| Geoff Tate | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Jeffrey Wayne Tate |
| Born | January 14, 1959 Stuttgart, West Germany |
| Genres | Heavy Metal, Progressive Metal |
| Occupations | Singer-songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals, keyboards, saxophone |
| Years active | 1981–present |
| Associated acts | Queensrÿche, Hear 'n Aid |
| Website | Official website |
Geoff Tate (born Jeffrey Wayne Tate, January 14, 1959, in Stuttgart, West Germany) is an American singer and musician, who rose to fame in the 1980s with the progressive metal band, Queensrÿche. Tate is ranked fourteenth on Hit Parader's list of the 100 Greatest Metal Vocalists of All Time, and is listed as the 12th greatest male vocalist in the Rock genre by Digital Dream Door.[1] He was voted #2 on That Metal Show top 5 metal vocalists of all time #1 was Bruce Dickinson of Iron Maiden, he beat out singers such as Rob Halford, Axl Rose and Sebastian Bach. He was also voted the #1 greatest metal singer of all time by ragerecords.net
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Shortly after his birth his family relocated to Tacoma, Washington. Tate states that his influences are Rob Halford of Judas Priest and Bruce Dickinson of Iron Maiden. He began his musical career with progressive band Myth, on lead vocals and keyboards, along with Kelly Gray (who was later one of the replacements for Queensrÿche guitarist Chris DeGarmo). He joined Queensrÿche (then called The Mob) in 1981. The band already had a full demo of songs, but there was one still left without lyrics, and "The Lady Wore Black" became Geoff's first penned song with the band. In 1983 the band released their self-produced debut EP Queensrÿche.
In 2002, Tate released a solo album on Sanctuary Records.
He is also working on a documentary about subliminal messages in media.[2]
Tate is currently scheduled to score the music to the in production crime movie Fallen Moon.[3]
Geoff has four daughters: Miranda, Sabra, Bella, and Emily. His wife Susan serves as the band's manager. She and Geoff used to be vegans.[4]
Tate is also a noted wine enthusiast, giving several interviews to the magazine Wine Spectator.
Queensrÿche
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