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QUEENSRŸCHE Members Get To Keep Band Name With New Singer, For Now

According to Billboard.com, QUEENSRŸCHE members Michael Wilton, Eddie Jackson, Scott Rockenfield and Parker Lundgren defeated singer Geoff Tate's motion for a preliminary injunction on July 13 that would have kept them from touring and operating under the band name, Tate filed a lawsuit against his...

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Former QUEENSRŸCHE Manager: The Band's Future With New Singer 'Can Be Bright Again'

Former QUEENSRŸCHE manager Lars Sorensen has weighed in on the current legal battle between singer Geoff Tate and the group's other members over the rights to the QUEENSRŸCHE name. QUEENSRŸCHE members Michael Wilton, Eddie Jackson, Scott Rockenfield and Parker Lundgren announced on June 20 that they...

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GEOFF TATE's Wife Responds To Allegations Of Mismanagement Of QUEENSRŸCHE Affairs

QUEENSRŸCHE members Michael Wilton, Eddie Jackson, Scott Rockenfield and Parker Lundgren announced on June 20 that they were parting ways with singer Geoff Tate and recruiting powerhouse vocalist Todd La Torre of CRIMSON GLORY as his replacement. The new QUEENSRŸCHE lineup has already performed live...

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Producer, Session Guitarist Claim QUEENSRŸCHE Drummer Didn't Play On 'Operation: Mindcrime II'

Producer Jason Slater, who worked with QUEENSRŸCHE's on on their last three studio albums, claims that the the band's members Scott Rockenfield (drums),Michael Wilton (guitar) and Eddie Jackson (bass),had very little to no involvement with the band's 2006 CD, "Operation: Mindcrime II", despite the...

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GEOFF TATE 'Is The Only One Who Truly Cares About QUEENSRŸCHE And Its Fans'

QUEENSRŸCHE members Michael Wilton, Eddie Jackson, Scott Rockenfield and Parker Lundgren announced on June 20 that they were parting ways with singer Geoff Tate and recruiting powerhouse vocalist Todd La Torre of CRIMSON GLORY as his replacement. The new QUEENSRŸCHE lineup has already performed live...

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GEOFF TATE's A&R Guy: To Many Fans And Booking Agents, He 'Is' QUEENSRŸCHE

Longtime hard and heavy metal journalist Paul Gargano, who currently works as a product manager for Century Media Records and InsideOut Music, has submitted a sworn declaration in support of Geoff Tate's motion for preliminary injunction to prevent Michael Wilton, Eddie Jackson, Scott Rockenfield an...

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GEOFF TATE Responds To Allegations Of Violence, Refusal To Perform Early Material

QUEENSRŸCHE members Michael Wilton, Eddie Jackson, Scott Rockenfield and Parker Lundgren announced on June 20 that they were parting ways with singer Geoff Tate and recruiting powerhouse vocalist Todd La Torre of CRIMSON GLORY as his replacement. The new QUEENSRŸCHE lineup has already performed live...

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DEF LEPPARD's ELLIOTT, COLLEN Recall Some Of Their Craziest Tour Stories (Video)

DEF LEPPARD vocalist Joe Elliott and guitarist Phil Collen recently spoke to Fuse about some of their craziest tour stories, including an encounter with a Polish witch and performing in a Moroccan cave; their history with the musical "Rock Of Ages", including visiting Tom Cruise on the film set; and...

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ANTHRAX: New Video Interview With SCOTT IAN

On July 1, former EXODUS bassist and "The Rock And Roll Geek Show" host Michael Butler conducted an interview with ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian at the Mountain View, California stop of the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival tour. You can now watch the chat below. You can now watch the chat below....

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MIKE PORTNOY On QUEENSRŸCHE's Split With GEOFF TATE: 'It Doesn't Come As A Surprise To Me'

Ex-DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy, who was involved in a messy split with his former bandmates less than two years ago, has commented further on the legal battle between QUEENSRŸCHE and the Seattle progressive rock band's ex-singer, Geoff Tate, over the rights to the group's name. During an inte...

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BRET MICHAELS Hopes To Get ZAKK WYLDE, RICK NIELSEN For Solo Album

According to RollingStone.com, Bret Michaels hopes to get Zakk Wylde (BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, OZZY OSBOURNE) to come in and redo "Go That Far", the theme from Bret's "Rock Of Love" reality-TV show, for the POISON singer's forthcoming solo album, "Bret Michaels And Friends: Get Your Rock On". Bret also...

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GEOFF TATE To Sing National Anthem At Washington's Evergreen Speedway Tomorrow

Geoff Tate (QUEENSRŸCHE) will sing the American national anthem on Saturday, July 14 at Evergreen Speedway in Monroe, Washington. The NASCAR K&N Pro Series West will start the second half of its 2012 season tomorrow night at Evergreen Speedway. The start time has been moved up an hour to accommo...

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DEF LEPPARD: New Audio Interview With PHIL COLLEN

Lisa Berigan of 100.3, Washington D.C.'s home for bigger and better classic rock, recently conducted an interview with DEF LEPPARD guitarist Phil Collen. You can now listen to the chat below. In a recent interview with MusicRadar.com, Collen spoke about recording "Hysteria", the multi-platinum album...

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CRO-MAGS Frontman 'Sets Record Straight' Regarding NYC Stabbing Incident

Harley Flanagan, who founded the legendary hardcore band the CRO-MAGS at the age of 14 and toured with the band for some twenty years, was arrested in New York City on July 6 on charges of attacking several members of the new CRO-MAGS lineup during the CBGB Festival. Flanagan, who had been a panelis...

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Former CRO-MAGS Bassist HARLEY FLANAGAN Claims NYC Stabbing Was Self-Defense

Harley Flanagan, who founded the legendary hardcore band the CRO-MAGS at the age of 14 and toured with the band for some twenty years, was arrested in New York City on July 6 on charges of attacking several members of the new CRO-MAGS lineup during the CBGB Festival. Flanagan, who had been a panelis...