If I Were King Music Video Premiere
Site Will Also Premiere Exclusive Podcast Interview With Geoff Tate As Well As An Op-Ed Column Written By Tate
The video for “If I Were King,” the first single from Queensrÿche’s highly anticipated new album AMERICAN SOLDIER, will receive is worldwide debut on Monday, March 23 on Military.com, home of the largest military and veteran membership organization. The military community site, 10 million members strong, will also feature a podcast interview with lead singer Geoff Tate as well as an op-ed column that he wrote exclusively for the site.
The video for “If I Were King” was directed by J. Andrew Colletti and Jonathan Williams and addresses the same themes of loss and healing that are the focus of the track. The song was written based on an interview Tate conducted with Sean Lenahan, a veteran of U.S. conflicts in Somalia and Kosovo.
“Military.com is the perfect place to premiere the ‘If I Were King’ video and we are proud to be involved with the site,” says Tate. “I hope their members can find a connection to the song and video. The whole album is a tribute to the soldiers, told in their own words, sometimes using their own voices, and I hope it will spark discussion within this community.”
AMERICAN SOLDIER features a dozen songs inspired by numerous interviews with veterans conducted by Tate, who was intent on telling their story using their words. After speaking with soldiers who served in various conflicts—from World War II to Iraq—Tate turned their firsthand experiences from the frontlines into an unflinching musical examination of war from the soldier’s perspective.
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