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SONS OF APOLLO LOUDLY RING IN THE NEW DECADE WITH THE APPROPRIATELY-TITLED NEW ALBUM,
“MMXX,” DUE OUT JANUARY 17 ON INSIDEOUTMUSIC/SONY;
“MMXX WORLD TOUR” BEGINS JANUARY 24 IN POMONA, CA
November 6, 2019 -- SONS OF APOLLO--former Dream Theater members Mike Portnoy and Derek Sherinian, 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)--are ready to ring in the new decade with a sonic boom with their second studio album, appropriately titled, MMXX (pronounced: 20/20).
Produced by The Del Fuvio Brothers (Portnoy and Sherinian), MMXX will be released on January 17, 2020 via InsideOutMusic/Sony as a standard CD package, Limited Edition 2 CD package (which includes instrumental mixes and a cappella excerpts), 2 LP + CD package, and on all digital formats. Pre-orders for all formats will be available starting November 15, which will include an instant download of the album’s first single, “Goodbye Divinity,” on iTunes and Amazon.
A teaser trailer was released yesterday:
https://youtu.be/nL3YM8yKJIM
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www.Twitter.com/SonsOfApollo1
www.instagram.com/sonsofapollo1
“Stylistically, we have followed the same path as the debut,” outlines drummer Mike Portnoy. “But we feel that it has come out stronger, simply because we know one another better. 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.”
“We did 83 shows on the last tour,” adds keyboardist Derek Sherinian. “And it was so worthwhile, because we came out of it with a stronger bond, and that is certainly reflected in what we wrote.”
The writing process began at the start of the year, as Portnoy, Sherinian and guitarist Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal got together. “The three of us were at my home studio in Pennsylvania,” explains Portnoy. “And it took about three weeks to get all the music written. That was a very smooth process. The last time, it certainly must have felt a little weird for Bumblefoot to be writing with Derek and me, because we were strangers to him. Now, we know one another better and that helped things push along.”
“Because we all have our home studios, it meant everyone could record there as and when they had opportunity,” continues Sherinian. “We all had the luxury of being able to take our time to get all the parts done, which was a huge help in the way the album's come out. I suppose in all, it took about eight months to record everything.”
There are eight tracks on MMXX, with variations in length totalling 60 minutes. “The final song is 'New World Today, which is 16 minutes long,” says Portnoy. “This one has elements similar to 'Opus Maximus' and 'Labyrinth' on the previous album. It has some insane, brilliant instrumental moments, which I am sure the fans will love.”
“We wanted to do something epic here, as we did with 'Opus Maximus' last time around,” adds Sherinian. “You have to remember that Mike and I come from Dream Theater, where we never bothered about how long a song was. So, for us doing a 16 minute track is not a problem.”
The album title was inspired by a simple chronological fact. “This will be released in mid-January 2020,” says Portnoy. “That means it will be one of the first releases in what is a new decade. So I came up with the idea of calling it '2020,’ except having it written in the Latin form of 'MMXX'.” And the album’s artwork has been created by Thomas Ewerhard (who was responsible for the cover design of PSYCHOTIC SYMPHONY), which inevitably reflects the title.
As Portnoy explains, “For the first record, we had a mythological feel. This time around though, there's a much more futuristic style to what we've got. It has a very 21st century appeal. And the band crest is more polished, cleaned up and a lot more modern than last time, when it had an old fashioned look.”
“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. You can hear odd time signatures and amazingly crazy performances here. Overall, we've been satisfyingly more adventurous this time than we were before, and I know people are sure to love what we've done.”
Here’s the track listing for MMXX:
1. Goodbye Divinity (7:16)
2. Wither To Black (4:48)
3. Asphyxiation (5:09)
4. Desolate July (6:11)
5. King Of Delusion (8:49)
6. Fall To Ascend (5:07)
7. Resurrection Day (5:51)
8. New World Today (16:38)
In touring news, the band’s headlining “MMXX World Tour” will launch January 24 in Pomona, CA and will take them around the world throughout the new year.
