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QUEENSRŸCHE's WILTON On Split With GEOFF TATE: 'We Just Weren't Clicking On All Cylinders'

William Clark of Music Enthusiast Magazine recently conducted an interview with QUEENSRŸCHE guitarist Michael Wilton. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Music Enthusiast Magazine: Was there a certain event that made you and the rest of the band finally decide to kick [singer] Geoff Tat...

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Former Guitarist For GEOFF TATE's QUEENSRŸCHE To Perform With 'Real' QUEENSRŸCHE In Toronto

Former MEGADETH and KING DIAMOND guitarist Glen Drover — who left Geoff Tate's version of QUEENSRŸCHE before playing a single show with the band — will join the Todd La Torre-fronted QUEENSRŸCHE on stage this coming Thursday, March 7 at the Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada to perf...

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GEOFF TATE's QUEENSRŸCHE: New Album Details Revealed

The Geoff Tate-fronted version of QUEENSRŸCHE has set "Frequency Unknown" as the title of its new album, due on April 23 via the Los Angeles-based independent label Cleopatra Records. The CD was produced by Jason Slater at a studio in Northern California. Although a lineup for Tate's QUEENSRŸCHE was...

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GEOFF TATE On Former Bandmates In QUEENSRŸCHE: 'They Can't Just Fire Me'

John Parks of Legendary Rock Interviews recently conducted an interview with QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Legendary Rock Interviews: This whole situation and court battle over QUEENSRŸCHE is something most of us could never have forseen back in the...

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QUEENSRŸCHE Singer TODD LA TORRE: Audio Snippet Of New Solo Track Available For Streaming

A snippet of the demo version of the song "Stardust" that will be featured on singer Todd La Torre (QUEENSRŸCHE, ex-CRIMSON GLORY) solo album that is still in the writing phase can be streamed in the YouTube clip below. La Torre recently officially quit Florida metal veterans CRIMSON GLORY. La Torre...

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GEOFF TATE Working On 'Stupidly Heavy' QUEENSRŸCHE Album

Guitarist Craig Locicero (FORBIDDEN, SPIRALARMS) and drummer Paul Bostaph (SLAYER, TESTAMENT, EXODUS, FORBIDDEN) are among the featured musicians on the forthcoming album from the new lineup of the Geoff Tate-fronted version of QUEENSRŸCHE. The CD, which is currently being mixed by Jason Slater, is...

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BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, ANTHRAX, HALESTORM Members Featured In 'Revolver Golden Gods' Commercial

The official three-minute commercial for the fifth annual Revolver Golden Gods Awards presented By Epiphone — which will take place Thursday, May 2, at Club Nokia in Downtown Los Angeles — can be seen below. For the first time ever, the event will be broadcast live on national television through AXS...

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VICIOUS RUMORS: New Album Cover Artwork, Track Listing Unveiled

San Francisco Bay Area metal veterans VICIOUS RUMORS will release their eleventh studio album, "Electric Punishment", on April 26 in Germany, April 29 in the rest of Europe and May 7 in U.S./Canada via Steamhammer/SPV. It will be available as a jewel case, on double gatefold colored vinyl and as a d...

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GEOFF TATE's QUEENSRŸCHE: First Photos Of New Lineup Released

The first two photos of the new lineup of the Geoff Tate-fronted version of QUEENSRŸCHE can be seen below. Although a lineup for Tate's QUEENSRŸCHE was originally announced in the fall of 2012, things have changed. The band will now feature Tate along with bassist Rudy Sarzo (OZZY OSBOURNE, DIO, WHI...

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New Album From GEOFF TATE's QUEENSRŸCHE To Feature Guest Appearance By Y&T Frontman

Y&T mainman Dave Meniketti has recorded a guest appearance on the new album from the Geoff Tate-fronted version of QUEENSRŸCHE, due later in the year via the Los Angeles-based independent label Cleopatra Records. Although a lineup for Tate's QUEENSRŸCHE was originally announced in the fall of 20...

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'Hair I Go Again' Filmmakers Interviewed On Flint's BANANA 101.5 (Video)

Tony LaBrie of the Banana 101.5 radio station in Flint, Michigan recently conducted an interview with Kyle Kruger, Jon Tanner and Steve McClure, the people behind the forthcoming "Hair I Go Again" "documentary." You can now watch the chat below. Film synopsis: "The year was 1985. Thousands of miles...

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Video: THE SOUTHERN CROSS Featuring Ex-SABBATH, DIO Members Perform 'Lock Up The Wolves'

Fan-filmed video footage of THE SOUTHERN CROSS performing the DIO song "Lock Up The Wolves" aboard Sweden's Rock At Sea cruise on November 16-17, 2012 can be seen below. Before legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio died in May 2010, his former guitarist Rowan Robertson got in touch with a No...

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QUEENSRŸCHE Singer TODD LA TORRE Quits CRIMSON GLORY

Singer Todd La Torre has officially quit Florida metal veterans CRIMSON GLORY. La Torre, who joined QUEENSRŸCHE in June 2012 as the replacement for Geoff Tate, became an official member of CRIMSON GLORY in April 2010 and has played a number of shows with the band during the past two and a half years...

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New Album From GEOFF TATE's QUEENSRŸCHE To Feature Guest Appearance By NIGHT RANGER Guitarist

NIGHT RANGER guitarist Brad Gillis has recorded a guest solo on a track on the new album from the Geoff Tate-fronted version of QUEENSRŸCHE, due later in the year via the Los Angeles-based independent label Cleopatra Records. Tate says: "Brad is an amazing player and completely shredded through the...

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DE LA CRUZ: 'Cherry Bomb' Video Released

"Cherry Bomb", the new video from Australian rockers DE LA CRUZ, can be seen below. The song comes off the band's debut full-length album, "Street Level", which will be released on March 22 in Europe and March 26 in North America via Frontiers Records. Hailing from the Gold Coast, Australia, DE LA C...