KING ULTRAMEGA - Say Hello 2 Heaven Feat. Richie Kotzen (Official Music Video)

🎧 Stream, get it here: https://kingum.rpm.link/sayhelloYT KING ULTRAMEGA is an all-star collective featuring original members of ALICE IN CHAINS, ANTHRAX, MASTODON and SOUNDGARDEN, alongside legendary artists from the hard rock and metal worlds. With each single release KING ULTRAMEGA will feature different musicians that aim to celebrate Cornell's musical genius while raising critical funds and awareness for MusiCares, the Recording Academy's non-profit providing mental health, addiction recovery, and emergency services to those in the music community. “‘Say Hello 2 Heaven’ is one of those songs that’s bigger than genre or era — it hits a universal nerve. I didn’t approach it thinking about how to reinterpret it — I just focused on honoring the emotion. I played guitar and sang in service to the song and the legacy it carries. I’m honored to be part of a tribute that holds this kind of weight.” - Richie Kotzen "Once I knew King Ultramega was going to unfold into a project of sorts, ‘Say Hello 2 Heaven’ was one of the first songs I picked (with Charlie) because of the lyrical message. Temple of the Dog was (and remains) a tribute to the late, great Andrew Wood of Mother Love Bone. However, the lyrical message in ‘Say Hello 2 Heaven’ strikes a chord when you think back on how Chris wrote about Andrew’s untimely passing and he we are 30+ years later paying tribute to Chris with his song about his untimely passing. It’s an emotional rollercoaster to say the least." - Mark Menghi “I was a huge Mother Love Bone fan and I remember being in Lonn Friends office at RIP Magazine when he got the call that Andrew Wood had passed away and I was just so bummed about it, I loved that record and I thought this was gonna be the next big thing. It was very sad. Let’s fast forward, I’m on tour and someone from our management came on the bus and knew I loved Mother Love Bone and they gave me an advance copy of Temple of the Dog. I’ll never forget the first time I heard it because I put it on and the first song was ‘Say Hello 2 Heaven’ and it was magical… the song is amazing but Chris singing on it… everything that went into that song was pure love. Not Love Bone, just pure love. When the pandemic hit and I started doing all these songs and asked my friends to be a part of it, ‘Chloe Dancer/Crown of Thorns’ was a big one to do. ‘Say Hello 2 Heaven’ was another song that I just felt the need to do and when I was talking to Mark (Menghi) about it, that was one he suggested too. ‘Say Hello 2 Heaven’ is probably one of my favorite songs of all-time and I’m glad we had a chance to do it and hopefully everyone thinks we did it justice.” - Charlie Benante ▶ FOLLOW KING ULTRAMEGA Web: https://kingultramega.com/ Facebook:   / kingultramegaofficial   Instagram:   / kingultramegaofficial   X: https://x.com/king_ultramega Tiktok:   / kingultramegaofficial   ▶ FOLLOW MusiCares Web: https://www.musicares.org Facebook:   / musicares   Instagram:   / musicares   Threads: https://www.threads.com/@musicares X: https://x.com/musicares Tiktok:   / musicaresfoundation   YouTube:    / @musicaresfoundation   LinkedIn:   / musicares-foundation   "Say Hello 2 Heaven" Lineup Is: Richie Kotzen | vocals & guitars Mark Menghi | bass Charlie Benante | drums Produced by Mark Menghi Mixed & mastered by Josh Wilbur Original music by Chris Cornell. Originally produced by Rick Parashar and Temple of the Dog. Video by Costin Chioreanu #chriscornell #audioslave #richiekotzen #kingultramega #costinchioreanu #rpm #reigningphoenixmusic #templeofthedog #pearljam #soundgarden