on august 9, 2007, the band announced that it would release a new greatest hits album, entitled "". the album was released on august 28, 2007, and a special collector's edition featured a bonus disc including various demos and a new song, "justified", featuring chris degarmo on guitar. on november 13, 2007, the band released an album of covers entitled "take cover". the album contains covers of songs by queen, u2, the police, black sabbath, peter gabriel, and pink floyd, and was the band's second release for rhino records. on february 3, 2009, stone announced the end of his association with queensrÿche to focus on his side project speed-x, although court declarations later revealed geoff and susan tate fired him for "making too many grand demands", without discussing their decision with the other band members.