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''Operation: Mindcrime'''s narrative revolves around the central protagonist Nikki, a [[narcotics]] addict who descends gradually into a mode of full depersonalization via a permanent [[schizophrenia|schizophrenic]] and the full | ''Operation: Mindcrime'''s narrative revolves around the central protagonist Nikki, a [[narcotics]] addict who descends gradually into a mode of full depersonalization via a permanent [[schizophrenia|schizophrenic]] and the full | ||
[[bicameralism|re-bicamerilization]] of his mind. The album concludes with the hospitalized Nikki staring at his own face in the mirror, unable to recognize his own visage. | [[bicameralism|re-bicamerilization]] of his mind. The album concludes with the hospitalized Nikki staring at his own face in the mirror, unable to recognize his own visage. | ||
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Operation: Mindcrime [disambiguation: Operation Mindfuck]
Concept album by Queensrÿche, a band associated with both progressive metal and hair metal, despite their professed aversion to the latter. Operation: Mindcrime's narrative revolves around the central protagonist Nikki, a narcotics addict who descends gradually into a mode of full depersonalization via a permanent schizophrenic and the full re-bicamerilization of his mind. The album concludes with the hospitalized Nikki staring at his own face in the mirror, unable to recognize his own visage.
