The album was relatively successful in the charts, reaching No. An instrumental version of 'At Fates Hands', renamed 'At Fate's Fingers', was released on the 1991 compilation album Guitar's Practicing Musicians Vol. 'Nothing Left to Say' was featured on the soundtrack to the 1991 film 'Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare'. It was also the band's first album with drummer Mark Zonder. 'Perfect Symmetry' was Fates Warning's second album with singer Ray Alder, who fully participated in the writing of the album. The most powerful song in terms of lyrics, singing, and playing is 'Nothing Left to Say', which stands as the band's high-water mark. While Alder and Zonder prove here that the band is capable of achieving many different moods and sounds, the instrumental section of the song reveals that both Jim Matheos and Frank Aresti are still dependent on their Metal guitar style. The incorporation of the violin and piano provide a refreshing change from the overall Metallic sound.

'At Fates Hands' has become one of the band's classic songs, and for good reason. 'A World Apart' is one of the weaker songs here however, there is some impressive odd-metered drumming from Zonder.

Ray Alder's aggressive singing has a genuine quality, which allows him to legitimately convey his anger and pain without sounding clichéd. His double bass, odd-time introduction to 'Part of the Machine' is the session's defining moment, 'Through Different Eyes' is a catchy song that provides insight into the band's future Pop/Metal direction, and 'Static Acts' still stands as one of the most aggressive songs the band ever recorded. Their Metal influences still dominate the band's overall sound however, Mark Zonder's unique approach to drumming add another level of depth and credibility to the music. Perhaps most significant album in the Fates Warning discography, as this was the album that departed most stridently from their old sound and forged irrevocably into Prog Metal territory. Japanese release of the fifth full-length album by the legendary American Progressive Metal band.

Made in Brazil.ġ3.Flight Of Icarus (+ hidden track) 05:19 Metal will never be this unique and creative again!! The reference becomes apparent on two original album covers that 'were scrapped prior to major distribution'. The title of the album is apparently a reference to The Bröcken, a mountain in Lower-Saxony (Germany) that is traditionally connected with witches (Walpurgis Night), most famously in Goethe's “Faust”. Basically, this is the demo recording, upgraded to first album status. But a song like 'Damnation' already shows the epic direction of the later century-albums like 'The Spectre Within' and 'Awaken The Guardian', for many the evangelium in Metal! But also songs like 'The Calling', 'Kiss Of Death', 'Soldier Boy' or the great title track are mandatory cult! John Arch just as a gigantic voice and his original vocallines are extraordinary and make the old Fates Warning something very special! That is just the magic that the last three releases of the band are lacking a bit. The debut of 1984 showed the band around mastermind Jim Matheos still pretty straight and quite MAIDEN-esque. Remastered re-release of debut full-length album by legendary Progressive Heavy/Power/Speed Metal band.

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