DATE CITY VENUE
Fri 1/24 Pomona, CA The Glass House (https://bit.ly/2H8kNxY)
Sat 1/25 Los Angeles, CA The Roxy (https://bit.ly/2H8aLNb)
Sun 1/26 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore (https://bit.ly/31FYAPj)
Tue 1/28 Salt Lake City, UT The State Room (https://bit.ly/31D8P7e)
Wed 1/29 Denver, CO The Oriental Theater (https://bit.ly/2Z5QC4s)
Fri 1/31 St. Charles, IL Arcada Theater (https://bit.ly/30igOGu)
Sat 2/1 Battle Creek, MI The Music Factory (https://bit.ly/31IwXVQ)
Sun 2/2 Toronto, ONT. Mod Club (https://bit.ly/2Z8OuJ8)
Mon 2/3 Montreal QUE. Corona Theater (https://bit.ly/2KF9eyU)
Wed 2/5 Boston, MA Paradise Rock Club (https://bit.ly/2N2rMMx)
Thu 2/6 New York, NY Gramercy Theater (https://livemu.sc/2KHNN1r)
Fri 2/7 Jim Thorpe, PA Penn’s Peak (https://bit.ly/2TLMy4w)
Sat 2/8 Englewood, NJ Bergen PAC (https://bit.ly/31MKyM7)
Sat 2/29 Germany TBA
Mon 3/2 Drammen, Norway Union Scene
Tue 3/3 Gothenburg, Sweden Traedgarn
Thu 3/5 Kyiv, Ukraine N.A.U Theatre
Sat 3/7 Moscow, Russia RED
Sun 3/8 St Petersburg, Russia Aurora
Tue 3/10 Pratteln, Switzerland Z7
Wed 3/11 Milan, Italy Live Club
Fri 3/13 Bilbao, Spain Santana 27
Sat 3/14 Barcelona, Spain Razzmatazz 2
Sun 3/15 Madrid, Spain La Riviera
Tue 3/17 France TBA
Wed 3/18 France TBA
Thu 3/19 London, England Islington Assembly Hall
Fri 3/20 Eindhoven, Netherlands Prognosis Festival
Sun 3/22 Brno, Czech Republic Sono
Tue 3/24 Kosice, Slovakia Colosseum
Wed 3/25 Budapest, Hungary Barba Negra
“MMXX,” DUE OUT JANUARY 17 ON INSIDEOUTMUSIC/SONY;
“MMXX WORLD TOUR” BEGINS JANUARY 24 IN POMONA, CA
November 6, 2019 -- SONS OF APOLLO--former Dream Theater members Mike Portnoy and Derek Sherinian, 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)--are ready to ring in the new decade with a sonic boom with their second studio album, appropriately titled, MMXX (pronounced: 20/20).
Produced by The Del Fuvio Brothers (Portnoy and Sherinian), MMXX will be released on January 17, 2020 via InsideOutMusic/Sony as a standard CD package, Limited Edition 2 CD package (which includes instrumental mixes and a cappella excerpts), 2 LP + CD package, and on all digital formats. Pre-orders for all formats will be available starting November 15, which will include an instant download of the album’s first single, “Goodbye Divinity,” on iTunes and Amazon.
A teaser trailer was released yesterday:
https://youtu.be/nL3YM8yKJIM
Sons Of Apollo
www.Twitter.com/SonsOfApollo1
www.instagram.com/sonsofapollo1
“Stylistically, we have followed the same path as the debut,” outlines drummer Mike Portnoy. “But we feel that it has come out stronger, simply because we know one another better. 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.”
“We did 83 shows on the last tour,” adds keyboardist Derek Sherinian. “And it was so worthwhile, because we came out of it with a stronger bond, and that is certainly reflected in what we wrote.”
