Fates Warning - The Sorceress

[metalprogster]

@3:21... BADASS!

[DarkEyesofSorrow]

You guys that long for this sound... John Arch has a solo album he did with Jim Matheos (guitarist here on this and all FW) and they have a new band called Arch Matheos

[spadehatesscrewtube]

ironically enough this art cover looks a lot like skinny puppys last rights. or, maybe i was thinking mercyful fate. thats probably it.

[spadehatesscrewtube]

is this .. really fates warning? from the 80s? when i was akid? ok then i will listen. if not, die in effluence.

[Phangaea]

fockin luve this, real metal!

[Distortedrealms]

To insult any genre of Metal that is accepted in the realm of such, is an insult to Heavy Metal as a whole and you should be ashamed of yourself for being the type to do such a thing. I am a traditional metal lover at heart, but most genres hold my appeal to a degree, including Black metal. Still, the genres that I cannot find an ear for, I still respect for their contribution to the longevity of this amazing thing called Metal. Infighting is the fall of great things.

[diogotomediogo]

awesome! just found this band name on a magazine, and im glad i came to check it out. great song

[FeastOnFlesh82]

@diogotomediogo You should scope the entire 'Awaken the Guardian' album if you get a chance...the entire album rips. Take care.

[diogotomediogo]

@FeastOnFlesh82 haha dont worry bud, i've listened to their whole discography already! they kickass! perfect songs such as Kiss Of Death, The Calling, The Apparition, Epitaph, The Sorceress, Guardian, Eye To Eye, Point Of View, We Only Say Goodbye, Monument, Through Different Eyes, Circles, One, So, Simple Human and many more! though i think they got a bit comercial in the last 2 albums.. im looking forward to the album that is gonna come out soon. but yeah Awaken the Guardian was a great album!

[OfficialSUN210]

The Vocalists is one of a kind! Great song all together!

[scheov]

WTF

[PrinzessinvonZelda]

Ich liebe das Cover!

[baltech22]

perfection

[darkbladewolf0197]

Found this while lookin up bands that performed at the Wacken Open Air (Which is a huge ass metal festival in Germany.)

[fumemanv]

John Arch is God!!!!!!

[cgoodluck2000]

whats the album before this one?



[Guyverhoeven]

This intro reminds me of the intro from Forbidden's Spiral depression.

i bet Forbidden where influenced by these guys.

[tasikas75]

This album has its all, black, death, thrash, progressive and thrash metal.

[TheGoldenPS1]

@tasikas75 Don't make it more complicated than it is. It's US progressive power metal. Fates Warning has never been thrash.

[tasikas75]

@TheGoldenPS1 no exit cd has a lot of thrash elements. Prelude to Ruin does also...

[TheGoldenPS1]

@tasikas75 But still the subgenre is not thrash.

[TheJanTim]

@tasikas75 do you really know what death and black metal is?

[deathtoall87]

@TheJanTim I don't know if he does, but I know I don't.

Can you please elaborate on their differences?

[Guyverhoeven]

@deathtoall87

Death = downtuned,high tempo,usualy cookie monster vocals,usualy overwhelming drums

Black = mostly verry slow tempo,easy unorignal riffs wich in many cases consist of spamming the same powerchords over and over,crappy melodies with every note in it getting repeated at least 8 times before moving on to the next,screaming vocals.

Black metal is for a big part dominated by 1-2 man bands, but it doesnt suprise me because nothing is more easy to compose then cliché black metal.

[metalgod1967]

@Guyverhoeven as far as black metal goes your forgeting bands like mayhem, immortal, emeror, dimmu borgir, old mans child, amongst others too many to list that are actual bands, as in 3 or more members. the riffing, as explained to me by a guitarist who plays a 7 string in the local bm band fog is kinda like backwards riffin. nothin simple to the good bm bands. and death metal bands, the good ones, explore musical possabilities at something like 200 bpm. im thinking nile, morbid angel, death,etc

[Guyverhoeven]

@metalgod1967 I dont care about DImmu Borgir and such im talking about the majority of Black metal, not the few who made it big. No wonder black metal is a underground genre.

[blaspherian]

@Guyverhoeven BLACK METAL IS AN UNDERGROUND GENRE BECAUSE ITS NOT FOR THE WEAK OR FOR COMMERCIAL EARS.FOR WARRIORS,MISANTHROPISTS,YOU DON'T GET IT SO FUCK OFF ALREADY

[Guyverhoeven]

@blaspherian Wow, somebody forgot to take their pills.

[blaspherian]

@Guyverhoeven SUCK A DICK

[Guyverhoeven]

@blaspherian Black metal sucks.

[blaspherian]

@Guyverhoeven  NO,YOU SUCK.

[Manectric7]

@Guyverhoeven modern metal sucks, the first 2 waves though, are awesome sauce. Darkthrone, Mayhem, Bathory... badass

[Guyverhoeven]

@Manectric7 Are you talking about Modern metal in the black metal gnere or ''Modern metal'' in general? because modern metal does not suck.

[WishmasterTheDark]

@Guyverhoeven

It's not Heavy Metal at all.

Just fucking cheap noise.

[Guyverhoeven]

@WishmasterTheDark what is?

