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QUEENSRŸCHE's MICHAEL WILTON Is 'Hard At Work' On Material For Next Album

QUEENSRŸCHE guitarist Michael Wilton is working on material for the band's next album. The disc will be the follow-up to last year's "The Verdict", which marked QUEENSRŸCHE's third full-length release with vocalist Todd La Torre, after the departure of original singer Geoff Tate in 2012. On Wednesda...

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QUEENSRŸCHE's TODD LA TORRE Is Putting Finishing Touches On Debut Solo Album

QUEENSRŸCHE singer Todd La Torre is putting the finishing touches on his long-in-the-works solo album. On Friday (May 1),Todd took to his social media to write: "Some pieces on a few songs left to finish up for my solo record. The others are all done being recorded minus a few solos. 2020 release a...

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FAKE NAMES Feat. BAD RELIGION And REFUSED Members: Listen To 'Being Them' Song

"Being Them", a new song from the punk rock supergroup FAKE NAMES — which includes Brian Baker (MINOR THREAT, DAG NASTY, BAD RELIGION),Michael Hampton (S.O.A., EMBRACE, ONE LAST WISH),Dennis Lyxzén (REFUSED, INTERNATIONAL NOISE CONSPIRACY, INVSN),and Johnny Temple (GIRLS AGAINST BOYS, SOULSIDE) —...

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MICHAEL WILTON Says 'Promised Land' Is QUEENSRŸCHE's Most Underrated Album

In a recent interview with Greece's Rockpages TV, Michael Wilton was asked to name what he believes is the most underrated QUEENSRŸCHE album. The guitarist said (see video below): "I would have to say… I think [1994's] 'Promised Land', when it came out, it had these great expectations because it was...

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TOBIAS SAMMET Continues Work On New AVANTASIA Album, Says EDGUY Is 'On Hiatus'

Tobias Sammet says that he is working on a new album from his AVANTASIA project. The disc will be the follow-up to "Moonglow", which came out last year. In addition, the German singer and songwriter has revealed that his long-running band EDGUY is currently "on hiatus." Sammet broke the news of his...

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BAD RELIGION And REFUSED Members Join Forces In FAKE NAMES: Debut Album Due In May

Punk rock supergroup FAKE NAMES — which includes Brian Baker (MINOR THREAT, DAG NASTY, BAD RELIGION),Michael Hampton (S.O.A., EMBRACE, ONE LAST WISH),Dennis Lyxzén (REFUSED, INTERNATIONAL NOISE CONSPIRACY, INVSN),and Johnny Temple (GIRLS AGAINST BOYS, SOULSIDE) — will release its self-titled debu...

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Ex-QUEENSRŸCHE Singer GEOFF TATE Will Try To Take 'Empire' 30th-Anniversary Tour 'Everywhere'

Former QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate, who was forced to postone a number of his tour dates in March and April due to the coronavirus pandemic that is spreading across the globe, took part in a Facebook Live session on Monday (March 23) to answer fan questions and check in with his social media follo...

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GEOFF TATE On Coronavirus Pandemic: 'This Is Like Living In A Science-Fiction Novel'

Former QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate, who was forced to postone a number of his tour dates in March and April due to the coronavirus pandemic that is spreading across the globe, took part in a Facebook Live session earlier today to answer fan questions and check in with his social media followers. "...

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QUEENSRŸCHE Singer TODD LA TORRE Will Use Coronavirus Downtime To Work On Solo Album

QUEENSRŸCHE singer Todd La Torre says that he will use the coronavirus downtime to complete the songwriting process for his long-in-the-works solo album. A number of artists have seen their concert dates drop off as they're either canceled or postponed in the wake of the global spread of COVID-19, t...

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MICHAEL WILTON Says 'The Seed Has Been Sown' For QUEENSRŸCHE's Next Album

QUEENSRŸCHE guitarist Michael Wilton has confirmed to Greece's "TV War" that the band has already begin thinking about the follow-up to last year's "The Verdict" album. "Well, the seed has been sown," he said (see video below). "We all know about it. Obviously, we're gonna be very busy touring on 'T...

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Watch GEOFF TATE Perform QUEENSRŸCHE's 'Rage For Order' And 'Empire' Albums In Columbus

Geoff Tate is performing the QUEENSRŸCHE albums "Rage For Order" and "Empire" in their entirety on the "Empire 30th Anniversary Tour", which kicked off in January in Norway. Fan-filmed video footage of Tate's March 10 concert at Skully's Music-Diner in Columbus, Ohio can be seen below. 1986's "Rage...

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GEOFF TATE Doesn't Know If SCOTT ROCKENFIELD Will Ever Play Drums Again: 'He Has A Lot Of Medical Problems Now'

Geoff Tate says that he doesn't know if a reunion of QUEENSRŸCHE's classic lineup will ever happen. 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 fired in...

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Ex-QUEENSRŸCHE Singer GEOFF TATE Says SCOTT ROCKENFIELD Is 'Not In A Good Way'

On February 29, Geoff Tate sat down with radio host Miles "The Shoe" Schuman for a wide-ranging interview before the former QUEENSRŸCHE singer's show at the Paradise Rock Club in Boston. Speaking about his 2012 exit from QUEENSRŸCHE, Tate said (see video below): "I just know that it was a very diffi...

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Watch GEOFF TATE Perform Acoustic Version Of QUEENSRŸCHE Classic At iRock Radio

Video footage of former QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate performing an acoustic version of the band's classic song "Jet City Woman" at Studio 64 at iRock Radio can be seen below. Tate is performing the QUEENSRŸCHE albums "Rage For Order" and "Empire" in their entirety on the "Empire 30th Anniversary To...

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Ex-QUEENSRŸCHE Singer GEOFF TATE Says Success Of 'Empire' Album 'Very Nearly Ended The Band'

Geoff Tate says that the success of QUEENSRŸCHE's "Empire" album almost caused the band to break up. Released in 1990, "Empire" included the hit ballad "Silent Lucidity", which reached No. 9 on the Billboard singles chart, helped propel "Empire" to No. 7 on the album chart and earned two Grammy Awar...