I SONS OF APOLLO, la band formata da ex membri dei Dream Theater Mike Portnoy e Derek Sherinian, Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal (ex-Guns N' Roses), Billy Sheehan (The Winery Dogs, Mr. Big, David Lee Roth) e Jeff Scott Soto (ex-Journey, ex-Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force) stanno per iniziare alla grande il nuovo decennio con la fresca pubblicazione del nuovo disco "MMXX". L'album, prodotto dai The Del Fuvio Brothers (Portnoy e Sherinian), sarà pubblicato il 17 gennaio 2020 sempre su Inside Out Music nei seguenti formati:
standard CD package
Limited Edition 2CD (contenente mix strumentali e a cappella dell'album)
2LP + CD
digitale
A una settimana dalla release la all-star band pubblica il nuovo singolo "Desolate July", accompagnato da un videoclip ufficiale diretto da Christian Rios, un tributo all'artista David Z (Adrenaline Mob) venuto a mancare nel 2017 in un tragico incidente stradale.



"La musica di questo brano mi ha guidato sin dall'inizio nel creare un testo in omaggio al nostro caro amico e collega David Z, una delle persone più gentili e buone che abbia mai conosciuto. Era molto amico dei SOA ma penso che Mike sia stato sicuramente il più stretto. Pensai sarebbe calzato alla grande inserire questo omaggio nel nuovo lavoro." - Jeff Scott Soto
“Questo video è un grande tributo al nostro amico David Z. Jeff e io eravamo particolarmente legati a lui e mi sono sentito onorato quando Jeff mi ha chiesto di cantare assieme a lui su questo brano per condivedere l'amore che entrambe proviamo per il nostro amico venuto a mancare troppo presto..." - Mike Portnoy
Disponibili anche i video di "Fall To Ascend" e "Goodbye Divinity". Quest'ultimo ha recentemente superato i 3.5 milioni di stream:
"Fall To Ascend": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8K02hqnBxE 
"Goodbye Divinity": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZlyaCqqZ0A 
Disponibile artwork e tracklist di "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)
I SONS OF APOLLO saranno in Italia per un unico show l'11 marzo 2020 presso il Live Music Club di Trezzo sull'Adda (MI), di seguito tutte le date del tour europeo:
2.03 Drammen, Norway; Union Scene
3.03 Gothenburg, Sweden; Traedgarn
5.03 Kyiv, Ukraine; N.A.U Theatre
7.03 Moscow, Russia; RED
8.03 St Petersburg, Russia; Aurora
10.03 Pratteln, Switzerland; Z7
11.03 Milan, Italy; Live Club
13.03 Bilbao, Spain; Santana 27
14.03 Barcelona, Spain; Razzmatazz 2
15.03 Madrid, Spain; La Riviera
19.03 London, U.K.; Islington Assembly Hall
20.03 Eindhoven, Netherlands; Prognosis Festival
22.03 Show Brno, Czech Republic; Sono
24.03 Kosice, Slovakia; Colosseum
25.03 Budapest, Hungary; Barba Negra
 
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.”
SONS OF APOLLO have certainly enriched the music sphere since their formation in 2017. It says much that the huge talent involved immediately combined with a cohesive and recognizable individual stance on their #1 debut album, 'PSYCHOTIC SYMPHONY', acknowledged as one of the finest releases in '17. Praised by Loudwire as an “...impressive debut disc,” it was released 20th October 2017 via InsideOutMusic/Sony. It debuted on Billboard's “Heatseeker” chart at #1, as well as at #10 on the “Rock Chart,” and #33 on the “Top Current Albums” chart.
'PSYCHOTIC SYMPHONY' picked up rave reviews upon its release, and got them a nomination at the Progressive Music Awards 2018 for Best International Band:
“Fuck the term 'supergroup', that's not what this is about. SONS OF APOLLO are simply a group that are super.” - Classic Rock
“'PSYCHOTIC SYMPHONY' is fierce, loud, bewildering, brilliantly performed and monstrously entertaining.” - Prog Magazine
“...'PSYCHOTIC SYMPHONY', truly lives and dies by the instrumentation, which by all involved is next level...At first listen you would be remiss not to draw comparisons from previous works of all involved, though SONS OF APOLLO is not defined by past triumphs. Rather, they represent the bridging of common attractions, with the end result being an album that is fresh and daring.” - Outburn
(photo credit: Hristo Shindov)
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www.sonsofapollo.com
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