QUEENSRŸCHE - KUFO Interview, Performance Available
April 27, 2009, 15 years ago
QUEENSRŸCHE took part in an interview and acoustic performance on Saturday, April 18th for the listeners of the 101 KUFO radio station in Portland, Oregon. Watch video footage of the appearance in two parts below.
Queensrÿche's twelfth studio LP, the concept album American Soldier, sold 21,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position #25 on The Billboard 200 chart.
The band’s previous album Operation: Mindcrime II sold 44,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release back in April 2006 to debut at #14 on The Billboard 200 chart. This was more than half of the total sales tally registered by Tribe, which shifted 20,000 copies in the first week. Meanwhile, the band's Q2K opened with sales of 28,000.
American Soldier was made available from Atco/Rhino on March 31st for a suggested list price of $18.98 (CD) and $9.99 (digital). The album encompasses a dozen songs inspired by numerous interviews with veterans conducted by Geoff Tate, the group's singer and chief songwriter, 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 a musical examination of the life of a soldier and the consequences of war.
