FWX

[Shark Black]

Perfect Symmetry did exactly what you said... It defined Fates...

Oh and it was on Vinyl... lol

[galneon]

Apparently no one here has heard Disconnected. It's part progmetal, part industrial. The end. Face it, you like industrial music.

Let's see, here's a quote from: www.fateswarning.info/a_apsog.shtml

The following notes are taken from the back of the pre-release promotional CD (Metal Blade Records 957-2).

A Pleasant Shade Of Gray marks a new chapter in the Fates Warning story. Not only is the album one song, clocking in at over fifty five minutes, but a couple of new musicians were enlisted to help out the Fates Warning nucleus of guitarist/songwriter Jim Matheos, vocalist Ray Alder and Mark Zonder on drums. Ex-Armored Saint bassist Joey Vera was brought in to round out the rhythm section with Zonder while Kevin Moore from Dream Theater was recruited for his expertise on keyboards. Matheos wrote the album from his home in New Hampshire after Fates Warning completed their tour for the 1994 release, Inside Out. A Pleasant Shade Of Gray reflects the changes that the band has gone through over the years with it's variety of styles and the maturity of the songwriting and musicianship. Parts of the composition are reminiscent of vintage Fates Warning from the No Exit or Parallels period while other sections border on industrial, progressive rock and even classical. The album has a huge atmospheric sound comparable to the likes of Yes or Pink Floyd thanks to the production of Terry Brown, who is famous for his work with Rush. All of the actual album artwork is also by Hugh Syme who has done the last three Fates Warning covers as well as most of Rush's. The progression that Fates Warning exhibits on this, their latest masterpiece, can also be compared to the changes that a certain Canadian trio has undergone over the years. It is the continuing development of Fates' sound that makes this the most anticipated and ambitious release of their illustrious career.

Industrial influence, just like I said, exhibited on FW's promotional CD of APSoG. OSI is also undeniably industrial. Jim is very obviously influenced by industrial music. Look at the direction the band has taken.

Here's a review of FWX citing industrial influence: www.progressor.net/review/fates_warning_2004.html

Another review, speaking of One:
rateyourmusic.com/release/album/fates_warning/disconnected/

I guess percussion triggers never have anything to do with industrial metal either.

It's just so ridiculous that I would associate your favorite band with industrial, isn't it? You just can't face it because you're typical progsnob elitists. I'm glad I could clear that up for you, BenMech and friends. People like you make expressing my opinions while remaining civil so inviting when there's a fanboi around every corner to attack me. Pathetic.

[SethFWF]

OK dude, point taken...everyone here is a ball buster though. We've all busted chops and had ours busted, your post was a bit on the offensive against the band...so it stands to reason some defensive posts will come back. Not that we're all fanboys, at least personally I'm not offended by what you said at all...I only thought that the Fates Factory comment was hilarious. I guess it wasn't though...

To the point, there are some industrial elements in the recent FW albums...absolutely. But they're subtle enough IMO that it hardly classifies the band and their sound into the industrial genre. So when you said "Of all bands I'd expect to go industrial, FW wasn't one of them"...that seemed a bit overstated. Don't take it personal or get mad at the progsnobs. And like I said, it's only my opinion that FW isn't really industrial...regardless of the reviews. For me, industrial music has no feeling and FW still has a ton of feeling in their music.

Seth

[galneon]

Industrial doesn't mean 'inherently bad,' just my opinion of the direction they went into. They aren't 100% industrial metal, as no prog band is 100% anything, but the influence is clear.