4/10/08 Perfect Symmetry Special Edition Promo

A promo video for the upcoming Special Edition release of Perfect Symmetry is available for viewing online and will be added to the Media Section here shortly. To view, please visit our MySpace Video Section.

Enjoy!


3/10/08 Perfect Symmetry Special Edition Release!

Metal Blade will be releasing a special edition of Perfect Symmetry in June. The package will include:

  • Remastered Audio
  • A bonus disc of Perfect Symmetry demos
  • DVD with over 90 minutes of live footage

Stay tuned for more information, including a possible video preview, as it becomes available...


9/29/07 European Fall Tour Itinerary

Below is the current information for the upcoming European Fall Tour.  Special Guests, Pagan's Mind, will be supporting Fates for the Germany and Netherlands shows. To-Mera will be the Special Guest supporting Fates in London.

Date Location Venue
Saturday November 10, 2007 Zoetermeer, Netherlands Boerderij
Sunday November 11, 2007 Frankfurt, Germany Batschkapp
Monday November 12, 2007 Hamburg, Germany Markthalle
Wednesday November 14, 2007 Ludwigsburg, Germany Rockfabrik
Thursday November 15, 2007 Cologne, Germany Live Music Hall
Friday November 16, 2007 Weert, Netherlands De Bosuil
Saturday November 17, 2007 Hellendoorn, Netherlands De Lantaarn
Monday November 19, 2007 Athens, Greece Gagarin 205
Wednesday November 21, 2007 London, England Underworld
Thursday November 22, 2007 Madrid, Spain Copernico
Friday November 23, 2007 Barcelona, Spain KGB

8/20/07 European Tour Dates Announced

The following Euro dates are confirmed:

11/10 Zoetermeer, Netherlands
11/11 Frankfurt, Germany
11/12 Hamburg, Germany
11/14 Ludwigsburg, Germany
11/15 Cologne, Germany
11/16 Weert, Netherlands
11/17 Helendoorn, Netherlands

Possibility of some US warm up shows and maybe one more European date. Bobby and Frank will be joining Ray, Joey and Jim for all dates.


6/6/07 Drummer Announced for Evolution Festival '07

We are pleased to announce that Bobby Jarzombek will be our special guest drummer for the Florence Italy show on 7/7/07. Bobby is an amazingly creative drummer and we look forward to the energy and freshness he'll bring to the set.

Bobby's Website


6/2/07 Upcoming Special Release of "No Exit"

Release date set for September - exact date TBA. This special release includes:

Remastered Audio

Three bonus tracks:

"Quietus" demo (Ray's audition tape)
"Ivory Gate of Dreams" Outake 1 (rehearsal tape)
"Ivory Gate of Dreams" Outake 2 (rehearsal tape)

DVD
Live and behind the scenes footage from "No Exit" tour (approx 1 hour)
"Silent Cries" video
"Anarchy Divine" video
"Valley Of the Dolls" (live in Philadelphia 1988)

To watch a portion of "Silent Cries" from the live tour footage, click here (10.4mb MP4)


4/19/07 Fates Warning @ Evolution Festival '07 (Florence, Italy)

Fates Warning will be appearing at this year's Evolution Festival in July in Florence Italy!

Current lineup includes:

Flashback of Anger - Italy
KingCrow - Italy
Gory Blister - Italy
Kataklysm - Canada
Behemoth - Poland
Cynic - USA
Virgin Steele - USA
Sebastian Bach - USA
Nevermore - USA
Sodom - Germany
Kamelot - USA
Fates Warning - USA

More information will be posted in this as it becomes available. Stay Tuned...


4/19/07 Fates Warning @ Evolution Festival '07 (Florence, Italy)

Fates Warning will be appearing at this year's Evolution Festival in July in Florence Italy!

Current lineup includes:

Flashback of Anger - Italy
KingCrow - Italy
Gory Blister - Italy
Kataklysm - Canada
Behemoth - Poland
Cynic - USA
Virgin Steele - USA
Sebastian Bach - USA
Nevermore - USA
Sodom - Germany
Kamelot - USA
Fates Warning - USA

More information will be posted in this as it becomes available. Stay Tuned...


