When it comes to melodic and mature 80s metal, progressive icons Fates Warning seem to eternally be cast in the shade of their peers in Queensryche, while also being forced to rail against the stylistic clichés of the genre as a whole. 1991's Parallels seemed to change all that for the Connecticut quintet, however, bursting through preconceived barriers of style versus substance, and running with the marked 'n measured intensity showcased on the album's 1989 counterpart (pun intended), Perfect Symmetry.
Enter 2010: Metal Blade Records does fans the service of reissuing this classic piece of cerebral metal to the masses, complete with copious demo tracks, live footage, and an additional DVD, further driving home the point of how classically excellent Parallels still is, almost twenty years later.
Read the complete Fates Warning - Parallels Re-Release Review
(CD cover courtesy Metal Blade Records)
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