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Musicians Pay Tribute To YES Drummer ALAN WHITE

A number of well-known musicians from around the world have taken to social media to pay tribute to YES drummer Alan White, who died yesterday (Thursday, May 26) after a short illness. He was 72. The musician, born in County Durham, England, passed away in the United States, his family said in a sta...

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YES Drummer ALAN WHITE To Miss U.K. Tour Due To 'Health Issues'; Temporary Replacement Announced

Due to "current health issues," YES drummer Alan White will not take part in the band's upcoming 50th-anniversary "Close To The Edge" tour of the U.K. and Ireland. Alan's close friend Jay Schellen will be taking on drumming duties in White's place. According to YES's management, Alan "was really loo...

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QUEENSRŸCHE's MICHAEL WILTON And EDDIE JACKSON Fire Back At SCOTT ROCKENFIELD, Accuse Drummer Of 'Abandoning' The Band

QUEENSRŸCHE members Michael Wilton (guitar) and Eddie Jackson (bass) have fired back at their estranged drummer Scott Rockenfield, accusing him of abandoning his position as a member of the band and misappropriating the group's assets to his own personal benefit. Last October, Rockenfield filed a la...

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SALIVA's BOBBY AMARU Says Band's Upcoming Reunion With JOSEY SCOTT Will Be 'Good For The Fans'

SALIVA frontman Bobby Amaru says that 2021 "was just not a good year" for the band's planned reunion with original vocalist Josey Scott. Scott left SALIVA at the end of 2011 after 15 years with the group, reportedly to pursue a solo Christian music career. He was quickly replaced by Amaru, who can b...

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GEOFF TATE Says 'There's Not Really A Motivation' For QUEENSRŸCHE's Classic Lineup To Reunite

Geoff Tate says that "there's not really a motivation" for QUEENSRŸCHE's classic lineup to ever reunite. In April 2014, Tate and QUEENSRŸCHE announced that a settlement had been reached after a nearly two-year legal battle where the singer sued over the rights to the QUEENSRŸCHE name after being fir...

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MICHAEL WILTON On Possibility Of GEOFF TATE And SCOTT ROCKENFIELD Returning To QUEENSRŸCHE: 'What Will Be Will Be'

In a new interview with Tigman of the WPDH 101.5 FM radio station in Poughkeepsie, New York, QUEENSRŸCHE guitarist Michael Wilton was asked about the possibility of fellow original members Geoff Tate (vocals) and Scott Rockenfield (drums) coming back to the band. He responded: "I have nothing on any...

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Watch GEOFF TATE Perform QUEENSRŸCHE's Entire 'Empire' And 'Rage For Order' Albums In Milan, Italy

Fan-filmed video footage of Geoff Tate's March 11 performance at Legend Club in Milan, Italy can be seen below (courtesy of YouTube user "Andre D. Keaton"). Tate's current tour is celebrating the 30th anniversary of QUEENSRŸCHE's "Empire" and "Rage For Order" albums. The setlist for the Milan show w...

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BRUCE DICKINSON Reflects On Aborted THE THREE TREMORS Project With ROB HALFORD And GEOFF TATE

During the question-and-answer portion of his March 1 spoken-word show at the Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles, California, IRON MAIDEN singer Bruce Dickinson reflected on how the title track of his 2005 solo album, "Tyranny Of Souls", was composed specifically for the proposed THE THREE TREMORS proje...

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QUEENSRŸCHE Drummer SCOTT ROCKENFIELD Blasts 'Subcontractor' TODD LA TORRE, Calls Out GEOFF TATE For 'Crazy Statements'

QUEENSRŸCHE's estranged drummer Scott Rockenfield has blasted the band's frontman of the past decade, Todd La Torre, saying that the singer's opinions and comments do not represent the beliefs and viewpoints of any of the QUEENSRŸCHE companies and legal entities. Earlier today, Rockenfield took to h...

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This World Is Going To Ruin You

Playing VEIN.FM's "This World Is Going to Ruin You" is like turning a dial and tuning your brain to a new frequency, somewhere between one channel and the next. It's the brief white noise that blares in your ears; the one that some people say hides traces and whispers of the paranormal. The band's s...

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GEOFF TATE To Perform QUEENSRŸCHE's Entire 'Promised Land' Album At Belfast Concert

Geoff Tate will perform QUEENSRŸCHE's 1994 album "Promised Land" in its entirety at his August 28 concert at Limelight Belfast 2 in Belfast, Ireland. Tate's setlist will also include "a selection of his greatest hits from his legendary career," according to an advertisement for the show. In a recent...

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Watch GEOFF TATE Sing QUEENSRŸCHE's 'Queen Of The Reich' On MONSTERS OF ROCK Cruise

Fan-filmed video footage of Geoff Tate's performance aboard this year's Monsters Of Rock cruise can be seen below. The show saw Tate playing many of QUEENSRŸCHE's biggest songs, including early classic "Queen Of The Reich", which originally appeared on the band's debut EP. Tate had previously expres...

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QUEENSRŸCHE Guitarist MIKE STONE On His Return To Band: 'It's Been Going Great'

Mike Stone says that his latest stint as QUEENSRŸCHE's guitar player has "been going great." Since last May, Stone has been handling second-guitar duties in QUEENSRŸCHE, which announced in July that longtime guitarist Parker Lundgren was exiting the group to focus on "other business ventures." Stone...

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QUEENSRŸCHE Shares Previously Unreleased Photo Of TODD LA TORRE And GEOFF TATE During 2017 Encounter At Festival

A nearly five-year-old photo of current QUEENSRŸCHE vocalist Todd La Torre with the man he replaced, original QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate, was shared this past Thursday (February 10) on the band's official Facebook page. The picture was taken when La Torre and Tate crossed paths in June 2017 when...

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YES Releases Music Video For 'A Living Island'

Legendary progressive rockers YES — consisting of Steve Howe, Alan White, Geoff Downes, Jon Davison and Billy Sherwood — have released a video for the song "A Living Island". The clip was created by Wayne Joyner, who has made all of the promotional videos for YES's latest album, "The Quest". Geoff D...