Sons of Apollo

Sons of Apollo is an American progressive metal supergroup formed in 2017 and composed of drummer Mike Portnoy, bassist Billy Sheehan, keyboardist Derek Sherinian, vocalist Jeff Scott Soto, and guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal.

Sons of Apollo
GenresProgressive metal, hard rock[1][2]
Years active2017–present
LabelsInside Out Music
Associated actsDream Theater, Mr. Big, The Winery Dogs, PSMS, Black Country Communion, Guns N' Roses
Websitesonsofapollo.com
Members

History

Sherinian and Portnoy played together in progressive metal band Dream Theater, from which Sherinian was asked to leave in 1999, while Portnoy later left in 2010. Sheehan and Portnoy formed rock group The Winery Dogs with Sheehan's former Mr. Big bandmate, Richie Kotzen. Portnoy, Sheehan, and Sherinian also worked together on a short-lived, live instrumental project with Tony MacAlpine called PSMS. Because of this, Portnoy considers MacAlpine to be part of Sons of Apollo's history as well as "part of the extended family".[3] While touring, Sherinian asked Portnoy to join him in a full-time project. When Portnoy's schedule allowed, he agreed[4][5] and suggested Soto and Bumblefoot to complete the line-up, having previously worked with Bumblefoot on Metal Allegiance and knowing Soto after his solo band opened several The Winery Dogs shows in South America.[6] Members have insisted in multiple interviews that the supergroup is a full-time band, and not just a side project.[7][2][8]

The name of the band was proposed by Sherinian after he scrolled through a list of suggestions by Portnoy and saw the word "Apollo" among them. It was picked due to Apollo being the god of music.[9][8] But because the band suspected there could be another band called Apollo, they thought of possible variations and that's how their name was chosen.[8]

Their debut album, Psychotic Symphony, was produced by Portnoy and Sherinian (as "The Del Fuvio Brothers") and was released on October 20, 2017 via Inside Out Music/Sony Music.[4][5] On August 30, 2019, the band released their first live album Live with the Plovdiv Psychotic Symphony, filmed at the Plovdiv Roman theatre in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. Their second album MMXX was released on January 17, 2020.

Members
Mike Portnoy, Billy Sheehan, Derek Sherinian, Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal and Jeff Scott Soto

Discography

Studio albums

Live albums

  • Live with the Plovdiv Psychotic Symphony (2019)

Extended plays

  • Alive/Tengo Vida (2018)[10]

Singles

  • "Signs of the Time" (2017)
  • "Coming Home" (2017)
  • "Just Let Me Breathe (Live)" (2019)
  • "Labyrinth (Live)" (2019)
  • "Goodbye Divinity" (2019)
  • "Fall to Ascend" (2019)
  • "Desolate July" (2020)
  • "Asphyxiation" (2020)

References
  1. Everley, Dave (October 20, 2017). "Son's Of Apollo Talk Us Through Their New Album". Prog. Team Rock. Retrieved November 6, 2017.
  2. altaf, Rodrigo (October 13, 2017). "Derek Sherinian keyboardist of Sons of Apollo Interview". Lots of Muzik. Retrieved November 7, 2017.
  3. Altaf, Rodrigo (January 6, 2020). "MIKE PORTNOY Talks New SONS OF APOLLO Album: "MMXX Is Us Taking the Band Into The Present and The Future"". Sonic Perspectives. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
  4. Munro, Scott (August 1, 2017). "Supergroup Sons Of Apollo announce debut album". TeamRock.com. Future Publishing. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
  5. Alexandra, Michels (August 1, 2017). "Sons Of Apollo: "Psychotic Symphony"-Album erscheint im Oktober". Rock Hard (in German). Rock Hard Verlags- und Handels- GmbH. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
  6. Skostas, Stephen (November 15, 2017). "A Conversation with Mike Portnoy". The Prog Mind. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
  7. "SONS OF APOLLO Debut "Lost In Oblivion" Music Video; Psychotic Symphony Album Out Now". Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles. October 20, 2017. Retrieved November 7, 2017.
  8. "Nouvelle interview avec Mike Portnoy pour SONS OF APOLLO". Loud TV (in French and English). October 4, 2017. Retrieved December 11, 2017.
  9. "SONS OF APOLLO (Introduction Pt.2)". InsideOutMusicTV. YouTube. August 30, 2017. Retrieved December 11, 2017.
  10. "SONS OF APOLLO Release 'Tengo Vida' Lyric Video". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. March 28, 2018. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
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