Fates Warning signs worldwide deal with Metal Blade Records

Power of Metal — Sat, 16 Feb 2019 12:56:37 +0000

Set to kick off USA tour with Queensryche next month

Photo credit: Stephanie Cabral

Metal Blade Records is proud to welcome Fates Warning to its worldwide roster! Fates Warning began in the early 1980’s playing a traditional style of heavy metal. However, they quickly began to adopt a more technically proficient style and are considered by many to be the first true prog-metal band. While the band has subsequently moved in more melodic and ambient directions, they have remained a vibrant and well-respected cornerstone for the prog camp within the heavy metal strata.

Fates Warning‘s Ray Alder (vocals) comments:

“All of us in Fates Warning are happy to announce that we are back with Metal Blade Records. Metal Blade has been there for us since the very beginning and we are proud to call them part of our family. The journey begins again and we cannot begin to say how excited we are to work together once more. A big thank you to our fans for sticking with us through all these years. We could not be here today without all of you. That is a fact. Thank you everyone. Here’s to making some new memories!”

Fates Warning released their latest album, Live Over Europe, last year to critical acclaim. The first live release featuring the current line-up [Ray Alder (vocals), Jim Matheos (guitars), Joey Vera (bass and vocals), Bobby Jarzombek (drums), Mike Abdow (guitars and vocals)], Live Over Europe contains 23 songs and was recorded at various European locations (Aschaffenburg / Germany, Belgrade / Serbia, Thessaloniki and Athens / Greece, Rome and Milan / Italy, Budapest / Hungary as well as Ljubljana / Slovenia) during their January 2018 headlining tour for Theories Of Flight (2016). To preview and purchase Live Over Europe, please visit: fateswarning.lnk.to/LiveOverEurope

Next month, Fates Warning will head back out on the road with Queensryche, touring the USA in support of Live Over Europe. See below for all dates!

Fates Warning tour datesw/ Queensryche

Mar. 2 – The Plaza Live – Orlando, FL

Mar. 3 – Culture Room – Ft. Lauderdale, FL

Mar. 4 – Jack Rabbits Live – Jacksonville, FL *

Mar. 5 – Masquerade – Atlanta, GA

Mar. 7 – Sound Stage – Baltimore, MD w/ The Cringe

Mar. 8 – Sellersville Theater – Sellersville, PA *

Mar. 9 – Irving Plaza – New York, NY w/ The Cringe

Mar. 10 – Palladium – Worcester, MA w/ The Cringe

Mar. 12 – Bogarts – Cincinnati, OHMar. 13 – Diesel – Detroit, MI

Mar. 14 – Concord – Chicago, ILMar. 15 – The Rave – Milwaukee, WI

Mar. 16 – Medina Entertainment Center – Medina, MN

Mar. 17 – The Royal Grove – Lincoln, NE *

Mar. 19 – The Shrine – Tulsa, OK *

Mar. 20 – House of Blues – Dallas, TX

Mar. 21 – House of Blues – Houston, TX

Mar. 22 – Aztec – San Antonio, TX

Mar. 23 – El Rey – Albuquerque, NM

Mar. 24 – House of Bards – Tucson, AZ * w/ Push, DIRTNAP, Tribulance, Fire By Rank

Mar. 26 – The Marquee – Tempe, AZ

Mar. 27 – Observatory – San Diego, CA

Mar. 28 – The Fonda Theatre – Los Angeles, CA

Mar. 29 – Slim’s – San Francisco, CA

Mar. 30 – Ace of Spades – Sacramento, CA

Apr. 1 – The Dip – Redding, CA *

Apr. 2 – Crystal Ballroom – Portland, OR

Apr. 3 – Neptune – Seattle, WA

*=Fates Warning only

After the conclusion of this trek, Fates Warning will begin work on their 13th studio album, set for a 2020 release via Metal Blade Records. Stay tuned for more Fates Warning news coming soon!

Fates Warning online:

http://www.fateswarning.com

http://www.facebook.com/FatesWarning

https://twitter.com/fateswarning

https://www.youtube.com/user/fateswarningvideos

Fates Warning – Live Over Europe

Rick Ossian — Mon, 13 Aug 2018 18:35:10 +0000

Long touted as the progenitors of progressive heavy metal, these stalwarts from Hartford, Connecticut have been at it since 1982. Since then they have circumnavigated the world and ruled festival stages globally. For the most part, this live collection is fantastic. There are no duds to speak of. There are longer numbers and shorter ones, as is to be expected. Hell, there are two numbers on here that could comprise a CD of their own! Many oldies but goodies are pulled out of the hat, such as Wish from the X album and The Eleventh Hour from the Parallels LP. Two CD’s is probably barely enough to contain such prog wizardry.

Still Remains, from the Disconnected LP, is one of the leviathans I spoke of before. It is a full 15-minute jam, and is pretty much unhinged from beginning to end. It signals the beginning of CD 2, as its monster counterpart, And Yet It Moves, does a 14-minute close on CD 1. Do not be daunted, dear reader. It may appear as if there is a lot of material to process, and there is – but it is not in any way overdone. There are beautiful melodic passages, crushing rifferamas, super-human drumming and some of the funkiest bass playing this side of Mars.

Other highlights of this behemoth set include A Pleasant Shade of Grey (Part IX), which again features some gorgeous vocal work and guitar playing. Nothing Left to Say is a textbook example of an introspective mellow piece that gives way to some considerable interplay by the band. Lot of guitar, as is par for this group. The highlights, however, only provide part of the picture. This is a solid set from beginning to end. To deny oneself any piece of it would be truly insane. Please join me as we embark on a brilliant double live work from the masters of prog metal!

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Fates Warning signs worldwide deal with Metal Blade Records

Fates Warning tour datesw/ Queensryche

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Fates Warning – Live Over Europe