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''Operation: Mindcrime'' is the third studio album by the American progressive heavy metal band Queensrÿche, released on May 3, 1988. The album was re-released on 6 May 2003 with two bonus tracks, and in 2006 as a deluxe box set. It is a concept album and a rock opera, its story following a recovering drug addict who becomes disillusioned with the corrupt society of his time and reluctantly becomes involved with a revolutionary group as an assassin of political leaders. In January 1989, it ranked at No. 34 on ''Kerrang!'' magazine's "100 Greatest Heavy Metal Albums of All Time". The album was certified by the RIAA as 'gold' a year after its release, and it was certified as 'platinum' in 1991.〔 A sequel, ''Operation: Mindcrime II'', was released on April 4, 2006. ==Overview== In the United States, the album was certified Gold a year after its release, and certified Platinum in 1991.〔(RIAA Gold and Platinum Search for albums by Queensryche ). Retrieved on 2013-02-15.〕 The band shot a one-off promotional video in 1988 for the song "Speak" using performance footage. It did not include a dramatization of any of the story's concepts. The song "I Don't Believe in Love" was nominated for a Grammy Award in 1990 in the category "Best Metal Performance". During the tour promoting the 1990 album ''Empire'', ''Operation: Mindcrime'' was performed in its entirety. The stage show featured video, animation and guest singer Pamela Moore as Sister Mary. A recording was released as ''Operation: Livecrime''. The story was initially explored in a series of video clips for MTV in the 1989 VHS video, ''Video: Mindcrime''. A sequel, ''Operation: Mindcrime II'', was released on April 4, 2006, with Ronnie James Dio taking over the role of Dr. X. The subsequent tour consisted of the band performing both ''Operation: Mindcrime'' and its sequel in their entirety, back-to-back, with actors, props, an elaborate stage set, and a video screen. The live act from that tour also portrayed Mary's death clearly for the first time. It was later released on the 2007 DVD ''Mindcrime at the Moore'', which included a recording of Dio's only live performance of "The Chase". In 2006, ''Operation: Mindcrime'' was re-released as a deluxe box set, containing the 2003 remaster, a live CD with the album played in its entirety at the Hammersmith Odeon on 15 November 1990, and a bonus DVD containing the 1989 ''Video: Mindcrime'' and bonus clips. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Operation: Mindcrime」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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