Friday, January 31, 2003
From the site for Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles magazine (www.bravewords.com):
Former FATES WARNING frontman JOHN ARCH has inked a solo deal with Metal Blade. His forthcoming EP, A Twist Of Fate, will run about 25 minutes and will feature Arch on vocals, Jim Matheos on guitar, Joey Vera on bass and Mike Portnoy on drums. Arch comments on the project: "I think the music has a good feel to it. There are a lot of elements of the old Fates present but it doesn't sound retro 80's thanks in part to the newer recording technology but also the combined influences of Jim, Mike and Joey. The fans who take the time to read through the lyrics should find them challenging but yet brutally honest at times. The lyrics are somewhat personal but I have a feeling everyone can relate at some level. I hope fans new and old will like it. The guys are now completing the final recordings and when it is expect nothing short of sheer genius from these master musicians!"
Posted by mkizer @ 04:12 PM PST [Link]
Monday, January 27, 2003
From the site for Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles magazine (www.bravewords.com):
OSI/ARCH/Etc: Just 24 hours before news broke that FATES WARNING guitarist JIM MATHEOS was to re-team with original Fates front man John Arch on a new EP, he spoke with BW&BK about his OSI project, the prog dream team also including DREAM THEATER percussionist Mike Portnoy and Chroma Key/ex-DT keyboardist Kevin Moore. Still, Matheos couldn't resist letting the cat out of the bag - almost. "I'm doing this project that starts tomorrow, which I can't tell you anything about because I'm not supposed to - but I wish I could. It's not a supergroup; it's an EP that someone's doing for Metal Blade that me and Mike are helping out with. That will be done very quickly, because it's only an EP, so I'll be done with that in a few weeks." And then? "I talked to Ray (Alder, current Fates Warning vocalist) last night, and we're going to sit down and start writing right after that. We're going to shoot for this year, although lag times are long these days - like three months - so we don't know if we're going to get it out this year or not."
In the meantime, Fates Warning will release its second DVD, The View From Here. "It's got all the MTV
videos on there, two or three bootlegs and some studio footage from (2000's) Disconnected," Matheos says. But even with so much on his plate, the New Hampshire-based guitarist was clearly most enthused about OSI, whose debut album, Office Of Strategic Influence, will be released by InsideOut on February 18th.
BW&BK #67 will have a full feature on the record, but here are some teasers excerpted from Matheos' interview:
On Portnoy: "We're great friends. On a professional level, he's just an amazing drummer. I love everything he does. Watching him live 40 or 50 times and listening to him on record a million times is a completely different experience than watching him in the studio. I was blown away by him. This was something we wanted to do for a long time, and it was a really great experience."
On Moore, with whom he collaborated on the last two Fates Warning albums: "I can't say enough good things about Kevin. I'm a huge fan of his, and I think the guy's a genius. Any time I can work with him, it's great. I'm in awe of his talent."
On PORCUPINE TREE vocalist Steven Wilson, who guests on one OSI track: "This was kind of my wish-list of people who I admire and who I'd like to work with. I first started talking to Steven about a year and a half ago, when I approached him to maybe produce the next Fates record. Things just didn't work out schedule-wise, but I knew I'd want to work with him sometime in the future. When (OSI) came up, he was one of the first people that I thought of. I sent Steven some of the material; he liked it; he had a hole in his schedule; and that's pretty much the end of the story." And the end of this one.
For more with Matheos, pick up BW&BK #67, on sale February 14th.
Posted by mkizer @ 10:56 AM PST [Link]
Check out the very cool new website for OSI: www.osiband.com
Mark Bredius did an awesome job on it.
Posted by mkizer @ 09:57 AM PST [Link]
You can pre-order the new album from here:
Office of Strategic Influence (Limited Edition W/ extra CD)
Office of Strategic Influence (Single CD edition)
Posted by mkizer @ 09:53 AM PST [Link]
Thursday, January 23, 2003
Frank Aresti live interview Jan 25th
Frank will be interviewd on Seismic Radio January 25th.
See www.seismicradio.com for more information.
