“I didn’t even speak English but I could tell Operation: Mindcrime had atmosphere and intelligence… You can’t just replace Geoff Tate with someone who has a great range”: Tobias Sammet says classic Queensryche were fully prog

Tobias Sammet and Queensryche.

In 2013 Queensryche were in disarray, with an acrimonious split meaning two bands operated under the name – one led by singer Geoff Tate, and the other by his former colleagues. As the legal battle continued, Avantasia mastermind Tobias Sammet told Prog about his feelings for the original band’s output.

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