Sweet Oblivion (Geoff Tate) - "Strong Pressure" - Lyric Video

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Frontiers Music Srl is thrilled to announce the return of Sweet Oblivion, the musical project centered around revered vocalist Geoff Tate. The new album, "Relentless" is produced by Aldo Lonobile (Secret Sphere, Archon Angel, Timo Tolkii's Avalon) and will be released on April 9, 2021.
"Relentless" is the hotly anticipated sophomore album from the new metal project Sweet Oblivion, which showcases former Queensrÿche vocalist Geoff Tate. Conceived, overseen, and A&R'ed by Serafino Perugino, President and A&R director of Frontiers Records, the project sees Tate returning to a musical style he is revered for. The self-titled debut album caused quite a stir in the international hard rock and metal scene since it brought Tate back to a musical landscape akin to the sound of the stone cold classic metal albums he released with Queensrÿche during the ‘80s. But what made the album work so well was that instead of being a simple throwback, other different musical influences were thrown into the mix, allowing fans to hear Tate in a simultaneously familiar and new musical setting.
While the production and main songwriting on the previous record were handled by Simone Mularoni of DGM, this time the production was instead handled by his fellow Italian metal maestro Aldo Lonobile (Secret Sphere, Timo Tolkki's Avalon, Archon Angel).
Not only does Aldo have producution and songwriting credits on the album, he also features on guitar. Other musicians appearing on the album include Michele Sanna on drums, Luigi Andreone on bass, and Antonio Agate on keyboards.
This time around, Tate is more involved in the songwriting and asked Aldo to draft a very special song for him, which he would ultimately sing in Italian. The song, 'Aria', also features guitars from Walter Cianciusi and Dario Parente, who are now in the Operation: Mindcrime live band with Tate.
"I have been spending more and more time in Italy over the last few years and the people and culture have captured my heart. I truly enjoyed working with my Italian counterparts to create this classic metal album," says Tate.
Musically, this album showcases the great songwriting and performing talents of Tate, Lonobile and his cast of musicians and also marks a very welcomed return for Tate to a style that he made famous along with his former band.
Fans of Tate’s work in Queensryche’s early days and of the previous Sweet Oblivion record will not want to miss this!
Line-up:
Geoff Tate - Vocals
Aldo Lonobile - Guitars
Luigi Andreone - Bass
Antonio Agate - Keys
Michele Sanna - Drums
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[@MichaelHolmgaard]

This is the best Queensrÿche related stuff we've had since Promised Land! Geoff has regained so much power and sounds incredible 🙏

[@MichaelHolmgaard]

@@subtegral No I've heard all those album. The debut from Sweet Oblivion was amazing! I just think this single is better. And when it comes to Frequency Unknown & Q2K, I find them to be extremely boring. I don't mind that they are different, but the songeriting is very uninspiring - Not bad, but not good. The Mindcrime trilogy is horseshit though. An absolute disgrace to Geoff Tate's legacy. The musicians he hired made half-assed efforts as well 😳

[@Houlgravely]

Q2K and Tribe had some good ideas here and there. Too bad I can't seem to find anything good on literally anything else Tate has been involved in since that time period. At least Todd La Torre puts actual effort into his work with QR in regards to writing, performance, etc. Who would have thought the cover singer is actually more listenable than the original?

[@jameskuhn432]

@@Houlgravely give Tates songs with Aventasia a listen. His voice is truly in top for on those songs. Honestly, I think Tate is having more fun these days. Why his voice is getting better and better.

[@darthsparrow1358]

@@Houlgravely wrong. It’s not Queensryche without Geoff.

[@tedbrookhouse9395]

In my opinion Empire is the grestest Queensryche album of all! 🤔

[@asaff.hadari4653]

It's nice to hear Geoff sings with this style again! looking forward to hear the whole album

[@Danimal77]

He sang in this style on their first release in 2019.

[@luxxwotanson3007]

Pure Geoff Tate line!!!!

[@Houlgravely]

I'll save you some money - the album is mediocre. If you want the Mindcrime / Empire style done better, I recommend checking out everything from Lance King's various projects to Shadow Gallery's Digital Ghosts, as well as Todd La Torre's work with the current QR. There's plenty of stuff out there that does it well...Sweet Oblivion ain't one of them.

