and progressive, yet the above
mentioned musicians bring their
own strengths and style to songs
packed with riveting rhythms,
rousing riffs and soaring vocals.
The quintet shine on their bold
and brilliant opener – “God of
The Sun” setting the bar high
for the rest of the record which
ends with the opulent “Opus
Maximus”. Drummer Mike Port-
noy comments: “Signs Of The
Time (the potent 3rd track) was
the very first thing myself, Derek
and Bumblefoot wrote when we
got together to begin writing for
Sons of Apollo. It starts with this
heavy, brutal Bumbleriff (initially
coined ‘Korntera’), then goes into
a cool verse with a two-part vo-
cal melody that I wrote sung by
Jeff and myself, which eventually
opens up to a HUGE vocal hook
in the chorus that Jeff wrote
(sung in three-part harmony by
Jeff, myself and Bumblefoot).”
The middle section riffs are a
few things that Derek brought
in and show why he is the most
BADASS keyboard player in the
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