Year : 2020
Style : Melodic Progressive Metal
Country : United States
Audio : 320 kbps + scans
Size : 89 mb
Bio:
Apollo: The ancient Greek and Roman god of music and poetry.Sons Of Apollo: The new supergroup featuring members of Dream Theater, Mr. Big, Guns n' Roses and Journey.For the past few months, rumours have been circulating about a new secret project including former Dream Theater members Mike Portnoy and Derek Sherinian. Now, the time has come to make the grand and highly anticipated introduction to their new band, Sons Of Apollo.Reuniting to form Sons Of Apollo, Portnoy and Sherinian have joined forces with Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal (ex-Guns n' Roses), Billy Sheehan (The Winery Dogs, Mr. Big, David Lee Roth) and Jeff Scott Soto (ex-Journey, ex-Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force). Their debut album, "Psychotic Symphony", will be released October 20 on InsideOutMusic/Sony Music."Psychotic Symphony" was produced by the dynamic production duo of Portnoy and Sherinian, also affectionately known as "The Del Fuvio Brothers", which is the nickname given to them over 20 years ago during their time together in Dream Theater. Sons Of Apollo got together very organically, as Portnoy explains: "Derek and I reunited shortly after I left Dream Theater in 2010 and we put together an all-instrumental touring band with he and I, Billy Sheehan and Tony MacAlpine. That was my first time working with Derek since the 90s when he was in Dream Theater and it was just great to be working with him again. Ever since that tour, which was really just a one-off live thing, he has been nudging me to start a real, original, full-time band. The timing just had never been right, because I had too many other things on my plate. Long story short, the time was finally right to take the bait and put together a band." "Mike and I work at a relentless pace in the studio", continues Sherinian. "The music is modern, but we have an old school soul. What is unique about Sons Of Apollo is that we have true rock 'n' roll swagger along with the virtuosity ... a lethal combination!"But what to call the next great supergroup? "Derek was mainly the one behind the name", says Portnoy. "I have a list that I keep on my phone of about a hundred different band names, which I constantly have to refer to every time I have a new band every year (laughs). So, I pulled up the list and Apollo was one of the names on the list. It was a word that both of us really liked. We started fiddling with different variations of the word. One of the original band names we were working with was Apollo Creed, the character from the 'Rocky' movies, but after lots of different discussions on different variations, Derek suggested Sons Of Apollo and it seemed to stick. Apollo is the God of Music, so with that in mind it seemed like a fitting name."Mike Portnoy, Derek Sherinian and Billy Sheehan previously toured together in 2012 and 2013 as PSMS (along with guitarist Tony MacAlpine), playing all instrumental versions from each of their previously recorded music. Sons Of Apollo is the next logical progression by adding a vocalist and creating all-original material. The band incorporates the progressive style and individual technical prowess that Portnoy & Sherinian shared together in Dream Theater combined with the swagger and groove of Van Halen, Deep Purple and Led Zeppelin."I have known Mike and Derek for a long time, so when they came to me with Sons Of Apollo, I jumped on this straight away", says Thomas Waber, label manager/A&R International of InsideOutMusic. "However, the album they ended up recording exceeded my already high expectations by a long mile! We couldn't be happier about it!"Sons Of Apollo will hit the road in 2018 for their first worldwide tour. "This is a real band", Portnoy declares. "This is going to pick up for me and Billy where The Winery Dogs left off, in terms of this being the next logical full-time thing for us. I'm not saying The Winery Dogs have broken up, because we haven't, we're just on a break. Sons Of Apollo is absolutely going to be a full-time band and we plan on touring all over the world all throughout 2018 and, honestly, it is the priority for all five of us." Sherinian agrees: "We will go on a worldwide crusade in 2018 to bring Sons Of Apollo to as many people as possible. Apollo was the God of Music, and we are his mighty offspring!"
Album:
SONS OF APOLLO return with their sophomore album ‘MMXX‘, to be released January 17, 2020.The follow-up to their acclaimed 2017 debut ‘Psychotic Symphony’, as well as their epic 2019 live album ‘Live with the Plovdiv Psychotic Symphony’, with ‘MMXX’, Mike Portnoy (drums & vocals), Derek Sherinian (keyboards), Jeff Scott Soto (vocals), Ron ‘Bumblefoot’ Thal (guitar & vocals) and Billy Sheehan (bass) are ready to take everything to a new level.Stylistically, they have followed the same path as the debut, but you feel that this new album has come out stronger, simply because after 3 years these talented musicians know one another better.Portnoy said; ‘Psychotic Symphony’ was the first time the five of us had worked together, so there was bound to be an air of experimentation happening. Now, we can draw on having the experience not only of recording that album, but also of touring together a lot. And now there is clearly a lot more obvious chemistry going on.”“Each member of this band has their own signature sound on their instrument,” adds Sherinian. “And when you put all of this together what you get is a wonderful five-headed beast. It makes this a sonically special band, which is definitely what comes across on ‘MMXX’.Since the psych guitar lines of opener “Goodbye Divinity” you get hooked to this amazing band. It’s epic in drumming, pounding on bass lines, crazy on synths, awesome vocally. And you can’t stop. Can’t stop enjoying these incredible musicians.“Wither To Black” is perhaps the more ‘format song’ on the album, groovy, hard rocking and punchy. Soto simply kills. Then after ‘Asphyxiation’ indeed you lost your breath… killer tune.So next ‘Desolate July’ gives you a little peace with its mid-tempo, bluesy feel, however be prepared for a tour de force with follower ‘King Of Delusion’: eight minutes of heavy riffs, vintage keys and a nod to classic Sabbath.Sheehan’s bass and Portnoy’s punch just destroy your senses in ‘Fall To Ascend’, perhaps the heavier song on this new album, but darn, with impeccable musicality. The time signatures are to die for, and Sons Of Apollo progressive craziness appears in all its splendor. The keyboard solo is out of this world, as well as Soto’s vocal variation.And there’s closer ‘New World Today’… fifteen minutes of top class Rock Music. Inventive, sensorial, emotional stuff where all members get a place to shine.I hate these guys. They can’t be so perfect a their game.New year 2020 hasn’t arrived yet, but “MMXX” will be a highlight into many ‘Best Of’ lists.Sons Of Apollo are incredible, and this new opus is just another proof of that.
Line Up:
Jeff Scott Soto (vocals, W.E.T. / ex-Talisman / ex-Journey)
Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal (guitar, ex-Guns N’ Roses)
Billy Sheehan (bass, The Winery Dogs / Mr. Big)
Mike Portnoy (drums, The Winery Dogs / ex-Dream Theater)
Derek Sherinian (keyboards, Black Country Communion)
Tracklist:
01. Goodbye Divinity
02. Wither To Black
03. Asphyxiation
04. Desolate July
05. King Of Delusion
06. Fall To Ascend
07. Resurrection Day
08. New World Today
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