Vocalist Geoff Tate (QUEENSRŸCHE) is featured in a new interview with Robyn Vagnozzi at Screamer Magazine. An excerpt is available below, with Tate commenting on the court battle over the Queensrÿche name with his former bandmates.

Tate: "I had to file what’s called an injunction to try to get them to stop using the name. I spent a fortune taking them to court and filing this case. And at the end of the day the judge decided that, 'Hey guess what? Both parties can use the name Queensrÿche for the rest of the year.' And so we have our court date. And so my whole plan kinda backfired, in a sense, because I was just saying, 'Hey let’s not use the name, either of us, until we decide what we’re going to do.' But they wanted to keep doing it. And so as of right now the judge gave us permission for both parties to use the name Queensrÿche. So in the spring I’m launching a new Queensrÿche and now we’re booking dates for it. And both 'Queensrÿches' will be touring. Somebody is going to win the name next November, in 2013, and whoever wins the name has to pay the other party off the value of what the name is worth at that point. So either I’ll be getting a large sum of money or they will."

"It’s a terrible, awful situation and it’s not what I chose to do. It’s definitely not the way that I envisioned my band and my life’s work ending on that note. I envisioned us all being elderly gentlemen sitting around the park playing checkers going, 'Hey, you remember back in the day when we did this?'"

Go to this location for the complete interview.

On October 28th, Tate performed the first of two shows at Ripper Owens' Tap House in Akron, OH. Check out the video footage from part of his set below:

Tate's tour schedule is now as follows. It includes a string of November dates in Canada supporting ALICE COOPER (**):

November

2 - Columbus, OH - Alrosa Villa
3 - Boilingbrook, IL - Tailgater's Grill
7 - Calgary, AB, Canada - Southern Jubilee Auditorium **
8 - Saskatoon, SK, Canada - TCU Place **
9 - Moose Jaw, SK, Canada - Mosaic Place **
11 - Medicine Hat, AB, Canada - Medicine Hat Arena **
13 - Dawson Creek, BC, Canada - Encana Events Centre **
14 - Edmonton, AB, Canada - Northern Jubilee Auditorium **
16 - Vancouver, BC, Canada - Queen Elizabeth Theatre **
18 - New York, NY - B.B. King's Blues Club
21 - San Antonio, TX - Backstage Live
23 - Dallas, TX - Trees
24 - Houston, TX - Warehouse Live
27 - Shiprocked

Tate's upcoming second solo album, Kings & Thieves, out on November 6th in North America. Watch the video below:

Audio samples of all tracks featured on Kings & Thieves are available via Amazon.de. Click here to check them out.

Kings & Thieves will be Tate's first solo album in more than a decade, and his debut release for InsideOut Music. The album is available for pre-order via Amazon.com using the widget at the bottom of the page.

As one of the most well-known and respected vocalists in the history of hard rock and heavy metal, Geoff Tate has sold over 20 million records and received four Grammy nominations.

Tracklisting:

'She Slipped Away'

'Take A Bullet'

'In The Dirt'

'Say U Luv It'

'The Way I Roll'

'Tomorrow'

'Evil'

'Dark Money'

'These Glory Days'

'Change'

'Waiting'