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GEOFF TATE's OPERATION: MINDCRIME: Listen To New Song 'Wake Me Up' From 'A New Reality' Album

OPERATION: MINDCRIME, the band led by former QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate, will release "A New Reality", the third and final of a concept album trilogy exploring international politics, the world economy and social ethos, on December 1 via Frontiers Music Srl. The song "Wake Me Up", taken from "A N...

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QUEENSRŸCHE Guitarist Dismisses GEOFF TATE Reunion Talk: 'We Are Doing Great' With TODD LA TORRE

QUEENSRŸCHE guitarist Michael Wilton has once again dimissed talk of a reunion with the band's original singer, Geoff Tate. Todd La Torre joined QUEENSRŸCHE as the replacement for Tate after the latter was fired in 2012. QUEENSRŸCHE has released two albums thus far with the former CRIMSON GLORY fro...

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GEOFF TATE's OPERATION: MINDCRIME: 'The New Reality' Artwork, Track Listing

OPERATION: MINDCRIME, the band led by former QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate, will release "The New Reality", the third and final of a concept album trilogy exploring international politics, the world economy and social ethos, on December 1 via Frontiers Music Srl. "The New Reality" track listing: 01...

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GEOFF TATE's OPERATION: MINDCRIME To Release 'The New Reality' Album In December

OPERATION: MINDCRIME, the band led by former QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate, will release "The New Reality", the third and final of a concept album trilogy exploring international politics, the world economy and social ethos, on December 1 via Frontiers Music Srl. "The whole OPERATION: MINDCRIME proj...

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BLITZKRIEG To Release 'Reign Of Fire' Single In December

NWOBHM (New Wave Of British Heavy Metal) veterans BLITZKRIEG will release a new seven-inch vinyl EP, "Reign Of Fire", on December 8 in a limited edition of five hundred copies embraced by amazing handdrawn old-school metal artwork by Lee Murphy. Says BLITZKRIEG guitarist Ken Johnson: "We are very e...

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YES Cancels Tour Dates Following Death Of STEVE HOWE's Son

Due to the tragic, unexpected death of guitarist Steve Howe's beloved younger son Virgil, progressive rockers YES have canceled the remaining dates of their "Yestival" tour. Ticket refunds for the affected tour dates (in Moorhead, Cedar Rapids, London, Rochester, Boston and Huntington) will be avail...

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RHINO BUCKET Frontman: AC/DC 'Made The Right Move' By Hiring AXL ROSE

RHINO BUCKET frontman Georg Dolivo says AC/DC did the right thing by ignoring calls for him to replace Brian Johnson instead of eventual appointee Axl Rose. Since 1988, Dolivo has been widely described as the man who sounds most like Bon Scott, and when Brian Johnson departed the Australian behemoth...

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YES Announces 50th-Anniversary Tour

The year 2018 marks half a century since the formation of the legendary group YES, one of the biggest bands in prog-rock history and true pioneers of the genre. To celebrate this remarkable milestone YES will embark on a European tour next March — #YES50. On this not-to-be-missed tour, YES — Steve...

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Watch GEOFF TATE Perform QUEENSRŸCHE Classics In São Paulo, Brazil

Fan-filmed video footage of former QUEENSRŸCHE and current OPERATION: MINDCRIME singer Geoff Tate performing on August 19 at Tom Brasil in São Paulo, Brazil can be seen below. Tate's backing band for the concert consisted of the following musicians: Felipe Andreoli (ANGRA, ALMAH) - Bass Leo Mancini...

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MICHAEL WILTON: Fans Are Calling TODD LA TORRE 'The Voice Of QUEENSRŸCHE'

QUEENSRŸCHE guitarist Michael Wilton spoke to NorthJersey.com about the band's 2012 decision to fire original singer Geoff Tate and replace him with former CRIMSON GLORY frontman Todd La Torre. "It's five years since Todd has come to the band and he is doing quite well with all the existing songs, t...

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GEOFF TATE On Meeting TODD LA TORRE: 'We Did A Selfie Together. Does That Mean We're Dating?'

On July 19, ex-QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate spoke to the Hit Parader fan page about his recent chance encounter with his former bandmates at a festival in Spain. Tate said (see video below): "We had a massive falling out in 2012, which led me to leave the band and for them to sue me and take me to...

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QUEENSRŸCHE's TODD LA TORRE Recounts Face-To-Face Encounter With GEOFF TATE: He Told Me I Was 'Amazing'

Todd La Torre says that had "a nice, complimentary exchange" with Geoff Tate when the two singers recently encountered each other at a festival in Spain. La Torre joined QUEENSRŸCHE as the replacement for Tate, who was the band's original lead vocalist, after the latter was fired in 2012. A two-year...

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LAST IN LINE Singer On Band's Sound: 'It's Becoming A Whole New Thing, But It Also Throws Back'

Kylie Olsson of uDiscover Music conducted an interview with LAST IN LINE at Ramblin' Man Fair, which was held July 29-30 at Mote Park in Maidstone, Kent, United Kingdom. You can watch the full interview below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On when the band stopped being a...

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GEOFF TATE Doesn't Know If Encounter With Former Bandmates In QUEENSRŸCHE Is Beginning Of Healing Process

Ex-QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate spoke to the Chicago Tribune about his recent encounter with his former bandmates at Rock Fest Barcelona in Spain where the band performed on one stage and he performed with rock opera project AVANTASIA on another stage. "We actually had kind words to say to each oth...

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GEOFF TATE Says He Had A 'Nice Little Reunion' With QUEENSRŸCHE In Spain, Calls TODD LA TORRE A 'Fantastic' Singer

Geoff Tate says that he recently had "a really nice little reunion" with his former bandmates in QUEENSRŸCHE, almost exactly five years after his acrimonious split with the group. In April 2014, Tate and QUEENSRŸCHE announced that a settlement had been reached after a nearly two-year legal battle wh...