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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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VICIOUS RUMORS: 'Worlds And Machines' Performance Clip From 'Live You To Death 2 - American Punishment'
Veteran American metallers VICIOUS RUMORS will release a new live album, "Live You To Death 2 - American Punishment", via SPV/Steamhammer on June 11 in Scandinavia, June 13 in Germany, June 16 in the rest of Europe and June 24 in USA/Canada. The CD features 13 live tracks recorded on the "American P...May 12, 2014
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PROJECT ROCK Featuring Ex-Members Of PRIEST, AC/DC, OZZY: 'Here's To Us' Performance Footage
Video footage of PROJECT ROCK (formerly ROCKSTAR) — the new band featuring former and current members of JUDAS PRIEST, ALICE COOPER, OZZY OSBOURNE and AC/DC — performing its first-ever original song, "Here's To Us", on April 18 at Izvestia Hall in Moscow, Russia can be seen below. The studio version...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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CRIMSON GLORY Guitarist JON DRENNING's Arrest Was Part Of Police Investigation Targeting Drug Dealers
The Sarasota Police Department has released video footage (see below) of today's (Friday, May 9) press conference announcing 23 more arrests — including that of CRIMSON GLORY guitarist Jon Drenning (a.k.a. John Drenning) — as part of "Operation Sarasota Cartel II", targeting the hierarchy of drug de...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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DAVE BROCKIE Memorial Art Show: Video Report From Opening Party
On Saturday, May 3, MF Gallery held a special memorial art show dedicated to Dave Brockie, a.k.a. Oderus Urungus of the band GWAR, who passed away suddenly in March. Part of the proceeds from the show will benefit the Dave Brockie Foundation. Check out a video report from Artisan NewsDave was prolif...May 5, 2014
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QUEENSRŸCHE's MICHAEL WILTON: 'We Have Our Band Back'
The Vinyl District recently conducted an interview with QUEENSRŸCHE guitarist Michael Wilton. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. The Vinyl District: Without going deep into it, do you think that the Internet played a key part in the breakdown of the relationship between you and your fo...May 1, 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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LOSTPROPHETS Members Resurface With New Project
The Pulse Of Radio reports that the members of Welsh band LOSTPROPHETS have tentatively started making new music together following the conviction and sentencing of former frontman Ian Watkins on multiple child sex crime charges. According to Radio Cardiff, singer Geoff Rickly of the punk act THURSD...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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