4/12/07 Redemption to support Dream Theater on Summer 2007 Tour

Redemption, featuring Fates Warning vocalist, Ray Alder, will be supporting Dream Theater on all of their upcoming 2007 Summer tour dates along with Into Eternity. Confirmed dates announced so far:

  • Fri July 27th - Gibson Amphitheater - Los Angeles, CA
  • Mon July 30th - E Center - Salt Lake City, UT
  • Tues July 31st - Paramount Theater - Denver, CO
  • Tues Aug 7th - Riverside Theater - Milwaukee, WI
  • Thurs Aug 9th - State Theater - Minneapolis, MN
  • Fri Aug 10th - Rosemont Theater - Chicago, IL
  • Sat Aug 11th - Tower City Amphitheater - Cleveland, OH
  • Tues Aug 21st - Bank Of America Pavillion - Boston, MA

Keep up to date with information on these and other shows to be announced at the Redemption web site: http://www.redemptionweb.com and on MySpace.


2/21/07 Redemption show in Los Angeles

Redemption, featuring Fates Warning vocalist, Ray Alder, will be headlining in the Los Angeles area at Paladino’s on Friday, March 23rd.
As this is a headlining set, they will be able to play several more songs than time will allow at the Progpower festival. Information on opening bands will be forthcoming through the Paladino’s website at http://www.paladinosclub.com

Keep up to date with information on this show and the other upcoming Redemption shows at the new Redemption web site: http://www.redemptionweb.com


1/21/07 Mark Zonder News

Mark Zonder's new band, Slavior, is doing two shows this coming weekend in the LA area.

January, 26 2007 at Bill's Place Rehearsal Studios
Record Release Party w/Inside Out Records
12028 Vose st, North Hollywood, California 91605
Cost : FREE

January, 27 2007 at Paladino's
Record Release Party II with Jimmy D Productions and Inside Out Records
6101 Reseda Blvd, Tarzana, California 91335
Cost : $10 / $8 wflyer

Keep up to date with information at their MySpace page: http://www.myspace.com/slaviorband


1/17/07  Redemption to Headline Amsterdam's Headway Festival in April, 2007

Information about the festival can be found at www.headwayfestival.com. Information about Redemption can be found at www.redemptionweb.com or at the band's MySpace page www.myspace.com/thebandredemption.



12/19/06  Redemption signs worldwide deal with Inside Out Music -- New Album in Early 2007

Redemption, the Los Angeles-based progressive metal band led by guitarist / keyboardist / songwriter Nicolas van Dyk and featuring vocal legend Ray Alder of Fates Warning, has signed a worldwide multi-album deal with Inside Out Music. The first title released under this agreement will be the band's third release, The Origins of Ruin, tentatively slated for release in March/April 2007.

The band's new website, which is being launched at the same time as this announcement, can be found at: www.redemptionweb.com



10/19/06  Redemption scheduled to perform at ProgPower USA VIII

U.S. Progress Metal band Redemption is the latest band confirmed for ProgPower USA VIII. Redemption is the brainchild of Nicolas van Dyk (guitarist/keyboardist/songwriter) and features the legendary Ray Alder (Fates Warning) on vocals and Bernie Versailles (Agent Steel) on guitars, along with drummer Chris Quirarte and bassist Sean Andrews.

"We're extremely excited to be part of the festival again," said van Dyk. "Our band largely formed at and around the very first Progpower, and we had the opportunity to play at ProgPower IV. We've been looking forward to coming back for quite some time, as this is the premiere festival of its kind. We'll have a lot of material to share with the audience!"

For more information, and to hear an exclusive World Premiere track from the upcoming CD, "The Origins of Ruin", please visit the official ProgPower USA website.


