Skiva skal etter planen være i handel neste sommer, i 2015, så dere som venter må smøre dere med tålmodighet. Men mulig blir det hele verdt ventetiden?

Det er Century Media Records som tipser, og som forteller at bandet har påbegynt låtskrivingen. Bak mikrofonen er som kjent Todd LaTorre, som noen av oss var så heldig å overvære med Cirmson Glory på Karmøygeddon-festivalen for en tid tilbake. Og fyren er dritflink, mulig det er denne karen som kan sprøyte inn litt giv og sikre et album som kan slåss med klassikerne?

Gitarist Michael Wilson: «The Queensrÿche internal dynamic has certainly changed in terms of musicianship. It’s more of a cohesive team and the chemistry we have now is making what we can do creatively limitless. For Queensrÿche
, it was always about being able to write together as a band. We didn’t have that for a long time but now that it’s back, we feel extremely liberated, We’ve already begun the writing process for the next album and have a few songs demoed that we feel really good about. We’re taking the songs in the classic Queensrÿche direction but maybe a little more progressive and heavier at times. The thing is, you never know what you really have until it’s complete. We can’t wait for the final outcome. Writing with such a dynamic group of individuals has been nothing short of amazing.»

Etter splitten med Tate ble bandet og den tidligere vokalisten enige om et oppgjør for å komme videre. Det innebærer for eksempel at Tae er den eneste som kan framføre Operation Mindcrime og Operation Mindcrime II i sin helhet live. 

«Queensrÿche recently reached a settlement in their dispute over the ownership of the Queensrÿche name and brand. Century Media is pleased to announce that Eddie Jackson, Scott Rockenfield and Michael Wilton have successfully agreed to purchase Geoff Tate’s portion of the Queensrÿche name. The band will buy out their former lead singer’s share of the Queensrÿche corporation while allowing him the ability to be the only one to perform Operation: Mindcrime and Operation: Mindcrime II in their entirety. He will no longer have use of the TriRyche logo or any other album images aside from the Mindcrime releases. He can only refer to himself as the Original Lead Singer of Queensrÿche or Formerly of Queensrÿche for a period of two years and that text must be at least 50% smaller than his name in all materials. After this two year period passes, he can only refer to himself as Geoff Tate with no mention of Queensrÿche at all. 

Geoff Tate will be able to finish any confirmed dates billed for his Queensrÿche lineup scheduled to terminate on August 31st, 2014. As of September 1st, there will be only one Queensrÿche entity and that will consist of Eddie Jackson, Todd LaTorre, Parker Lundgren, Scott Rockenfield and Michael Wilton. This lineup will continue to perform selections from their entire musical catalog including songs from Operation: Mindcrime. The band will be able to use all TriRyche logos and previous album artwork for any purposes as needed by the corporation.»

He-he, makan. Men kanskje bedre enn som i andre tilfeller hvor to grupperinger slåss og turnerer, og forvirrer.

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