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Neal Schon<\/a> has posted a new image with the words “Journey Beyond” to his social media feeds<\/a>. The caption on Twitter<\/a> simply reads: “Into the future.”<\/p>\n Is this his latest attempt to branch off from the group he co-founded in the early ’70s? A filing that seeks protection<\/a> for the phrase from the United States Patent and Trademark Office offers some intriguing hints.<\/p>\n The “JOURNEY BEYOND\u2122” mark is “intended to cover the categories of musical sound recordings; downloadable musical sound recordings; series of musical sound recordings; compact discs featuring music; downloadable music files; downloadable MP3 files and MP3 recordings featuring music; musical video recordings; and pre-recorded CDs, video tapes, laser disks and DVDs featuring music.”<\/p>\n READ MORE:<\/strong> Ranking All 45 Journey Songs from the ’70s<\/a><\/p>\n Schon made the filing in April, according to the independent third-party trademark research tool uspto.report<\/a>. That was just days before he initially posted<\/a> a more bare-bones image with the words “Journey Beyond.” He then began using the same words<\/a> in hash tags<\/a>, prompting plenty<\/a> of fan speculation<\/a>.<\/p>\n The trademark apparently has not yet been granted. Schon’s “new application [is] awaiting assignment to an examining attorney,” according uspto.report.<\/p>\n Schon has created an offshoot band before. Journey Through Time, which was active in 2018-19, featured his former Santana<\/a> and Journey<\/a> bandmate Gregg Rolie<\/a>, Journey drummer Deen Castronovo<\/a> and ex-Journey bassist<\/a> Marco Mendoza. Schon released an album, 2023’s Journey Through Time<\/a><\/em>, culled from their debut show<\/a>, a 2018 benefit for North Bay Fire Relief in San Francisco.<\/p>\n Schon has time to consider solo projects as Journey is in the midst of a rare year without a major tour. They’ve only played a few one-off shows. <\/p>\n In the meantime, Schon’s long-time bandmate Jonathan Cain<\/a> has returned to performing solo faith music<\/a>. He said he was working on new songs<\/a>, but it was unclear if those would be directed toward a possible follow-up to Journey’s most recent album, Freedom<\/em><\/a>. That 2022 release was Journey’s first in more than a decade. Castronovo is completing the sixth LP<\/a> from Revolution Saints, the side project where he serves as frontman.<\/p>\n Listen to Journey Through Time\u2019s \u2018Just the Same Way\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n This also wouldn’t be the first iteration of Journey Beyond. Anthrax<\/a>‘s Joey Belladonna formed a tribute band<\/a> with the same name in 2020, debuting with an 18-song set that largely focused on ‘80s-era Journey material<\/a>. They were later renamed<\/a> Beyond Frontiers.<\/p>\n Belladonna sang a Journey song during his audition for Anthrax. He also covered the Escape<\/a><\/em> deep cut “Keep on Runnin'” on Anthrax’s 2013 EP Anthems<\/a><\/em>, and has performed Journey songs on stage as a solo act and while sitting in<\/a> with Steel Panther<\/a>.<\/p>\nIs ‘Journey Beyond’ Another Neal Schon Offshoot Band?<\/h3>\n
The First ‘Journey Beyond’ Had Connections With Anthrax<\/h3>\n