10/15/06  Slavior press release - new band featuring Mark Zonder

SLAVIOR, the new band featuring former FATES WARNING/WARLORD drummer Mark Zonder, has inked a worldwide deal with Inside Out Music for the release of its self-titled debut album, due in early 2007.

A versatile, melodic hard rock/metal act, SLAVIOR's debut album features elements familiar to Zonder's progressive metal past, but also introduces a wide array influences including reggae, hip-hop, and modern rock. Rounded out by MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP guitarist/keyboardist Wayne Findlay and ex-TRIBE OF GYPSIES singer Gregg Analla, SLAVIOR is a band that has been a long time coming for Zonder.

For a long, long time, I’ve always wanted to put something together that was based on the drum parts," states Zonder. "It is very difficult to take a crazy drum idea and try to apply it to someone else's idea. Most of the time it turns into a mess. If you start with the drum part, and build from there, it seems to work out. With SLAVIOR, the songs are so accessible and groove-oriented, after 15 seconds, anyone should be able to lock into it."

The band had originally inked a deal with Greece's Black Lotus Records, but financial turmoil eventually caused the label to fold, leaving SLAVIOR to re-evaluate matters and come to their initial choice of labels, Inside Out.

"You hear the old saying, 'When one door closes, another opens,' and I think that is the case here," explains Zonder. "Inside Out was always one of our first choices. I've known Jim (Pitulski, Inside Out America President) for 20 years now and to come to his label is certainly something we’re excited about. Even after we inked our deal with Inside Out, we heard from other labels that we were in contact with that congratulated us and said that IO was a classy label. That's always a good thing to hear."

Pitulski comments: "Mark Zonder has been a friend and colleague for many years and I have long admired his incredible skill as a musician. It is with great pleasure and pride that we now welcome Mark and SLAVIOR to the Inside Out family. The release of 'Slavior' represents a unique challenge for Inside Out in that its sound is not necessarily typical of what we've come to be known for as a label. We're looking at this release as an opportunity to push our own boundaries just as SLAVIOR themselves are pushing the boundaries of modern music."

Look for "Slavior" to hit stores in early 2007. To hear and advance track, go to www.myspace.com/insideoutamerica. Also be sure to check out Slaviour on MySpace.


09/30/06   OSI remix

The new OSI remix 12" entitled "re: free" will be released by Burning Shed on October 9. They are currently accepting preorders. The price is 6 GBP. Here is Burning Shed's description:

"OSI's debut release on Burning Shed is a vinyl EP featuring three radical remixes of tracks taken from the band's recent Free album. The Go remix is provided by Martin Gretschmann, AKA Console, the highly respected keyboardist and programmer from influential German electronica outfit, the Notwist. OSI's Kevin Moore is responsible for the new mixes of Kicking and Home Was Good. Containing almost half an hour of material, re: free is a fascinating, alternative glimpse into the sonic possibilities of one of the most unique and challenging rock groups to emerge in the last half decade."

Order from Burning Shed


08/16/06   Upcoming New Reissues

On October 9 (October 6 in Germany) Metal Blade Europe will reissue some of the finest titles from the Fates Warning catalogue:

"Disconnected / Inside Out" (Double CD with bonus tracks) and
"A Pleasant Shade Of Gray" (CD and never before released DVD of " A Pleasant Shade of Gray Live)

Complete track listing:

"Disconnected":

01. Disconnected Part 1
02. One
03. So
04. Pieces Of Me
05. Something From Nothing
06. Still Remains
07. Disconnected Part 2
Bonus tracks:
08. Someone/Everything ("One" demo)
09. It's Over ("Shutdown" demo)
10. Under The Milky Way (THE CHURCH Cover)

"Inside Out":

01. Outside Looking In
02. Pale Fire
03. The Strand
04. Shelter Me
05. Island In The Stream
06. Down To The Wire
07. Face The Fear
08. Inward Bound
09. Monument
10. Afterglow
Bonus tracks:
11. Outside Looking In (demo)
12. Shelter Me (demo)
13. Island In The Stream (demo)

