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GEOFF TATE Is 'Looking Forward To The Freedom Of Being Able To Create Music Without A Predetermined Moniker'

Ex-QUEENSRŸCHE frontman Geoff Tate recently spoke to Lauren Wise of the Phoenix New Times about the settlement agreement with his former bandmates over the rights to the QUEENSRŸCHE name and his decision to carry on as OPERATION: MINDCRIME, named after QUEENSRŸCHE's epic concept album from 1988. "I...

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Former MEGADETH Guitarist GLEN DROVER Collaborates With QUEENSRŸCHE Singer TODD LA TORRE

Canadian guitarist Glen Drover (MEGADETH, KING DIAMOND) has collaborated with American singer Todd La Torre (QUEENSRŸCHE, CRIMSON GLORY) on a song called "Discordia". The single will be available for digital download by the end of the week. Says Drover: "We are both very happy and proud of how this...

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ADRENALINE MOB Recruits TANTRIC Bassist ERIK LEONHARDT

ADRENALINE MOB — the band featuring Russell Allen (vocals; also of SYMPHONY X),Mike Orlando (guitar) and A.J. Pero (drums; also of TWISTED SISTER) — has tapped Erik Leonhardt (pictured; TANTRIC) as its new bass player following the recent departure of John Moyer (DISTURBED). Moyer released a statem...

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GEOFF TATE Interviewed On '92 Minutes Of Hair With Mel' (Audio)

Former QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate was interviewed on the "92 Minutes Of Hair With Mel" show on the Las Vegas, Nevada radio station KOMP 92.3. You can now listen to the chat using the Spreaker widget below. Named after QUEENSRŸCHE's epic concept album from 1988, "Operation: Mindcrime", Tate's new...

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Ex-QUEENSRŸCHE Singer GEOFF TATE Says He 'Didn't Even Think It Was Possible' For Him To Get Fired

In a brand new interview with GoUpstate.com, ex-QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate admitted that he is still perplexed as to why his former bandmates fired him in June 2012, a move which instigated lawsuits over the dismissal and sparked a protracted legal fight over the rights to the QUEENSRŸCHE name. "...

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Former QUEENSRŸCHE Singer GEOFF TATE: 'I'll Always Perform The Music I Wrote'

Jon Ballard of Fresno, California's 105.1 The Blaze radio station recently conducted an interview with former QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate. You can now listen to the chat using the SoundCloud widget below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether it's a bittersweet...

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QUEENSRŸCHE Drummer Says Band Was 'In A Dark Place For A Long Time'

In a brand new interview with Pop-Break.com, QUEENSRŸCHE drummer Scott Rockenfield was asked how the band managed to stay positive and successfully bounce back from spending much of the past two years embroiled in a legal battle with the group's former singer, Geoff Tate, over the rights to the QUEE...

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GEOFF TATE's QUEENSRŸCHE: 30-Minute Video Of Final Southern California Performance

Joe Dolan of JoeDolanPR.com has uploaded video footage of Geoff Tate's QUEENSRŸCHE performing on August 3 at the Canyon Club in Agoura Hills, California. Check it out below. The setlist was as follows: 01. Best I Can 02. Breakdown 03. Another Rainy Night 04. Cold 05. Real World 06. I Am I 07. ...

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RUDY SARZO Interviewed On 'Let There Be Talk' Podcast With Comedian DEAN DELRAY (Audio)

Bassist Rudy Sarzo, one of the most legendary and respected names in hard rock history — having played alongside Randy Rhoads in QUIET RIOT and OZZY OSBOURNE, as well as toured and/or recorded with WHITESNAKE, DIO, BLUE ÖYSTER CULT and now in Geoff Tate's QUEENSRŸCHE — was interviewed on episode 107...

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JOHN MOYER: 'ADRENALINE MOB Has Known For Weeks That I Would Not Be Going With Them On This Run'

Bassist John Moyer claims that ADRENALINE MOB "has known for weeks" that he would not be joining them on the road for the upcoming tour and says that he is "confused" by the band's assertion that they were "totally shocked" by his announcement that he would sit out the trek. Moyer, who has been a .....

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Video: GEOFF TATE's QUEENSRŸCHE Plays 'Farewell' Concert In Agoura Hills

Fan-filmed video footage of Geoff Tate's QUEENSRŸCHE performing on August 3 at the Canyon Club in Agoura Hills, California can be seen below. On July 30, Tate and his bandmates launched a 22-date trek of what are Geoff's final performances as QUEENSRŸCHE Starring Geoff Tate – The Farewell Tour. Tate...

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ADRENALINE MOB Learned Via Social Media That Bassist JOHN MOYER Would Sit Out Band's Next Tour

ADRENALINE MOB claims to have learned via Twitter that the band's bassist, John Moyer, will be sitting out the group's tour in September. Moyer, who has been a member of DISTURBED since 2004, joined ADRENALINE MOB in February 2012 and appeared on the band's "Covertà" EP (2013) and "Men Of Honor" alb...

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GEOFF TATE's QUEENSRŸCHE To Forge Ahead As OPERATION: MINDCRIME

On the very day his farewell tour as QUEENSRŸCHE begins, Geoff Tate — one of rock's quintessential front men and the lead vocalist heard on all QUEENSRŸCHE hits since the inception of the band — has announced that his current version of QUEENSRŸCHE will forge ahead as OPERATION: MINDCRIME after the...

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ZAKK WYLDE, JAMES LABRIE, GEOFF TATE, DAVID ELLEFSON, VINNY APPICE To Take Part In 'Metal All Stars'

There have been quite a few unmistakable characters that heavy metal has given us over the years. On Tuesday, December 16, an impressive amount of these renowned names will unite as the Metal All Stars for a special one-off concert at O2 Academy Brixton in Londonn England. Tickets will go on general...

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GEOFF TATE Is Not Comfortable With What QUEENSRŸCHE Name Now Represents

In episode 33 of "One On One With Mitch Lafon", rock journalist Mitch Lafon talks to former QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate. You can now listen to the chat using the Spreaker widget below. A few excerpts from the interview follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether his QUEENSRŸCHE "farewell"...