GEOFF TATE's OPERATION MINDCRIME: release song "Wake Me Up", taken from "A New Re
OPERATION: MINDCRIME, the band led by former QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate, will release "A New Reality", the third and final of a concept album trilogy exploring international politics, the world economy and social ethos, on December 1 via Frontiers Music Srl.
The song "Wake Me Up", taken from "A New Reality", can be streamed below.
"A New Reality" track listing:
01. A Head Long Jump 02. Wake Me Up 03. It Was Always You 04. The Fear 05. Under Control 06. The New Reality 07. My Eyes 08. A Guitar In Church? 09. All For What? 10. The Wave 11. Tidal Change 12. The Same Old Story
"The whole OPERATION: MINDCRIME project was really a group effort," Tate told the Chicago Tribune.
"I wanted to have an open-door policy where really great players could come in, contribute and also do other projects. I just called all the people I really respect that I've met over the years, asked them to be part of it and gave them all the material I've written.
"We did one really massive session and recorded everything. I've just been finishing it over the years."
OPERATION: MINDCRIME recorded and released the first part of the trilogy, "The Key" in 2015 and followed it a year later with "Resurrection".
"Resurrection" continued to track Tate's protagonist, H, as he plowed ahead in his quest to bring a project called The New Reality to fruition. "I wanted it to be what happens next, of course," Tate explained to Billboard. "The first part was kind of set up where you see a little bit about what's going on with the characters; the second one is what actually happened, then how do the characters get out of it."
Among the musicians who have contributed to the OPERATION: MINDCRIME project are keyboardist Randy Gane; guitarists Kelly Gray and Scott Moughton; DISTURBED bassist John Moyer; and drummers Brian Tichy (OZZY OSBOURNE, WHITESNAKE) and Simon Wright (AC/DC, DIO).
"I love storytelling. I like telling stories with music," Tate told the Chicago Tribune. "It's something that I just grew up with, listening to the ALAN PARSONS PROJECT's 'Tales Of Mystery And Imagination' and PINK FLOYD's 'The Wall' and 'The Dark Side Of The Moon'.
"They were fantastic albums that told stories that really got under my skin and influenced me. It's what I enjoy."
