on june 29 and 30, 1983, queensrÿche was the opening act for zebra in portland and seattle respectively. kim harris knew a&r manager mavis brodey of emi-america from the time she was the music director of kzok-fm, and he convinced her to come to one of these shows. brodey offered queensrÿche a contract with emi, spanning 15 years and encompassing seven albums. emi re-released the ep "queensrÿche" to moderate success, peaking at no. 81 on the billboard charts. the band toured with quiet riot through the south and with twisted sister to the east coast and canada, and opened for dio in seattle.