And even though he wished Tate well when he announced he wouldn't be taking part in his project, the ex-Megadeth guitarist has referred to the lineup led by Todd La Torre as "the real Queensryche."

In November, soon after the sacked singer had revealed his new band, Drover told fans he wouldn't take part after all, saying: "I was very excited about doing this gig initially, but learned in the past week or so that it's in my best interest not to do this right now. I sincerely wish Geoff and the band all the luck on what they do in the future."