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MIKE PORTNOY Weighs In On QUEENSRŸCHE Settlement, Calls It The 'Right' Outcome

Ex-DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy has commented on the settlement singer Geoff Tate reached with his former bandmates over the rights to the QUEENSRŸCHE name, which gives Geoff sole ability to perform "Operation: Mindcrime" and "Operation: Mindcrime II" in their entirety. Portnoy, who co-founded...
May 13, 2014
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Ex-QUEENSRŸCHE Singer GEOFF TATE Is 'Very Excited' About His Next 'Trilogy-Like' Conceptual Release

Former QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate tells The News-Herald that he is pressing ahead with the follow-up to his 2013 QUEENSRŸCHE effort "Frequency Unknown". "I'm working on that now, and I'm very excited about it," Tate says. "I'm leaning in the conceptual format for my next musical presentations......
May 12, 2014
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QUEENSRŸCHE's MICHAEL WILTON: 'We're Really Happy To Start Playing And Rebuilding The Name'

QUEENSRŸCHE guitarist Michael Wilton spoke to The Prog Report about the settlement agreement it entered into with the band's former singer, Geoff Tate, regarding the future use of the QUEENSRŸCHE name. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. QUEENSRŸCHE members Eddie Jackson (bass)...
May 9, 2014
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GEOFF TATE: QUEENSRŸCHE 'Was Never A Democracy On The Creative End Of Things'

John Parks of Legendary Rock Interviews recently conducted an interview with former QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Legendary Rock Interviews: As a QUEENSRŸCHE fan, I was happy to hear of the news about the settlement and actually think it has the pote...
May 5, 2014
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QUEENSRŸCHE: More Settlement Details Revealed In Dispute Over Ownership Of Name

QUEENSRŸCHE — Eddie Jackson, Todd La Torre, Parker Lundgren, Scott Rockenfield and Michael Wilton — has already begun writing material for the follow-up to its critically acclaimed self-titled 2013 Century Media Records album, "Queensrÿche". The new CD is tentatively scheduled for release in early s...
May 5, 2014
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GEOFF TATE Announces 'Queensrÿche Starring Geoff Tate - The Farewell Tour'

More than thirty years after setting forth on the musical journey that would become known as QUEENSRŸCHE, singer Geoff Tate — one of rock's quintessential front men and the lead vocalist heard on all QUEENSRŸCHE hits — will be performing his farewell tour as QUEENSRŸCHE beginning in late July. The a...
April 29, 2014
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GEOFF TATE On QUEENSRŸCHE Lawsuit Settlement: 'I'm Very Happy That It's Over And Done'

Nearly two years after QUEENSRŸCHE fired Geoff Tate, the singer and his former bandmates announced that QUEENSRŸCHE members Eddie Jackson (bass),Scott Rockenfield (drums) and Michael Wilton (guitar) will keep the group's name. According to the agreement, Jackson, Rockenfield and Wilton along with r...
April 29, 2014
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Video: QUEENSRŸCHE Performs At M3 ROCK FESTIVAL

Fan-filmed video footage of QUEENSRŸCHE's April 26 performance at the M3 Rock Festival at the Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland can be seen below. Nearly two years after QUEENSRŸCHE fired Geoff Tate, the singer and his former bandmates announced that QUEENSRŸCHE members Eddie Jackson...
April 28, 2014
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It's Official: JACKSON, ROCKENFIELD And WILTON Will Be Sole Entity Recording And Touring As QUEENSRŸCHE

QUEENSRŸCHE members Eddie Jackson, Scott Rockenfield, Michael Wilton and Geoff Tate have released the following joint statement: "We wanted to let QUEENSRŸCHE fans around the world know that an amicable settlement has been reached between Eddie Jackson, Scott Rockenfield, Michael Wilton and Geoff Ta...
April 28, 2014
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GEOFF TATE, 'The Voice Of QUEENSRŸCHE,' Speaks To Louisiana Radio Station EAGLE 98.1 (Audio)

On April 25, Dan Day of the Eagle 98.1 radio station in Baton Rouge, Louisiana conducted an interview with QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. In what appears to be a preview of the upcoming settlement announcement over the rights to the QUEENS...
April 26, 2014
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TODD LA TORRE-Fronted Version Of QUEENSRŸCHE: Fan-Filmed Footage Of Uncasville Concert

Video footage of the Todd La Torre-fronted version of QUEENSRŸCHE performing the song "Walk In The Shadows" on April 19 at at Wolf's Den at Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut can be seen below. According to the band, the recording is a "raw board mix" with "no room/audience" microphones. In what...
April 25, 2014
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GEOFF TATE Is 'The Voice Of QUEENSRŸCHE'

In what appears to be a preview of the upcoming settlement announcement over the rights to the QUEENSRŸCHE name, singer Geoff Tate's QUEENSRŸCHE webpage has changed. It no longer says "QUEENSRŸCHE" at the top and now features a banner with the words "Geoff Tate: The Voice Of QUEENSRŸCHE." In additio...
April 22, 2014
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TODD LA TORRE-Fronted Version Of QUEENSRŸCHE: Fan-Filmed Footage Of Englewood Concert

Fan-filmed video footage of the Todd La Torre-fronted version of QUEENSRŸCHE performing on April 17 at the Bergen Performing Arts Center in Englewood, New Jersey can be seen below. QUEENSRŸCHE guitarist Michael Wilton has confirmed that singer Geoff Tate — who was fired from the Seattle progressive...
April 21, 2014
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GEOFF TATE And Former Bandmates Reach 'Amicable' QUEENSRŸCHE Settlement

QUEENSRŸCHE guitarist Michael Wilton has confirmed that singer Geoff Tate — who was fired from the Seattle progressive rock band in 2012 after fronting it for three decades — and his former bandmates have reached a settlement in their legal battle over the rights to the group's name. Speaking to the...
April 19, 2014
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TODD LA TORRE-Fronted Version Of QUEENSRŸCHE: 'Warning' Performance From CRUISE TO THE EDGE

Multi-camera video footage of the Todd La Torre-fronted version of QUEENSRŸCHE performing the song "Warning" on the Cruise To The Edge, a full-ship charter that departed from Miami, Florida on April 7 for five days and nights of live music, can be seen below. As previously reported, singer Geoff Tat...
April 16, 2014