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American Soldier is a concept album from Seattle-based progressive metal band Queensrÿche, released on March 31.

The CD is the band's 10th full-length studio album with original material and the songs lyrical content tells "the story of war from a firsthand perspective." Jason Slater, the producer and songwriter of Queensrÿche's 2006 album Operation: Mindcrime II, confirmed that he produced American Soldier, and Kelly Gray (Queensrÿche guitarist and producer from 1998-2001) engineered.

Singer Geoff Tate has spent the last few years interviewing veterans from all conflicts America has been involved in from World War II to the Iraq War, including his own father [1] and collecting their stories in order to help him write the album of which some or all of the songs will have their live debut on April 16, 2009 at Snoqualmie Casino in Seattle. This will be followed by an extensive US tour in the spring and international dates later in 2009.[2]

Speaking about the inspiration for the album, Tate said:

Queensrÿche has always had incredible support from members of the Armed Services,” says Tate. “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.

Track listing

  1. "Sliver" Jason Slater/Geoff Tate (3:09)
  2. "Unafraid" Slater/Tate (4:47)
  3. "Hundred Mile Stare" Kelly Gray/Tate (4:31)
  4. "At 30,000 Ft" Slater/Tate (5:11)
  5. "A Dead Man's Words" Slater/Tate (6:35)
  6. "The Killer" Slater/Tate (5:26)
  7. "Middle of Hell" Gray/Damon Johnson/Scott Rockenfield/Tate (5:28)
  8. "If I Were King" Slater/Tate (5:17)
  9. "Man Down!" Gray/Tate (4:57)
  10. "Remember Me" Slater/Tate (5:00)
  11. "Home Again" Gray/Johnson/Rockenfield/Tate (4:41)
  12. "The Voice" Slater/Tate (5:29)

Line-up

References

  1. ^ "Middle of Hell". Songfacts.com. Retrieved 2009-04-01.
  2. ^ http://www.queensryche.com/tour/
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