Title: Fates Warning – Awaken the Guardian Live
Release Date: 2017
Genre: Rock, Prog Rock, Prog Metal
Director: Oliver “Bomber” Barth
Artist: John Arch – vocals; Joe DiBiase – bass; Steve Zimmerman – drums; Frank Aresti – guitars; Jim Matheos – guitars
Production/Label: Metal Blade Records
Duration: 01:23:57 + 01:23:29
Quality: Blu-ray
Container: BDMV
Video codec: AVC
Audio codec: AC-3
Video: MPEG-4 AVC 18034 kbps / 1920*1080i / 29.970 fps / 16:9 / High Profile 4.1
Audio: English Dolby Digital 2.0 / 48 kHz / 320 kbps
Size: 23.16 GB
Legendary progressive metal act Fates Warning celebrated the 30th anniversary of their third album, Awaken the Guardian, in 2016. The album was to become their final release to feature vocalist John Arch. That era’s lineup was rounded out by bassist Joe DiBiase, drummer Steve Zimmerman, along with current guitarist Frank Aresti and, of course, Jim Matheos. Awaken the Guardian also holds the honor as the band’s very first release to debut on the Billboard charts.
Awaken the Guardian remains an important album for the band’s fans worldwide. Decibel Magazine remarked in their Hall of Fame no. 134 entry that “Each member still talks with great pride of its creation, each blown away by the feedback it has received since its release 30 years ago, each amazed at the powerful and positive impact it has had on so many lives.” To celebrate 30 years since the album’s release, Matheos reassembled the Awaken the Guardian-era lineup for two special festival appearances: Keep it True XIX in Lauda-Konigshofen, Germany and Prog Power USA XVII in Atlanta, GA. Fortunately for fans that were not able to attend, each show was filmed and recorded!
John Arch comments about the experience: “It was truly a surreal experience being able to share the spirit of ‘Awaken The Guardian’ at these shows. We would like to take this opportunity to thank all the fans that have given back so much over the 30 year span since the album’s release. To all our family and friends, much gratitude.”
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Fates Warning – Long Day Good Night (2020)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:12:22 minutes | 1,41 GB | Genre: Metal
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Metal Blade Records
Fates Warning have been a formidable presence in progressive metal for more than 35 years, helping to shape and drive the genre without ever compromising their integrity or losing relevance. They return in 2020 with Long Day Good Night, the most epic and longest album of their storied career. “The styles of music we’ve written distinguish this record from the rest of our catalogue,” states vocalist Ray Alder. “There are some songs with electronics and some with a nice ethereal feel, as well as some pretty straightforward grooves, at least for us. And there are also some pretty heavy songs. We tried to give the listener a host of different things to listen to, as opposed to an album where every song sounds the same.” As such, the album is something of a rollercoaster ride, moving through various moods and making for perhaps their most vital release to date.
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