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GEOFF TATE's OPERATION: MINDCRIME: New Video Footage From The Studio

Former QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate last year entered the studio to record the forthcoming trilogy from his new band OPERATION: MINDCRIME. A new video clip from the sessions can be seen below. Tate, who was fired from QUEENSRŸCHE in June 2012, told Heavy Metal Television about the upcoming project:...

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RUDY SARZO On Becoming Professional Musician: 'A Good Place To Start Is To Get Into Somebody Else's Band'

Metal Life magazine conducted an interview with legendary bassist Rudy Sarzo (Geoff Tate's QUEENSRŸCHE, OZZY OSBOURNE, QUIET RIOT, WHITESNAKE, DIO, ANIMETAL USA) at this year's NAMM show, which took place at the end of January in Anaheim, California. You can now watch chat below. Sarzo is featured i...

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Ex-QUEENSRŸCHE Singer GEOFF TATE Is 'Still Working Hard' On His Upcoming Trilogy

Former QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate has revealed in a new tweet that he is "still working hard in the studio" on the forthcoming trilogy from his new band OPERATION: MINDCRIME. Tate, who was fired from QUEENSRŸCHE in June 2012, told Heavy Metal Television about the upcoming project: "I love writing...

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CARMINE And VINNY APPICE's 'Drum Wars': Official Fan-Filmed Video

Drumming demi-gods Carmine and Vinny Appice have both had extraordinary careers behind the drum kit, beginning with Carmine's tenure in such legendary classic rock bands as VANILLA FUDGE and CACTUS as well as supporting stints with Rod Stewart and Ozzy Osbourne. Meanwhile, younger brother Vinny made...

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QUEENSRŸCHE's TODD LA TORRE: 'I'm Hopeful That We Can Start Tracking' New Album 'Next Month'

Earlier this week, Rustyn Rose of Metal Nation Radio conducted an interview with QUEENSRŸCHE singer Todd La Torre. You can now listen to the chat using the PodOmatic widget below. Speaking about the progress of the songwriting sessions for QUEENSRŸCHE's follow-up to 2013's self-titled album, Todd sa...

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GEOFF TATE On Upcoming Trilogy Project: 'I Think It's Gonna Be One Of The Coolest Things I've Ever Done'

Heavy Metal Television VJ and BENEDICTUM frontwoman Veronica Freeman recently conducted an interview with former QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate. You can now watch the chat below. Asked about the upcoming trilogy project from his new band OPERATION: MINDCRIME, Tate said: "I love writing stories, and I...

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ROBERT SARZO Explains His Non-Involvement With GEOFF TATE's New Post-QUEENSRŸCHE Band

Cuban-born guitarist and composer Robert Sarzo, who spent the past couple of years performing with Geoff Tate's version of QUEENSRŸCHE, wants to make it clear that he has no involvement with Geoff's new band OPERATION: MINDCRIME which recently signed a worldwide deal with Frontiers Music Srl for the...

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GEOFF TATE's OPERATION: MINDCRIME Signs With FRONTIERS MUSIC SRL

OPERATION: MINDCRIME, the band led by former QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate, has signed a worldwide deal with Frontiers Music Srl for the release of its forthcoming trilogy project. Named after QUEENSRŸCHE's epic concept album from 1988, "Operation: Mindcrime", Tate's new band includes bassist Rudy S...

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Video: GEOFF TATE Performs 'Jet City Woman' With MEGADETH, ANGRA, Ex-BLACK SABBATH Members

Fan-filmed video footage of former QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate performing the band's song "Jet City Woman" with a backing group consisting of David Ellefson (MEGADETH),Ross The Boss (MANOWAR),Vinny Appice (BLACK SABBATH, DIO, HEAVEN & HELL) and Kiko Loureiro (ANGRA) during the November 22 "...

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FATES WARNING's RAY ALDER Finds High-Pitched Screaming 'Really Silly'

Stormbringer webzine conducted an interview with vocalist Ray Alder of American progressive metallers FATES WARNING on November 6 in Innsbruck, Austria. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about how his vocal approach has changed over the years, Alder said: "Yeah, [when I first joined FATES W...

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CARMINE And VINNY APPICE Go Head-To-Head On New Release 'Drum Wars Live!'

Drumming demi-gods Carmine and Vinny Appice have both had extraordinary careers behind the drum kit, beginning with Carmine's tenure in such legendary classic rock bands as VANILLA FUDGE and CACTUS as well as supporting stints with Rod Stewart and Ozzy Osbourne. Meanwhile, younger brother Vinny made...

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GEOFF TATE: 'Record Company Executives Now Are Jumping Up And Down When You Sell Ten Thousand Records'

During a recent interview with the "10songs" podcast, ex-QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate spoke about the dramatic changes in the record industry since his former band released its debut EP in the early 1980s. "When I started out years ago, our band wasn't able to get signed until we did our own record...

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QUEENSRŸCHE's TODD LA TORRE: From Upholsterer To Hard Rock Star

Singer Todd La Torre, who was doing upholstery for nearly two decades prior to joining QUEENSRŸCHE as the replacement for Geoff Tate, spoke to Tampa, Florida's Great 38 WTTA about how he has managed to bring his skills as an upholsterer to his current line of work. "My grandfather was an upholsterer...

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GEOFF TATE's QUEENSRŸCHE To Release 'Deluxe' Version Of 'Frequency Unknown'

"Frequency Unknown", the only album released the Geoff Tate-fronted version of QUEENSRŸCHE following his dismissal from the band featuring guitarists Michael Wilton and Parker Lundgren, bassist Eddie Jackson and drummer Scott Rockenfield, arrived in April 2013 amidst a swarm of controversy. The grou...

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GEOFF TATE On Songwriting Process For His Upcoming Trilogy: 'It's Like I Saw God All Of A Sudden'

Ex-QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate says that he is approaching the songwriting sessions for the forthcoming debut album from his OPERATION: MINDCRIME project in a very different way to how he used to compose music for his former band. "I'm doing a trilogy album," Tate told the "10songs" podcast. "And...