The writing process began at the start of the year, as Portnoy, Sherinian and guitarist Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal got together. “The three of us were at my home studio in Pennsylvania,” explains Portnoy. “And it took about three weeks to get all the music written. That was a very smooth process. The last time, it certainly must have felt a little weird for Bumblefoot to be writing with Derek and me, because we were strangers to him. Now, we know one another better and that helped things push along.”
“Because we all have our home studios, it meant everyone could record there as and when they had opportunity,” continues Sherinian. “We all had the luxury of being able to take our time to get all the parts done, which was a huge help in the way the album's come out. I suppose in all, it took about eight months to record everything.”
There are eight tracks on MMXX, with variations in length totalling 60 minutes. “The final song is 'New World Today, which is 16 minutes long,” says Portnoy. “This one has elements similar to 'Opus Maximus' and 'Labyrinth' on the previous album. It has some insane, brilliant instrumental moments, which I am sure the fans will love.”
“We wanted to do something epic here, as we did with 'Opus Maximus' last time around,” adds Sherinian. “You have to remember that Mike and I come from Dream Theater, where we never bothered about how long a song was. So, for us doing a 16 minute track is not a problem.”
The album title was inspired by a simple chronological fact. “This will be released in mid-January 2020,” says Portnoy. “That means it will be one of the first releases in what is a new decade. So I came up with the idea of calling it '2020,’ except having it written in the Latin form of 'MMXX'.” And the album’s artwork has been created by Thomas Ewerhard (who was responsible for the cover design of PSYCHOTIC SYMPHONY), which inevitably reflects the title.
As Portnoy explains, “For the first record, we had a mythological feel. This time around though, there's a much more futuristic style to what we've got. It has a very 21st century appeal. And the band crest is more polished, cleaned up and a lot more modern than last time, when it had an old fashioned look.”
“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. You can hear odd time signatures and amazingly crazy performances here. Overall, we've been satisfyingly more adventurous this time than we were before, and I know people are sure to love what we've done.”
Here’s the track listing for MMXX:
1. Goodbye Divinity (7:16)
2. Wither To Black (4:48)
3. Asphyxiation (5:09)
4. Desolate July (6:11)
5. King Of Delusion (8:49)
6. Fall To Ascend (5:07)
7. Resurrection Day (5:51)
8. New World Today (16:38)
In touring news, the band’s headlining “MMXX World Tour” will launch January 24 in Pomona, CA and will take them around the world throughout the new year.
DATE CITY VENUE
Fri 1/24 Pomona, CA The Glass House (https://bit.ly/2H8kNxY)
Sat 1/25 Los Angeles, CA The Roxy (https://bit.ly/2H8aLNb)
Sun 1/26 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore (https://bit.ly/31FYAPj)
Tue 1/28 Salt Lake City, UT The State Room (https://bit.ly/31D8P7e)
Wed 1/29 Denver, CO The Oriental Theater (https://bit.ly/2Z5QC4s)
Fri 1/31 St. Charles, IL Arcada Theater (https://bit.ly/30igOGu)
Sat 2/1 Battle Creek, MI The Music Factory (https://bit.ly/31IwXVQ)
Sun 2/2 Toronto, ONT. Mod Club (https://bit.ly/2Z8OuJ8)
Mon 2/3 Montreal QUE. Corona Theater (https://bit.ly/2KF9eyU)
Wed 2/5 Boston, MA Paradise Rock Club (https://bit.ly/2N2rMMx)
Thu 2/6 New York, NY Gramercy Theater (https://livemu.sc/2KHNN1r)
Fri 2/7 Jim Thorpe, PA Penn’s Peak (https://bit.ly/2TLMy4w)
Sat 2/8 Englewood, NJ Bergen PAC (https://bit.ly/31MKyM7)
Sat 2/29 Germany TBA
Mon 3/2 Drammen, Norway Union Scene
Tue 3/3 Gothenburg, Sweden Traedgarn
Thu 3/5 Kyiv, Ukraine N.A.U Theatre
Sat 3/7 Moscow, Russia RED
Sun 3/8 St Petersburg, Russia Aurora
Tue 3/10 Pratteln, Switzerland Z7
Wed 3/11 Milan, Italy Live Club
Fri 3/13 Bilbao, Spain Santana 27
Sat 3/14 Barcelona, Spain Razzmatazz 2
Sun 3/15 Madrid, Spain La Riviera
Tue 3/17 France TBA
Wed 3/18 France TBA
Thu 3/19 London, England Islington Assembly Hall
Fri 3/20 Eindhoven, Netherlands Prognosis Festival
Sun 3/22 Brno, Czech Republic Sono
Tue 3/24 Kosice, Slovakia Colosseum
Wed 3/25 Budapest, Hungary Barba Negra
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Re: Sons Of Apollo (Port-neu) / 20.10.17
Da bin ich mal gespannt drauf. Das erste Album von SOA hat mich nicht gänzlich mitgenommen !