"A Pleasant Shade Of Gray":

Parts I – XII (audio)
Bonus DVD:
"A Pleasant Shade Of Gray Live" (Previously available only on VHS)

 


03/17/06 Upcoming Shows

Frank Aresti and Nick D'Virgilio will be joining Ray, Joey and Jim for the following upcoming shows:

5/31/06
Galaxy Theater - Santa Ana, CA (with Resistance and Hollowshell) Tickets

6/01/06
Knitting Factory - Hollywood, CA (with Agent Steel and Ascension) Tickets

6/04/06
Rock Hard Festival - Gelsenkirchen, Germany

More information in the Tour section.


02/13/06 OSI 2 Update

Jim and Kevin have returned from mixing at Uphon studios in Weilheim, Germany with Mario Thaler (Notwist, Lali Puna). Joey Vera recorded bass on several tracks earlier last month.

The album is currently being mastered, artwork is being finalized and bonus material is being put together for a special edition.

InsideOut has set March 31 as the release date.

Tentative Album Title and Tracklisting (subject to change without notice)

Album title:
Free

Tracklist:
Sure You Will
Free
Go
All Gone Now
Home Was Good
Bigger Wave
Kicking
Better
Simple Life
Once
Our Town

More news will be posted here and at the OSI website as it is comes along.


02/03/06 New Interviews and "Live in Athens" Review

Metal-Realm.com has reviewed "Live in Athens"(Review by Menelaos Megariotis, 02-02-06)
Click here to read.

Also from Metal-Realm.com, an interview with Ray Alder, done right before the "Live in Athens" show. (Interview by Menelaos Megariotis, 02-20-05)
Click here to read.

From MetalExpressRadio.com: Interview with Jim Matheos (Interview by Zoltan Koncsok, 01-10-06)
Click here to read.


01/06/06 Mark Zonder News

TempleWithin is a new band featuring the talents of Wayne Findlay, (guitars-keys-bass) Gregg Analla (vocals) and Mark Zonder (drums). TempleWithin has signed a deal with Black Lotus Records and have started recording their debut album with producer/mixer/engineer Joe Marlett (www.joemarlett.com). The album is scheduled for a May 2006 release.

click here for soundsamples and more information about TempleWithin.

Mark will doing an interview on Dementia radio on Mon Jan 9th at noon eastern time.

Check it out!


12/16/05 Upcoming Ray Alder Interview: Live on DementiaRadio.com

From the Point of View Forum:

This Tues Dec 20th at 7pm EST on www.dementiaradio.com
Tune in one hour ahead of the interview time to listen to some Fates, Engine and Redemption. Questions for Ray can be posted at the Forum in the "Chasing Time" Area.


12/10/05 OSI Update

From Jim and osiband.com:

"Jim, Kevin and Mike were at Carriage House Studios in Connecticut on November 18-20 tracking drums for the forthcoming OSI album. Jim and Kevin are now tracking guitars and vocals, and mixing will take place in January. More information will be posted on this site (track listing, release dates, etc.) as it becomes available."


10/3/05 Live in Athens DVD Info

Release Date: 11/11/2005 through Inside Out Music

Full concert, plus bonus material!

Tracklist:

01. One
02. A Pleasant Shade Of Gray Part 3
03. Life In Still Water
04. Simple Human
05. Heal Me
06. Pieces Of Me
07. Face The Fear
08. Quietus
09. Another Perfect Day
10. A Pleasant Shade Of Gray Part 11
11. The Eleventh Hour
12. Point Of View
13. Monument
14. Still Remains
15. Nothing Left To Say

DVD-Extras:
- Bulgarian TV
- Athens rehearsal
- Athens soundcheck

2005 Holland Headway Festival featuring Mike Portnoy on Drums:
- Another Perfect Day
- The Eleventh Hour

Miscellaneous info:

DTS 5.1
Dolby Digital 2.0
NTSC / Region Code free
DVD 9

Cover Art can be viewed at the Inside Out site, here.