[Guyverhoeven]

@tasikas75 theres nothing Death,Black or thrash about this album....

[metalgod1967]

@Guyverhoeven musically speaking, the guitars are most definately thrashy.

[Guyverhoeven]

@metalgod1967 Nothing specificly thrashy about it at all.

Its just rawfully produced chord progression while the vocals deliver the melodies.

Heavy metal bands have been playing riffs like that way before the birth of thrash metal.

Its a Heavy / progressive metal album, nothing more.

[TheGoldenPS1]

@Guyverhoeven US power metal is influenced by any subgenre and 80's Fates Warning is definitely US power metal.

[Guyverhoeven]

@TheGoldenPS1 That might be but they still sound nothing like Maiden.

[TheGoldenPS1]

@Guyverhoeven Whoever think this sounds like Maiden is like thinking 80's Stratovarius sounds like Maiden and their first album Fright Night is basically heavy metal.

[666Slayeras]

awesome band

[motleycrue24]

why did arch leave the band anyways

[parrish72]

Dark the night, deep the

blackest forest...

[Nereka123]

FUCKING COOOOL!

[metallianx]

best FW album.

[1000DAYSINSODOM68]

Im the witchfinder general!!!!

[voidstuff]

3:35 is the best part

this is the best song of the album in my opinion

[straightcleaner]

I Burn herbs for spells in Witchcraft!

[Bridge1961]

Do you really think that John Arch vocal's are so much hated I don't think so. There's just a difference between the group of people that especially like the first 3 albums, so woth John Arch, and the people who like FW esp. in the periode with Ray Alder. I think it's just more a matter of taste.

[Stefan1971HH]

The world needs John Arch back.

[MetalHopperDeluxe]

@Stefan1971HH

true true true

[cjsilverbullets]

@Stefan1971HH I guess you have not heard Arch/Metheos

[heatheandjpotter]

love this song. especially at 0:40

[vreal106]

One thing that hasn't been mentioned is the drumming style created by Steve ZimmerMan- blew me away da first time heard this album.Alot of people say it was Portnoy of Dream Theatre and Zonder that created it . but ZimmerMan was the first ! At first I didn't like the fact that they were given credit for this off beat style...TILL in an interview with Portnoy,, He Acknowleged Zimmerman as startin this trend.Mad Respect ! Metal ! IT Is The Law  Vikk Real- Oneof Sixx / ByFist / Fiarro

[aaronjhardek]

@vreal106 Zimmerman is a God

[Martzx3193]

This stuff is always great, big fan of Queensryche, feel right at home jamming to Fates Warning, John Arch is master of vocals, one of the best ones alongside Geddy Lee, Rob Halford, Geoff Tate, and all those guys who are famous for high notes!

[Kaenanthebarbarian]

just have to say mike sanders too :p

[jizzo225]

I've had this album for years, and I've always kept an eye out to see if there was a guitar tablature book of this album put out. Does anyone know if there ever was a book put out, and if so, how the hell I could get a hold of it?? PLEASE HELP!!!:)

[blitzspeer]

I love this album always reminds me of my first guitar bought this album the same week as my fender knockoff back in 86'thanks for the download anyone who would put this out is a friend listen to the power of arch,try looking up blind illusion for more kickass old school metal.

[thrashgordon88]

What the hell?! How have I not heared this band before???! This is awesome!! Sounds to me like a cross between early Blind Guardian and Solitude Aeturnus!!! :)

[maziku]

i looked at this song title and knew it would start with an acoustic passage :D this is the second song from these guys ive heard now. 1st one was guardian.

[ComeFromTheFlames]

so agree so good old school

[ShadowboxG]

Jhon Arch and Michael Kiske have the same voice!!!!!!!!!!!

That's Incredible!!!

[jahovawitnesssmasher]

i wouldn't say that, john's voice is higher pitched then kiske.

[nathantim]

thank the Lord for John Arch.

i cant believe how wonderful he is.

[bjjank]

i agree BEST SONG.Love Guardian play cd constantly

[dreamline2008]

best song of the album

the singing style is great

i like 3:35

[tiunaseng]

great old school!

[dungeon666666]

Man what an awesome song.I remember getting this back in 1988!

[dokkiro]

My friend bought the cassett release of the first three.mid 80s ahead of their time definately. was very popular in seattle early 90s. my friend recall them "very heavy" fair statement.:)

[removetube]

Great Start to a Great Album, Let The Journey Begin.....

[ufobrn]

Great stuff ! To my favourites!

Thanks to you and to TDD.

[Kyocera234]

I don't remember who turned me on to them back in the 90's but this tape was in my car with Slayer, Metallica, Metal Church, King Diamond, Ministry, those were the days.

[StandardBunnies]

booobies

[gummodude]

me too minus the ministry

[Mithrys]

very under-rated band.

dream theatre this...queensryche that,

but mention Fates Warning and nobody knows who you are talking about.

Saw these guys in San Diego when Psychotic Waltz opened for them.

[nanino09]

PW is even more underrated than FW i think.

Really cool you saw them play live.

[Thrashacre]

Fucking amazing i love this band already, ivory gates of dreams is a fuckin song too

[kantzro]

One of the greatest Fates Warning's songs