a settlement was reached on april 17, 2014, and a statement from both parties was released on april 28, 2014. the statement announced that tate lost the brand queensrÿche to rockenfield, wilton and jackson, who together with la torre and lundgren are to be "the sole band recording and touring as queensryche", while former vocalist tate solely has the right to play "operation: mindcrime" and "operation: mindcrime ii" in their entirety "in unique performances". on may 5, 2014, a press release was released through wilton's facebook page, further clarifying the specifics of the settlement.