After an illustrious career with Queensryche, and an unfortunate court battle with his former bandmates, Geoff Tate has taken the first official step on his next path with “Reinventing The Future,” the debut single from Operation: Mindcrime. From the forthcoming album, The Key, “Reinventing The Future” is one of 12 tracks included in the first […]
The End of an Era: Geoff Tate Ends Queensryche Reign by Giving Back to Dedicated Fan in Need
In 1981, Geoff Tate became the frontman of the band that would eventually be known as Queensryche. In their three decades together, Tate and the band became one of the most successful bands in hard rock history before a bitter parting in 2012. After a lengthy court battle for the rights to the Queensryche name, […]
Sahaj Ticotin Covers Queensryche’s “The Mission”
The timing of the release of Sahaj Ticotin’s acoustic cover version of “The Mission,” – from Queensryche’s epic masterpiece, Operation Mindcrime – couldn’t have come at a more appropriate time, at least when it comes to Hard Rock Daddy. One of the realizations that we came to when we launched our new weekly feature – […]
Geoff Tate Announces Farewell Tour as “Queensryche”
For more than 30 years, the members of Queensryche focused on building an “empire,” but as the saying goes…all good things must come to an end. It’s been nearly two years since quintessential frontman, Geoff Tate, was unceremoniously ousted from the “empire” that he helped build. Devoted fans of the band were caught in the […]
Hard Rock Daddy Celebrates 1st Anniversary (Part 2 of 2)
On March 1, 2013, an article entitled “Enter Sandman” kicked off the official launch of HardRockDaddy.com. At that time, the plan for the site was to create a unique offering that would focus on hard rock music from the perspective of a modern-day dad. Over the course of the past year, the site has evolved […]