Here's the post from the DJ:
All this Saturday from 2 PM to 6 PM EST. Just go to www.seismicradio.com, then go to chat. Where it says seismicguest, put your own nickname.From 2 PM to 4 PM EST
Frank Aresti (guitar, dragonspoon, fates warning) and R.Sean Faust are confirmed guests.
Andy Frank (vocalist, symphorce, ivanhoe, brainstorm) is a maybe at the moment from 2 to 4 PM EST.
From 4 PM to 6 PM EST (or 22:00-24:00 for the swedish)
The entire new evergrey will be played. This is one what Inside Out said:
"Attention Evergrey fans!
One of the greatest worldwide online radio stations, Seismic Radio, will preview the new Evergrey album, "Recreation Day" on Saturday, January 25th at 4pm Eastern Standard Time.
Not only can you listen to great streaming audio on Seismic Radio, but you participate in an online chat with lead vocalist Thomas Englund, the DJ and other listeners from around the world as well.
Evergrey's awesome new album, "Recreation Day," won't be in US stores until March 11, so do yourselves a favor and take a listen to this sneak preview!"
So, be on the chat and tune in. It should be a great show.
Posted by mkizer @ 01:37 PM PST [Link]
Wednesday, January 22, 2003
"The View From Here" DVD available for pre-order
$14.99 - U.S. release date of February 25
From Amazon.com
Posted by mkizer @ 09:48 AM PST [Link]
Tuesday, January 14, 2003
European OSI release information
From the German site of InsideOut Music: www.insideout.de:
Office of Strategic Influence Ltd. Edition (2003)
Tracklist:
CD 1
01. The New Math (what he said)
02. OSI
03. When You´re Ready
04. Horseshoes and B-52´s
05. Head
06. Hello, Helicopter!
07. shutDOWN
08. Dirt From a Holy Place
09. Memory Daydreams Lapses
10. Standby (looks like rain)
enhanced video: Horseshoes and B-52´s
CD 2
01. Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun
02. New Mama
03. The Thing That Never Was
Enhanced multimediapart: documentary of the recording
Additional musicians:
Sean Malone (bass, stick)
Steve Wilson (vocals on shutDown)
Posted by mkizer @ 08:46 AM PST [Link]
DVD: "The View From Here" information
As posted on www.revelationz.net:
Fates Warning's new DVD, The View From Here, will be released in Europe on Feb. 24 through Metal Blade.
The DVD wil contain a retrospective look at the career of one of America's top-selling progressive metal outfit and feature the following:
· The Making of "Disconnected" (2000)
· The Making of "Parallels" (1990)
· Interviews with original members Joe DiBiase and Frank Aresti
· Photo gallery
· Complete discography
· Complete video archive including:
01. Silent Cries (1988)
02. Anarchy Divine (1988)
03. Through Different Eyes (1989)
04. Nothing Left To Say (live 1998)
05. Point of View (1991)
06. Eye To Eye (1992)
07. Monument (1994)
08. Pleasant Shade of Gray Parts X-XII (1997)
09. At Fates Hands (live 1998)
10. Prelude To Ruin (live 1998)
11. The Eleventh Hour/Point Of View (live at Dynamo 1998)
...plus, as a free bonus, the previously-released "Live At The Dynamo" DVD on a separate disc!
The U.S. release is scheduled for February 11, 2003 (according to www.metalblade.com)
Posted by mkizer @ 08:43 AM PST [Link]
Friday, January 10, 2003
John Arch solo album news -- from a Metal Blade press release:
John Arch, former front man of the ever-popular progressive rock band
Fates Warning, has just signed a solo deal with Metal Blade Records. The
solo EP will be approximately 20 minutes in length and John Arch will
have the help of some amazing musicians backing him up like Jim Mathoes
on Guitar, Joey Vera on bass and Mike Portnoy on drums. The tentative
title will be John Arch A Twist of Fate. Expect nothing short of sheer
genius from these musicians! More information soon to follow.
www.metalblade.com
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Posted by mkizer @ 10:52 AM PST [Link]
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