8/24/05 Mark Zonder as one of TTM's "The 10 Most Important Metal Drummers in History"

From Transcending The Mundane:

"Zonder might have started out extravagantly in Warlord, but in Fates Warning he found the perfect vehicle for his technical, syncopated style. Fantastic grooves and a guy that inspired a horde of progressive metal drummers."

To see the full list and complete write up on Mark, click here.


08/03/05 An Update from Mark Zonder

Launch of the site for Mark's new band, "Temple Within".

Teamed up with Wayne Findlay (MSG) and Gregg Analla (Tribe of Gypsies), they are a modern heavy rock band. Music sample and pics can be accessed here.


07/26/05 An Update from Jim Matheos

"We're currently editing the live DVD which we hope to have out later this year (on Inside Out) and work on OSI2 is progressing nicely."

With regards to a question about Fates Warning Merchandise:

"We just sold all our leftover stock to Metal Blade so shirts should be available through them."


06/28/05 Fates Warning and Metal Blade Re-Release Awaken The Guardian!

(From MetalBlade.com)
Originally released in 1986, Fates Warning’s third release, “Awaken The Guardian” would forever seal the band’s place in Heavy Metal history. Regarded as the band’s breakout release; original member and Fates Warning brainchild, Jim Matheos has gone to the vaults to offer, to the fans an extraordinary glimpse back to 1986 with a 2 CD, 1 DVD set of rare demos, a live concert video and more. In stores June 28th, 2005.

“Awaken The Guardian still remains an all time classic in my book…I consider it to be up there along side of Metallica’s “Master Of Puppets”, Queensryche’s “Operation: Mindcrime” and Slayer’s “Reign In Blood” as one of the greatest metal releases on the 80’s” – Mike Portnoy, Dream Theater

DISC 1 (Audio)
The Sorceress
Valley of the Dolls
Fata Morgana
Guardian
Prelude to Ruin
Giants of Lore (Heart of Winter)
Time Long Past
Exodus
DISC 2 (Audio)
The Sorceress (DEMO)
Valley of the Dolls (DEMO)
Prelude to Ruin (DEMO)
Fata Morgana (LIVE)
Damnation (LIVE)
The Apparition (LIVE)
The Sorceress (LIVE)
Guardian (LIVE)
Die Young (LIVE)
DISC 3 (DVD video)
Filmed LIVE in concert 12/28/1986 Long Island, NY at Sundance
Valley of the Dolls
Pirates of the Underground
Orphan Gypsy
Fata Morgana
Traveler in Time
The Sorceress
Guardian
Prelude to Ruin
Damnation
The Apparition
Die Young
Kiss of Death
Click here to order your copy today!


06/21/05 Redemption: The Fullness of Time

Ray Alder's second side project, Redemption, have released their second full length album through The Laser's Edge. After lending his voice and Production skills to the first release, Nick van Dyk and Ray discussed the possibility of Ray taking over vocal duties and the rest, as they say, is history. Sample clip of the track "Threads" can be heard through the The Laser's Edge site. Offical site can be seen here.


04/14/05 Simple Human video to go on air!

The clip will debut this Saturday night on Headbanger's Ball on MTV2.


02/13/05 Ask a Question - Question 3 / exclusive interview with Mark Zonder

This week Jim Matheos is answering a question

Go this direction

Mark took the time to answer a couple of questions.
Read it here


01/27/05 Ask a Question - Question 2

This week Mark Zonder is answering a question

Go this direction


01/19/05 Interview with Nick D´Virgilio

Spock´s Beard´s Drummer Nick D´Virgilio will join Fates for the forthcoming european tour.
Read a exclusive interview here.


01/18/05 Ask a Question - Question 1

Many thanx for those tons of questions you all sent!
We really appreciate your interest in Fates Warning and hopefully we can realize a weekly update.

