Released 1990 Recorded Spring 1990 Length 5:24 | Format CD, Vinyl Genre Progressive metal Label EMI America | |
"Empire" is a song by the progressive metal band Queensrÿche, appearing on their 1990 album Empire. The lyrical content of the song warns of a foreboding and unstoppable "Empire" of drug trafficking within the United States and its related crimes, that will inevitably lead to the breakdown of civility in American society.
Known as a fan favorite, the group has played the song often live, doing so over a thousand times as of April 2016, and the track is the band's second most played song in its setlist history. It is exceeded only by "Eyes of a Stranger".
Single track list
- "Empire" [Edit] - 5:12
- "Scarborough Fair" - 3:50
- "Prophecy" - 3:59
- "Della Brown" - 7:03
References
Empire (Queensrÿche song) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA