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This is often lauded as FW's heaviest album. It's probably the fastest and crunchiest. In general it seems less intricate than Guardian. Whether this makes it "heavy" is something I take issue with. The production, frankly, isn't all that great. For a "heavy" sound, the guitars should be much meatier than they are here. Maybe it's the Jackson guitars. Overall, it sounds dated, and of lesser sound quality than its predecessor. If I want something heavy, there are plenty of other bands from the 80's to the present that fit the bill.

Of course Fates Warning isn't, and has never been about being the most X-TREME(!) band around. They write songs in a (progressive) heavy-metal paradigm. As before, there's lots of chopped-up trickiness and oddity in the rhythms, interesting melodies sung in a high-pitched wailing voice, etc. On this album, they have developed their sense of songwriting tact a little better than on Guardian. There's not as much splicing together of unrelated bits, and songs are shorter and more concise as a result. "Silent Cries" and "In a Word" are highlights of this, foreshadowing the kind of accessible sound they would soon assimilate.

So then there's "The Ivory Gate of Dreams," their prog-metal version of "Supper's Ready." It starts with an acoustic intro, moves through a few unrelated song bits, builds with an apocalypse part, and ends with a big grand finale.


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Label: Metal Blade Records | Item Code: D4-73330 | Country: Canada | Year: 1988 | Genre: Progressive Metal

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