[@jameskuhn432]

@@Houlgravely not sure what album you heard. The new one from Sweet Oblivion is great! The new Queensryche material is good, but sounds like a completely different band altogether. Which it is.

[@rychenrollinc.3846]

Saw him 3 weeks ago he was epic 😎

[@TheFuriousfunk]

Geoff Tate is BACK!

[@stevendegroot1543]

He still has a great voice

[@anjaevers848]

Hi Steven! Absolutly great voice 🎤!

[@stevendegroot1543]

@@anjaevers848 now I will definitely order the cd

[@anjaevers848]

@@stevendegroot1543 good idea, Steven! Buy the CD 💿! 👍

[@Killerklownsfromouterspace]

As long as he’s in the studio.

[@raventater3601]

@@Killerklownsfromouterspace Disagree, I think he’s great live too.

[@MrCadillacdawg]

CANT WAIT!!!!!! The first album was phenomenal!!!!!

[@kikiautorcman787B]

Geoff Tate, the best of the best... With good musicians around and it's always "in the pocket"... 👍😉‼️

[@Taves1]

Always cheering for Mr. Tate!

[@MrMonte234cristo]

Looks like another masterpiece album will be forthcoming: brilliant Italian musicians paired up with a legendary vocalist...

[@saminurmesniemi4161]

Geoff Tate Voice arel so good. Still one of the best ones. Sweet Oblivion and Geoff rules 👍👊🔥

[@Mad9977]

as a long time QR fan i surely need this album, Geoff is still amazing and the band is awesome for sure ✌️😎👍

[@Mad9977]

@@subtegral i always follow the singer, was the same with Bruce Dickinson and Tarja =) it's hard to get used to a new singer for me =)

[@OscarGiudici]

Geoff we love you

[@raventater3601]

I really ❤️ Geoff’s voice in this range.

[@patrickbateman7369]

You mean where it breaks up and sounds weak?

[@mariomarioheavy9140]

Ma daiii...ci voleva un gruppo di musicisti fantastici di casa nostra per sentire cantare Tate ciò che le compete. Vvb grazie d'esistere. Siete una grande famiglia

[@jamieclifton785]

I would have to say that this is some of the best music I've heard in some time from Mr. Tate! I'm extremely impressed!

[@csabacsernak7445]

My openion this is a real old school Queensryche. Mindcrime/Empire era rules!!!!!!

[@EmrahUncu]

Exactly was my thought when I hear this. So it is not that progressive to make the same music you did 30-35 years ago.

[@kitoyobeni1]

It's a bit more power metal than Ryche imo, but solid.

[@estilomoonblood3738]

True & I agree with a part of ur bases, but it still has validity & it has its own twist 2 make it present day mark 4 the new generation.

[@AC-ny1di]

Operation mindcrime not just old school, its still way ahead of its time. Not one band till date could match up to that knd of creativity.

[@louman2342]

Rage for Order is my favorite release and tour

[@tapanim6576]

Geoff Tate delivering great vocals once again.

[@anatoliishchedrov]

I'm on fire, guys! Bring the Metal here! 🤘

[@joewimberly5673]

Geoff Tate can still rule vocals

[@Neilbear5820]

The two Avantasia songs he sings are killer.

[@raventater3601]

He sings “Seduction of Decay” with Avantasia also. Great song!

[@Stubbsified]

He sings three songs over two albums.

[@Houlgravely]

Average performances from someone who should have hung it up and retired a long time ago.

[@jamesmcgregor6306]

Looking forward to this 2nd album.... First one was great!

[@rocktoday6532]

Absolutely agree! Exciting stuff!

[@MichaelWilson-ri9pn]

First one was great because Simone Mularoni (DGM) wrote the music, played guitar and produced/mixed the album.

[@Houlgravely]

@@MichaelWilson-ri9pn Simone Mularoni also said Tate was insufferable to work with and basically butchered the songs. So take that for what you will.

[@sandorivera7industriaazucarera]

Geoff Tate #1

[@egidiovieira3412]

Rock'n'Roll will never die. Ling life to Rock'n'Roll!

[@thevman5226]

Monster of a song!!! I love it!!!

[@Danimal77]

I wish Geoff's vocals were louder in the mix. They sound very much buried in the background. It's a tragedy, because Geoff sound amazing this is a great song, as was the entire first album.

