RISING WEST, the new band featuring Michael Wilton, Eddie Jackson, Scott Rockenfield and Parker Lundgren of QUEENSR\u0178CHE, along with powerhouse vocalist Todd La Torre of CRIMSON GLORY, has posted the following message on its official Facebook page:
“We are being denied access to our own Facebook page and website (meaning QUEENSR\u0178CHE) so please spread the word for about RISING WEST. . . Thank you for your support and we hope to see you at our shows!”<\/p>\n
RISING WEST will be interviewed on this coming Thursday’s (June 7) edition of “The Men’s Room”, which airs on the Seattle station KISW 99.9 FM. You can listen to the program live via the Internet at link text beginning at 4:30 p.m. PST.<\/p>\n
RISING WEST will make its live debut on Friday, June 8 and Saturday, June 9 at the
Hard Rock Caf\u00e9 in Seattle, Washington. The band will perform rare and
classic hits from the first five QUEENSR\u0178CHE albums \u2014 from the 1983 EP through 1990’s “Empire” \u2014 and plans on hitting the studio sometime early summer to begin recording its first release.<\/p>\n
A seven-minute YouTube clip containing samples of Todd La Torre performing a number of QUEENSR\u0178CHE classics can be found below. Also available is Todd’s full-length performance of the song “Queen Of The Reich”.<\/p>\n
La Torre, who says that QUEENSR\u0178CHE has been his favorite band since he was 15 years old, first met Wilton at this year’s NAMM convention in January in Anaheim, California.<\/p>\n
“Just for the record and for those asking about CRIMSON GLORY, I am NOT leaving CRIMSON GLORY, I am embarking on another musical endeavor with the members of QUEENSR\u0178CHE,” Todd wrote in an online posting last week. “I am proud and honored to be a part of this! CRIMSON GLORY is still writing new material for our record, DO NOT WORRY This is going to be an amazing new chapter.”<\/p>\n
He added, “The media and ‘fans’ can be quite brutal, but I would like to say thank you for all of your amazing support. <\/p>\n
“I have nothing but respect for what Geoff Tate has done to the genre. His voice is still amazing. The only thing that is constant is change. I hope the fans of QUEENSR\u0178CHE, and I’m one of them, will continue to show respect for him and all he has accomplished.”<\/p>\n
QUEENSR\u0178CHE singer Geoff Tate entered the studio on February 29 to begin recording his second solo album. <\/p>\n
Tate released his first solo CD in 2002 on Sanctuary Records. Self-titled, the LP was a huge departure from the work he had previously done with QUEENSR\u0178CHE.<\/p>\n
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