Get Ready: Geoff Tate Is Back

Former Queensryche frontman Geoff Tate and his new band called Operation: Mindcrime is about to release The Key. The debut will come out September 18 via Frontiers.

Kelly Gray joins Geoff in the band, cementing that post Queensryche bond. Also in the band are John Moyer, Simon Wright, Brian Tichy, Randy Gane and Scott Moughton. Wright and Tichy are both drummers, so that's interesting for sure. Also, can we please talk about Geoff's hair in the photo below? Good grief! Here's a sample of The Key.

Bobby Blotzer's RATT Experience: First Videos

I was 100% skeptical when Bobby Blotzer announced he was starting a band and calling it Bobby Blotzer's RATT Experience. As the way things are (or aren't I suppose is more accurate) with the original RATT lineup these days, Blotzer's new group is the only option. Well Blotzer and company played together for the first time this past weekend... and the clips from the show are really awesome. The members are Bobby Blotzer, Josh Alan, Scott Griffin, Doc Ellis & Blaze. Here's some clips.

Here's the full setlist:

Steel Panther Supports History

Fully support this. #Followyourhappy #wemadehistory #metalandequalityforall

A New Trixter Video Is Here...

...and it is adorable. Flashbacks from the past! Here's "Human Era."

The album of the same name comes out June 9.

More Monsters of Rock Bands Announced

Check out this Facebook poster - lots of awesome new bands here including Extreme and Armored Saint.

Motorhead Announce Tour

This is a real metal tour! Motorhead will hit the road soon with some shows getting Saxon and others Anthrax as direct support. The tour kicks off at the end of summer and will end up being a nice little U.S run.

Ticket sales start this Friday through Ticketmaster. Looks like the show is in the $37 - $60 range, depending on your venue. Here are the dates:

Aug. 19 - Riverside, CA – Riverside Municipal Auditorium 
Aug. 21 - Las Vegas, NV - House Of Blues 
Aug. 22 - Los Angeles, CA - Shrine
Aug. 24 - San Francisco, CA - Warfield
Aug. 27 - Salt Lake City, UT - The Complex
Aug. 28 - Denver, CO - Riotfest
Sep. 01 - Austin, TX - Cedar Park Center
Sep. 02 - San Antonio, TX – Aztec 
Sep. 04 - Dallas, TX - Bomb Factory
Sep. 05 - Houston, TX - House Of Blues 
Sep. 08 - St Louis, MO – Pageant 
Sep. 09 - Indianapolis, IN – Murat 
Sep. 11 - Chicago, IL - Riotfest
Sep. 12 - Detroit, MI – Fillmore 
Sep. 15 - Wallingford, CT – Oakdale
Sep. 16 - Wantagh, NY - Jones Beach 
Sep. 19 - Toronto, ONT - Riotfest
Sep. 22 - Philadelphia, PA - Tower Theatre 
Sep. 23 - Charlotte, NC – Fillmore *
Sep. 25 - Orlando, FL - House Of Blues 

Motley Crue At Sweden Rock: Video

Motley Crue played the Sweden Rock Festival at the beginning of the month. I read some reviews online... and they weren't good. Still, I kept an open mind. The guys are not 21 anymore, so they're allowed a few mistakes here and there. Well, I watched a video clip of the set... and it was pretty rough. Vince really struggled during "Primal Scream." You can tell the tour is wearing his voice down for sure. He's been skipping the words for years now, but the clip below is way worse than when I saw them back in November. Yikes.