The
Geoff Tate-fronted version of
QUEENSRŸCHE has set
"Frequency Unknown" as the title of its new album, due on April 23 via the Los Angeles-based independent label
Cleopatra Records. The CD was produced by
Jason Slater at a studio in Northern California.
Although a lineup for
Tate's
QUEENSRŸCHE was originally announced in the fall of 2012, things have changed. The band will now feature
Tate along with bassist
Rudy Sarzo (
OZZY OSBOURNE,
DIO,
WHITESNAKE,
QUIET RIOT), guitarist
Kelly Gray (
QUEENSRŸCHE 1998-2001), keyboardist
Randy Gane and new additions, guitarist
Robert Sarzo (
QUIET RIOT,
HURRICANE) and drummer
Simon Wright (
AC/DC,
DIO,
RHINO BUCKET). Guest musicians on the CD include
K.K. Downing (
JUDAS PRIEST),
Chris Poland (
MEGADETH),
Ty Tabor (
KING'S X),
Paul Bostaph (
SLAYER,
TESTAMENT,
EXODUS),
Lita Ford,
Brad Gillis (
NIGHT RANGER),
Dave Meniketti (
Y&T) and
Craig Locicero (
FORBIDDEN).
"Frequency Unknown" is packaged with bonus tracks — four
QUEENSRŸCHE classics, newly recorded, including the smash hit single
"Silent Lucidity".
"Frequency Unknown" track listing:
01.
When Lightning Strikes02.
Running Backwards03.
Fallen04.
Life Without You05.
In The Hands Of God06.
Cold07.
The Weight Of The World08.
Slave09.
Dare10.
EverythingBonus tracks: (2013 versions)
11.
Silent Lucidity12.
Empire13.
Jet City Woman14.
I Don t Believe In LoveBeginning in early April,
Tate's
QUEENSRŸCHE will be hitting the road to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the band's epic 1988 release,
"Operation: Mindcrime", performing all fifteen songs from the album along with other well-known hits and rarities from the catalog they've compiled over the past 30 years.
"I try to surround myself with the best players available and feel our longtime fans deserve nothing less," says
Tate. "I expect the forthcoming effort to be one of our best yet."
Tate, who was fired from
QUEENSRŸCHE in June 2012 after fronting the group for three decades, last year sought to prevent his former bandmates from touring and operating under the
QUEENSRŸCHE name without him. While ruling against
Tate, the presiding judge determined that there was no legal hurdle in
Tate also using the name with an all-new lineup of musicians. "I don't see any reason that
Mr. Tate can't have the benefit, if he gets other members, of whatever name he uses of using the brand," Superior Court Judge
Carol A. Schapira said during the July 13, 2012 court hearing. "I think [doing that would be] inherently confusing, although I'm sure the market can get these things sorted out," she added.
Last November,
Tate released his first solo CD in over a decade titled
"Kings & Thieves" (
InsideOut Music) and toured with his solo band in support of the CD, which included dates with the legendary
ALICE COOPER.

Pictured below: The new lineup of the
Geoff Tate-fronted version of
QUEENSRŸCHE
