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GEOFF TATE Says People Anonymously Stating Opinion As Fact On Internet Is 'Disheartening'

Sonic Abuse recently conducted an interview with QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Sonic Abuse: The first thing I'd like to ask is: "Kings & Thieves", for me, is an album that is very varied and has a lot of depth to it. How long does ...

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GEOFF TATE's QUEENSRŸCHE To Perform Entire 'Operation: Mindcrime' Album On Upcoming Tour

QUEENSRŸCHE vocalist Geoff Tate will take his newly assembled version of the band on the road next year to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the group's epic 1988 release, "Operation: Mindcrime". The tour — with dates slated to begin in April — will feature the arsenal of bassist Rudy Sarzo (OZZY OS...

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TODD LA TORRE-Fronted Version Of QUEENSRŸCHE Performs In Hollywood (Video)

Fan-filmed video footage of the Todd La Torre-fronted version of QUEENSRŸCHE performing last night (Saturday, November 24) at the House Of Blues in West Hollywood, California can be seen below. The band's setlist was as follows: 01. Queen Of The Reich 02. Speak 03. Walk In The Shadows 04. The Whispe...

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GLEN DROVER Quits GEOFF TATE's QUEENSRŸCHE

Former MEGADETH and KING DIAMOND guitarist Glen Drover has left the Geoff Tate-fronted version of QUEENSRŸCHE before playing a single show with the band. He says in a statement: "I am really sorry to say that I have decided to bow out of Geoff Tate's QUEENSRŸCHE. I was very excited about doing this...

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DUSKMACHINE Signs With MASSACRE RECORDS

DUSKMACHINE, the band featuring PRIMAL FEAR/ex-ANNIHILATOR drummer Randy Black, ex-ANNIHILATOR bassist Russ Bergquist, guitarist Nikolai Wurk and vocalist Joe Comeau (ex-OVERKILL guitarist and former singer for such bands as ANNIHILATOR, TAD MOROSE and LIEGE LORD),has inked a deal with Massacre Rec...

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KING'S X Frontman Releases New Digital-Only Single

Doug "Dug" Pinnick of KING'S X has released a new digital-only single via RockArmy Records and his own dUgtone imprint. The single features the songs "What You Gonna Do?" and "Courage", and is a precursor to his new album, "Naked", coming out via RockArmy Records in the first quarter of 2013. Pinnic...

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METAL MIKE And SCHOOL OF ROCK Join Forces For 'Metal Mill' Heavy Metal Guitar And Bass Program

HALFORD guitarist and Guitar World magazine columnist "Metal" Mike Chlasciak has partnered with the Wayne, New Jersey location of School Of Rock to bring "Metal Mill" guitar and bass program. "Metal Mill" is a specialty program designed for metal players of all ages and levels who look to develop th...

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HATEBREED Frontman On Upcoming Album, RANDY BLYTHE Arrest And Violence At Shows

Vocalist Jamey Jasta of Connecticut hardcore/metal masters HATEBREED was interviewed on the November 9-11 edition of Full Metal Jackie's nationally syndicated radio show. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. To see a full list of stations carrying the program and when it airs...

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Czech Prosecutor To Decide This Month Whether To File Criminal Charges Against RANDY BLYTHE

According to the Czech news portal iDNES.cz, the police have completed their investigation of LAMB OF GOD frontman Randy Blythe related to the death of a fan in Prague two years ago and have sent the case file to the prosecutor with a recommendation that Blythe be indicted and ordered to return to ....

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GEOFF TATE: I Didn't Want Anyone Destroying The QUEENSRŸCHE Name

Envision Radio Networks' "Hangar 19" recently conducted an interview with QUEENSRŸCHE vocalist Geoff Tate. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. Tate's second solo album, "Kings & Thieves", sold 1,800 copies in the United States in its first week of release. The CD arrived...

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TODD LA TORRE-Fronted Version Of QUEENSRŸCHE Taps 'Operation: Mindcrime' Engineer For New Album

The Todd La Torre-fronted version of QUEENSRŸCHE has tapped James "Jimbo" Barton — the man who engineered and mixed the band's classic 1988 album, "Operation: Mindcrime", and its 1990 follow-up, "Empire", and co-produced 1994's "Promised Land" — to helm QUEENSRŸCHE's brand new studio CD, tentatively...

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TODD LA TORRE-Fronted Version Of QUEENSRŸCHE Releases First Trailer For Forthcoming Album

The first trailer for the forthcoming album from the Todd La Torre-fronted version of QUEENSRŸCHE can be seen below. The group is scheduled to enter the studio in December to begin recording the CD for a tentative early 2013 release via an as-yet-undetermined record label. In a posting on his offici...

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IN THIS MOMENT Frontwoman Interviewed On 'Source Of The Sound With Wendy Campbell' (Audio)

"Source Of The Sound With Wendy Campbell" recently conducted an interview with vocalist Maria Brink of Southern California's IN THIS MOMENT. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. American fans can catch IN THIS MOMENT on tour through mid-December alongside HALESTORM for the Jäger...

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RANDY RHOADS Book Author: 'Furthering Himself Musically Was At The Top Of His Priority List'

Peter Lindblad of Powerline recently conducted an interview with Andrew Klein, co-author of the new book about legendary guitarist Randy Rhoads, simply entitled "Randy Rhoads". A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Powerline: What is it that makes Randy Rhoads such a compelling character,...

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ZAKK WYLDE: 'Without RANDY RHOADS, There Never Would Have Been A ZAKK WYLDE'

Rock Cellar Magazine recently conducted an interview with Zakk Wylde (BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, OZZY OSBOURNE). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Rock Cellar Magazine: Did you feel welcomed into the heavy metal family when you first joined Ozzy's band in 1987? Zakk: Oh, totally, and still...