Re: Sons Of Apollo (Port-neu) / 20.10.17
Wie bei der ersten wird auch hier die Standard-CD reichen. Instrumental- und Acapella-Gedöns finde ich überflüssig
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Re: Sons Of Apollo (Port-neu) / 20.10.17
Sehe ich ja jetzt erst. Fremdscham!
The Winery Dogs live ist so ziemlich für alle eine Lehrstunde, nicht nur wegen der überragenden Fähigkeiten, sondern vor allem in Sachen Enthusiasmus, Spielfreude, Feeling.
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Re: Sons Of Apollo (Port-neu) / 20.10.17
Yes! Und ausserdem auch in Sachen geiler Songs. Vor allem mal das.GoTellSomebody hat geschrieben: The Winery Dogs live ist so ziemlich für alle eine Lehrstunde, nicht nur wegen der überragenden Fähigkeiten, sondern vor allem in Sachen Enthusiasmus, Spielfreude, Feeling.
In dubio contra googlio.
Re: Sons Of Apollo (Port-neu) / 20.10.17
Naja, Porci und Hardrock...
Ihr kennt den Spruch mit dem Schwein und dem Uhrwerk?
Ihr kennt den Spruch mit dem Schwein und dem Uhrwerk?
Zweitimpfung - oder wie David-Lynch-Fans sagen: Twin Pieks
Re: Sons Of Apollo (Port-neu) / 20.10.17
Ich muss sagen, ihr freut euch vollkommen zurecht.
Es ist immer wieder eine Freude uns auf der Bühne zu sehen.
Es ist immer wieder eine Freude uns auf der Bühne zu sehen.
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Re: Sons Of Apollo (Port-neu) / 20.10.17
Ich glaub da muss ich mal reinhören...
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Re: Sons Of Apollo (Port-neu) / 20.10.17
Der neue Song ist aber eher so mittelprächtig.
Re: Sons Of Apollo (Port-neu) / 20.10.17
Amazon nervt wieder mal. Sucht man nach Sons of Apollo findet man nur die normale CD oder Special Edition als mp3.
Auch MMXX hilft nicht weiter.
Wenn man aber MMXX Special sucht, dann kommt plötzlich das hier:
https://www.amazon.de/MMXX-Special-Medi ... 114&sr=8-1
Also nur falls jemand sucht...
Auch MMXX hilft nicht weiter.
Wenn man aber MMXX Special sucht, dann kommt plötzlich das hier:
https://www.amazon.de/MMXX-Special-Medi ... 114&sr=8-1
Also nur falls jemand sucht...
Ich muss sagen, ihr freut euch vollkommen zurecht.
Es ist immer wieder eine Freude uns auf der Bühne zu sehen.
Es ist immer wieder eine Freude uns auf der Bühne zu sehen.
