SONS OF APOLLO - MMXX (17 janvier 2020)

par Pietro Jeu 07 Nov 2019, 15:35

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 InsideOut Music/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 on Inside Out's official YouTube page and is available below.

"Stylistically, we have followed the same path as the debut," outlines drummer 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 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."

The lyrics were written by Soto, who also came up with the melody lines with input from Sherinian. "While Jeff was left to come up with the words on his own, as the melody lines are part of the music, it made sense for me to be involved with that part," says the keyboard player.

There are eight tracks on "MMXX", with variations in length totaling 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."

Here's the track listing for "MMXX":

01. Goodbye Divinity (7:16)
02. Wither To Black (4:48)
03. Asphyxiation (5:09)
04. Desolate July (6:11)
05. King Of Delusion (8:49)
06. Fall To Ascend (5:07)
07. Resurrection Day (5:51)
08. New World Today (16:38)

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."

In touring news, the band's headlining "MMXX" world tour will launch January 24 in Pomona, California and will take them around the world throughout the new year. They have also just announced European tour dates for March 2020.

par **TheDecline01** Jeu 07 Nov 2019, 20:15

Alcool, drogue ?

par Cedric Ven 08 Nov 2019, 08:27

Notre Pietro était sven hier après-midi :lol:

par Pietro Ven 08 Nov 2019, 12:12

J'ai posté ça ici ? Shocked

C'est un complot évidemment, une manipulation grossière ! On essaye de me dénigrer en me faisant passer pour un alcoolique-drogué-illuminati-franc-maçon-reptilien !

par **Sven** Ven 08 Nov 2019, 14:15

Ayé, j'ai corrigé!

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par Pietro Ven 08 Nov 2019, 15:30

Oui bon, c'est mieux ici ok... Embarassed

par Pietro Ven 15 Nov 2019, 17:49

par **Sven** Sam 16 Nov 2019, 21:05

Double guitare, double basse, triple clavier, ultra batterie...
Ce groupe de poseurs, sans déconner! :lol:

Mais sinon, le morceau a l'air plutôt bonnard. Il suffit juste de couper les 3 minutes de soli à la con totalement dispensables...
Je pense que c'est le gros point noir du combo. Ils feraient des morceaux plus concis, ce serait vraiment excellent!

par Cedric Dim 17 Nov 2019, 14:09

Sven a écrit:Ils feraient des morceaux plus concis, ce serait vraiment excellent!

Dieu sait que Mike bosse pour faire plus simple :lol:

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par Pietro Lun 18 Nov 2019, 11:27

Sven a écrit:Mais sinon, le morceau a l'air plutôt bonnard. Il suffit juste de couper les 3 minutes de soli à la con totalement dispensables...
Je pense que c'est le gros point noir du combo. Ils feraient des morceaux plus concis, ce serait vraiment excellent!

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On parle de nous ?

par **Sven** Lun 18 Nov 2019, 12:25

C'est exactement le même problème, anéfé... Neutral

par Dark S. Lun 18 Nov 2019, 18:45

Pas du tout d'accord avec vous. C'est même là tout l'intérêt du groupe. Ils parviennent à délivrer une musique aux accents prog, très techniques, tout en étant catchy et musicalement bien plus accessible que ne le sont bons nombres d'albums de DT. C'est justement un groupe qui justifie complètement l'usage de ses doubles manches etc... Sans ça, le groupe n'aurait aucun intérêt, ça aurait juste été un groupe de Heavy un peu technique en plus.
C'est des patrons les mecs, ils assurent graves.

par Pietro Lun 16 Déc 2019, 11:42

par Pietro Lun 13 Jan 2020, 10:49

par Pietro Mar 25 Fév 2020, 10:37

par Pietro Jeu 05 Mar 2020, 10:37

Tournée arrêtée et reportée pour cause de coronavirus...

"SONS OF APOLLO are absolutely devastated to announce that we have no choice but to stop our currently ongoing tour in Europe, Russia and Ukraine and postpone the remaining concerts.

"The Corona Virus epidemic has escalated to a point where governments have decided to shut down venues, restrict events, limit flight destinations, with no certainty for us and our promoting partners and that our shows can be guaranteed to happen.

"Obviously these European wide emergency precautions have been taken to protect the safety and health of all fans in attendance and artists and crew alike. We do agree that this is a time where health comes first and we will not endanger band & crew, nor fans. Furthermore, on top of the potential health implications and obstacles, the economical impact and potential financial risk for a tour from overseas like ours has forced us, to take action to limit the possibility of devastating financial losses in such a force majeure situation.

"Nobody is more disappointed then we are in this moment...

"We are really looking forward to playing each and every show once the situation has cleared, as the momentum and excitement we experienced at our 2 sold out opening nights in Germany and our shows in Norway and Sweden have been by far the best the band has ever experienced!

"We will ABSOLUTELY be rescheduling these dates as soon as it is safely possible to return. Details of honoring existing tickets and refunds will be announced locally. Procedures for existing VIP package holders will be announced on SOA website and our social media

"Thank you for you understanding and we see you as soon as we possibly can!"

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