GEOFF TATE's OPERATION: MINDCRIME: 'The New Reality' Artwork, Track Listing

10 October 2017

OPERATION: MINDCRIME, the band led by former QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate, will release 'The New Reality', the third and final of a concept album trilogy exploring international politics, the world economy and social ethos, on December 1 via Frontiers Music Srl.

The cover artwork can be seen below.

OPERATION: MINDCRIME recorded and released the first part of the trilogy, 'The Key' in 2015 and followed it a year later with 'Resurrection'.

Among the musicians who have contributed to the project are keyboardist Randy Gane; guitarists Kelly Gray and Scott Moughton; DISTURBED bassist John Moyer; and drummers Brian Tichy (OZZY OSBOURNE, WHITESNAKE) and Simon Wright (AC/DC, DIO).

"I love storytelling. I like telling stories with music," Tate told the Chicago Tribune. "It's something that I just grew up with, listening to the ALAN PARSONS PROJECT's 'Tales Of Mystery And Imagination' and PINK FLOYD's 'The Wall' and 'The Dark Side Of The Moon'.

"They were fantastic albums that told stories that really got under my skin and influenced me. It's what I enjoy."