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Present: A Night of Queen

The Protomen Present: A Night of Queen is a 2012 live tribute album by rock band the Protomen. On December 10, 2010, the band, along with Evil Bebos and Devin Lamp, performed a tribute show at Exit/In in Nashville, Tennessee, in honor of Black Sabbath and Queen.[1] The cover art is based on the album cover of Queen II. Though it was slated for a June 1, 2012 release, the album shipped early to those who pre-ordered it.[2]

Present: A Night of Queen
Present: A Night of Queen's cover art. Members of the Protomen stand in a diamond formation against a solid black background.
Live album by
The Protomen
ReleasedJune 1, 2012
RecordedDecember 10, 2010 at Exit/In in Nashville, Tennessee
Genre
Length1:08:24
LabelSound Machine
The Protomen chronology
Act II: The Father of Death
(2009)		 Present: A Night of Queen
(2012)		 Terminator the Second
(2013)

In addition to Queen covers, a live rendition of the song Due Vendetta from the Protomen's eponymous album is performed. An introduction and outro track featuring band member Kingsley ‘K.I.L.R.O.Y.’ Youngblood bookends the album in which the audience is addressed, a brief history of Queen and the performance itself is discussed, and the lyrics of the final song are completed.

Background

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On December 10, 2010, the band, along with Evil Bebos and Devin Lamp, performed a tribute show at Exit/In in Nashville, Tennessee, in honor of Black Sabbath and Queen.[1] The Protomen reported working on an album of Queen covers in April 2012.[3] Though it was slated for a June 1 release, the album shipped early to those who pre-ordered it.[2]

Release

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A new Protomen logo and an interior illustration for the album packaging was created by M. L. Hope of Poor Man's Bread Studios.[2][4][5] The album was released as a CD and later in three different vinyl versions.[2][6] The CD release was celebrated with a live performance of the album at Exit/In in Nashville, Tennessee on June 22, 2012, which featured a guest performance by Tenacious D on "Bohemian Rhapsody",[7][8][9] that was reported on by websites like TMZ, Perez Hilton, Nashville Scene, and Ultimate Classic Rock.[10][11][12][13] The digital album was released to iTunes and Amazon June 6, 2012, and Bandcamp May 21, 2018.[6][14]

Reception

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Due to their previous coverage of Queen songs, the album was highly anticipated by Wired.[15] PC Gamer described the album as, "a killer live album of Queen covers,"[16] and MetalSucks recommended the album, praising the authenticity of the Protomen's Queen tribute.[17] No Country for New Nashville described the album as an "incredible tribute to Queen".[18]

A subsequent live performance of the album featuring Jack Black was praised by Nashville Scene who note the Protomen are 'light-years Queenier than whatever is trying to pass itself off as Queen these days'[19] and noted that the performance was a 'monumental moment' for the band.[20]

The vinyl edition release was a finalist for the Making Vinyl Conference's Alex Steinweiss Award in the best photo LP cover category.[21][22]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Intro" (accompaniment "Recitativo Accompagnato Buffa Primo")Accompaniment by Sir Robert Bakker1:08
2."Flash" (Brian May) 3:53
3."Battle Theme" (May) 2:35
4."Don't Stop Me Now" (Freddie Mercury) 3:41
5."Killer Queen" (Mercury) 3:26
6."Hammer to Fall" (May) 4:20
7."One Vision" (Mercury/May/Roger Taylor/John Deacon) 4:09
8."Somebody to Love" (Mercury) 5:18
9."Princes of the Universe" (Mercury) 3:29
10."Death on Two Legs" (Mercury) 4:32
11."I Want to Break Free" (Deacon) 4:16
12."Scandal" (May/Mercury/Taylor/Deacon) 5:01
13."I Want It All" (May) 5:00
14."The Show Must Go On" (Mercury/May/Taylor/Deacon) 6:11
15."Under Pressure" (feat. Devin Lamp as "Devin Bowie",[23] Mercury/May/Taylor/Deacon/David Bowie) 4:34
16."Bohemian Rhapsody" (Mercury) 6:28
17."Due Vendetta" (The Protomen) 4:51
18."Outro" (accompaniment "Recitativo Accompagnato Buffa Secundo")Accompaniment by Sir Robert Bakker0:28
Total length:1:08:24

Personnel

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CD album

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Credits from the CD album liner. Mixed at Some Studio and Welcome to 1979. Performed at Exit/In Nashville, Tennessee, on December 10, 2010.

Vinyl

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All credits from the vinyl release are the same except the following.

  • John Baldwin – mastering

Notes

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  1. ↑ Stylized as K.I.L.R.O.Y.

