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Classic Rock September 2003 - Kelly Gray, the guitarist who joined Queensryche following the departure of Chris DeGarmo in 1998, has taken a pot-shot at the group, suggesting it's time for a sequel to the band's highly successful 1988 conceptual album 'Operation:Mindcrime'. Gray played on Queensryche's 1999 poorly received 'Q2K' and left the group after the double 'Live Evolution' two years later, prior to the recording of their latest album 'Tribe'.

"In my opinion, a band shouldn't ignore its past". Gray said. "If you know that your fans have been waiting for years for a second 'Operation:Mindcrime', then you can't just ignore that. It was clear that for this reason we had a completely different view on Queensryche's future."

Gray claims he was prevented from playing on 'Tribe' by his own production work - he recently oversaw Nevermore's forthcoming 'Enemies of reality' album - but adds that Queensryche didn't exactly go out of their way to welcome him back.

"I wasn't available at the time they were recording, but no efforts were made to match our schedules," he says. "Also, the temporary return of Chris could do the band a lot of good. But as I've said before: I'm currently producing, so I'm never bored."