Awaken the Guardian Review
| Band | |
|---|---|
| Album |  Awaken the Guardian |
| Type | Album (Studio full-length) |
| Released | November 1986 |
| Genres | Progressive Metal |
| Labels | Metal Blade Records, Enigma |
| Length | 48:00 |
| Ranked | #15 for 1986 , #560 all-time |
Album rating : 90.9 / 100
Votes : 24 (4 reviews)
Votes : 24 (4 reviews)
April 1, 2020
For their third album, Fates Warning followed mostly the same sound of their acclaimed sophomore album, The Spectre Within. The band’s highly melodic and often progressive yet deceptively simple music offers accessible entertainment. Most of the power metal influence from their last album is gone unfortunately, resulting in a slower and more sustained delivery.
John’s vocals, while never outstanding, are certainly stronger here than ever before, and his passionate delivery accompanied by the somewhat neoclassical musicianship add a flavor of theatrical atmosphere to the music. The long songs are never boring, containing multiple movements and layered with harmonies. While I miss the speed of their previous release, they certainly check every other box of 80’s Heavy Metal very well.
John’s vocals, while never outstanding, are certainly stronger here than ever before, and his passionate delivery accompanied by the somewhat neoclassical musicianship add a flavor of theatrical atmosphere to the music. The long songs are never boring, containing multiple movements and layered with harmonies. While I miss the speed of their previous release, they certainly check every other box of 80’s Heavy Metal very well.
Track listing (Songs)
| title | rating | votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | The Sorceress | 5:43 | 88.3 | 6 |
| 2. | Valley Of The Dolls | 5:24 | 91.7 | 6 |
| 3. | Fata Morgana | 5:25 | 90 | 6 |
| 4. | Guardian | 7:34 | 95 | 7 |
| 5. | Prelude To Ruin | 7:23 | 89.2 | 6 |
| 6. | Giant's Lore (Heart Of Winter) | 6:00 | 89.2 | 6 |
| 7. | Time Long Past | 1:51 | 90 | 4 |
| 8. | Exodus | 8:37 | 91.4 | 7 |
Line-up (members)
- John Arch : Vocals
- Jim Matheos : Guitars
- Frank Aresti : Guitars
- Joe DiBiase : Bass
- Steve Zimmerman : Drums
10 reviews
| cover art | Artist | Album review | Reviewer | Rating | Date | Likes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | | Awaken the Guardian Review (1986) | 100 | Dec 23, 2023 | 5 | ||
 | | Parallels Review (1991) | 100 | Jun 13, 2021 | 0 | ||
 | | Perfect Symmetry Review (1989) | 100 | Nov 1, 2020 | 1 | ||
| | ▶ Awaken the Guardian Review (1986) | 80 | Apr 1, 2020 | 0 | ||
 | | The Spectre Within Review (1985) | 85 | Jan 5, 2020 | 0 | ||
 | | No Exit Review (1988) | 85 | Jul 24, 2015 | 1 | ||
| | Awaken the Guardian Review (1986) | 100 | Jun 10, 2015 | 4 | ||
| | Awaken the Guardian Review (1986) | 85 | Feb 10, 2015 | 2 | ||
| | The Spectre Within Review (1985) | 85 | Jul 26, 2014 | 2 | ||
| | No Exit Review (1988) | 70 | Nov 9, 2005 | 1 |
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SilentScream213 100/100Nov 1, 2020 Likes : 1
Most people consider “Awaken the Guardian” to be Fates Warning’s shining moment, but the album that outshone everything else by miles to me is “Perfect Symmetry.”
Perfect Symmetry is the band’s transition from a fantastical, proggy almost-Power Metal band into a full fledged modern Progressive Metal band, and one of the first albums ever to conceptualize this sou... Read More
No Exit Review (1988)
구르는 돌 85/100Jul 24, 2015 Likes : 1
The Spectre Within, Awaken the Guardian 두 장의 기념비적인 작품으로 Fates Warining은 Queensrÿche와 함꼐American Progressive Metal을 선도하는 자리에 서게 되었다. 하지만, Awaken the Guardian 발표 뒤 밴드의 프론트 맨이었던 John Arch는 밴드의 방침에 반발하여 Fates Warinig를 탈퇴하고 만다. 뛰어난 역량의 보컬리스... Read More
No Exit Review (1988)
Eagles 70/100Nov 9, 2005 Likes : 1
1982년 미국 코네티컷에서 결성된 Fates Warning은 84년 Metal Blade 레이블의 컴필레이션 음반에 참여하며 모습을 드러냈다. 같은해에 데뷔작 NIght On Brocken을 발표하였으며 85년의 The Spectre Within, 86년의 Awaken the Guardian을 내놓으며 Progressive Metal의 초석을 다진 이들이 새로운 보컬리스트 Ray Alder를 맞... Read More
