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Tuesday the Sky is the elegant little brother of Fates Warning. While Jim Matheos's sheer endless creativity provides the foundation for Fates Warning's heavier sound, it is with Tuesday the Sky that allows him to explore calmer, more soulful territory. These are all instrumental pieces, occasionally surprising with some harder moments. “Indoor Enthusiast” is the... Continue Reading →
Kings Of Mercia - Is it a band? Is it a project? It might be a combination of both, but it's definitely a collaboration of well-known musicians with a passion for hard rock sounds. Fates Warning mastermind Jim Matheos, who started writing songs that didn't really fit Fates Warning or any of the other projects... Continue Reading →
Jim Matheos is a musician with a endless flow of creativity, leading to several bands and projects he is involved in. The most famous one is for sure Fates Warning while Kings Of Mercia is a rather new addition. The self-titled debut album was released in 2022 and the next longplayer is waiting in the... Continue Reading →
If two of the most important protagonists of progressive rock and metal music work together, the result can only be great. North Sea Echoes is such a joining of forces. Ray Alder and Jim Matheos, both with a shared background in Fates Warning and also known for numerous other projects and solo releases, have teamed... Continue Reading →
North Sea Echoes, the new band featuring Fates Warning members Ray Alder and Jim Matheos, have dropped a new single from their upcoming studio debut. Fresh off the release of 'Open Book', the band is happy to share the song 'Unmoved', along with a stirring music video featuring both Alder and Matheos. It's the second... Continue Reading →
A band or project that features Jim Mateos on guitar is always a sure thing. You can count on getting quality rock and metal. Matheos is the brain of the legendary Fates Warning, but there are also countless other projects that the guitarist started and refined with his exquisite guitar playing. With Kings Of Mercia... Continue Reading →
Jim Matheos' guitar play is a key asset of the Fates Warning sound. Next to the mothership, Matheos had some projects up and running in parallel. OSI is one of them and the Arch/Matheos collaboration led to exciting songs too. Another project that started accidentally is Tuesday The Sky. Sitting on some songs that didn’t... Continue Reading →
There aren't any live shows at the moment, but the amount of stellar album releases is sky high. Benediction returned with a sonic strike the other day, Mr Bungle unveiled a few days ago an album that is pure thrash metal and also Armored Saint unleashed an album that is a candidate for 'Album of... Continue Reading →
(10/10) What‘s better on a one hour flight than to bridge time by listening to the new album of legendary John Arch and Jim Matheos. It became one of the best flights for me. Everybody, being a fan of Heavy Metal, is familiar with these two name, both being the core of the early Fates... Continue Reading →
(9/10) Fates Warning belongs to the real pioneers of progressive US metal. Jim Matheos and band mates never reached a status of playing huge arenas which is probably one secret of the band‘s excellent music. Fates Warning is a band that achieved a lot. Twelve full–length studio albums speak a clear languages and the fact... Continue Reading →
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