Jim Matheos (born November 22, 1962) is an American guitarist and the primary songwriter for 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 which he has been the only consistent member since the group's beginning. Matheos also plays in

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alongside

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(

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, ex-

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), as well as making other appearances with many different bands and artists. He has also released two solo instrumental albums on

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. In 2003, Matheos collaborated with original Fates Warning vocalist

John Arch John Arch (born John Maurice Archambault; May 15, 1959) is an American singer most well known for his work with the progressive metal band Fates Warning. Fates Warning Arch co-wrote the majority of the band's songs with guitarist Jim Mathe ...

on 2003's '' A Twist of Fate'', Arch's first professional recording since leaving Fates Warning in 1987. The two later collaborated as Arch/Matheos, releasing full-length albums ''

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'' in 2011 and ''Winter Ethereal'' in 2019.

has released thirteen studio albums since their formation in 1982. Their latest studio album, ''

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'', was released in 2020. On February 17, 2014, Matheos released an experimental guitar album called Halo Effect. It was released by the independent record label

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Discography

With Fates Warning

* ''

Night on Bröcken Night on Bröcken is the first studio album by the American progressive metal band Fates Warning, released on September 9, 1984 through Metal Blade Records. The title of the album is apparently a reference to the Brocken, a mountain in Saxony-A ...

'' (1984) * '' The Spectre Within'' (1985) * '' Awaken the Guardian'' (1986) * ''

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'' (1988) (Reissued 2007) * '' Perfect Symmetry'' (1989) * '' Parallels'' (1991) * '' Inside Out'' (1994) * '' Chasing Time'' (1995) * ''

A Pleasant Shade of Gray ''A Pleasant Shade of Gray'' is the eighth studio album by progressive metal band Fates Warning, released on April 22, 1997 through Metal Blade Records. It is a concept album, and contains one song divided into twelve parts and is noted for its da ...

'' (1997) * ''

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'' (1998) * '' Disconnected'' (2000) * ''

FWX ''FWX'' is the tenth studio album by progressive metal band Fates Warning, released on October 5, 2004 through Metal Blade Records; their last album on the label until re-signing in 2019. It is also the band's last studio album to feature drumm ...

'' (2004) * ''

Darkness in a Different Light ''Darkness in a Different Light'' is the eleventh studio album by progressive metal band Fates Warning, released in 2013 through Inside Out Music. It is the band's first album since '' FWX'' (2004), marking the longest gap between two studio alb ...

'' (2013) * ''

Theories of Flight ''Theories of Flight'' is the twelfth studio album by progressive metal band Fates Warning, released on July 1, 2016 through Inside Out Music; their last release on the label with their re-signing with their longtime label Metal Blade Records ...

'' (2016) * '' Live Over Europe'' (2018) * ''

'' (2020)

Jim Matheos of Fates Warning in Bratislava

With OSI

* ''

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'' (2003) * '' Free'' (2006) * ''

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'' (2009) * ''

Fire Make Thunder ''Fire Make Thunder'' is the fourth studio album by American progressive rock band OSI, released by Metal Blade Records on March 27, 2012 in Europe and North America. As with the previous albums, both Jim Matheos and Kevin Moore wrote and recor ...

'' (2012)

With Gordian Knot

* '' Emergent'' (2003)

With John Arch

* '' A Twist of Fate'' (2003)

With John Arch (Arch/Matheos)

* ''

'' (2011) * '' Winter Ethereal'' (2019)

With Memories of Machines

* '' Warm Winter'' (2011)

Solo

* '' First Impressions'' (1993) * '' Away With Words'' (1999) * ''

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'' (2014)

With Tuesday the Sky

* ''

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'' (2017) * '' The Blurred Horizon'' (2021)

Equipment

Guitar Rig & Signal Flow

A detailed gear diagram of Jim Matheos' 2012 Fates Warning guitar rig is well-documented.Cooper, Adam (November 18, 2011)
"Jim Matheos' 2011 Fates Warning Guitar Rig"
. GuitarGeek.Com

References

External links

The official Jim Matheos site

The official Fates Warning site

The official Arch/Matheos site

The official OSI site

The official online OSI shop
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