Geoff Tate: podcast appearances and interviews

Geoff Tate, born Jeffrey Wayne Tate on January 14, 1959, is an American singer and songwriter known for his work with the progressive metal band Queensrÿche. He gained prominence through the band's 1988 album Operation: Mindcrime and their 1990 album Empire, which achieved commercial success. Tate's vocal talents have been widely recognized; he is ranked fourteenth on Hit Parader's list of the 100 Greatest Metal Vocalists of All Time and was voted No. 2 on That Metal Show's top 5 hard rock vocalists of the 1980s. In 2012, he received the Vegas Rocks! Magazine Music Award for Voice in Progressive Heavy Metal. Additionally, in 2015, OC Weekly ranked him ninth on its list of the 10 Best High-Pitched Metal Singers. After completing his farewell tour with Queensrÿche, he renamed his band Operation: Mindcrime, borrowing from the title of the band's album. Throughout his career, Tate has been associated with influential contributions to progressive heavy metal and is regarded as a notable vocalist within the genre.