Talk About Rock Music

You heard it here first people!  American Rockers, Queensryche, are working on a new album!  The band, who formed back in 1981 in Bellvue, Washington, are in the sudio doing the little tweaks to their 12th studio album before pushing it out onto the shelves.

The new album, titled American Soldier, has been formed from frontman Geoff Tate speaking in one on one interviews with various members of the armed forces who have all been in war at one time or another and the album is to tell the story of war, from the soldiers point of view, from World War II to the present day.  A heavy subject I hear you say!  Yes for sure but could also be a very good time for it to be released, especially in our current cliamte when we have no idea what wars are still rampaging on and not being focussed on by the media.

The album is due for release next year, around spring time and then touring will start.  We’ll keep you posted on the tour dates but you can be sure that the first concert will be at the Seattle Snoqualmie Casino.

Geoff Tate spoke about the new album.

“Queensrÿche has always had incredible support from members of the Armed Services.  It seems like after every show, I’d end up speaking with a fan that was or had been involved with the military. The more and more I began to hear their accounts and feelings, the more I really felt a conviction to tell their story. Over the last two years, I’ve conducted dozens of one-on-one interviews with veterans of many different American wars. I listened to their amazing and moving recounts and did my best to examine war through their eyes.”

My favourite Queensryche track HAS to be Silent Lucidity or Jet City Woman or Eyes of a Stranger or . . . .

Before I go on too much, here’s a couple of videos for you to check out.

Silent Lucidity

Eyes of a Stranger

Jet City Woman