Go this direction


01/17/05 Update on Headway Festival from Jim Matheos

"Hey Everybody,

Ray, Joey, Frank, and I are pleased and honored to announce that Mike Portnoy will be playing drums for us at the Headway festival April 3rd in Amstelveen, Netherlands."

This should be a night to remember!


01/15/05 New Feature "Ask a question to the band" available

You´ve got anything you wanted to know for years?
Now is your chance! Ask any current or even past member anything you wanted to know.

The best questions and answers will be released on this site!

Click on "contact" or go simply here.

Have fun!


01/14/05 Another european date

Fates Warning will be headlining the Headway Festival in Amstelveen, Netherlands on April 3rd.

This and the 5 shows already listed will most likely be their only shows in Europe this year.
After April Jim Matheos will be focusing on OSI2 and hopefully a FW tour in the States.


01/09/05 Tour Dates and Video information

European Tour dates:
2/16 Wigwam Budapest, Hungary
2/17 TBA Sofia, Bulgaria
2/18 Vox Music Club Istanbul, Turkey
2/19 Hydrogios Thessaloniki, Greece
2/20 Gagarin 205 Athens, Greece

There will be also a video-shooting for Simple Human in 2 weeks.
Stay tuned for more informations.


12/28/04 Review added + informations

You can read a review released by Grande-rock.com right here.

The E-maillist doesn´t work. We hope that we can fix it in the beginning of the new year.
Until that just visit this website for any updates ;-)

We received a lot of mails because of a european tour next year.
You may wonder why you doesn´t read anything here...
Well, the thing is that we still didn´t received any "official" information about it.
As long as it isn´t 100% for sure you won´t read it here.

Between x-mas and new year everyone seems very busy - so is the band.
We beg your pardon, but at the moment we can´t tell you anything more.

So please don´t send any more Tour-Request mails, if we know something
you will read it hear.

Last but not least we wish you a good start to the new year!
May all your dreams and a Fates Warning world domination come true ;-)

Dennis & Colleen


12/23/04 New FWX Wallpaper available

Solutions available:

800x600 px
1024x768 px
(right click - save target as..)

have fun!

 


12/22/04 Fates Warning Chat Client added
The Chat is now ready to get entered!
We will change the buttons in the navigation bar soon.
Until that, please use this link to enter the chat.

Enter the Chat

By the way: Your name and password in the chat will be saved
and can´t be changed anymore.
Maybe interesting for users of the messageboard - Save your Nickname!

Have fun


12/18/04 Great News
I am proud to tell you that this website will have a second webmaster.
It´s a very nice buddy and a longtime Fates-maniac and for sure an enrichment
to this website.

Welcome aboard Colleen!

By the way: I will add a chat client to the site.
Hopefully we could get the band for a fan-chat in the near future.


12/17/04 Messageboard online!
The new messageboard is online.
Spread the word!

have fun


12/15/04 FatesWarning.com relaunched
Hi there,
at first i would like to thank Daryl Mitchell who has given me the chance to
overtake the support for this site.
My name is Dennis Wohlbold and it´s a honour and a privilege to work for one of my
favourite bands for years. By the way - I am german, so sorry for any weird english,
i do my very best.

Well,
I hope you enjoy the new Look of the website.
A lot of things are still in heavy development, so stay tuned for new things to come.

Next things to come are:

  • to launch a completely new messageboard (the existing one is more than overaged).
  • Reviews to FWX
  • Interviews
  • balancing and tuning of the whole site

 

08/21/04 - New Fates Warning audio :

Check out the track Simple Human
07/25/04 - Fates Warning update :

(from the FWBOARD's own OM):

Metal Blade have confirmed that they will release FATES WARNING's new album, FWX, on October 18th.

FWX was recorded in Stamford, Connecticut at Carriage House and will include the following song titles: "Left Here", "River Wide Ocean Deep", "Another Perfect Day", "Stranger (With A Familiar Face)" and "Wish".

04/21/04 - Fates Warning update :

Jim Matheos stopped to update everyone regarding the new CD and more. Please read it HERE

 

older news can be read here