Whom Gods Destroy (feat. Bumblefoot, Dino Jelusick, Derek Sherinian)

[hefdaddy42]

Continuation or extension of SOA? No thank you.

[wolfking]

I found that boring, stale and beyond generic.  Dino is a great singer but he sounds really average on this.

[Ben_Jamin]

Check out the first single “In The Name Of War”:  https://youtu.be/8Ie77apU0RA

This is how I was expecting Sons of Apollo to sound, so I enjoyed it because of this. It wasn't bad, I think it's a good first single and a great first song on their debut album. I am curiously interested in hearing this album.

[axeman90210]

Man, that could not be any more generic. I'll keep an eye on it because I like Bumblefoot, but that first single was very underwhelming.

[gzarruk]

I liked it! It definitely sounds like SOA 2.0, but that's what I had been expecting anyway. There was one particular transition that felt unnatural (from the guitar solo to the next vocal part), but other than that, it's a solid step up from SOA imo.

This sounds like Sons of Apollo got an upgrade in the bass/vocal/drum playing department! 

This sums it up pretty well for me. Jeff and Billy were my least favorite players from SOA so I'm quite glad with the change and Bruno is one of my current favorite drummers so I didn't miss MP here either.

They're not reinventing the wheel, but it wasn't bad by any means.

[Art]

I found that boring, stale and beyond generic.  Dino is a great singer but he sounds really average on this.

100% this. He is a great singer, but damn this is generic af.

[HOF]

I kind of liked the song, but the singer probably isn't going to be my cup of tea.

[devieira73]

I liked it! It definitely sounds like SOA 2.0, but that's what I had been expecting anyway. There was one particular transition that felt unnatural (from the guitar solo to the next vocal part), but other than that, it's a solid step up from SOA imo.

This sounds like Sons of Apollo got an upgrade in the bass/vocal/drum playing department! 

This sums it up pretty well for me. Jeff and Billy were my least favorite players from SOA so I'm quite glad with the change and Bruno is one of my current favorite drummers so I didn't miss MP here either.

They're not reinventing the wheel, but it wasn't bad by any means.

Basically what I think about the song and the band.
But I must say that I love Billy and really like JSS. I just think they aren't right choices for this kind of band.
I get people not liking Dino's voice, but I can't see any resemblance with JSS or Russell Allen, honestly.

[MinistroRaven]

I found that boring, stale and beyond generic.  Dino is a great singer but he sounds really average on this.

100% this. He is a great singer, but damn this is generic af.

Jelusick solo album was a highlight of 2023 for me, and I was expecting him to deliver those vocals in WGD, but instead we got (to my ears) Soto 2.0 and I already don't like Soto so...

[Schurftkut]

I noticed DS recycled an idea for Metropolis pt 2 in the song starting here:  https://youtu.be/8Ie77apU0RA?t=67

[gzarruk]

Bruno's drum playthrough: https://youtu.be/himRY9HX1HY?si=Q_8arMI2f3b5S7Gg

[Schurftkut]

I really think he's better than MP was with SOA. Way more into playing the song and excellent dynamics.

[Herrick]

Well, in my humble opinion, this feels like a sequel to SoA, and that's not exactly throwing a party in my ears. Given the awesome vocalist they've got, I was secretly hoping for a different vibe. But nope, it's like this dude is on a mission to channel Soto's voice, which was my second roadblock to fully embracing SoA. Derek's less-than-friendly attitude was the first hurdle, in case you were wondering.
Fingers crossed the rest of the album takes a detour to a more exciting destination!

Oh man, first listen and I feel the same way.  This sounds very much like SOA, and that's a bad thing. (I didn't hate SOA, but their original music was just OK generally, but more importantly, I dont have interest in a band that's going to continue that sound and style and NOT be SOA)

Also, it would be smart for the video people to not focus so much on Derek's resting bitch face, especially when it's your intro to the band.  Ew.  Not a fan and I hate saying that because I'd love to support Bumblefoot.