[@Houlgravely]

I wish Tate sounded better in general. The only reason they mix him so low is that he sounds bloody awful at the forefront.

[@louman2342]

Tate doesn’t sound awful for being in his 60s

[@metallion0738]

@@Houlgravely . You cannot even sing for your age, LoL.

[@zejuogiski2628]

Geoff 🇧🇷🤘🇧🇷🤘🇧🇷

[@luxxwotanson3007]

Love Geoff!! Amazing solo!!!

[@Devil_Girl73]

we miss you Tate!

[@antlereddruid8359]

geoff is back with the goood stuff.

[@kinghanuk]

Has the Empire vibes. Exceptional.

[@Houlgravely]

Lol. This sounds nothing like Empire. Even Tate's premiere imitator Todd La Torre does a better job at capturing those "vibes" than Tate does. It amazes me that this even needs to be explained to people, but here we are.

[@MigasMan66]

High hopes on this one. The first was awesome. Tate is the voice.

[@Houlgravely]

He "was" the voice at one point. Nowadays he's the picture next to the word "disappointment" in the dictionary.

[@nobrakes3765]

As a fan, I absolutely love it!

[@thegreyman4920]

Geoff still sounds amazing!

[@bazinga1563]

First album was amazing, I pray this second one to be as good too !The chorus is sensational, Tate still has a magnificent voice and the guitar solo is brilliant !Can't wait....

[@PumpkinPriest]

Sounds great 👍

[@robertfurneaux128]

Brilliant, I read so much rubbish saying it'd not happen that I started to believe it. Thank the heavens they were wrong.

[@emilianob4067]

Great Song! The Tate i want!

[@tmc1054]

Am I the only person in the world who appreciates Hear From The Now Frontier?

[@petejones8862]

Probably

[@VivoVivo-ib4qk]

Luv u Sir Geoff, I luv your voice. Many many million likes from my side.......... 👍👍👍👍👍...........

[@jeffc651]

Let’s go!!

[@mikelgurutzeaga1291]

Bestial!!!!!

[@chrisfranklin8985]

Outstanding... I'm going to be playing this one on my UK radio show 'Raised ON Rock!' this Friday night 12th Feb.... cannot wait for the album!

[@princessrose1698]

This song is everything 🤘❤

[@Mad-RCandHOBBY]

love it, continues where Queensryche stopped ✌️😎👍

[@themanamal589]

love this jam

[@shuster1921]

This is one hell of a band, and that guitarist is sick!!

[@pensive_hedgehog9985]

Love it

[@bobc798]

This a good song..

[@desislavaantonova5638]

Super!♥️

[@ChristineBroughton]

💖Geoff Tate

[@jozsefgalla3146]

Bravo!

[@Savemefromgrammar]

This deserves more views.

[@christiandarchez7337]

I can't wait!!!!

[@94pruiz]

Badass!!

[@luisv.madrugajunior4754]

Awesome!

[@dougc9323]

Love it. 👍

[@sembarangoke9442]

Amazing rock❤️👍👍👍

[@RoyalChiefHawk]

One Of The Greatest Vocalists Came Back With A Vengeance!!! #GeoffIsKing

[@richpeterman9910]

Awesome awesome!

[@ElizabethKlecker]

Love it! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@KeskeinenAika]

Loving it!!!!

[@RafaelStCruz]

Awesome!!!!

[@krazetv]

Awesome! Can't to watch this!!

[@wingedslay]

Great, greetings from Colombia🤘🏽🇨🇴

[@metalmami7862]

Fire 🔥

[@anjaevers848]

🔥🔥🔥🔥This fire burn! 👍 Great. 🤘 👍 🎸 🎤 Absolutly perfect. Phantastic!

[@bobbyyost7121]

Glad to know Geoff landed on his feet and back singing what made Queensryche a heavymetal household name one of the bands that forced my hand. onto 6 strings

[@Houlgravely]

If Tate sounded like he does at 62 back then, people would have written off QR as "great musically" but "mediocre" vocally and would have pressed the band to find another singer.

[@robertghanem107]

Has that q2k sound, I like it

[@MrMegaFredZeppelin]

Hell Ya :-) An Extra "BIG" thumbs up :-) ROCK ON!!!!!!!

