Review: Avantasia – Here Be Dragons Napalm Records (February 28th, 2025) Reviewer: Jason Hopper Tobias Sammet is back with his band Avantasia and they are on the cusp of celebrating a quarter century of perfecting symphonic and cinematic metal melodies with their latest release, ‘Here Be Dragons’. If you are reading this review, there is […]

This August Nottinghamshire will once again be rockin’ to the Stonedeaf Festival at Newark Showground. With  a line up this year containing legends of rock, Glenn Hughes, performing classic Deep Purple, Diamond Head, Motörhead‘s Phil Campbell And The Bastard Sons and former Queensrÿche vocalist Geoff Tate, plus a steller list of supporting bands. Tickets are […]

Review: Operation: Mindcrime – The Key Frontiers Records (2015) Reviewer: Aaron Chatfield The Queensrÿche breakdown saga has been well documented, so without going into details, Queensrÿche continue to operate under that moniker, with Todd LeTorre on the mic, whilst ex-Queensrÿche vocalist, Geoff Tate has adopted the name of Queensrÿche’s biggest album, Operation: Mindcrime. Not sure […]

Former Queensrÿche frontman Geoff Tate has unveiled a second video to promote the forthcoming release of ‘The Key’, the debut album by his new progressive metal outfit Operation: Mindcrime. Entitled ‘Burn’, the clip follows hot on the heels of the current single ‘Re-Inventing The Future’. Like its predecessor, ‘Burn’ is directed by Seattle filmmaker Jamie Burton Chamberlin, and it sees Tate […]

Led by Black Label Society‘s Zakk Wylde, the inaugural Metal All Stars tour is set for a one-off stop in London at the O2 Brixton Academy in December. The lineup (basically a who’s who of metal mastery) includes the likes of Gus G (Ozzy Osbourne), Joey Belladonna (Anthrax), James LaBrie (Dream Theater), Geoff Tate (ex-Queensryche), Chuck […]