SONS OF APOLLO ADD MORE EUROPEAN DATES AND LAUNCH 'ALIVE' VIDEO
20th February 2018
Sons Of Apollo have released the Vicente Cordero-directed video today for 'Alive' from their highly anticipated debut album, 'Psychotic Symphony', as well as extending their touring plans to take in more headline dates across Europe and the UK.
Sons Of Apollo are 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).
Here's 'Alive':
More UK and European headline dates have been added to the touring schedule, in addition to the already announced Summer festivals plus extensive North American shows. Full dates are below.
Mike Portnoy tells us:
"Ever since this line-up 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!
"Here are the first US dates that will get to witness this 'five-headed musical spectacle' live on stage in February. We plan on being on tour all year long, all over the globe, with plenty of dates now being announced for summer festivals throughout Europe, but these are the very first shows that will get to witness this amazing line-up in person for the first time. We can't wait!"
And here's the full list of confirmed European dates:
22nd June: Hellfest, Clisson, France 23rd June: Graspop Metal Meeting, Dessel, Belgium 24th June: Teatro Degli Arcimboldi, Milan, Italy 27th June: Hellraiser, Leipzig, Germany 30th June: Be Prog! My Friend, Barcelona, Spain 1st July: Ramblin Man Fair, Maidstone, UK 2nd July: Motherwell Concert Hall, Motherwell, UK 3rd July: Limelight, Belfast, UK 4th July: Tivoli Variety Theatre, Dublin, Ireland 14th July: Dynamo Metalfest, Eindhoven, Netherlands 3rd August: Wacken Open Air, Wacken, Germany 18th August: Prog in the Park 2018, Warsaw, Poland 19th August: Barba Negra Track, Budapest, Hungary 19th September: Glavclub, Moscow, Russia 24th September: Fuzz Club, Athens, Greece
The band will also play a very special show at the Roman Amphitheatre in Plovdiv, Bulgaria on the 22nd September, including a 'By-Request' covers set alongside the orchestra of Plovdiv State Orchestra.
22nd September: Roman Amphitheatre, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Here's the video for 'Coming Home', which recently broke the million views mark here:
"God-like in conception, stellar in ambition and perfection in delivery." MetalTalk Click here to find out lots more about 'Psychotic Symphony'.