When Derek Sherinian recently posted on Facebook that 2020’s MMXX was the “second and final” release by his supergroup Sons Of Apollo, the “final’’ bit caused waves among fans already thrown by SOA drummer Mike Portnoy rejoining Dream Theater (also Sherinian’s former group) after 13 years away.
But Sherinian had moved forward with bandmate Bumblefoot. Early signs suggested their new group, Whom Gods Destroy, could potentially blow SOA out of the water. Whether or not WGD are a revenge tactic, what an impressive bunch they are: the energy force in this debut is akin to walking through a prog-metal hurricane.
