{"id":25318,"date":"2015-09-18T00:00:10","date_gmt":"2015-09-18T00:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=25318"},"modified":"2016-07-29T01:11:00","modified_gmt":"2016-07-29T01:11:00","slug":"news-operation-mindcrime-release-debut-album-the-key","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/news-operation-mindcrime-release-debut-album-the-key\/","title":{"rendered":"OPERATION: MINDCRIME Release Debut Studio Album \u2018The Key\u2019 (September 18th, 2015) | News @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"title2\"><strong>OPERATION: MINDCRIME Release Debut Studio Album \u2018The Key\u2019<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial; font-size: 8pt\"><strong>September 18th, 2015<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-content\/themes\/metalforces\/images\/spacer.gif\" width=\"10\" border=\"0\"><br \/>\nSeattle, Washington-based progressive metal group Operation: Mindcrime, spearheaded by erstwhile Queensr\u00ffche vocalist Geoff Tate, issued debut full-length studio album <em>The Key<\/em> on September 18th, 2015 through Frontiers Music Srl.<\/p>\n<p>The outing is the first in a planned trilogy project.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image floatedright\">\n<table width=\"100%\" align=\"center\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" border=\"0\">\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-content\/themes\/metalforces\/images\/spacer.gif\" width=\"10\" border=\"0\"><\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/operationmindcrime_thekeynews.jpg\" height=\"250\" width=\"250\" border=\"0\"><\/p>\n<table width=\"100%\" align=\"center\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" border=\"0\">\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td>\n<div align=\"left\"><span class=\"smalltext\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"right\"><span class=\"smalltext\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>The track listing is as follows;<\/p>\n<p>01. \u2018Choices\u2019<br \/>\n02. \u2018Burn\u2019<br \/>\n03. \u2018Re-Inventing The Future\u2019<br \/>\n04. \u2018Ready To Fly\u2019<br \/>\n05. \u2018Discussions In A Smoke Filled Room\u2019<br \/>\n06. \u2018Life Or Death?\u2019<br \/>\n07. \u2018The Stranger\u2019<br \/>\n08. \u2018Hearing Voice\u2019<br \/>\n09. \u2018On Queue\u2019<br \/>\n10. \u2018An Ambush Of Sadness\u2019<br \/>\n11. \u2018Kicking In The Door\u2019<br \/>\n12. \u2018The Fall\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Operation: Mindcrime\u2019s recording line-up was as follows;<\/p>\n<p>Geoff Tate (vocals, ex-Queensr\u00ffche)<br \/>\nKelly Gray (guitar, ex-Queensr\u00ffche)<br \/>\nScott Moughton (guitar, Geoff Tate\u2019s solo band)<br \/>\nJohn Moyer (bass, Disturbed \/ Adrenaline Mob)<br \/>\nSimon Wright (drums, ex-AC\/DC \/ ex-Dio)<br \/>\nBrian Tichy (drums, ex-Ozzy Osbourne \/ ex-Billy Idol)<br \/>\nRandy Gane (keyboards)<\/p>\n<p>Guest musicians;<\/p>\n<p>Mark Daly (vocals, The Voodoos)<br \/>\nDavid Ellefson (bass, Megadeth)<\/p>\n<p>Music videos were filmed for the tracks \u2018Re-Inventing The Future\u2019 and \u2018Burn\u2019. Directed and produced by Seattle filmmaker and documentarian Jamie Burton Chamberlin, both clips can be viewed below. In addition, an official lyric video was created for the song \u2018The Stranger\u2019.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"625\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vX7lRZmt8Hw\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"625\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tlVE5CvFc9c\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OPERATION: MINDCRIME Release Debut Studio Album \u2018The Key\u2019 September 18th, 2015 Seattle, Washington-based progressive metal group Operation: Mindcrime, spearheaded by erstwhile Queensr\u00ffche vocalist Geoff Tate, issued debut full-length studio album The Key on September 18th, 2015 through Frontiers Music Srl. The outing is the first in a planned trilogy project. 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