GEOFF TATE's QUEENSRŸCHE

GEOFF TATE's QUEENSRŸCHE Signs With Cleopatra Records; New Band Members And Guest Musicians For New Album Revealed




Vocalist GEOFF TATE's current incarnation of QUEENSRŸCHE have just
signed a worldwide record deal with Los Angeles-based independent record
label, Cleopatra Records.






Although a band line-up was originally announced in the fall of 2012, things have changed.



The band will now feature Tate along with bassist RUDY SARZO (OZZY
OSBOURNE, WHITESNAKE), guitarist KELLY GRAY (Queensrÿche 1998 - 2001),
keyboardist RANDY GANE, and new additions in guitarist ROBERT SARZO
(QUIET RIOT, HURRICANE) and drummer SIMON WRIGHT (AC/DC, DIO).



Wright takes over for previously announced drummer BOBBY BLOTZER,
who will be returning to RATT as an integral part of the band that made
him famous.



"I'm very much looking forward to being involved in the Queensrÿche
project with Geoff," states Wright. "I've always admired his singing and
songwriting and working with Rudy Sarzo again is going to be cool!
Between this and my other project, DIO DISCIPLES, I look forward to a
very busy year!"



Queensrÿche, with all members cited above, will soon be entering the
studio for the first Cleopatra effort due out later this year.



The recording will mark the band's thirteenth studio album and its first with this particular line-up.



Legendary guitar slinger K.K. DOWNING of JUDAS PRIEST fame will be
making a special guest appearance on the forthcoming CD, as will KING'S X
guitarist TY TABOR and Blotzer.



Tabor comments: "I'm very happy that Geoff considered me for this
record. It will be great to play with all of these great musicians."



The Operation: Mindcrime 25th Anniversary tour is slated to begin in April (see below) with the new line-up.



"It's great to be performing with all of these guys who have been
true friends for years," comments Geoff. "Kelly, Randy and I formed Myth
more than 30 years ago and I've known Rudy and Bobby for several years
as well. I think we are all inspired by the collaboration and couldn't
be more excited to bring it to our fans next year."



In 2006, Queensrÿche brought the theatrical interpretation of the Mindcrime saga to audiences all over the world.



A year later, the band would release Mindcrime at the Moore, a
double DVD featuring the theatrical performances of both Operation:
Mindcrime I & II albums that debuted at #1 on the Billboard Music
DVD Chart.



The DVD set would mark the band's first #1 chart debut, quickly achieving gold status, selling over 50,000 units.



The performance of Operation: Mindcrime next spring will cover all
fifteen songs from the album including such fan favorites as 'Revolution
Calling', 'Operation: Mindcrime', 'I Don't Believe in Love', and the
closing track, 'Eyes of a Stranger'.



It will also feature other selections from the Queensrÿche catalog including songs from Operation: Mindcrime II.



The news of the 25th Anniversary Mindcrime Tour came just a few
weeks after Tate's eagerly-awaited sophomore solo release, Kings &
Thieves, was released on InsideOut Music.



His first solo release in more than a decade, Kings & Thieves is
a journey into the mind of one of rock's most dynamic vocalists.



"My goal with this record was to make a solid rock album," says
Tate. "I wanted it to be an album that I could play live that would be
both satisfying and fun because, as a singer, you need to create a show
that has a lot of dynamics to it and takes people on a ride."