![]() Both men are exceptional players with abilities to shred beyond comprehension, but what has worked best for them is the way they compliment each other, layering their guitars to create a “soundscape” no other band is capable of doing. Other than Ray’s brilliant voice, the thing that always struck me about the band was the guitar work of Jim Matheos and Frank Aresti. ![]() On their new album Darkness In A Different Light, Ray still shines vocally, and the band have melded the A Pleasant Shade of Gray and Disconnected era with the Perfect Symmetry and Parallels days into the perfect blend of Fates Warning. I love both era’s of the band, but Alder is the guy I prefer fronting the band. Not only was his voice significantly different, but musically they were moving more from a heavier sound to a more progressive hard rock style. When Ray Alder replaced him on No Exit the changes were already under way. His sprawling vocal acrobatics set the band apart from pretty much everyone else in the metal scene back then. Admittedly, the band has little resemblance from their early days as one of the originators of what would become the Power Metal scene with John Arch as their vocalist. Of course the greatest division in the bands fans is the Arch vs Alder debate. From my perspective I don’t see how someone can’t love this band, but as a lover of most things in the prog world maybe I’m biased. I’ve never known many fence sitters about this band: either people love them fanatically or they hate them with a passion. After almost 10 years of no music, Fates Warning is finally back and sounding better than ever.
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