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Watch GEOFF TATE Perform QUEENSRŸCHE Classics In Iowa City During 2023 'Big Rock Show Hits' Tour

The Melvin Zoopers YouTube channel has uploaded video of former QUEENSRŸCHE frontman Geoff Tate's September 29 performance at the First Avenue Club in Iowa City, Iowa. Check out the clips below. In a recent interview with Hall Around Town Radio, Tate spoke about his heavy touring schedule at th...

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GEOFF TATE Looks Back On QUEENSRŸCHE's 1986 Tour As Support Act For BON JOVI: 'They Treated Everybody With Respect'

In a new interview with Michele Amabile of the 107.1 The Boss radio station, original QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate reflected on the band's 1986 tour as the support act for BON JOVI. He said: "We opened up for 'em on the 'Slippery When Wet' tour. And they were just really starting to hit big at that...

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GEOFF TATE On Performing Live: 'I Feed Off The Audience; If They're Excited, It Makes Me Excited'

In a new interview with Hall Around Town Radio, former QUEENSRŸCHE frontman Geoff Tate spoke about his heavy touring schedule at the age of 64. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I feel better when I work. I feel stronger the more I sing, the more we perform. And, yeah, you just get to a...

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STRYPER's MICHAEL SWEET: 'Tuning Down Has Helped Me A Lot To Get Through The Sets'

Michael Sweet has elaborated on his recent announcement that he and his STRYPER bandmates no longer attempt to perform the group's songs in the original key. In a social media post more than a year ago, the now-60-year-old guitarist/vocalist revealed that and the rest of STRYPER are playing their mu...

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ART OF ANARCHY Recruits JEFF SCOTT SOTO For Upcoming Third Album; 'Vilified' Single Out Now

ART OF ANARCHY has returned after six years with a new single, "Vilified". The song is taken from the band's third studio album, "Let There Be Anarchy", which will be released on February 16, 2024 via Pavement Music. The Dale "Rage" Resteghini-directed "Vilified" music video, which can be seen below...

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GEOFF TATE Says QUEENSRŸCHE 'Never Thought' That 'Silent Lucidity' Would Become Band's Biggest Hit

In a new interview with "Chaz & AJ In The Morning" show, which is heard on Connecticut's 99.1 PLR radio station, former QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate spoke about the touching ballad "Silent Lucidity" which originally appeared on the band's triple-platinum-certified 1990 album "Empire". Asked if...

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GEOFF TATE Looks Back On QUEENSRŸCHE's Early Relationship With Seattle Grunge Acts: SOUNDGARDEN Was 'An Opening Band For Us'

In a new interview with Rockin' 101's "The Johnny Rock Show", original QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate spoke about his former band's early relationship with the groups who were in Seattle grunge scene just as it was exploding in the early 1990s. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Well, SOU...

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GEOFF TATE Is 'On The Second Round Of Writing' His Autobiography

In a new interview with Mike Hsu of the 100 FM The Pike radio station, former QUEENSRŸCHE frontman Geoff Tate was asked if he was "close to finishing" writing his autobiography after working on it "for quite a few years". He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Well, I thought I was, and I se...

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GEOFF TATE Looks Back On His Guest Appearance On HEAR 'N AID's 'Stars': 'I Was Absolutely Petrified'

In a recent interview with Meltdown of Detroit's WRIF radio station, former QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate looked back on his involvement with "Stars", the 1985 charity single for famine relief released under the HEAR 'N AID banner. On May 20 and May 21, 1985, 40 artists from the metal community gath...

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GEOFF TATE And VANDENBERG Announce Early 2024 U.S. Tour

VANDENBERG has not toured North America for an extensive run of appearances since 1986. For the first time in decades, VANDENBERG leader Adrian Vandenberg along with the new lineup of VANDENBERG, will stage 20 shows in early 2024. All events from February 26 in Clearwater through March 16 in San An...

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QUEENSRŸCHE Singer And Longtime Smoker TODD LA TORRE Hasn't Had A Cigarette In Over Seven Months

QUEENSRŸCHE singer Todd La Torre, who had been a cigarette smoker for three decades, says that he hasn't had a cigarette in more than seven months. The 49-year-old musician, who lives in St. Petersburg, Florida, opened up about his attempt to kick his habit in a new interview with Mark Sugiyama of E...

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Watch: GEOFF TATE Celebrates 35th Anniversary Of QUEENSRŸCHE's 'Operation: Mindcrime' at CHANIA ROCK FESTIVAL

Former QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate is celebrating the 35th anniversary of the band's classic "Operation: Mindcrime" album on tour in 2023. Fan-filmed video of his July 29 concert at the Chania Rock Festival in Chaniá, Greece, where he performed the LP in full, can be seen below. Originally release...

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PHIL LYNOTT Photo Book Coming In November

Rufus Publications has announced "Portraits Of Phil Lynott", a photographic celebration of the legendary Phil Lynott, lead singer, bassist and driving force of THIN LIZZY. Starting in the early 1970s, this book traces the career of the charismatic Lynott from the early days of THIN LIZZY through to...

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YES Announces 'Classic Tales Of Yes' Fall 2023 U.S. Tour

Following last year's sold-out U.S. tour, YES, who are Steve Howe (guitars, vocals),Geoff Downes (keyboards),Jon Davison (vocals, acoustic guitar),Billy Sherwood (bass guitar, vocals) and Jay Schellen (drums),have today (July 17) announced their "Classic Tales Of Yes" tour in the U.S. starting S...

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FATES WARNING's RAY ALDER: 'I Started Losing My Voice Probably 15 Years Ago Or So'

FATES WARNING singer Ray Alder, who is promoting his sophomore solo album, "II", was asked in a recent interview with Metallerium how he manages to cover so much ground with his vocals and what he does to keep his voice in shape after all these years. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET...