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GEOFF TATE's QUEENSRŸCHE To Forge Ahead As OPERATION: MINDCRIME

On the very day his farewell tour as QUEENSRŸCHE begins, Geoff Tate — one of rock's quintessential front men and the lead vocalist heard on all QUEENSRŸCHE hits since the inception of the band — has announced that his current version of QUEENSRŸCHE will forge ahead as OPERATION: MINDCRIME after the...

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ZAKK WYLDE, JAMES LABRIE, GEOFF TATE, DAVID ELLEFSON, VINNY APPICE To Take Part In 'Metal All Stars'

There have been quite a few unmistakable characters that heavy metal has given us over the years. On Tuesday, December 16, an impressive amount of these renowned names will unite as the Metal All Stars for a special one-off concert at O2 Academy Brixton in Londonn England. Tickets will go on general...

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GEOFF TATE Is Not Comfortable With What QUEENSRŸCHE Name Now Represents

In episode 33 of "One On One With Mitch Lafon", rock journalist Mitch Lafon talks to former QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate. You can now listen to the chat using the Spreaker widget below. A few excerpts from the interview follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether his QUEENSRŸCHE "farewell"...

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QUEENSRŸCHE's MICHAEL WILTON Says Band's Longtime Fans Have 'Grown To Really Accept' PARKER LUNDGREN

On June 13, Mick McDonald of National Rock Review conducted an interview with QUEENSRŸCHE guitarist Michael Wilton at the 26th Annual Sandy Corley Memorial Run in Rothbury, Michigan. You can now watch the chat below. Asked what role QUEENSRŸCHE guitarist Parker Lundgren has played in the band's resu...

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YES: 'Heaven & Earth' EPK Available

An EPK (Electronic Press Kit) for "Heaven & Earth", the 21st studio album from seminal progressive rock heroes YES, can be seen below. The CD was released on July 22 via Frontiers Records. Having sold nearly 40 million albums in a career that has so far spanned more than four decades, YES contin...

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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH Congratulates U.K.'s CLASSIC ROCK Magazine On 200th Issue (Video)

A six-minute video message from METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich congratulating Classic Rock magazine on its 200th issue can be seen below. "[Classic Rock's] Geoff Barton and I go back a very long time," says Ulrich. "I would read every word every word he wrote in Sounds magazine, and all the bands he...

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QUEENSRŸCHE's SCOTT ROCKENFIELD: Drum-Cam Footage From LAWLESS HARLEY-DAVIDSON Grand Opening

Drum-cam footage of QUEENSRŸCHE's Scott Rockenfield performing the song "Lady Wore Black" with his bandmates on July 12 at the Lawless Harley-Davidson grand opening party in Renton, Washington can be seen below. In a recent interview with The Prog Report, QUEENSRŸCHE guitarist Michael Wilton spoke a...

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QUARTZ: New Album And Compilation In The Works

Birmingham heavy metal band QUARTZ is writing material for a new album, tentatively due in 2015. In addition, the group is putting the finishing touches on a compilation featuring previously unreleased studio material from the '80s, to be released later this year via Skol Records. QUARTZ came out of...

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Former LOSTPROPHETS Members Launch NO DEVOTION

Former LOSTPROPHETS guitarists Mike Lewis and Lee Gaze, keyboardist Jamie Oliver, bassist Stuart Richardson and drummer Luke Johnson have joined forces with singer Geoff Rickly of the punk act THURSDAY in a new band called NO DEVOTION. NO DEVOTION's first single, "Stay", was released via iTunes and...

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PROJECT ROCK's TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS, KERI KELLI, SIMON WRIGHT Talks To Russia's YARKUB (Video)

YarKub conducted an interview with PROJECT ROCK (formerly ROCKSTAR),the band featuring former and current members of JUDAS PRIEST, ALICE COOPER, OZZY OSBOURNE and AC/DC, during PROJECT ROCK's most recent tour of Russia in April. You can now watch the chat below. In an interview with Russia's Classi...

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QUEENSRŸCHE's TODD LA TORRE: It's Great To Have Fans' Acceptance Of Me In The Band

During a recent interview with Starpulse, QUEENSRŸCHE singer Todd La Torre spoke about his active social-media presence and his genuine appreciation for the people who have embraced him following the band's acrimonious split with Geoff Tate in 2012. "I'm really happy about meeting fans," he said. "I...

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YES: Audio Snippet Of New Song 'The Game'

Seminal progressive rock heroes YES will release their 21st studio album, "Heaven & Earth", on July 22 via Frontiers Records. Having sold nearly 40 million albums in a career that has so far spanned more than four decades, YES continues with its tradition of symphonic progressive rock that remai...

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QUEENSRŸCHE's SCOTT ROCKENFIELD: 'We Feel Like We Have Our Energy Back'

QUEENSRŸCHE drummer Scott Rockenfield spoke to Sweden's "Morron Rock" show, which airs on the Rockklassiker radio station, about the settlement between singer Geoff Tate and his former bandmates in QUEENSRŸCHE over the rights to the group's name. "Everything has gone really well," Scott said. "It wa...

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ASIA To Release 'High Voltage' CD/DVD Package

Frontiers Records will release ASIA's newest live CD/DVD package titled "High Voltage" on August 22 in Europe and August 26 in North America. Recorded on July 24, 2010 at the inaugural High Voltage Festival in Victoria Park, London, this ASIA live CD/DVD captures the band, in the original lineup (fe...

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QUEENSRŸCHE: Fan-Filmed Footage Of SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL Performance

Fan-filmed video footage of QUEENSRŸCHE's June 4 performance at the Sweden Rock Festival in Sölvesborg, Sweden can be seen below. QUEENSRŸCHE members Eddie Jackson (bass),Scott Rockenfield (drums) and Michael Wilton (guitar) have successfully agreed to purchase Geoff Tate's portion of the QUEENSRŸC...