Sons of Apollo (Photo by Hristo Shindov)
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) formed supergroup Sons of Apollo in 2017. The band released Psychotic Symphony, their debut album, in October via Inside Out Music/Sony — and in March, they released an EP with several versions of Psychotic Symphony song “Alive.”
Now, the quintet is on tour, and they perform locally at the Howard Theatre on Sunday, May 20.
“It was discussed we should do a Spanish language version of ‘Alive’ before our first tour in South America and I was excited to make it work,” said vocalist Jeff Scott Soto. “I brought in my close friend Alex to help with the translation as well as coach me on my enunciation. I am not fluent in Spanish, so it was a difficult process, but it sounds pretty damn cool now that we made it work. I think my favorite part is hearing Bumblefoot singing in Spanish!”
Watch the official music video for “Alive” (albeit in English) by Sons of Apollo on YouTube:
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_O8VZgL_9IQ]
Bumblefoot said, “I love stripping down a song to its simplest form, showing the core of what the song is. The acoustic version of ‘Alive’ has that naked vulnerability, and shows what a great lyricist and melody-maker Jeff is.”
Psychotic Symphony debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Heatseeker Albums chart, as well as #10 on the Rock Chart, and #33 on the Top Current Albums chart.
Said Mike Portnoy, “Ever since this lineup assembled to make Psychotic Symphony, the thing I’ve been most excited about is anticipating how insane I know this band is going to be on stage. Well, the wait is almost over!”
Sons of Apollo
w/ Felix Martin
Howard Theatre
Sunday, April 20
Doors @ 6pm
$25-$55
All ages