Frequency Unknown

Frequency Unknown
Studio album by
Geoff Tate's Queensrÿche
ReleasedApril 23, 2013
RecordedJanuary–February 2013
StudioA&D Studios, Sunnyvale, California[1]
Genre
Length63:57
LanguageEnglish
LabelDeadline
ProducerJason Slater[2]
Anthony Focx (track 1)[1]
Queensrÿche chronology
Dedicated to Chaos
(2011) 		Frequency Unknown
(2013) 		Queensrÿche
(2013)
Singles from Frequency Unknown
  1. "Cold"
    Released: April 3, 2013
Audio sample
"Cold"

Frequency Unknown is a studio album released under the name Queensrÿche; it was released by Geoff Tate's temporary version of the band, before a settlement determined that only the other band members were entitled to use the name Queensrÿche. The album was released on Cleopatra Records' sub label, Deadline Music, on April 23, 2013, as music download, on CD and limited edition vinyl LP in the United States[3] and on May 21, 2013, as audio cassette which excludes the re-recorded classics,[4] and on June 3, 2013, on CD in the United Kingdom.[5]

It was co-written, and originally produced and mixed by Jason Slater,[2] who has previously also produced Queensrÿche's albums Operation: Mindcrime II (2006), American Soldier (2009) and Dedicated to Chaos (2011). Frequency Unknown is Queensrÿche's last album to be produced by Slater, and was the final album he produced prior to his death in 2020.[6]

It was revealed to the public on April 28, 2014, that Geoff Tate lost the rights to the Queensrÿche trademark.[7] After the settlement was announced, Tate changed the name of his version of Queensrÿche to Operation: Mindcrime.

  1. ^ a b "Queensrÿche - Cold (Frequency Unknown) [OFFICIAL SINGLE]". YouTube. 2013-04-03. Retrieved 2013-04-04.
  2. ^ a b Queensryche.com (2013-03-06). "Queensryche's thirteenth studio album". Archived from the original on 2013-03-10. Retrieved 2013-03-09.
  3. ^ "New Album From Geoff Tate's Queensrÿche Still On Course For April 23 Release". Blabbermouth.net. Roadrunner Records. 28 March 2013. Archived from the original on 30 March 2013. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
  4. ^ "Geoff Tate's Queensrÿche: 'Frequency Unknown' To Be Released On 12-Inch Vinyl, Analog Cassette". Blabbermouth.net. Roadrunner Records. 2013-05-01. Retrieved 2013-05-02.
  5. ^ "Frequency Unknown [Explicit Lyrics] (Audio CD)". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-04-16.
  6. ^ Reilly, Nick (2020-12-10). "Original Third Eye Blind bassist Jason Slater has died at the age of 49". NME. Retrieved 2022-12-19.
  7. ^ "It's official: the battle over the future of Queensrÿche is settled". The Seattle Times. 2014-04-28. Retrieved 2014-04-28.