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PRESIDENT OBAMA Impersonator REGGIE BROWN Joins Celebrity Rockers At 'Rock N' Bowl' (Video)

The T.J. Martell Foundation's Rock 'N' Bowl tournament, held last week at the PINZ Bowling Center in Studio City, California, brought together a myriad of celebrity rockers, comedians and music industry executives to raise funds for cancer research. The event, chaired by Wendy Dio, president and co-...

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MICHAEL ANTHONY, DON DOKKEN, STEPHEN PEARCY To Be Honored At VEGAS ROCKS! MAGAZINE MUSIC AWARDS

Vegas Rocks! Magazine is proud to announce the fifth annual Vegas Rocks! Magazine Music Awards 2014. This event celebrates Vegas Rocks! Magazine's 10th anniversary as the first-ever all-rock publication produced in Las Vegas. The 2014 awards show will be held Sunday, November 23 at 8 p.m. at The Pea...

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GEOFF TATE's Favorite Singer Is Still GEOFF TATE

While answering questions from fans on Twitter this past Saturday (October 4),former QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate was asked: "Not including yourself, who is your favor[ite] vocalist?" He replied: "Still me" In a recent interview with the Daily Herald, Tate admitted that he was perplexed as to why...

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GEOFF TATE Says OPERATION: MINDCRIME's Trilogy Will Be 'Very Complex' With 'Very Melodic Content'

Former QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate says that the upcoming progressive rock trilogy from his new band OPERATION: MINDCRIME will be "very complex" with "a very melodic content" and urges his fans to experience it "one on one" when it is released early next year. Named after QUEENSRŸCHE's epic concep...

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QUEENSRŸCHE's MICHAEL WILTON On Post-TATE Songwriting Process: 'All That Underlying Tension Is Gone'

"Totally Driven Radio", the weekly radio podcast heard live every Thursday night from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. EST time on the Totally Driven Entertainment Radio Network, recently conducted an interview with QUEENSRŸCHE and SOULBENDER guitarist Michael Wilton. You can now listen to the chat below. (Note: W...

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QUEENSRŸCHE 'Deep Into The Writing Mode' For Next Studio Album

QUEENSRŸCHE's Scott Rockenfield spoke to Gary Graff of Billboard.com about the progress of the songwriting sessions for the band's next studio album following the settlement agreement between the band and its former lead singer, Geoff Tate, over the rights to the QUEENSRŸCHE name which gave the moni...

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QUEENSRŸCHE's SCOTT ROCKENFIELD: 'Every Day Keeps Getting Better And Better'

QUEENSRŸCHE's Scott Rockenfield spoke to Gary Graff of The Oakland Press about the group's future following the settlement agreement between the band and its former lead singer, Geoff Tate, over the rights to the QUEENSRŸCHE name which gave the moniker to the drummer and his bandmates Eddie Jackson...

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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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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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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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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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ADRENALINE MOB Recruits TANTRIC Bassist ERIK LEONHARDT

ADRENALINE MOB — the band featuring Russell Allen (vocals; also of SYMPHONY X),Mike Orlando (guitar) and A.J. Pero (drums; also of TWISTED SISTER) — has tapped Erik Leonhardt (pictured; TANTRIC) as its new bass player following the recent departure of John Moyer (DISTURBED). Moyer released a statem...