Итак, занавес поднят! Новый проект Майка и Дерека, Sons of Apollo!
Дебютный альбом называется Psychotic Symphony и выйдет 20 октября на Inside Out/Sony Music.
Состав:
Mike Portnoy (drums)
Ron ‘Bumblefoot’ Thal (guitar, ex-Guns N’ Roses, Art of Anarchy)
Derek Sherinian (keyboards, ex-Dream Theater)
Billy Sheehan (bass, The Winery Dogs, Mr. Big)
Jeff Scott Soto (vocals, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, ex-Journey)
Тизер тут:
https://youtu.be/kPN2DttzlZQ
Ноги у банды растут из инструментального сотрудничества Майка, Дерека и Билли вскоре после ухода Майка из ДТ. (И лично мне то сотрудничество очень и очень, любимое концертное видео с Майком из пост-ДТ эры). После того тура Дерек долго пинал Майка создать полноценную группу, и вот допинался!
Дальше лень переводить, потому англ:
The band’s name was chosen after Portnoy, who keeps a running list of potential band names on his phone, plucked “Apollo” from the tab. Both Portnoy and the keyboardist agreed on using the word, especially since Apollo is the Greek god of music, and after Sherinian tossed in the prefix, the name was settled.
Speaking about the group’s sound, Sherinian explained, “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!” To sample what’s to come, check out the album teaser in the video below.
For those assuming this is another one of Portnoy’s side projects, that’s an error in judgement. The drummer asserted, “This is a real band. 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.”
Since parting ways with Dream Theater, Portnoy has been incredibly active both on the road and in the studio. His name will always be tied with the legendary prog band he was an integral part of for so long, but in a recent interview he stated he’s content with his current work and is not longing for a reunion with Dream Theater.
http://loudwire.com/sons-of-apollo-mike-po...to-debut-album/PS. Жилетта нет. Я расстроен.
Sons of Apollo, Mike Portnoy, Bumblefoot, Derek Sherinian, Billy Sheehan + Jeff Scott
Aug 1 2017, 23:42
ну что ж, надеемся на утирание носа сегодняшнему ДТ) 
