Fans will ultimately decide whether Queensryche is better off without former singer Geoff Tate. But drummer Scott Rockenfield has no doubts that replacing Tate with Todd La Torre was a positive step for the band. Speaking with Pop Break, Rockenfield likened the change in chemistry within the group after Tate left to '...shaking off an illness.'  He blamed the former vocalist for keeping the group from playing certain fan favorites during concerts and for a vibe that sent the Seattle group into, '...a dark place for a long time.'  With the arrival of La Torre in 2012, Rockenfield says the band was able to '...kind of clean up the sickness that we had', and notes, '...morale just went through the roof' after the switch.

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