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Review by Paddy Gallagher for MPM

The October Bank Holiday Weekend 2023 saw a busy line up of gigs in Belfast but the first one on my radar was the return of one of the iconic voices of Heavy Metal bringing a setlist celebrating the 35 th Anniversary of Queensrÿche’s “Operation: Mindcrime”, an album that figures highly in many esteems and is one of the quintessential Prog Metal concept albums of all time and deservedly spoke of in the same breath as Dream Theater’s “Metropolis Part 2: Scenes from a Memory”, Iron Maiden’s “Seventh Son of a Seventh Son”, Fates Warning “A Pleasant Shade of Gray”, King Diamond’s “Abigail” or Ayreon’s “The Human Equation”.

The venue tonight is the recently rebuilt Mandela Hall, part of the QUB Student’s Union complex. Initially opened in 1967 and hosting a fine list of artists including Joe Satriani and Coheed & Cambria (specifically mentioned here due to them suiting tonight’s crowd of Prog Metal aficionados), it reopened in 2022, and must now be considered one of Belfast’s finest venues. A 1000 capacity with a state-of-the-art sound and lighting system with a respectable sized stage that allows Geoff and his team plenty of space to show off their stagecraft.

Maybe it’s my lack of familiarity with this area of town, but after eventually finding a parking space and walking the short distance to the venue the band was blasting out the start of “Revolution Calling” as we entered the hall. What is obvious immediately is Geoff’s experience on stage as he uses the length and breadth of the stage to great effect.

Also, that voice!! For a man hitting mid 60’s soon he can still hit those notes like it’s 1988. Is this a great advert for red wine and Guinness and its effects on vocal cords then regular visits to a vineyard should be prescribed for all vocalists. Magnificent!

The venue is well packed, maybe not to capacity but definitely at least 80% full. A common phrase throughout the night being how Operation: Mindcrime figures very highly on many attendees’ favourite albums list. And it’s easy to see why.

The quality of the songs and the influence they had on many through the years stands testament to the craft of the those who wrote and recorded and tonight to those playing the music on stage, a multi-national ensemble consisting of Irish, Scottish, French, and American.

The title track followed by “Speak” and “Spreading The Disease” are faithfully reproduced with Geoff getting into character as the story of a drug addict, Nikki, a pawn in a series of political assassinations after manipulation by Dr X is told. The story continues with our main character’s realisation of the Dr X’s true agenda in “The Mission” before the arrival on stage of Angel who follows in the footsteps of the legendary Pamela Moore playing the character of teenage prostitute turned nun, Mary, a strong vocal performance complimenting Geoff’s in the duet parts of “Suite Sister Mary”.

The remarkable enduring properties of this album very much evident in the crowd singing along, in some cases with eyes shut absorbing the story and perhaps reliving a time in life where these songs meant so much to them.

The band consists of a variety of nationalities including Scotland’s Jack Ross on bass who has been with Geoff in previous live incarnations of the band aptly named Operation: Mindcrime and Cincinnati’s Danny Laverde on drums both providing the backbone of tonight’s proceedings. Kilkenny Ireland’s James Brown shares lead guitar duties with France’s Amaury Altmayer both doing a fine job replicating Chris DeGarmo and Michael Wilton’s twin guitar work on the album.

“The Needle Lies” follows before Mary is found dead in “Electric Requiem”. As Nikki continues in a downward spiral not knowing if he did indeed kill Mary, the intense story is portrayed vividly on stage with Geoff’s contortions and character portrayal. “Breaking The Silence” follows Nikki through the streets before he is arrested “I Don’t Believe in Love” and culminates in the present day with Nikki unable to recognise himself in a mirror “Eyes of a Stranger”. The house erupts now in roars of approval and applause as the tragic story is finished and smiling faces abound both on and off stage.

You would think after all that a wee break would be called for, but without much of a gap the opening iconic riffs of “Empire” herald more classics including “Jet City Woman”, “Take Hold of The Flame” and the beautiful “Silent Lucidity” before a surprise rendition of “Queen of the Reich” closed proceedings.

