Geoff Tate’s Operation: Mindcrime

Taking the operatic vocal stylings of Judas Priest's Rob Halford and Iron Maiden's Bruce Dickinson to whole new levels, Geoff Tate was the founding vocalist and lyricist for Queensrÿche and its chief conceptualist. He is one of heavy metal's most technically accomplished singers and remains popular long after acrimoniously leaving the band and undertaking a solo career. Tate has issued two solo albums, as well as a conceptual trilogy (The Key, Resurrection, and The New Reality) between 2016 and 2017 with a band named after Queensrÿche's Operation: Mindcrime. He has also appeared live and on recordings with Avantasia.