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Episode 0023 – “Good After Morning” – The band visits early morning radio in San Dideo.
- Part I – San Diego Early Morning Radio
- Part II – Emily Cam – Part I
- Part III – Emily Cam – Part II
- Part IV – This is Your Brain on Drugs
Audios!
Tune into Headbanger’s Ball this Saturday night to see interview clips with Geoff Tate as well as the broadcast premiere of the “If I Were King” video. Headbanger’s Ball airs on MTV2 this Saturday, March 28, at 10PM.
For more information, please visit: http://www.mtv.com/mtv2/
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.
“If I Were King,” the first single from Queensrÿche’s highly anticipated new album AMERICAN SOLDIER, is now available for download from all digital retailers. “If I Were King” was written based on an interview lead singer Geoff Tate conducted with Sean Lenahan, a veteran of U.S. conflicts in Somalia and Kosovo. Some chilling sound bites from Tate’s interview with Lenahan can be heard at various points in the song. The song is also streaming at myspace.com/queensryche.
“This is a song about loss and healing,” says Tate. “A soldier who lost his friend in a firefight and spent a lot of time afterwards struggling with his feelings, wishing he could have done more to save his friend. The song is saying if I were king, if I could do anything, I’d have you back in my life again, back by my side. I thought that was a very interesting and inspiring viewpoint.”
Queensrÿche has also set up the phone number (206) 260-1215 for fans to call and get updates on the new album and tour directly from Tate himself. The number also has an option where fans and soldiers can leave a message for the band. Every day starting on March 20, a new 30-second preview clip of one of the songs from AMERICAN SOLDIER can be heard by calling the number, leading up to the March 31 release of the album.
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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