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QUEENSRŸCHE Has '14 To 15 Songs' Ready For Next Album

On August 31, J.R. Straus conducted an interview with QUEENSRŸCHE and SOULBENDER guitarist Michael Wilton at Farm Rock in Wauconda, Illinois. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about the progress of the songwriting sessions for QUEENSRŸCHE's follow-up to last year's self-titled album, tentat...

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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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QUEENSRŸCHE's MICHAEL WILTON Says Next Album Will Be 'Heavy', 'Prog' And 'Very Melodic'

Quick Throttle magazine conducted an interview with QUEENSRŸCHE guitarist Michael Wilton on July 12 at the Lawless Harley-Davidson grand opening party in Renton, Washington. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On direction of the material...

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QUEENSRŸCHE: Fan-Filmed Video Footage Of FARM ROCK Performance

Fan-filmed video footage of QUEENSRŸCHE's August 31 performance at Farm Rock in Wauconda, Illinois can be seen below (courtesy of YouTube user "Ron Davis"). In a recent interview with Pop-Break.com, QUEENSRŸCHE drummer Scott Rockenfield was asked how the band managed to stay positive and successfull...

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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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QUEENSRŸCHE Guitarist MICHAEL WILTON's SOULBENDER: Release Date For New Album

SOULBENDER, the project featuring QUEENSRŸCHE guitarist Michael Wilton, will release its sophomore album, simply titled "Soulbender II", on September 30 via Rat Pak Records. The disc will contain four all-new songs ("Turn Anger Up", "Shoal", "Slave To Reality" and "Seraphim") as well as the ten orig...

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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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Former QUEENSRŸCHE Singer GEOFF TATE Steps Up For Beating Victim

On opening day of the baseball season in 2011, San Francisco Giants fan Bryan Stow was beaten in the parking lot of Dodger Stadium by two individuals, who are currently serving a sentence for their actions. Stow, a proud father of two and a paramedic, sustained severe injuries to his brain and was p...

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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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Former MEGADETH Guitarist GLEN DROVER Collaborates With QUEENSRŸCHE Singer TODD LA TORRE

Canadian guitarist Glen Drover (MEGADETH, KING DIAMOND) has collaborated with American singer Todd La Torre (QUEENSRŸCHE, CRIMSON GLORY) on a song called "Discordia". The single will be available for digital download by the end of the week. Says Drover: "We are both very happy and proud of how this...

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QUEENSRŸCHE Guitarist MICHAEL WILTON's SOULBENDER: New Song 'Turn Anger Up' Available For Streaming

SOULBENDER, the project featuring QUEENSRŸCHE guitarist Michael Wilton, will release its sophomore album, simply titled "Soulbender 2", later this year via Rat Pak Records. The disc will contain all-new songs as well as remasters of previously released cuts. A track from "Soulbender 2" called "Turn...

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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...