Former Queensrÿche Frontman Geoff Tate Releases “Power,” First Single From His Upcoming “Operation: Mindcrime III” Album, Due May 3rd

Ex-Queensrÿche singer Geoff Tate will release the third chapter in the band’s classic Operation: Mindcrime album series, Operation: Mindcrime III, on May 3rd. The LP’s first single, Power, can now be heard below.

Power was written by Tate and his guitarist/producer Kieran Robertson. It features vocals by Tate, drums b yRich Baur, bass by Disturbed bassist and Operation: Mindcrime III co-producer John Moyer, guitar by Dario Parenteand Amaury Altmayer, and synths and strings by Tate and Robertson. It was mixed and mastered by Juan Urteaga at Trident Studios in Pacheco, California.

Released under Geoff Tate‘s own name and not under the Queensrÿche banner, Operation: Mindcrime III is once again a concept album with a storyline following Nikki, a drug addict-turned-assassin manipulated by a shadowy figure known as Dr. X. However, unlike the first two installments, Operation: Mindcrime III will tell the tale from the perspective of Dr. X, “how the story happened from his point of view,” according to Geoff. “Which is kind of interesting, I think, because we’ve only heard it from Nikki‘s point of view, and he’s been sort of this victim throughout the whole story,” Tate previously explained. “And Dr. X‘s perspective is completely different, ’cause he’s not the victim at all. So it’s very aggressive.”

Operation: Mindcrime III track listing:

1. 1. The Scene Of The Crime
   2. You Know My Fu@king Name
   3. The Answer
   4. Vulnerable
   5. I’ll Eat Your Heart Out
   6. Do You Still Believe?
   7. The Devil’s Breath
   8. Ascension
   9. Set You Free
   10. Descension
   11. Power
   12. You Can’t Walk Away Now
   13. A Monster Like Me