Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Eyes of a Stranger by Queensryche

Today's Metal Track is Eyes of a Stranger by Queensryche. This is the closing track on their 1988 masterpiece Operation:Mindcrime (I know I've mentioned this a few times already but whatever, it's true)

This song wraps up the concept album with the main character, Nikki, reflecting on his past actions as an assassin of political leaders for a revolutionary group led by Dr. X. He is looking at himself in the mirror and he doesn't even recognize the person he has become.

The vocals during the chorus are top notch
"And I raise my head and stare
Into the eyes of a stranger
I've always known that the mirror never lies"



Also, the guy who portrays Dr. X in the video totally looks like Dr. Krieger on Archer: