Promised Land

Promised Land was the fifth studio album by American progressive metal band Queensrÿche and their highest charting record to date. It was released by EMI on 18 October 1994, 4 years after their successful Empire album. The songs on this album are tied together firmly by the theme of success and how to deal with it, and reflections on American society and how that shapes our goals in life. The album opens with a piece of musique concrete, "9.28 a.m.", put together by drummer Scott Rockenfield. The song follows a soul from death through the ether into a reincarnation, and rebirth, followed by the sound of a crying baby which then floats into "I Am I". This song is driven by a heavy riff and Tate's trademark vocals to a background of...