queensrÿche found a replacement for gray in mike stone, who had previously worked on tate's solo album. stone accompanied the band on the "tribe" tour as second guitarist to wilton's lead, though he never was a full member of the band. in june 2003, queensrÿche launched a co-headlining tour featuring another progressive metal band, dream theater. the two bands alternated the opening and closing slots, and ended the shows by playing a handful of songs together. fates warning was the special guest for the tour. a recording from this tour was released to cd and dvd as "the art of live", which included two covers performed with dream theater.