Posted by Bram Teitelman on May 22, 2014
[youtube]http://youtu.be/ofdIouLlr1I[/youtube] After losing rights to the Queensryche name, but maintaining the rights to performing Operation: Mindcrime I and II in their entirety, Geoff Tate, The Voice of Queenryche, did a three-night run at Seattle’s Triple Door. Tate’s Rock and Vaudeville tour had already been teased on local TV by Tate appearing with a wig on and […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on May 6, 2014
We’re already known that Queensrÿche was referring to himself as “Geoff Tate: The Voice of Queensrÿche” following the settlement with his former bandmates. Then last week, the non-tate version of Queensrÿche mentioned that Tate would be allowed to be the only of the two entities to be able to perform Operation: Mindcrime I and II in their entirety. […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on April 23, 2014
A few days ago, Queensryche’s Michael Wilton mentioned in an interview that the battle over who got to use the name “Queensryche” had reached an “amicable settlement.” In one corner, we had original vocalist Geoff Tate, who’d left the band and formed his own version of Queensryche. In the other, we had three original members […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on April 21, 2014
So, do you like Queensryche? Not so fast, which one? The one featuring original members Michael Wilton, Eddie Jackson and Scott Rockenfeld, or the other one, featuring vocalist Geoff Tate? Both of them released albums under the name Queensryche last year, which may have caused some confusion. There was definitely plenty of resentment between the […]
Posted by Anthony Maisano on April 4, 2014
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oW_LxH_vVg[/youtube] Metal Insider contributor Anthony Maisano is listening to a different metal album that was released on that day every day this year. Today, it’s progressive metal specialists Queensrÿche with Operation: Mindcrime II, which was released on on April 4, 2006. The sequel to the band’s groundbreaking concept album! The band just revealed somewhat recently a […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on March 5, 2014
We thought that the fake chef shouting out Judas Priest’s “Turbo Lover” would be the most bizarre morning TV appearance that we’d see all week. That was until we saw (one of) Queensryche singer(s) Geoff Tate stop by King 5 Seattle’s “New Day Northwest” to promote his forthcoming show “Rock and Vaudeville.” Introduced by the […]
Posted by Metal Insider on January 3, 2014
We’re now three days into the new year, and we’ve already had one major revelation in the metal world. And if there’s one thing we’ve learned, it’s that there are going to be many more before the year ends. And while it would be both ridiculous and impossible to predict what the year is going […]
Posted by Metal Insider on November 25, 2013
Metal Insider’s Top 5 is a column where we count down the top five of…well basically anything. Yup, it’s that time of year again. With Thanksgiving just around the corner, we’re continuing our tradition of counting down the top five events and occasions we’re thankful occurred this year. 2013 was a year jam packed with lows and […]
Posted by Tiffany Bentley on August 22, 2013
Who says camp has to suck? The Rock ‘N’ Roll Fantasy Camp in Vegas defies all traditions of the standard camp send-off with legit instruction from rock’s heaviest of hitters. Hosted by Judas Priest with special guests and camp counselors Zakk Wylde, Geoff Tate and Lita Ford, three days of instructional shredding and wailing will happen February […]
Posted by Zach Shaw on August 7, 2013
Even before 2013 was halfway done, Dez Fafara was all over the place. While he was touring with a reunited Coal Chamber, he was also putting the finishing touches on Winter Kills, DevilDriver’s sixth album and first with Napalm Records. And the remainder of the year promises not to slow down for Fafara, with Winter […]