A fantastic night of emotions for those in attendance as the strength of the music presented so skilfully by those on stage took us all on a journey through time to our individual memories of what was happening in our lives and what the album “Operation: Mindcrime” means to us all.

To sum up, many I spoke to as we filed out of the hall in a none too hurried fashion trying to delay emerging into the wet, cold, and dark Belfast night stated that tonight ranks in their Top 5 of gigs attended!

Geoff still has that voice in all its glory, not depleted by the natural aging process and he has surrounded himself with a team of musicians who clearly enjoy the music they are playing.

It’s hard to beat the classics and it’s easy to see how Geoff Tate figures so prominently in the story of the Progressive Metal genre.

Photography by Paul Verner for MPM

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GEOFF TATE And VANDENBERG Announce Early 2024 U.S. Tour

VANDENBERG has not toured North America for an extensive run of appearances since 1986. For the first time in decades, VANDENBERG leader Adrian Vandenberg along with the new lineup of VANDENBERG , will stage 20 shows in early 2024. All events from February 26 in Clearwater through March 16 in San Antonio are co-headline events with original QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate .

Adrian Vandenberg shares: "Finally following up on the historic quote 'Go West, Young Man!' 'Young men' in this case, because I'm bringing my übertalented kick ass band with me to the U.S. of course. And it's about freakin' time guys. My first American tour since the WHITESNAKE 1990 tour, this is seriously exciting!! Some classic VANDENBERG songs and an XXXL order of songs from my WHITESNAKE years will get torpedo'd upon our American friends with a BANG. Can't wait to see y'all! BIG ROCK coming your way!!"

Tour dates (all appearances February 26 - March 16 are co-headline events with Geoff Tate ):

Feb. 17 - St. Charles, IL @ The Arcada Theatre Feb. 18 - Cincinnati, OH @ Ludlow Garage Feb. 23 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ The Parker Feb. 24 - Ft. Myers, FL @ Ranch Concert Hall & Saloon Feb. 26 - Clearwater, FL @ Capitol Theater Feb. 27 - Melbourne, FL @ King Center Feb. 28 - Jacksonville, FL @ Florida Theater Feb. 29 - Daytona, FL @ Peabody's Auditorium Mar. 01 - Atlanta, GA @ Center Stage Mar. 02 - Myrtle Beach, SC @ House of Blues Mar. 03 - Charleston, SC @ Music Farm Mar. 05 - Nashville, TN @ The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum's CMA Theater Mar. 07 - Louisville, KY @ Mercury Ballroom Mar. 08 - Lexington, KY @ Manchester Music Hall Mar. 09 - Macon, GA @ - Capitol Theatre Mar. 12 - Fayetteville, AR @ JJ's Live Mar. 13 - Tulsa, OK @ Cain's Ballroom Mar. 14 - Dallas, TX @ House Of Blues Mar. 15 - Houston, TX @ House Of Blues Mar. 16 - San Antonio, TX @ Aztec Theatre

Tickets go on sale to the public this Friday, August 11 at 10:00 a.m. local time.

VANDENBERG 's new studio album, "Sin" , will arrive on August 25 via Mascot Records / Mascot Label Group .Joined by vocalist Mats Levén , drummer Koen Herfst and bassist Randy Van Der Elsen , the influential axe-slinger delivers a vibrant, visceral, and vital vision on the group's fifth full-length offering, brought to life in broad strokes of anthemic hard rock and airtight metal and produced by Bob Marlette ( OZZY OSBOURNE , ALICE COOPER , ROB ZOMBIE ).

