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Review – Whom Gods Destroy – Insanium – by John Wenlock-Smith
Prog metal and I have an uneasy relationship really, I have never been a huge follower of listener of the form, preferring melody and subtlety over bombast and thrash. So, why does this album appeal to me? Well, the answer lies in the origins of the band, one that emerged from the discarded ashes of…
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WHOM GODS DESTROY – Reveal details for debut album Insanium and start pre-order
First single/video In The Name Of War out today! Whom Gods Destroy, the formidable new progressive metal group formed by keyboardist Derek Sherinian, guitarist Ron ‘Bumblefoot’ Thal, and vocalist Dino Jelusick, along with the potent rhythm section of bassist Yas Nomura and drummer Bruno Valverde, are pleased to announce their debut album Insanium, to be…
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Review – Sherinian/Phillips – Live – by John Wenlock-Smith
Derek Sherinian is a fine creative and accomplished keyboard player who’s CV includes stints with Kiss, Alice Cooper and Billy Idol, to name but three. He was also a member of Dream Theater and has made eight solo albums, which are usually made in tandem with Simon Phillips, who has an even more impressive CV,…
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Derek Sherinian and Simon Phillips to release SHERINIAN/PHILLIPS LIVE?
First single Aurora Australis (Live)? out now! SHERINIAN/PHILLIPS is the musical alliance of Derek Sherinian and Simon Phillips, whose parallel reputations in virtuosic sonic inventions combine on the backdrop of instrumental genre fusion. Though the two had written and recorded together in the past, commitments to other projects had kept them busy in their own circles…
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Review – Derek Sherinian – Vortex – by John Wenlock-Smith
Derek Sherinian is very much a keyboard player of the new millennium. Born in California in Laguna Beach in 1966, he has worked with many of the world’s finest progressive and metal groups, either as a member or a touring musician. His latest venture being with the progressive metal super group Sons Of Apollo, where,…
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Derek Sherinian Launches Video For ‘Dragonfly’
World acclaimed keyboardist Derek Sherinian, (Sons of Apollo, Black Country Communion), one of the most significant keyboard players of the modern era, recently announced the release of his new solo album The Phoenix on the 18th September 2020, his first since 2011’s Oceana. Derek comments: “I truly feel that this is my best solo record to date. Simon and…
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DEREK SHERINIAN – launches Empyrean Sky, first track taken from new album The Phoenix?
World acclaimed keyboardist Derek Sherinian, (Sons of Apollo, Black Country Communion), one of the most significant keyboard players of the modern era, recently announced the release of his new solo album The Phoenix on the 18th September 2020, his first since 2011’s Oceana. Derek comments: “I truly feel that this is my best solo record to date. Simon and…
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DEREK SHERINIAN – announces new solo album The Phoenix for release via InsideOutMusic
World acclaimed keyboardist Derek Sherinian, (Sons of Apollo, Black Country Communion), one of the most significant keyboard players of the modern era, has signed to InsideOutMusic for the release of his new solo album The Phoenix on the 18th September 2020, his first since 2011’s Oceana. Derek comments: “I truly feel that this is my best solo record to…
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Review – Semantic Saturation – Paradigms – by Progradar
Does anybody remember Infectious Grooves – The funk metal supergroup led by Suicidal Tendencies frontman Mike Muir released a completely bonkers album in 1991 called ‘The Plague That Makes Your Booty Move…It’s The Infectious Grooves.’ It was so out there it made my CD collection and I’ve yet to hear anything come close to that…