current_members associated_acts years_active label article_title past_members background genre image origin name
jim jarzombek matheos ray alder joey vera frank aresti bobby agent arch / matheos , armored saint , demonax , dream steel theater , gordian knot , osi , redemption , slavior , , warlord , riot , halford , sebastian bach anthrax , all that is , 1982 − present metal blade fates warning
 victor zonder arduini john arch joe dibiase steve zimmerman mark group_or_band progressive metal fates warning 2007 hartford , connecticut , united states fates warning
fates warning

fates warning is an american progressive metal band , formed in 1982 by vocalist john arch , guitarists jim matheos and victor arduini , bassist joe dibiase , and drummer steve zimmerman in hartford , connecticut .
their early work was heavily influenced by nwobhm , and was key in the development of us power metal .
with each work the band developed into a pure progressive metal style .
fates warning has experienced numerous line-up changes .
from 1982 to 1996 -- and temporarily in 2010 -- matheos and dibiase were the only remaining original members of the band , with matheos being the only constant member .
their current lineup consists of guitarists jim matheos and frank aresti , vocalist ray alder , bassist joey vera , and drummer bobby jarzombek .
as a pioneer of the american progressive metal movement , fates warning rose to international fame in the 1980s and was ranked as one of the early `` flagship bands of progressive metal '' along with queensrÿche and dream theater , who were responsible for creating , developing and popularizing that genre .
fates warning has released eleven studio albums , two live albums , one compilation album , one vhs , three dvds -lrb- each of them features live concerts -rrb- and four demo tapes .
the band experienced major american commercial success with the 1986 release of their third studio album , `` awaken the guardian '' , which peaked at number no. 191 on the `` billboard '' 200 , and became the first album released on metal blade to enter that chart .
their next three albums , `` no exit '' -lrb- 1988 -rrb- , `` perfect symmetry '' -lrb- 1989 -rrb- and `` parallels '' -lrb- 1991 -rrb- , were also successful ; the first two peaked at no. 111 and no. 141 on the `` billboard '' 200 respectively .
fates warning 's most recent studio album , `` darkness in a different light '' , was released in 2013 .
