Apollo Has Fallen

In the aftermath of Sons Of Apollo, band alumni Derek Sherinian and Ron ‘Bumblefoot’ Thal have regrouped for new sonic adventures in Whom Gods Destroy. Now the ice has finally melted, the new line-up are ready to take over the world with the ambitious Insanium. Prog caught up with Sherinian to find out more.

Rich Wilson

“[The rest of Whom Gods Destroy] are all [around] 30 years old, which makes Ron and I the old wise men. It’s so nice having this youthful enthusiasm and energy. So now it isn’t just a bunch of grumpy old men.” Derek Sherinian is more bashful and reserved than usual. The former Dream Theater and Sons Of Apollo keyboard player has been known to be somewhat scathing of his old bandmates. Indeed, there was a sense that the muchlauded Sons Of Apollo project – which also featured then-ex-Dream Theater drummer Mike Portnoy – was motivated by a desire to overtake them in the progressive metal hierarchy. That band released two impeccably crafted albums and there were lofty expectations of a third album that could finally propel them into the genre’s…

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