[@RiversDoNotFlowUphillFE]

Awesome song

[@jlbvideo]

muito bom

[@privitepatton8646]

Jus in time for Everything!!! Video, Title, Artist....Everything!!! Suggested by The Team for this Group to Open the Lineup of Great Rock Music by VJ Play!!!

[@cemiltopuzlu1494]

Loved their debut to death!! Can't wait for the sophomore..

[@timhughes8851]

some pretty good production here. Nice song structure. Nice power. all around works well.

[@r.w.3196]

Desde o "Empire" que eu não ouvia uma musica do Geoff Tate boa assim!!!

[@andreasvonpock6709]

!!! !! !!! !!! !! !!!

[@borderlinedelusion]

Hear in the now frontier is amazing. I started playing guitar and hearing it. Danny borderline delusion band

[@BORDERLINEdelusionBANDmetall]

. Dude, thanks so much for sharing this Amazing album!.. Best musicians.. best album ..underated.. this music is better than all the new music on the radio .. Rock on !! My band needs a bass player. anyone know anyone?danny BORDERLINE DELUSION band guitar.

[@daleroberts6656]

These SO projects have resurrected Geoff Tate's legacy. His voice is shot live but in the studio, with the right direction, the magic is back.

[@SteveKaynan]

Damn this sounds like it could have been a follow up album to Empire!!

[@massimilianomagni2351]

❤❤❤

[@rychenrollinc.3846]

Epic

[@webby64channel35]

Good shit!

[@Miguelrl]

👊👊

[@wild36]

finalmente torniamo indietro e che cavolo............

[@nahnotsomuch2292]

Considering the issues they had with Geoff during the first recording, I'm mildly (but pleasantly) surprised they worked together on album #2. Sounds good so far.

[@jesseparrish9198]

What was the issue?

[@VM1LIVE]

Geoff is weird but Rocks!

[@anthonygillett7778]

They didn't. This is a completely new band.

[@ydzhugdanov]

@@jesseparrish9198 Tate completely messed up Simone’s demos and turned the songs into more of what his solo mindcrime stuff sounds like. Frontiers weren’t having any of it and interfered and set Tate back on track.

[@ydzhugdanov]

@@MegaTonsU so you’re saying the interview that Simone Mularoni did with sleazerocks was fake?

[@user-mt7xj8pf5l]

最高！イイね！

[@antoniogiorgiosgoldenmetal844]

Different from the first one with the excellent job of Simone Mularoni. Sounds good and more in the typical Melodic Italian style of Aldo Lonobile (Secret Sphere, Death SS, Timo Tolkki's Avalon and more)

[@dck78]

The legendary progressive metal vocal god who is "Geoff Tate" with or with "Queensryche" doesn't make a difference this man's voice is a progressive staple metal voice of the last 40 some odd years, glad he's doing his own thing without the "Queensryche" puppet strings if you know what I mean!!! "Geoff Tate" really kick @$$ everytime he sings any kind of style of lyrical song!!!! "Sweet Oblivion" in my opinion is the new continued "Queensryche" the way "Geoff Tate" wanted it to be!!!!

[@AC-ny1di]

Operation mindcrime still ahead of its time. No matches yet. Too much creativity n sweat put into that one. It shows..

[@sunjester8254]

You need to expand your knowledge of music.

[@SirLionofBiff]

@@sunjester8254 I'd heartily agree with the OP. Operation Mindcrime is a staggering album, with very few peers.

[@AC-ny1di]

@@sunjester8254 ok jester name one concept album that even comes close The wall pink floyd was way before them.

[@AC-ny1di]

2XS BY NAZARETH ANOTHER MASTER PIECE OPERATION MINDCRIME IS UNIQUE N SOMEHOW STANDS APART

[@Deetroiter]

I only wish it wasn’t so polished sounding. It needs a little bit more of the unrefined and raw sound. Other than that, great track!

[@markwhitehead9084]

Volume of the keys are just a little too loud...great musicianship! Great job guys🤘

[@Rockslave64]

An absolute killer track! This is the real shit man..., outstanding melodylines..., wow!! Wanna see this live on a big festival stage one day... \m/\m/

[@RobRoyNV]

a little blah, the first album was decent this song doesn't strain his vocals just mid range middle aged rock, not great but not bad !

