GEOFF TATE's new album to be produced by DISTURBED's JOHN MOYER
01-09-2025
DISTURBED bassist John Moyer has revealed that he is producing the new studio album from former QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate.
John, who spent the last couple of weeks traveling in Europe with Geoff as part of Tate‘s Backstage Pass Travel company, took to his social media on Thursday (August 28) to write: “Well France and Italy it’s been fun but it’s time for me to go home.
“I am very honored to be producing Geoff Tate‘s new record. We got some great work done these past 2 and a half weeks. It’s been a pleasure working with him and his guitar players Amaury (Altmayer) and Dario (Parente). All of them are top level musicians and recording Geoff gave me goose bumps every time we tracked. His voice is fire and he’s got some great performances on this record.”
Back in 2013, Moyer filled in for bassist Rudy Sarzo on several dates with Tate‘s version of QUEENSRŸCHE as they played the band’s classic album “Operation: Mindcrime” from start to finish. Moyer also played with Tate‘s OPERATION: MINDCRIME project, which released a trilogy of albums between 2015 and 2017.
Geoff recently announced that he was working on the third and final chapter in the “Operation: Mindcrime” album series.
“‘Operation: Mindcrime III’ is the story from the lead character Dr. X — it’s from his perspective,” Tate explained to WDR Rockpalast. “‘Mindcrime I’ and ‘Mindcrime II’ were really from the character Nikki‘s perspective. And so that’s what we know. But with the new album, we see why we know what we know and what was the inspiration for Dr. X to create ‘Operation: Mindcrime’ in the first place, which is pretty exciting, pretty intense.”
Originally released in May 1988, QUEENSRŸCHE‘s third studio album, “Operation: Mindcrime” took the quintet to an entirely new level. The concept, revealed through the songs, revolves around the character of Nikki, a recovering drug addict disillusioned with a corrupt society. Drawn into a cult-like revolutionary group headed by Dr. X (voiced by the late and beloved British actor Anthony Valentine),Nikki is manipulated to assassinate political leaders until his friendship with nun Sister Mary finally opens his eyes to the truth. Regarded as one of the greatest concept metal albums of all time, “Operation: Mindcrime” was certified platinum in 1991 in the U.S. and was ranked in the “Top 100 Metal Albums Of All Time” by both Kerrang! and Billboard magazines. Rolling Stone included it on a similar list, noting that “nearly 30 years after its initial release, ‘Mindcrime’ feels eerily relevant.”
The original “Operation: Mindcrime” album weaved themes of religion, drug abuse and underground, radical politics. By contrast, 2006’s “Operation: Mindcrime II” was regarded as an unnecessary sequel that many felt cheapened the original album, despite being a decent record in its own right.
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