References

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  1. 1 2 Johnson, Andrew (February 28, 2013). "Third Shift Spotlight: The Protomen Interview". No Country for New Nashville. Retrieved February 8, 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Commander (April 19, 2012). "Awesome News and Bad News". Protomen. Retrieved June 6, 2012.
  3. ↑ Archetto, Deanna (April 17, 2012). "The Protomen and MC Frontalot at the Middle East Club (4/9) WTBU Radio". WTBU Radio. Archived from the original on January 7, 2013. Retrieved June 11, 2026.
  4. ↑ "The Protomen Present: A Night of Queen, album interior illustration". M.L. Hope Illustration. Archived from the original on January 2, 2018. Retrieved June 11, 2026.
  5. ↑ "The Protomen Present: A Night of Queen, logo illustration & design". M.L. Hope Illustration. Archived from the original on January 2, 2018. Retrieved June 11, 2026.
  6. 1 2 "Present: A Night of Queen, by The Protomen". Bandcamp. May 21, 2018. Retrieved June 11, 2026.
  7. ↑ Commander (May 9, 2012). "Quick Tour Update and Queen Release Show". Protomen. Retrieved June 11, 2026.
  8. ↑ Gold, Adam (June 25, 2012). "Tenacious D's Jack Black Joins Protomen at Exit/In [Fresh Vid]". Nashville Scene. Retrieved June 11, 2026.
  9. ↑ Commander (July 6, 2012). "Hold On Tight". Protomen. Retrieved June 11, 2026. The album release show for "A Night Of Queen" was an absolute blast of fun times. [...] Tenacious D [...] join[ed] us for Bohemian Rhapsody. As some of you may have noticed, the Hollywood gossip machine jumped on board and gave the whole world the scoop. Thank you, Hollywood gossip machine, you've brought our lifelong dream of gracing the pages of TMZ and Perez Hilton to fruition.
  10. ↑ "Jack Black -- Awesomeness at Queen Cover Show". TMZ. June 28, 2012. Retrieved June 11, 2026.
  11. ↑ "Jack Black Helps Cover Bohemian Rhapsody In Tennessee!". Perez Hilton. June 29, 2012. Archived from the original on December 6, 2017. Retrieved June 11, 2026.
  12. ↑ Giles, Jeff (June 29, 2012). "Jack Black Helps the Protomen Cover Queen's 'Bohemian Rhapsody'". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved June 11, 2026.
  13. ↑ Gold, Adam (September 8, 2016). "Arts, Music & Culture Writers' Choice". Nashville Scene. Retrieved June 13, 2026.
  14. ↑ Commander (June 6, 2012). "Things Are Happening". Protomen. Retrieved June 11, 2026.
  15. ↑ Silver, Curtis (August 5, 2011). "Nerdapalooza 2011: What You Missed - The Protomen Cover Queen". Wired. Archived from the original on December 22, 2016.
  16. ↑ Fenlon, Wes (October 3, 2025). "5869 days after releasing the greatest rock opera about Mega Man ever recorded, The Protomen's follow-up Act 3 is, unbelievably, finally here*". PC Gamer. Future plc. Retrieved February 8, 2026.
  17. ↑ Rosenberg, Axl (February 26, 2013). "The Protomen Versus Foxy Shazam". MetalSucks. Event occurs at 3:00 pm.
  18. ↑ Obenschain, Philip (December 18, 2016). "[TICKET GIVEAWAY] The Protomen w/ The Dead Deads, Makeup And Vanity Set, & Born Empty | Dec. 31 @ Exit/In". No Country For New Nashville. Retrieved May 1, 2026.
  19. ↑ Spin, The (June 28, 2012). "The Protomen's A Night of Queen at Exit/In feat. The Remones and special guests Tenacious D". Nashville Scene. Retrieved February 8, 2026.
  20. ↑ Gold, Adam (June 25, 2012). "Tenacious D's Jack Black Joins Protomen at Exit/In [Fresh Vid]". Nashville Scene. Retrieved February 8, 2026.
  21. ↑ "ALEX AWARDS FINALISTS". Making Vinyl Detroit 2017 (PDF). Detroit, Michigan. December 6, 2017. p. 33.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  22. ↑ "Alex Awards Announces Winners & Runners-ups". Making Vinyl – The Premier Vinyl Record Industry Conference. Detroit, Michigan: Colonial Purchasing Co-Op, LLC. November 7, 2017. Retrieved April 26, 2026.
  23. ↑ The Archivist 2.0. "Review: A Night of Queen". Protomen Wikidot. Archived from the original on December 22, 2021. Retrieved December 22, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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