Geoff what the heck he says in 'The Killing 
        Words,' anyway.

        New Album               Mike <mikeb@cs.brandeis.edu>
                I don't remember if someone posted this before, but I 
        just was looking at the new release list - from rec.music.info, 
        or on the new release mailing list - and it has Queensryche 
        scheduled for a June release.  Date and title are unknown so far.
        I'll post whatever I see there as there is more info.

        _Speak______________________________________Comments_&_Questions_

        Fan Club                Jai <jaipiper@aol.com>
                I moved a few months back and wrote the club with the 
        info and a few questions.  One questions was: does the $15.00 fee 
        make you a member for life or do you _have_ to renew - it is for 
        life.  But the most surprising thing is that "Sustain" and not 
        "Sushi" wrote me back.  Maybe the rumors about a big change in 
        the fan club are true.  
                        {Oh, Sushi's still in charge.  It's just that
                        with over 8,000 members, it's too big for one
                        person to run alone, and Sushi's busy.  -sh}

        Nikki and Mary?         Aaron <aks1@ra.msstate.edu> 
                I just got a copy of "Operation: Mindcrime," and I have a 
        question.  Did Nikki know Mary before they both started working 
        for Dr. X?  If so, how did they meet?
                        {I think they were introduced by Dr. X.  -sh}

        _Roads_to_Madness__________________________________Tours_&_Shows_

        Songs Never Performed?  Marcus <m.n.hand@newcastle.ac.uk>
                I've just been compiling my set for the ultimate setlist 
        thing and was wondering which songs, if any, have never been 
        played live.  In particular I was thinking about "Rage" as I 
        would imagine some of this would be very difficult to pull off 
        live. 

        Donnington 1990         Willy <wal@glasgow-caledonian.ac.uk>
                Seeing as I'm fairly new to this newsletter I thought I'd 
        just append to introduce myself and share my most memorable 
        Queensryche experience.
                Way way back in 1990 I was one of the brave (plastic 
        bottle resilient) people to see Queensryche at the Monsters of 
        Rock tour at Donnington, England.  I had only been introduced to 
        the band a couple of months earlier but was by then a complete
        fanatic.  We'd traveled down from Scotland the day before in the
        smallest, most unroadworthy car you have ever seen and claimed 
        our piece of mud in the car park field behind the concert area. 
        Anyway, just as we arrived we discovered that over the fence out 
        of sight they were getting things organized for the next day. 
                Listening in, I and all the other idiots who were mad 
        enough to arrive a day early were treated to snippets and some 
        entire songs from the bands - Black Crowes, Queensryche, Motley 
        Crue, Metallica and AC/DC.  I honestly cannot remember if 
        Queensryche actually played any numbers or snippets - too many 
        liquid refreshments I'm afraid - but I do remember they played 
        many of the intro bits which are between the songs on "Operation: 
        Mindcrime."  In particular I recall the "Revolution... I remember 
        now..." bit from the end of "Operation: Mindcrime."
                It really freaked me out and is probably the most 
        memorable moment from all the gigs I've ever been to. It was just 
        so strange to have this big booming voice coming out of nowhere 
        in the middle of nowhere.  Like something out of George Orwells 
        '1984', it's hard to describe but it was very creepy to say the 
        least.
                Now I wonder - after I've bored you all - if anyone can 
        help me out.  At the concert as each band came on and went off, 
        two dolly bird types jumped up onto two guys' shoulders and held 
        up a great big MTV banner.  These were the only times they did 
        this so I wondered if MTV was covering the gig.  As I didn't have
        satellite TV and none of my friends did I never found out.  Does 
        anybody know anything of this?  If so I'd be interested in 
        obtaining a copy of the Queensryche set if anyone has any 
        details.

        _Spreading_the_Disease__________________________Info_&_Resources_

        Eyes Chords             Jim <jimd@sscl.uwo.ca> 
                Hello to all the 'Rychers out there!  For those who like 
        to play Queensryche songs on the guitar, maybe you can help me 
        out.  I am trying to figure out the chord formation for the 
        beginning of 'Eyes of a Stranger.'  The chord is being played 
        with a clean chorused sound as Geoff starts to sing, "All alone 
        now, except for the memories."  I can't figure it out and it's 
        driving me nuts!  Any help would be appreciated, thanks.

