Editing Queensrÿche (section)

===2004–2007: ''Operation: Mindcrime II''===
In July 2004, Queensrÿche announced its plans to record a follow-up to 1988's ''[[Operation: Mindcrime]]''. To generate fan interest in the upcoming album, the band hit the road in the fall of 2004 with the "An Evening With Queensrÿche" tour. The tour opened with a shortened greatest hits set, followed by a revised production of ''Operation: Mindcrime'' with live actors and video; [[Pamela Moore]] reprised her role as Sister Mary. The band played a pre-recorded version of "Hostage," a track from the upcoming album, through the PA as an encore after the end of their set. The second leg of the tour began in early 2005. Before embarking on a third leg in the fall of 2005, Queensrÿche toured with [[Judas Priest]] across North America, playing an hour-long set consisting mostly of the band's older works and one song from the soon-to-be released sequel, entitled "I'm American".

''[[Operation: Mindcrime II]]'' was released internationally on March 31, 2006. The album was Queensrÿche's first for their new label, [[Rhino Entertainment]], to which it signed in 2005. [[Ronnie James Dio]] provided the vocals for Dr. X, the villain. The album debuted at No.&nbsp;14, the highest chart position for a Queensrÿche album since 1997. The group embarked on a headlining tour in support of the album, joined by Pamela Moore in her role as Sister Mary.<ref name="erikremec.com">{{cite web|url=http://erikremec.com/pamelamoore.html|title=Sister Mary Breaks Her Silence : 2007 Interview with Erik Remec for FREE! Magazine|website=Erikremec.com|access-date=June 14, 2012}}</ref> The tour featured performances of both ''Mindcrime'' albums in their entirety. Dio appeared at the Gibson Amphitheatre show in [[Universal City, California]] to perform his vocals as Dr. X on "The Chase", and was shown on a video screen at the other shows.<ref name="dio">July 10, 2006. Philthy Phil. [http://knac.com/article.asp?ArticleID=47666 "Geoff Tate on Life, Charity and the Future of Queensrÿche"]{{dead link|date=July 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}. ''knac.com''. Retrieved September 1, 2006.</ref> Dio's appearance was recorded, and included as an extra on the 2007 DVD release ''[[Mindcrime at the Moore]]''.