Honestly the song isn't that bad, but its not making me interested in the band.

Ha ha ha ha!!! 

[Schurftkut]

that's his thing apparently. He was looking like that the whole show. I guess he thinks he looks cool, but it just looked like he didn't want to be there the whole time

[gzarruk]

I really think he's better than MP was with SOA. Way more into playing the song and excellent dynamics.

Yeah! I'm really glad Ron and Derek got some young blood for the new band instead of going the supergroup route again. Bruno's work with Angra has been amazing so far and this new thing is no exception.

[Architeuthis]

Dino is a good singer, but I like Jeff Scott Soto's tone way better!

[ytserush]

If the music is closer to Planet X, I will be interested.

If it's closer to Sons of Apollo, I will not be interested.

I'm going with a Sons Of Apollo cover band.....which doesn't interest me much either.

[deggs37]

I mean I thought it was pretty good! To me it sounds a bit better than SOA. Perhaps they can have the freedom to operate more like a band rather than a 'supergroup'.

And to some calling this generic. Is it really generic? When I think of generic I think of "Abracadabra" by Steve Miller Band. This song sounds like a good bit of effort was put into it.

Of course you don't have to like it, and to each their own. But generic seems a bit harsh, no?

[hefdaddy42]

And to some calling this generic. Is it really generic? When I think of generic I think of "Abracadabra" by Steve Miller Band.

That seems like a really odd choice for "generic". 

[RoeDent]

Ah yes, the classic spite band. I'm pretty sure Derek Sherinian's post-DT career has almost entirely been made up of spite bands.

[Ben_Jamin]

I mean I thought it was pretty good! To me it sounds a bit better than SOA. Perhaps they can have the freedom to operate more like a band rather than a 'supergroup'.

And to some calling this generic. Is it really generic? When I think of generic I think of "Abracadabra" by Steve Miller Band. This song sounds like a good bit of effort was put into it.

Of course you don't have to like it, and to each their own. But generic seems a bit harsh, no?

I felt the same way as you, and I don't really much of SoA. To me, this is the style I was expecting SoA to sound than what we got.

[MinistroRaven]

Anyone here wants to interview Derek or Dino?

[devieira73]

New song, Over Again:
https://open.spotify.com/track/38y1KUdz8p4Z5T89HKM11r?si=PiPPZloURsOeO82njQ5rmA

[DTwwbwMP]

Gotta say, I'm not really feelin' either song so far. SOA was MUCH BETTER than this so far.

[cramx3]

New song, Over Again:
https://open.spotify.com/track/38y1KUdz8p4Z5T89HKM11r?si=PiPPZloURsOeO82njQ5rmA

Not really into the vocals.  The first song was better, after one listen each, but not feeling it.  This sounds less like SOA though.

[emtee]

Can't really find any ear pleasing qualities within the new song. Kind of hurts my brain.

[Schurftkut]

i turned it off halfway through. i'll check back later if i missed a cool guitarsolo..

[Adami]

I also turned it off partway through. Just boring as can be. To me at least. More power to the people that love it.

[krands85]

I liked the first song. The second one, not so much.

[gzarruk]

I liked the first song. The second one, not so much.

This is me so far. I didn't like the direction they went with this second song, but really liked the first one. Still very interested in checking the full album.

[Schurftkut]

ok at 3:09 there's a lick that's from Overture 1928 synthsolo 

[devieira73]

I liked the first song. The second one, not so much.

Me too. The verses are a bit weird, though the solo section is really cool.

[MinistroRaven]

Official video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5BflG3oP0w

[gzarruk]

ok at 3:09 there's a lick that's from Overture 1928 synthsolo 

Saw that in the YouTube comment section

It's most likely a coincidence, but considering Derek made a big deal (rightly so) about being left off the credits for SFAM when some of his contributions kind of made it to the final version, I wouldn't be surprised if this was intentional

[nobloodyname]

That was... not very good. What a chore to get through. Sorry, Dezza.