[@jmscoving]

He is way passed middle aged at 62.

[@Tatted-ne7tu]

Different guitarist?

[@matsnilson7727]

I like the previous Sweet Oblivion album, but this sounds a bit bland. Not "bad", but neither a particularly interesting song. Hopefully the album has stronger tracks.

[@RLoz76]

Geoff sounds great, really like the song, though the lyrics are quite simple/kinda cheesy.

[@RLoz76]

@@subtegral Don’t be mad.

[@shawnmccorrison4084]

I totally agree!! Tate is way better than the lyrics in this song!! Way too simple, and seems like he wrote words just to rhyme together!! Listen to lyrics he wrote on Mindcrime (needle lies) and you will come to the same conclusion!!

[@AC-ny1di]

Lets face it. He requires Queensryche. A little more bass n it would sound like The Bee Gees I love both the bands But this is far cry from Geoff's creativity

[@Houlgravely]

You are literally the only one on this video who seems to have common sense. Bravo good sir.

[@Hulkamaniac418]

Does Geoff actually write any of the lyrics this time?

[@marcbrunengraber3507]

Thankfully Serafino had Simone write the first album, and Aldo write this one. Geoff doesn’t write like this anymore; that’s why the post Promised Land QR albums (until LaTorre came aboard) were garbage. This is very good and the first Sweet Oblivion album was absolute magic.

[@marcbrunengraber3507]

@@subtegral - everything Geoff did post Promised Land was utter shit until Sweet Oblivion. It was only Simone’s and Serafino’s insistence that SO have old QR style, and keeping Geoff’s “modern” ideas out of the writing and recording, that made SO sound the way it did and get the buzz that it got. That’s well known throughout the scene. I’m thankful to them both.

[@marcbrunengraber3507]

@@subtegral - if you enjoy them, more power to you. I don’t, and I don’t know any QR fans who do. So there.

[@Houlgravely]

@@subtegral You are completely delusional. You want to sell the idea that FU, Tate's OMC trilogy, etc. are good? Nigga please.

[@shawnmccorrison4084]

I’m a true die hard Queensryche fan, and Geoff Tate is my idol. Saying that, the music is awesome and his voice is incredible!! But, the writing could be better!! The lyrics are weak compared to other albums he wrote. Not saying it’s bad or anything, just my opinion and it hurts to say. But I know he can write way better lyrics than this!

[@anthonycarite8728]

Not even close to old school stuff. These lyrics say nothing blah, blah, blah . Very typical nonsense. Not even in the same ballpark as old Queensryche

[@dantev1021]

Wooow it's seems you're an incredible talented musician! Why don't you release a masterpiece and show Tate and Mularoni how music should have been done!

[@raventater3601]

What old stuff? This is Sweet Oblivion, not Queensryche, it’s ok for him to venture out...

[@jackblack4593]

@@dantev1021 LOL

[@TotsNater]

@@dantev1021 Except, Mularoni had nothing to do with this album.

[@Houlgravely]

Tate should go take a songwriting class with Todd La Torre or maybe his old bandmate Michael Wilton. Maybe he'd actually learn something about what it takes to bring back the Empire sound...cause Sweet Oblivion ain't it.

[@MrSilviomassaro]

I have to say I'm a little bit disappointed The melody is a little bit lacklustre and the lyrics for me don't have a thought behind for them. Dont get me wrong I love most everything that Geoff does and he will always be an icon in my eyes. I'd like to see a Geoff Tate and a Dean Wells Music collaboration.

[@cosplayboundlive]

Well you didnt write the lyrics so they obviously wouldnt have any thought behind them for you. Just because you cant relate to them doesnt mean there was no thought behind them.. I'm sure they mean a lot to Geoff.

[@MrSilviomassaro]

yes very true@@cosplayboundlive but i dont think Geoff had much to do with the writing as it states in the production credits. But i have known to be wrong before. Anyway it's just great to hear his voice again. 🤘

[@Houlgravely]

It doesn't matter who Tate writes with. The writer can't overcome Tate's obvious vocal limitations. You could have the best melody in the world that a 1994 Tate would have nailed but today's Tate would just sound like he needs a nap and some Bingo.