Year : 2017
Style : Progressive Metal , Heavy Metal , Hard Rock
Country : United States
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 135 mb
Bio:
FEATURING GEOFF TATE, RUDY SARZO, SIMON WRIGHT, RANDY GANE AND KELLY GRAY TO ENTER STUDIO SHORTLY AFTER TOUR TO BEGIN RECORDING TRILOGY PROJECT...On the very day his “Farewell Tour” as Queensryche begins, Geoff Tate – one of rock’s quintessential front men and the lead vocalist heard on all Queensryche hits since the inception of the band – has announced that his current version of Queensryche will be forging ahead as OPERATION: MINDCRIME after the tour ends.Named after Queensryche’s epic concept album from 1988, OPERATION: MINDCRIME — a band consisting of Geoff Tate, Rudy Sarzo (Ozzy Osbourne, Whitesnake), Simon Wright (AC/DC, Dio), Randy Gane (Myth) and Kelly Gray (Queensryche 1998 – 2001, 2012 – present) — will be entering the studio in September to begin recording a trilogy project that Geoff’s been working on for the past two years.Tate, who has always enjoyed telling stories through music, considers the creation of the forthcoming trilogy one of his biggest and most ambitious works to date.“I tried to reduce the story and eventually got it down to 37 ideas that needed representing to complete the story,” comments Geoff. “I knew that one record wouldn’t cover it and that it would have to be a trilogy. It’s an exciting project and one we’d like to release the first part of sometime next spring.”With the evolution of his band, Geoff would like to concentrate on concept and story albums in the years to come. Fans like to call it, “Thinking Man’s Metal” and Geoff plans to continue expanding the musical dimensions of your mind.“It doesn’t seem that long ago when I first brought the Mindcrime story to the band… they were, initially, against it. Chris DeGarmo was the first one to get on board and, once he did, we were able to move forward with what became one of our greatest achievements as a band.”With the release Operation: Mindcrime – which won critical and popular acclaim and comparisons to the Who’s Tommy and Pink Floyd’s The Wall – Queensryche went on to bring their progressive music to sold-out audiences the world over.With Geoff at the helm,Queensryche sold over 20 million albums worldwide and performed in over 46 countries.That was then, this is now and Geoff Tate is looking forward to what lies ahead with his trilogy project.“It is so refreshing to be able to concentrate on the many stories and ideas that I have been working on with no boundaries or restrictions,” states Tate, further adding, “With the newly-named band, I think fans will continue to enjoy the music we create and perform together and hope they share this new musical journey with us.”Beginning July 30, Geoff Tate and his band mates will be spanning the states for a 22-date trek of what will be Geoff’s remaining performances as Queensryche Starring Geoff Tate – The Farewell Tour.While the name has changed, the distinctive rock vocals of Geoff Tate remain the same.It’s time to enjoy what is now known as the band, OPERATION: MINDCRIME.
Album:
Frontiers Music Srl is pleased to announce the release of “The New Reality”, the third and final chapter in the musical trilogy from iconic metal vocalist Geoff Tate (official) that follows a little over one year after the release of the second chapter "Resurrection" in 2016 and about two years after the first chapter "The Key". Operation: Mindcrime is a creative platform that continues in the spirit of the historic album of the same name, spawning concepts as grand as the music and intertwining the intensity of the former Queensrÿche vocalist's iconic past with the provocative, progressive mindset that has made him one of music's most resolute forces and frontmen. Joined by a cast of musicians (Kelly Gray, John Moyer, Simon Wright, Scott Mercado, Scott Moughton, Brian Tichy & Mike Ferguson), whose talent and resumes speak volumes for the quality of musicianship that will be on display here, “The New Reality” is a another fine progressive rock/metal entry from Tate.Geoff Tate sold more than 25 million records at the helm of Queensrÿche, the band he fronted for 30 years from their inception through 2012, earning three Grammy nominations, five MTV Music Video Award nominations and one MTV Music Video Award along the way. The landmark concept album "Operation: Mindcrime" thrust Tate's unique social consciousness, style and expertly crafted lyrics into the national spotlight in 1988 and was followed by "Empire" in 1990, the album that delivered Queensrÿche to arena headlining status and sold more than 3 million albums on the back of hit singles and radio staples "Silent Lucidity" and "Jet City Woman". By the time the band released "Promised Land" in 1994, Geoff Tate was universally acknowledged as one of the greatest frontmen in rock and metal, and a driving force behind one of the most innovative bands in mainstream music. From "Operation: Mindcrime" to "Promised Land" through 2009's overlooked gem "American Soldier" - Tate's ambitious concept album that explores the consequences of war as told through the voices of veterans - Tate's 13 album tenure with Queensrÿche was marked by exploration, intrigue, bold risks and gratifying results. “The New Reality” carries on that musically adventurous tradition.
Line Up:
John Moyer - Bass (Blaze Bayley (live), Art of Anarchy, Disturbed, The Foundry, ex-Adrenaline Mob, ex-Queensrÿche (live), ex-Soak, ex-The Union Underground)
Simon Wright - Drums (Hellion, ex-Aurora, ex-Dio, ex-Tora Tora, ex-A-II-Z, ex-Queensrÿche, Big Noize, Dio Disciples, ex-Tytan, ex-Tim Ripper Owens (live), ex-AC/DC, ex-Black 13, ex-Rhino Bucket, ex-UFO)
Brian Tichy - Drums (T&N, Theodore Ziras, ex-Pride & Glory, ex-Queensrÿche (live), S.U.N., Sweet & Lynch, Tak Matsumoto Group, ex-Vinnie Moore, ex-Ozzy Osbourne (live), ex-Aluminum Jew, ex-Ana Sidel, ex-B'z, ex-Ball, ex-Billy Idol, ex-Foreigner, ex-Gilby Clarke, ex-Kenny Wayne Shepherd, ex-Lynch Mob, ex-Nicklebag, ex-Shaw/Blades, ex-Stevie Salas, ex-The Dead Daisies, ex-TMG, ex-Whitesnake, ex-Aerosmith (live), ex-Glenn Hughes (live), ex-Sass Jordan (live), ex-Seether (live), ex-Slash's Snakepit (live), ex-The Guess Who (live), ex-Velvet Revolver (live))
Scott Moughton - Guitars, Vocals (ex-Geoff Tate (live))
Kelly Gray - Guitars, Vocals (Geoff Tate, ex-Queensrÿche, ex-Queensrÿche, ex-Myth, ex-Slave to the System)
Randy Gane - Keyboards (Geoff Tate, ex-Queensrÿche, ex-Queensrÿche (live), ex-Myth)
Geoff Tate - Vocals, Keyboards, Saxophone (Geoff Tate, Avantasia (live), ex-Hear 'n Aid, ex-Queensrÿche, ex-The Mob, ex-Queensrÿche, ex-Babylon, ex-Myth, ex-Tyrant)
Tracklist:
01. A Head Long Jump
02. Wake Me Up
03. It Was Always You
04. The Fear
05. Under Control
06. The New Reality
07. My Eyes
08. A Guitar In Church?
09. All For What?
10. The Wave
11. Tidal Change
12. The Same Old Story
13. Take Hold Of The Flame (Live Acoustic) (Japan Bonus Track)
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