Looks Like These are the Terms of the Queensrÿche Settlement…
It would appear that we now know the terms of the “amicable settlement” between Geoff Tate’s version of Queensrÿche and the version of Queensrÿche which features all the other members of the band who now refuse to work with Geoff Tate. And they’re sufficiently embarrassing enough to make you almost feel bad for Tate, until you remember that the guy is a total douche and he brought this all on himself.
So. As of now, if you go to queensryche.com — the website for Taterÿche — this is the banner you’ll see:
Which would suggest that is how Taterÿche will be known moving forward. Which basically makes sense — it’s not like anyone was under the illusion that Taterÿche was anything more than a glorified solo project anyway — but “The Voice of Queensrÿche”… oy. I dunno. It’s just so, so, so… TACKY, isn’t it? It seems like an ad you’d see for a performance in a Vegas casino. And not one of the upscale Vegas casinos, either.
Meanwhile, if you click that link which says “QUEENSRYCHE WITHOUT GEOFF TATE,” you’re taken to queensrycheofficial.com, which is, of course, the website for the other Queensrÿche. And in case you’re wondering, no — that website does not feature a link to Tate’s site. So Tate basically had to agree to give his former bandmates free publicity in exchange for being able to constantly remind people who he is and why they ought to care about him, as though the ten people in the world who still give a crap about this nonsense don’t already know who Tate is. Being able to continue to use the name “Queensrÿche” in advertising might raise Tate’s guarantee slightly, but almost certainly lowers it from just being known as “Queensrÿche,” so this doesn’t really seem like much of a win for Tate.
So Tate’s former bandmates have now basically put him in a position where he’s not just lame, but he’s legally obligated to let the world know how lame he is. He’s like one of those sex offenders who has to go door-to-door telling everyone he’s a sex offender. Somebody get this dude a state licensed public warning engineer.
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