''Sympathetic Resonance'' is a collaborative studio album by singer

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and guitarist

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(credited as

Arch/Matheos Arch/Matheos is an American progressive metal project. History Arch/Matheos began as a reunion between founding Fates Warning members John Arch and Jim Matheos, who had not collaborated since Arch's 2003 EP ''A Twist Of Fate'' and had not fu ...

), released on September 9, 2011 through

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Background

Matheos founded the

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band

Fates Warning Fates Warning is an American progressive metal band, formed in Hartford, Connecticut, in 1982 by vocalist John Arch, guitarists Jim Matheos and Victor Arduini, bassist Joe DiBiase, and drummer Steve Zimmerman. There have been numerous lineup ...

in 1983, while Arch left the band in 1987 and retired from the music business after having served as lead vocalist on their first three albums.Prato, Greg
"Fates Warning , Biography"
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. Retrieved 2014-01-23. Both musicians reunited on Arch's 2003 EP '' A Twist of Fate'',Holmes, Mark (2011-08-05)
"Interview with John Arch and Jim Matheos"
Metal Discovery. Retrieved 2014-01-23. after which Matheos contacted Arch about re-emerging from retirement, having himself written the first few songs for a new Fates Warning album. Upon Matheos' realization that the next Fates Warning album would be delayed for several years, he opted to record the music with Arch as part of a new album. The three songs initially intended for Fates Warning which ultimately appeared on ''Sympathetic Resonance'' were "Neurotically Wired", "Midnight Serenade" and "Stained Glass Sky". Fates Warning's subsequent album, ''

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'', was released in 2013.

Critical reception

Trey Spencer at

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gave ''Sympathetic Resonance'' a score of 4.5 out of 5, calling it "modern, guitar-driven progressive metal featuring an all-star lineup that manages to avoid falling into a cycle of self-indulgent tangents." He made it a point to stress that the album is neither an "unofficial Fates Warning release" nor "''

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'' Part II", and that it "sounds nothing like what Fates Warning have been doing lately." Arch's vocals were described as "still as powerful and unique as they've always been" despite his lengthy absence from making full-length music. Spencer also noted that longtime fans of Arch's style would not be disappointed, while also acknowledging a potential adjustment period for new listeners.

Track listing

Personnel

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, mixing,

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*Frank Aresti – additional guitar solos *

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*Phil Magnotti – engineering, mixing *Alan Douches – mastering

Chart performance

References

External links

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