Exploding out of The Netherlands and onto the global scene with 1982's self-titled "Vandenberg" , the Dutch phenomenon notched an international hit in the form of "Burning Heart" , paving the way for seminal releases such as "Heading For A Storm" (1983) and "Alibi" (1985). The band canvased the United States, Europe, and Japan alongside OZZY OSBOURNE , KISS , RUSH , SCORPIONS , MICHAEL SCHENKER , and many others. Sought out to join WHITESNAKE , Adrian famously ripped the legendary lead on the 1987 recording of the No. 1 smash "Here I Go Again" , which adorned the eight-times-platinum "Whitesnake" and ended up touring the world's largest arenas for a year-and-a-half when the 1987 album went through the roof in terms of sales. He co-wrote the entirety of 1989's platinum "Slip Of The Tongue" and spent the ensuing tour sharing axe duties with none other than Steve Vai . In addition to playing guitar on and co-writing "Restless Heart" from DAVID COVERDALE & WHITESNAKE , he performed hundreds of shows as part of the band for some twelve years. Speaking to the breadth of his output, he notably penned and recorded "A Number One" as the theme for his hometown Dutch football team FC Twente . 2013 saw him launch the acclaimed VANDENBERG'S MOONKINGS , releasing "MoonKings" (2014), "MK II" (2017) and "Rugged And Unplugged" (2018).

VANDENBERG as a band roared back to life with the comeback LP "2020" . Among many highlights, "Freight Train" gathered 1.6 million Spotify streams, while the record attracted praise. Sonic Perspectives enthused, "The end result sounds like the missing link between WHITESNAKE and RAINBOW , and updates the group's sound to the new generation of hard rock fans."

In its wake, VANDENBERG welcomed Mats ( TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA , YNGWIE MALMSTEEN , CANDLEMASS ) to the fold.

In April 2014, Tate and QUEENSRŸCHE announced that a settlement had been reached after a nearly two-year legal battle where the singer sued over the rights to the QUEENSRŸCHE name after being fired in 2012.

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Geoff Tate’s Operation: Mindcrime Announce ‘The New Reality’ Album

Operation: Mindcrime , the progressive rock and metal hybrid fronted by Geoff Tate , have announced Dec. 1 as the release date for the album The New Reality . The LP is the third and final chapter in the musical trilogy from the former Queensryche vocalist.

The New Reality follows a little over one year after the release of the band's second chapter, Resurrection , in 2016 and about two years after the first chapter, The Key . Tate designed Operation: Mindcrime as a creative platform that continues in the spirit of the historic Queensryche album of the same name , intent to spawn concepts as grand as the music, and intertwining the intensity of the Tate's iconic past with the provocative, progressive mindset that has made him one of music's most resolute frontmen.

Back when he started the trilogy, Tate said he wanted to make a three-album story "for a number of years and [was] kind of waiting to come up with a story that would support that."

"[In 2015] on a hike through Northern Spain I wrote the story and it really kind of just began flowing and took on a life of its own, where you have this idea and it starts developing and you come up with ideas very easily and it starts growing and you just kind of want to stay out of your own way and let it take its course," he said. "So, for the last year I’ve been working on all three albums and really enjoying the process. It’s a very comfortable process working with people that have been involved with it."

Tate is joined on The New Reality by Kelly Gray, John Moyer, Simon Wright, Scott Mercado, Scott Moughton, Brian Tichy and Mike Ferguson, a cast of musicians whose talent and resumes speak volumes for the quality of songcraft that will be on display on the album. Both the track listing and artwork for the record can be seen below.

The landmark concept album Operation: Mindcrime thrust Queensryche and Tate's unique social consciousness, style and expertly crafted lyrics into the national spotlight in 1988, and was followed by the highly successful  Empire in 1990, the album that delivered the band to arena-headlining status and sold more than three million albums on the back of hit singles and radio staples "Silent Lucidity" and "Jet City Woman."

Tate split from the band amid well-publicized acrimony in 2012, but over the past summer, the two camps ran into one another at a music festival in Spain and by all accounts got on well during a brief exchange.

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1. A Head Long Jump 2. Wake Me Up 3. It Was Always You 4. The Fear 5. Under Control 6. The New Reality 7. My Eyes 8. A Guitar in Church? 9. All for What? 10. The Wave 11. Tidal Change 12. The Same Old Story

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