Artist: QUEENSRYCHE
Album: HEAR IN THE NOW FRONTIER REMASTERED (CD)

Year: 1997/ 2003
EAN/UPS: 0724385614125
Media type: CD

Hear in the Now Frontier is the sixth studio album by progressive metal band Queensrяche, released in 1997.

The album debuted at #19 but quickly vanished from the charts. The musical sound and style of the album was more basic and stripped down than anything the band had released to date, and some fans and critics pointed to the grunge musical style as being a major influence on the record. Despite the reaction, the singles "Sign of the Times" and "You" received substantial airplay.

During Queensrяche's tour in support of the album, the band's longtime label, EMI America Records, went bankrupt. Queensrяche was forced to use their own money to finance the remainder of the tour, during which founding member Chris DeGarmo announced he was leaving the band. DeGarmo would return to play and co-write five songs for Tribe, in 2003 but did not officially rejoin.

The band played only half the album on its 1997 tour with 6 songs still unplayed to date including: "Cuckoo's Nest", "Hero", "Miles Away", "All I Want", "Anytime/Anywhere" and "sPOOL". However, "sPOOL" has been played by Geoff Tate's band during the 2002 tour supporting his own solo album.

TRACKLIST :

"Sign of the Times" (DeGarmo) – 3:33
"Cuckoo's Nest" (DeGarmo) – 3:59
"Get a Life" (DeGarmo/Tate) – 3:39
"The Voice Inside" (DeGarmo/Tate) – 3:48
"Some People Fly" (DeGarmo) – 5:17
"Saved" (DeGarmo/Tate) – 4:09
"You" (DeGarmo/Tate) – 3:54
"Hero" (DeGarmo) – 5:25
"Miles Away" (DeGarmo) – 4:32
"Reach" (Tate/Wilton) – 3:30
"All I Want" (DeGarmo) – 4:06
"Hit the Black" (DeGarmo/Jackson) – 3:36
"Anytime / Anywhere" (DeGarmo/Jackson/Tate) – 2:54
"sp00L" (DeGarmo/Tate) – 4:53

The album was re-released on June 10, 2003 with the following bonus tracks:

"Chasing Blue Sky (see also Televoid)" – 3:41
"Silent Lucidity (Live)" – 5:24
"The Killing Words (MTV Unplugged)" – 3:52
"I Will Remember (MTV Unplugged)" – 4:01

LINE-UP :

Chris DeGarmo – vocals, guitar
Geoff Tate – vocals
Michael Wilton – guitar
Eddie Jackson – bass
Scott Rockenfield – drums

with

Steve Nathan - Keyboards
Matt Bayles - Assistant Engineer, Mixing Assistant
Hugh Syme - Art Direction, Design
Toby Wright - Mixing, Recorder
Dimo Safari - Art Direction, Design