Re: Sons Of Apollo (Port-neu) / 20.10.17
Mich auch nicht.Professor Longhair hat geschrieben: ↑11.11.2019 12:36 Da bin ich mal gespannt drauf. Das erste Album von SOA hat mich nicht gänzlich mitgenommen !
Bin mal vorsichtig gespannt, zumal ich ein glühender
Anhänger von Ron Thal bin.
Re: Sons Of Apollo (Port-neu) / 20.10.17
Irgendwie sind die lustig bei Amazon. Jetzt hab ich die Deluxe 2 CD Version bekommen, aber die mp3 Autorip Version ist nur die normale ohne die Bonustracks... jetzt darf ich mir die selbst von CD rippen...
Ich muss sagen, ihr freut euch vollkommen zurecht.
Es ist immer wieder eine Freude uns auf der Bühne zu sehen.
Es ist immer wieder eine Freude uns auf der Bühne zu sehen.
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Re: Sons Of Apollo (Port-neu) / 20.10.17
Ja, Bumblefoots Spiel ist irgendwie immer interessant, Sherinian hatte ihn bei den Interviews zur ersten Platte als den größten Virtuosen in der Band bezeichnet. Auch wenn es Quatsch sein mag, Schlagzeug mit Gitarre usw. zu vergleichen, ich hätte die erste LP nicht gekauft, wenn Thal nicht dabeigewesen wäre. Mit seiner Doubleneck-Vigier, schön bundlos der eine Hals und aus Metall. Für andere ist sowas allenfalls ein Kleiderständer, er macht halt Musik darauf. Aber enttäuscht war auch ich von der "Psychotic Symphony". Das falsche Latein beim letzten Songtitel und die ganze Ausrichtung des Projekts als "Mia san mia" (Portnoy und Sherinian sprachen noch vor Erscheinen der ersten Platte davon, die größte und wichtigste Prog Metal Band des Planeten zu sein)... haben mich zwar kurzzeitig erheitern können, aber die Lust , die Scheibe auf- oder einzulegen, war recht rasch flöten.Frank2 hat geschrieben: ↑01.01.2020 17:50Mich auch nicht.Professor Longhair hat geschrieben: ↑11.11.2019 12:36 Da bin ich mal gespannt drauf. Das erste Album von SOA hat mich nicht gänzlich mitgenommen !
Bin mal vorsichtig gespannt, zumal ich ein glühender
Anhänger von Ron Thal bin.
Ein freundlicher Mensch, den ich zufällig getroffen habe, kennt die neue Platte schon seit etwa eineinhalb Wochen oder so. Irgendwer muß sie ins Netz gestellt haben und er hatte sie sich runtergeladen. Er ist ein Prog-Fan und war ernüchtert, meinte, die MMXX sei bis auf den letzten Track ein reines Hardrock-Album, es seien so gut wie keine Prog-Elemente vorhanden. Das wunderte mich, aber er blieb dabei. Als Hardrock-Album aber sei es groß.
Irgendwie freue ich mich mehr auf King´s X und Waltz. Aber etwas neugierig bin ich doch auf die SOA.
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Re: Sons Of Apollo (Port-neu) / 20.10.17
Da muß ich Deinem Freund ziemlivj recht geben! Die neue SOA habe ich jetzt einmal durch .... und sie strotzt vor Hardrock Elementen, schon gar nicht proggig.
Es ist dennoch gut gemacht das Album, aber man erwartet diese Art einfach nicht von SOA. Ich kann heute noch nicht endgültig sagen, wie ich dieses neue Album für mich einordnen soll. Meine innere Nomenklatur muß ich jedoch komplett neu justieren.
Es ist dennoch gut gemacht das Album, aber man erwartet diese Art einfach nicht von SOA. Ich kann heute noch nicht endgültig sagen, wie ich dieses neue Album für mich einordnen soll. Meine innere Nomenklatur muß ich jedoch komplett neu justieren.