FATES WARNING - Parallels - 180g Black Vinyl LP
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The first re-release of the sixth full-length studio album by legendary American Progressive Metal band.
Possibly Fates Warning's biggest commercial if not artistic success, 1991's "Parallels" was ironically also the closest the Connecticut natives ever came to sounding like their nemesis, the wildly popular Queensrÿche. Of course, most old-school fans were none too pleased about the band's increasingly concise and restrained songwriting style, but this change actually represented an important sign of maturity (if in a reverse kind of way), as it proved that the band was learning to appreciate the merits of forgoing wild showmanship in the best interest of a seamless, well-constructed song.
As such, excellent Singles "Eye to Eye" and "Point of View", along with beautiful power ballad "We Only Say Goodbye", brought the band more radio and MTV exposure than ever before, or after. And in keeping with tradition, the band still whipped out a few extended compositions ("The Eleventh Hour", "Life in Still Water") more in tune with its Progressive Metal past (and future).
James LaBrie, who had recently joined Dream Theater, contributed background vocals on the song "Life in Still Water."
The album reached No. 20 on the U.S. Billboard Heatseekers chart.
In 2005, the album was ranked No. 371 in Rock Hard Magazine's book of "The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time".
While definitely not the most representative album of Fates Warning's classic sound, "Parallels" remains an ideal first purchase for fans of Traditional '80s Metal!
Mastered for vinyl by Patrick W. Engel at Temple Of Disharmony in September 2017, 180-gram Black Vinyl includes Download Card and two-sided Poster.
Metal Blade Records, 1991/2018 (3984-17011-1). Made in Germany.
