Biographies Needing Attention

^ Their bio has been updated. Thanks, Gustavo. 

^ I guess past tense of "lead" is "led" (not "leaded"). And I'd like to save a bit from old bio.

Fates Warning biography - please feel free to edit and correct.  I've edited this and fleshed this bio out a bit more, and corrected a few errors...  Their 1999 album isn't bad, is it... Hadn't heard it before - might have to get it on CD ;-)

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FATES WARNING are a progressive metal band from Hartford, Connecticut, US, and are considered to be one of the pioneers of American progressive metal, along with fellow country-mates DREAM THEATER and QUEENSRYCHE.  The early music of FATES WARNING drew heavy inspiration from the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal from bands such as IRON MAIDEN and JUDAS PRIEST and later they incorporated progressive elements as inspired from prog bands YES and RUSH.

FATES WARNING were formed in 1982 with an initial line-up of John ARCH (vocals), Jim MATHEOS and Victor ARDUINI (guitars), Steve ZIMMERMAN (drums) and Joe DIBIASE (bass guitar).  This initial line-up of the band produced two studio albums, the 1984 debut "Night on Bröcken" and the 1985 follow-up "The Spectre Within".  Both albums did relatively poorly in commercial terms with neither of them entering the billboard charts.  It wasn't until their third album, 1986's "Awaken The Guardian" that FATES WARNING had some commercial success.  This album was the last to feature their original vocalist, John ARCH.

The 1988 album "No Exit" witnessed a significant change for FATES WARNING, with a new vocalist, Ray ADLER, and a new musical style drawing on heavy inspiration from the American thrash metal scene which had erupted at the time.  At this point in the bands history Jim MATHEOS, Steve ZIMMERMAN and Joe DIBIASE were the only original members to remain in the band.  The 1988 album "No Exit" deserves special mention for the final track on the album, the 22-minute 'The Ivory Gate Of Dreams', which has become something of a legendary progressive metal song.  After this album Steve ZIMMERMAN left the band.

The 1989 album "Perfect Symmetry" abandoned the thrash metal leanings of their previous album and was a far more mellow affair, and showed more progressive rock leanings and less metal influence.  This album was followed up by the 1991 album "Parallels", which featured a young James LABRIE of DREAM THEATER fame making a guest appearance on the song 'Life In Still Water'.

Shortly after the release of their sixth album FATES WARNING split-up and remained inactive for almost three years.  The band reformed in 1994 with the album "Inside Out", which continued in the same spirit as their previous 1991 album.  In many ways FATES WARNING had mirrored the creative path of fellow American progressive band QUEENSRYCHE by abandoning their more metallic influences to create moodier and mellower progressive rock music.

In 1996 long time bass player and founder member Joe DIBIASE left the band, leaving only Jim MATHEOS as the last remaining member from the original 1982 line-up.  In 1998 the band released "A Pleasant Shade Of Grey", which consisted of a single 50-minute progressive rock/metal song split into twelve movements.  This album shows considerable progressive experimentation and is one of the better places to start with the band.

In the 2000's FATES WARNING released just one album, "FWX" from 2004.  In 2010 the band reformed the classic line-up from the "Parallels" period for reunion shows to celebrate the reissue and remastered release of the 1991 "Parallels" album.  The last FATES WARNING album to be released was in 2013 and titled "Darkness In A Different Light", which is their first studio album in almost a decade.  As of 2015 FATES WARNING are active and playing occasional live shows, and plan on reuniting the original line-up of the band for a special one-off show in 2016 to celebrate the 30th anniversary of their 1986 album, "Awaken The Guardian".

As of 2015 the band are still active.

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Hope that's okay, feel free to edit / discard / etc.


Edited by AndyJ - July 04 2015 at 16:24

Gordian Knot bio updated, thanks to AndyJ

^ if you are offering one, we would gladly accept any additions you may have.

Happy New Year

Heart of Cygnus bio updated

The Far Meadow have a new vocalist (since mid-March 2014) - the gifted Cypriot singer-songwriter Marguerita Alexandrou. They are currently developing new material which will be introduced during the coming months prior to the next recording project.

Edited by yam yam - August 11 2014 at 18:47

yam yam wrote: Syndone (RPI) could do with a bit of an update. Bio states that they were disbanded after their "second - and final -" album 'Inca' in 1993. They reformed in 2010, and there have actually now been three albums since 'Inca' (all are listed on the band's page), the latest having only very recently been released. Info can be found (in Italian) on the band's official website: http://syndone.it/syndone/index.php/it/history.

hey Dave, I am sure the RPI team would appreciate a small extra write-up to complement existing bio

Syndone (RPI) could do with a bit of an update. Bio states that they were disbanded after their "second - and final -" album 'Inca' in 1993. They reformed in 2010, and there have actually now been three albums since 'Inca' (all are listed on the band's page), the latest having only very recently been released. Info can be found (in Italian) on the band's official website: http://syndone.it/syndone/index.php/it/history.

DeeExpus update, Bob had done a great job at the first place