PopStar.com has issued part II of an interview with QUEENSRŸCHE vocalist Geoff Tate. An excerpt from the chat follows:

PopStar.com: What do you consider to be your most gratifying achievement, both personally and professionally?

Tate: "Well I think first and foremost for me is raising kids. Seeing my kids out of the house, raising them to adults and trying to instill in them my values and my wife's values. Just seeing them being able to be, if nothing else, just happy people and not in need of serious therapy. I just became a grandfather about a month ago and that's screwing with My Head a little bit. Professionally, I feel very proud of the fact that we've remained together as a band all these years and we still can get into a room and create something and still make records, which is really important to the mental status of everyone in the band. If we just had to play live shows and play all the songs that we've written, I don't think we'd all like that very much. We wouldn't stay together. It's the ability to keep making records, I think, that really draws us all together. I feel good about that. There's not a lot of bands who have been around as long as we have and who are still making music."

PopStar.com: So what's up next for you and for The Band?

Tate: "Well we're going to be doing ShipRocked which is a cruise. This will be the second time we've done it. The first time we did it, we had such a great time, we wanted to do it again. It's a bunch of different bands all playing on this cruise ship. It's a five day cruise and typically it's a big floating rock and roll party. You'll be on this boat with thousands of rock fans and everybody's having a great time. There's bands playing all day long and into the night, and the party just doesn't stop. I'm looking forward to the trip. It's a nice way to kind of cap off the end of the tour for us."

PopStar.com: And are you working on material for the next album?

Tate: "Yes we are. We take our studio gear on the road with us. We usually have a separate room at each venue where we set up and we're working on the next record there."

Read the full interview at this location.

Julio’s Liquors and Geoff Tate, in association with Ernie Bach, Jr.’s charity Music Drives Us, are hosting a Geoff Tate Insania acoustic event. Tate will be a Julio’s on October 25th for a tasting/signing, and will also add a short acoustic set at the end of his appearance.

Julio’s will be pre-selling gift sets of Insania Red and White online, with portions of the proceeds going to Music Drives Us. Purchase of these gift sets will gain you access to the special private acoustic performance after the bottle signing and tasting. Act now, space is limited.

Get your signed bottles of Insania, attend a private party/ performance with Geoff Tate and members of Queensrÿche and help out a great charity all at the same time.

Julio’s Liquors

140 Turnpike Rd., Rt, 9E

Westborough, MA 01581

www.juliosliquors.com

As previously reported, Eagle Rock has confirmed an October 18th release date for the Blu-ray edition of Queensrÿche's 2007 video Mindcrime At The Moore. The set was recorded live during Queensrÿche's three-night stint at The Moore Theatre in Seattle in October 2006, on the band's tour in support of Operation: Mindcrime II. The group performed that album and 1988's Operation: Mindcrime in their entirety. Also included on the release is a tour documentary, a piece on the band’s Rock & Ride Across America charity motorcycle ride for the VH1 Save The Music Foundation, and a live performance of 'The Chase' from the Gibson Amphitheatre in Los Angeles, featuring RONNIE JAMES DIO's only public appearance as Dr. X.

Mindcrime At The Moore tracklisting:

Disc 1 (Operation: Mindcrime):

'I Remember Now'

'Anarchy-X'

'Revolution Calling'

'Operation: Mindcrime'

'Speak'

'Spreading the Disease'

'The Mission'

'Suite Sister Mary'

'The Needle Lies'

'Electric Requiem'

'Breaking the Silence'

'I Don't Believe in Love'

'Waiting for 22'

'My Empty Room'

'Eyes of a Stranger'

Disc 2 (Operation: Mindcrime II):

'Freiheit Ouverture'

'Convict'

'I'm American'

'One Foot In Hell'

'Hostage'

'The Hands'

'Speed of Light'

'Signs Say Go'

'Re-Arrange You'

'The Chase'

'Murderer?'

'Circles'

'If I Could Change It All'

'An Intentional Confrontation'

'A Junkies Blues'

'Fear City Slide'

'All the Promises'

'Walk in the Shadows' (Encore)

'Jet City Woman' (Encore)

Performers

Geoff Tate - Vocals

Michael Wilton - Guitars

Mike Stone - Guitars

Eddie Jackson - Bass

Scott Rockenfield - Drums

Pamela Moore - Vocals

Seattle Seahawks Drum Line

Actors:

Pamela Moore: Sister Mary

Christian Sorenson: Nikki, Attorney, Street Man, Yuppie Partier

Orlando "Fozzy" O'Hare: Dr. X, Attorney, Pimp, Yuppie Partier

Garrett Barati: Judge

Nadia Kaboul: Yuppie Partier