QUEENSRCHE: 'Wot We Do' Video Released

Vocalist Geoff Tate of Seattle progressive rockers QUEENSRCHE has made his own video for the band's new song "Wot We Do" featuring footage from the group's 2010 Queensrche Cabaret tour. The trek, which kicked off last July, was previously described by the group as "Teatro ZinZanni meets Cirque du Soleil, with the band performing their hits and never-heard-before selections accompanied by go-go dancers, burlesque dancers, drag queens, a juggler, ballet dancer, trapeze artist, a contortionist and others. Definitely a fun-filled evening like no other full of freaks and shrieks!"

When asked by Attention Deficit Delirium what kind of reaction QUEENSRCHE got to the cabaret tour last year, the band's drummer, Scott Rockenfield, replied. "There was no middle ground or gray area. You probably loved it or you probably hated it, and we saw all of that on the Blabbermouth sites of the world. Needless to say, that was another QUEENSRCHE experiment that we always do. We weren't going out to promote a new record, but we didn't just want to sit and make a record because to be honest, we get bored. We like to keep the movement going, and we like to see our fans. The invention of cabaret was [that] Geoffloves to act. He really likes getting up and having a purpose on stage rather than just getting up and doing a light show and a rock set. He wanted to do something different. So he pitched that to us, and it became what it was. It was an opportunity for our families to get involved; our wives were onstage with us as part of the troupe, so it gave us excuses and covered the expenses of having them travel with us. That was nice for my wife and I, plus I could stare at her every night not wearing any clothes."

"Wot We Do" comes off QUEENSRCHE's twelfth studio album, "Dedicated To Chaos", which will be released on June 28 in North America via Loud & Proud Records, a Roadrunner Records imprint focusing on established artists. The band is currently touring in support of the new opus, which was recorded in the group's hometown and produced by Kelly Gray.

"Dedicated To Chaos" track listing:

01. Get Started
02. Hot Spot Junkie
03. Got It Bad
04. Around The World
05. Higher
06. Retail Therapy
07. At The Edge
08. Broken
09. Hard Times
10. Drive
11. I Believe
12. Luvnu
13. Wot We Do
14. I Take You
15. The Lie
16. Big Noize

When asked about the overall musical direction of the material on "Dedicated To Chaos", Geoff Tate recently told Paul Anthony of U.K.'s Rock Radio, "It's kind of like an 'Empire' record set 25 years in the future. [Laughs] It's a very listenable record, I think. I think people will find it interesting to listen to on headphones, especially. There's a lot going on with it. And there's definitely an emphasis on the rhythm section. Eddie [Jackson, bass] and Scott [Rockenfield, drums] have written a lot of the songs on this particular record, so it really showcases what they do, which is something very special."

He added, "This record is definitely a boundary-pusher in a lot of respects, I think. It's always difficult to describe music; it's better to experience it. So I'll let people hear it and make up their own minds."

Photo by Andy Batt