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GEOFF TATE Symbolically Removes TriRyche Logo From His Belt At 'Final' QUEENSRŸCHE Concert (Video)

Geoff Tate's version of QUEENSRŸCHE performed its final show on August 30 at Tailgaters Sports Bar & Grill in Bolingbrook, Illinois. To mark the occasion, Tate symbolically removed the QUEENSRŸCHE's logo — the so-called TriRyche symbol — from his belt before the final encore song. Fan-filmed vid...

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Video: GEOFF TATE's QUEENSRŸCHE Performs In Wichita

Fan-filmed video footage of the August 28 performance by Geoff Tate's QUEENSRŸCHE at The Cotillion in Wichita, Kansas can be seen below. In a brand new interview with the Daily Herald, Tate once again admitted that he is still perplexed as to why his former bandmates fired him from QUEENSRŸCHE in Ju...

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Drummer SIMON WRIGHT Talks About His Time With AC/DC, Working With GEOFF TATE

On July 26, Glenn Milligan of Metalliville.co.uk conducted a lengthy interview with drummer Simon Wright (DIO, AC/DC, UFO, DIO DISCIPLES, Geoff Tate's QUEENSRŸCHE). A few excerpts from the chat follow below. Metalliville.co.uk: I bet you've been asked this a million times, but how did you meet up wi...

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GEOFF TATE: 'Everything That People Associate With QUEENSRŸCHE, CHRIS DEGARMO And I Did That'

In a brand new interview with the Daily Herald, ex-QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate once again 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 QUEEN...

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JOE LYNN TURNER Says RAINBOW Reunion Is 'Very Possible'

Former RAINBOW singer Joe Lynn Turner says that it is "very possible" that the band will reunite at some point in the near future but has declined to elaborate, claiming that he is "not supposed to talk about it." Speaking to Greece's Rock Overdose 17 years after RAINBOW played its last concert in ....

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RONNIE JAMES DIO's Son DAN PADAVONA Releases Debut Horror Novel 'Storberry'

Dan Padavona, the son of legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio (HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, DIO, RAINBOW),has released his debut horror novel, "Storberry". He tells BLABBERMOUTH.NET: "It is an old-school, throwback horror novel depicting a small Virginia town attempting to survive a v...

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GEOFF TATE Says He Was Paid 'Large Amount Of Money' For His Share Of QUEENSRŸCHE Name

On August 20, former QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate was interviewed on the "Daytime @ Nine" lifestyle program in San Antonio, Texas. You can now watch the segment below. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the QUEENSRŸCHE "farewell" tour: Tate: "Well, it's...

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DEF LEPPARD's PHIL COLLEN: New Audio Interview Posted Online

DEF LEPPARD guitarist Phil Collen was interviewed prior to the band's August 5 performance at Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC) in Saratoga Springs, New York with KISS. You can now listen to the chat in two parts below. Collen is working with an "extreme blues" group called DELTA DEEP, which al...

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GEOFF TATE Declares Himself 'Winner' In QUEENSRŸCHE Legal Battle

On August 20, Jay Nanda of the San Antonio Metal Music Examiner conducted an interview with former QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerps follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On his upcoming trilogy project: Tate: "I've been working on it for a coup...

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Ex-DIO Guitarist CRAIG GOLDY Taps WAYNE FINDLAY, CHRIS MOORE For New Project

Ex-DIO guitarist Craig Goldy and former QUIET RIOT frontman Mark Huff have recruited guitarist/keyboardist Wayne Findlay (MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP) and drummer Chris Moore for their new project. The band is rounded out by bassist Dario Seixas (FIREHOUSE, STEPHEN PEARCY, JACK RUSSELL'S GREAT WHITE). Sa...

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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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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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DEF LEPPARD's PHIL COLLEN Speaks To Milwaukee's WKLH 96.5 (Audio)

On August 12, DEF LEPPARD guitarist Phil Collen was interviewed on Milwaukee's classic rock radio station WKLH 96.5. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. Collen is working with an "extreme blues" group called DELTA DEEP, which also includes STONE TEMPLE PILOTS bassist Robert...

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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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JOURNEY, NIGHT RANGER, Ex-WHITESNAKE/DIO Members Join Forces In New Project

Deen Castronovo (JOURNEY, OZZY OSBOURNE, BAD ENGLISH, HARDLINE),Jack Blades (NIGHT RANGER, DAMN YANKEES, SHAW/BLADES) and Doug Aldrich (WHITESNAKE, DIO, BURNING RAIN) have joined forces in a new project which is currently recording its debut album for a 2015 release via Frontiers. The CD, which is...