{"id":2193855,"date":"2025-12-10T18:29:10","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T18:29:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2193855"},"modified":"2025-12-10T18:29:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T18:29:10","slug":"little-kings-new-music-video-whos-illegal-is-a-bold-prog-rock-anthem-of-inclusion-metal-rules-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/little-kings-new-music-video-whos-illegal-is-a-bold-prog-rock-anthem-of-inclusion-metal-rules-com\/","title":{"rendered":"LITTLE KING\u2019s New Music Video \u201cWho\u2019s Illegal?\u201d Is A Bold Prog Rock Anthem of Inclusion : Metal-Rules.com"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"entry-thumbnail\">\n<br \/>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Progressive rock band\u00a0<strong>Little King<\/strong>\u00a0has released the official music video for\u00a0<strong>\u201cWho\u2019s Illegal?\u201d,<\/strong>\u00a0a standout track from their latest album,\u00a0<strong>\u201cLente Viviente,\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0which dropped this past September. Known for their dynamic, melodic, progressive, heavy rock sound,\u00a0<strong>Little King\u00a0<\/strong>continues to push boundaries with music that is both sonically adventurous and socially conscious.<br \/>\u200b<br \/>Frontman and songwriter Ryan Rosoff drew inspiration for\u00a0<strong>\u201cWho\u2019s Illegal?\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0from his return to Tucson, AZ, where the city\u2019s Presidio San Agustin del Tucson reflects centuries of cultural intersections between Indigenous tribes, Spanish settlers, Mexican heritage, and American expansion. The song asks a timeless question:\u00a0<em>\u201cAfter all this time and all the arbitrary assignment of this land to governments and warlords\u2026Who\u2019s Illegal?\u201d<\/em>\u200b<br \/>\u200b<br \/>The track fuses suspended chords, melodic bass lines, and shifting time signatures \u2014 alternating between 6\/8 and 9\/8 \u2014 to reflect the lyrical tension between division and unity. Filmed across Tucson\u2019s vibrant cityscapes, the video amplifies this narrative, visually underscoring themes of immigration, inclusion, and love.<\/p>\n<p>Watch the video for\u00a0<strong>\u201cWho\u2019s Illegal?\u201d\u00a0<\/strong>at\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/cTh1THFdij4\" data-rel=\"lightbox-video-0\"><strong>youtu.be\/cTh1THFdij4<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-embed\">\n<div class=\"player\">\n<div class=\"embed-youtube\">\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u201cWho\u2019s Illegal?\u201d by Little King\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cTh1THFdij4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u200b<br \/>\u200b<br \/>\u200b<strong>\u201cLente Viviente\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0(Spanish for \u201cLiving Lens\u201d) stands as\u00a0<strong>Little King<\/strong>\u2019s most ambitious project to date. Featuring new members Dave Hamilton on bass and Tony Bojorquez on drums, the record delves into themes of memory, identity, aging, addiction, and resilience. Each song unfolds as a \u201cmicro-epic,\u201d blending intricate arrangements with concise, emotionally charged storytelling.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI want people to take a short, mind-blowing journey\u2026like Musical DMT. The dynamic range of this record will push and pull from the first note to the last,\u201d\u00a0<\/em>says frontman Ryan Rosoff.<\/p>\n<p>Across its tracks,\u00a0<strong>\u201cLente Viviente\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0reveals a sweeping emotional and musical spectrum. \u201cCatch and Release\u201d and \u201cDawn Villa\u201d revisit childhood and enduring friendship, while \u201cPass Through Filters\u201d meditates on aging and addiction. \u201cKindness for Weakness\u201d explores the fragile balance between vulnerability and strength, and \u201cWho\u2019s Illegal?\u201d confronts immigration and identity with bold conviction. Together, these songs create a cohesive journey, complex yet melodic, that invites listeners to think deeply, feel fully, and return again and again for the complete experience.<br \/>\u200b<br \/>Since forming in 1997,\u00a0<strong>Little King<\/strong>\u00a0has steadily evolved through confidence, technical growth, and relentless creativity. Rosoff, a former Creative Writing major and English teacher, has penned over 65 songs, blending literary depth with progressive rock intensity. With influences ranging from Rush, Porcupine Tree, Pink Floyd, Muse, Led Zeppelin,<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>and Night Verses,\u00a0<strong>Little King<\/strong>\u2019s music resonates with fans of both classic and modern rock.<br \/>\u200b<br \/>\u201c<strong>Lente Viviente\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0(released Sept 26th) is available on digital platforms at\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/show.co\/nI24kSK\u200b\">show.co\/nI24kSK\u200b<\/a><\/p>\n<table class=\"email-image\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\">\n<figure>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.filekitcdn.com\/e\/x5MUuy2JGwjaYgYTkW8UNc\/mG8FEg7korc32hvwJVDYs4\/email\" width=\"400\" height=\"auto\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Track Listing:<\/strong>\u200b<br \/>1. Catch and Release \u2013 3:22<br \/>2. Dawn Villa \u2013 3:42<br \/>3. Who\u2019s Illegal? \u2013 3:56<br \/>4. Kindness for Weakness \u2013 3:21<br \/>5. Sweet Jessie James \u2013 2:42<br \/>6. Pass Through Filters \u2013 4:50<br \/>7. The Living Lens \u2013 3:37<br \/>Album Length: 25:34<\/p>\n<p><strong>For more info<\/strong>:\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ck-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.littlekingtunes.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LittleKingtunes.com<\/a>\u200b<br \/>\u200b<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.metal-rules.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Progressive rock band\u00a0Little King\u00a0has released the official music video for\u00a0\u201cWho\u2019s Illegal?\u201d,\u00a0a standout track from their latest album,\u00a0\u201cLente Viviente,\u201d\u00a0which dropped this past September. Known for their dynamic, melodic, progressive, heavy rock sound,\u00a0Little King\u00a0continues to push boundaries with music that is both sonically adventurous and socially conscious.\u200bFrontman and songwriter Ryan Rosoff drew inspiration for\u00a0\u201cWho\u2019s Illegal?\u201d\u00a0from his return [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2193856,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25179],"tags":[423601],"class_list":["post-2193855","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music","tag-little-king"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/LITTLE-KINGs-New-Music-Video-Whos-Illegal-Is-A-Bold.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2193855","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2193855"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2193855\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2193857,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2193855\/revisions\/2193857"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2193856"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2193855"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2193855"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2193855"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}