        _The_Whisper__________________________________________Discussion_

        Who Killed Mary?        Elizabeth <bizbif@delphi.com>
                Well, since I haven't taken part in any of the 
        discussions about this, I think I'd have to say that although the 
        concert and "Operation: Livecrime" booklets say that mary killed 
        herself, I still think Dr. X killed her.  Either that or the 
        fundamentalists I saw in the square today heard news of her 
        horribly blasphemous acts and decided to remove her uncleanness 
        from the earth.  Sorry - just a few too many bullhorns going at 
        once for me to be patient.  

        Who Killed Mary?        Michael <michael.j.mcclure@dartmouth.edu>
                I always assumed it was suicide.  I don't think it was 
        Dr. X, since Nikki had just confronted him right beforehand.  It 
        wouldn't have given him time to come back and kill her.  Mary 
        meanwhile starts thinking after Nikki has killed Father William 
        that Nikki is no different than all other men that have degraded 
        her before.  The Livecrime booklet says, "She hated him.  She 
        hated men.  She hated life."  Sounds like a suicidal attitude to 
        me.

        Who Killed Mary?        Sean <axspk@acad2.alaska.edu>
                Your right on this being an old subject, but as to who 
        killed Mary, it has come both officially from the Fan Club, as 
        well as appearing in the very final video of "Video: Mindcrime" -
        after the credits.  Mary _did_ commit suicide.  If you watch the 
        video that appears after the credit roll on "Video: Mindcrime" 
        _very_ carefully with your finger on the pause button there is a 
        sequence lasting about 15 frames or so that prints the word 
        "suicide" across the screen.  The last I had heard this was the 
        answer from everyone involved, including the band members, but 
        they like fans to figure it out for themselves.  Shows how 
        dedicated they are.

        Who Killed Mary?        Dawn <psycho@wpi.edu>
                Did anyone here ever let the "Video: Mindcrime" tape run 
        all the way through?  And did you see that "hidden" video at the 
        end?  You know, the one that has no footage of the band in it and 
        puts you in a trance for a week because the screen flashes so 
        many times.  Well, I wanted to find out exactly what was being 
        thrown at me that mangled my mind.  So, I played the thing in 
        slow motion and "suicide" flashed up and the next frame showed 
        Mary sprawled on the floor, dead.  Makes you wonder if the band 
        threw that in there to answer this question or just to add fuel 
        to the fire.
  
        Who Killed Mary?        <skirdman@aol.com>
                I thought that it was a suicide.  On "Video: Mindcrime,"
        _after_ the credits there is another video for "I Don't Believe 
        in Love."  The video splits the screen in two and is flashing 
        images of the whole story.  Towards the end of the song, the 
        word "suicide" is flashed across the whole screen and then it 
        cuts to two pictures of Mary lying dead on the floor.  

        _I_Will_Remember_________________________________________History_

        Higher Education        Jai <jaipiper@aol.com>
                A while back someone asked about the higher education of 
        the guys.  While Geoff did attend college for a year, Michael 
        also attended a music college, Berklee.  How long and where this 
        is remain a mystery.
                        {I think Berklee's main site is in Boston.  -sh}

        Bugsy's Pizza           Daniel <danielwe@microsoft.com>
                I live in the Seattle area and a few friends and I went 
        out one night this last weekend.  We went into downtown Seattle 
        to go to a comedy club that none of us had ever been to before. 
        We realized that it was near Pike Place market - which is one of 
        _the_ tourist attractions up here.  The funny thing is I 
        remembered someone telling me that that's around where they 
        filmed the "Building Empires" video.  And sure enough, as we
        were walking down a set of stairs at the 1st level of the market, 
        I noticed a big sign for "Bugsy's Pizza."  That's the name of the 
        pizza place that Chris mentions in the final shot of the video. 
        The funny thing is, this comedy club we went to is right across 
        the road from Bugsy's.  Looking around the street while waiting 
        to get into the show, I was sure this was the location. 
        Unfortunately I don't have a VCR right now so I can't verify this 
        by watching the video but I remember enough to be pretty sure. 
        In fact at the end when they say something to the effect of "We'd
        better stop walking or we're going to end up in Elliot Bay" makes 
        sense since the Bay is about a 1/2 mile down the street. For 
        whomever is really interested, the location is Post Alley between 
        Union and Pike streets, right below Pike market.  I thought that 
        was pretty cool but this is a relatively busy street so they must 
        have closed it off for the filming.  Other Seattle people may 
        want to contribute more to this.

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                That's it for this week, see you again next time around!
                'Ryche on,
                                -Shag