![]() Observing that instrumental technicality has become the norm in metal, AllMusic's Gregory Heaney lauded Fates Warning for bucking the trend and writing songs which "bring us back to a time when songs felt more like sprawling compositions than theoretical math problems". ![]() Reviews for Darkness in a Different Light have been mostly positive. " Reception Professional ratings Review scores I know what chloroform is, but I don't know what he's talking about. Alder remarked of the song's lyrics and curious title: "It's such a cool song. The track "O Chloroform" features lyrics by keyboardist Kevin Moore, which were originally left unused from the writing sessions for the 2011 Arch/Matheos album Sympathetic Resonance. ![]() But Darkness In A Different Light seemed to make sense. I mean, darkness to me seems more of a state of mind - it's not a physical darkness. Some of the songs have to do with hope and working your way through certain things. It was some subconscious thing that went on. The lyrics seemed to make everything a common bond-going back between light and dark. With respect to the album title, Alder indicated that it was inspired, although accidentally, by Matheos' lyrics for the song "And Yet It Moves". Sure, we sometimes think that we won't ever make an album as big as Parallels, but I think our new album is different than anything else out there right now. Catchy songs, big choruses-that was the idea. Īlder suggested that awareness of the band's previous releases informed the new album: "The idea with Darkness in a Different Light was to do something similar to Parallels, not necessarily musically, but in theory. During October 2013, the band performed in nine European countries. He expressed his eagerness to tour extensively in support of the album. Alder described Darkness in a Different Light as "the result of almost two years of very hard work from everyone in the band" and celebrated the lineup as "the best that Fates Warning has ever had". On August 1, 2013, the album title and release dates were announced. Three months later, it was announced that Fates Warning would enter the studio in April to record the album. On December 28, 2012, Matheos confirmed that the songwriting was complete. In March 2012, Alder reaffirmed that the band was working "as hard as we can" to complete the album for a late 2012 or early 2013 release. In June 2011, guitarist and bandleader Jim Matheos hinted that Fates Warning would not be playing any more shows that year as the band was continuing to work on their new album. ![]() Plans for an eleventh Fates Warning studio album were mentioned in September 2009 when vocalist Ray Alder said that the band was working on new material. Drummer Bobby Jarzombek also makes his debut with Fates Warning on this album, and it is the band's first release through Inside Out Music. It is the band's first album since FWX (2004), marking the longest gap between two studio albums in their career, as well as being their first studio album with guitarist Frank Aresti since Inside Out (1994) although he appeared on the band's next album Theories of Flight (2016), as a guest, Darkness in a Different Light would be the last to feature Aresti as an official member. Carriage House Studios, Stamford, Connecticut Jim Matheos' home studio, New Hampshire The Bridge Recording, Glendale, Californiaĭarkness in a Different Light is the eleventh studio album by progressive metal band Fates Warning, released in 2013 through Inside Out Music.
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