Empire (Queensrÿche album)

Empire is the fourth full-length studio album by the American heavy metal band Queensrÿche, released on August 20, 1990. The album is Queensrÿche's most commercially successful release, reaching triple-platinum status. The primary single, the power ballad "Silent Lucidity", reached number 1 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks and number 9 on the Billboard Hot 100. "Silent Lucidity" was also nominated in 1992 for the Grammy Awards for Best Rock Song and Best Rock Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group. The album won a 1991 Northwest Area Music Award for Best Metal Recording.

Empire
Studio album by
Queensrÿche
ReleasedAugust 27, 1990
Studio
  • Vancouver Studios in Vancouver, Canada
  • Triad Studios in Redmond, Washington (tracks 6, 12–14)
GenreGlam metal
Length63:23
LabelEMI USA
ProducerPeter Collins
Queensrÿche chronology
Operation: Mindcrime
(1988)		 Empire
(1990)		 Promised Land
(1994)
Singles from Empire
  1. "Empire"
    Released: September 1990
  2. "Best I Can"
    Released: December 1990
  3. "Silent Lucidity"
    Released: January 1991
  4. "Jet City Woman"
    Released: May 1991
Audio sample
"Silent Lucidity"
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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal7/10
Entertainment WeeklyD
PopMatters
(20th Anniversary Edition)
Record Collector
(20th Anniversary Edition)
The Rolling Stone Album Guide
Select
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