KING’S X guitarist Ty Tabor does not have fond memories of his guest appearance on “Frequency Unknown”, the sole album Geoff Tate released under the QUEENSRŸCHE banner during a period when the singer was battling his former bandmates over the rights to the group’s name.
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“Frequency Unknown” arrived in April 2013 amidst a swarm of controversy. QUEENSRŸCHE had just split in two, with Tate leading an all-new group of musicians while the remaining members of QUEENSRŸCHE — guitarists Michael Wilton and Parker Lundgren, bassist Eddie Jackson and drummer Scott Rockenfield — carried on with a new vocalist, Todd La Torre.
Tate‘s studio lineup for “Frequency Unknown” included bassist Rudy Sarzo, guitarist Robert Sarzo, drummer Simon Wright, guitarist Kelly Gray, and keyboardist Randy Gane, joined by bassist/producer Jason Slater and an array of guests that included Tabor, former MEGADETH guitarist Chris Poland, Y&T‘s Dave Meniketti, Brad Gillis of NIGHT RANGER, ex-JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing, and Craig Locicero of FORBIDDEN.
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Asked by “The Classic Metal Show” in a new interview what the experience was like making an appearance on such a questionable release, Tabor said (hear audio below): “Uncomfortable, because when I agreed to do it, I thought that I was agreeing to play a solo on one of Geoff‘s solo albums. I didn’t realize it was that when I agreed to it. So I sort of stepped into the controversy accidentally. And I don’t know if you noticed — I didn’t say a word about it on any of it on my social networks, I didn’t promote it or anything, because I felt bad about it. I went ahead and did it ’cause I gave my word, but I didn’t realize that’s what it was when I said yes. I misunderstood.”