One of the greatest bands ever. I have everything they did until 2012. Unfortunately, one of the depressing typical break up stories in rock history. Geoff Tate was one of the best lead singers ever to take the stage. His wife managed the group and his daughter managed the fan club. Things boiled over in 2012. Legal battles, actual physical fights, and Tate was gone.
I think it took 2 years to settle. In the end, I think the lead guitarist, bass player, and drummer won the rights to the name. But Tate won the rights to the rock opera Operation Mindcrime.
The music sounds the same, but now they have this squeaky dude wailing. Sad.
I went to Operation Mindcrime, back in 1988 when they opened for Metallica on the Damaged Justice (And Justice For All) tour. Loved it.
God I'm old.

